October13, 2011

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Churros For SaleMembers of High School Spanish Club will be selling snacks during lunch break two days a week, on B-days. Available for purchase will be churros and ice tea from the freshman lounge during the month of October. Last year’s sale was so successful they sold out in 20 minutes! Items are $2 each.

Car Wash Sat. October 22At King Auto - to benefit Island School Alaka’i Chorus Trip to O’ahu.8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Cars -$8.00; Trucks/Vans - $10.00Tickets available from Island School Alaka’i Chorus members and the front Office. The car wash scheduled on that day by the Athletics Dept. has been postponed.

Don’t Stay Thirsty, My FriendsOur Flo Water refilling station stands at the ready to quench all ages of thirst. Your children only need a refillable water bottle and a quarter (or more, depending on the size of their bottle). This chilled and 6-times filtered water has replaced plastic water bottles and plastic classroom water jugs in an effort to produce less plastic waste and to keep our water free from plastic contaminants. So drink up and enjoy!

Glee Give a Note ContestThe Island School Alaka’i Chorus is officially entered in the “Glee Give a Note” contest, and we need your help to be among the schools who win

$50,000. Island School freshman, Jacob Dysinger, completed a short video over break and you can view it online at http://www.gleegiveanote.com/vote_details.php?id=164. Click on VOTE - you can vote EVERY DAY! Post the link to your social networking sites and send it to your email lists. Even though we’re a tiny school, our network is huge. Funds raised will be used to expand our popular chorus programs. We can do this!

Art Day Supplies NeededAll sizes of plastic containers are needed, with and without lids. Lots of brown coconuts - for a coconut painting project. Please contact Penny at penny@ischool.org, or drop them off in the Art Room.

School Pictures RetakeNext WednesdayMake Up/Retake Day is Wednesday, October 19. Students who did not have their school picture taken earlier this year should fill out the order form and bring it on Wednesday. Students who are not satisfied with their school photos are welcome to return their portrait package and retake their picture at no additional charge. Order forms are available in the Office.

McGruff Visits Next WeekStudents in PK-1 will meet with McGruff the Crime Dog on Wednesday to learn how to identify a dangerous stranger. Those in grades 2-5 will learn about bicycle and pedestrian safety. Information was passed out to students in PK-8

about the McGruff I.D. System which creates safety identification cards with photos and fingerprints. Orders must be turned in no later than Wednesday. Extra I.D. order forms are available in the Office if any high school students are interested.

Cross Country Help NeededThank you to those who assisted with the last Cross Country Meet. We are again asking for your help with this Saturday’s Cross Country Meet. It is the KIF Championship meet, therefore more volunteers are needed. If you are available from 8:00 to about 11:30 a.m., please contact Jen at jenp@ischool.org. This is the final meet of the year. If you haven’t had the chance to see our Voyager runners please come, volunteer and cheer for the Voyagers!

Parking KokuaFour parking spaces between the Frear and the keiki playground have been coned off in order to widen the driveway and ease traffic flow and safety concerns. No parking will be allowed there at any time. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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GARDENS – The first and fourth grade buddies did a massive tomato seed planting before break, and every single pot sprouted!! Yippee. They will do a “buddy planting” this week in the keiki garden.

FIFTH GRADE – The classroom has a brand new, dramatic mural covering an entire wall, thanks to Ryland Balbin, a senior at Kaua‘i High School. Under the mentorship of Penny Nichols, Ryland chose this as his senior project, enlisting the aid of two of his cousins over the break to complete it. He and 5th grade teacher Jamie Metzger chose the volcano theme to enrich the 5th graders’ study of and visit to the Big Island’s volcanoes.

KIF GIRLS VOLLEYBALL – Tomorrow is the last girl’s volleyball game of the season (versus Waimea). The four seniors who are on the team will be honored after the game. The

JV game begins at 5:00, the varsity at 6:30 in the Wilcox Gymnasium. Stop by and cheer for the Voyagers.

KIF CROSS COUNTRY – The Voyagers have enjoyed quite a bit of success in cross country the last two years. We have had the most participation ever and have consistently fielded competitive teams for both the boys and girls. The boys and girls have won all but one individual KIF race over the last two seasons. Two Voyagers from last year are now running at the NCAA division 1 level, Pierce Murphy at the University of Colorado and Lauren Spears at Santa Clara University. This year, our young team has shown tremendous improvement over the season. Starting with the girls we have one 11th grader, Joy Claypoole, two 10th graders, Chan Hsu and Kalena Wong, and three 9th graders, Ally Pascual, Autumn Warnock and Maddy Gregor. The future for the Voyagers looks bright with such a young team. Individually, Joy has won all four races this season, making eight straight wins over the last two KIF seasons. She ran a personal best at Waimea, which was one of the top times in the state this year. She is set to do very well at both the KIF finals and the state cross country championships on Maui next month. The boys have also done well. Dylan Morrison-Fogel has been in

the top tier, making a serious push to make the state finals. Kellan Wortmann, Garrett Beyer and Teak Owen have also done well, consistently scoring points. The rest of the boys have also improved quite a bit, racing with pride. Much like Joy, Ryan Perez has won every race for the boys this year and is poised

to make the state finals for the second straight year. Ryan intends to follow the path of Pierce and Lauren and run at the collegiate level.

KIF AIR RIFLERY – The Voyagers came close to being in a 3-way tie, however the loss to Waimea by 24 points took the team out of contention. The boys posted their best score - 1130 points. It was a short season, only six matches. Our Voyager team is to be congratulated.

FOURTH GRADE – On October 26, students will be participating in E Ho`opomaika`i ia na Manu `A`o, a ceremony celebrating the release of rehabilitated fledgling a‘o (Newell’s shearwaters). To prepare for the event, the class was visited today by Brooke McFarland, an organizer of the project, which is coordinated through the efforts of Save Our Shearwaters, the Kaua‘i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

DIVE CLUB –NAUI Divemaster (and board member and I.S. parent & alum) Howatt King gave a presentation to high school students yesterday. Howatt has extensive background leading dives and participating in scientific marine studies. He invited Dive Club members to become involved in the Volunteer Survey Project coordinated by REEF, an ocean conservation organization. Participants would become certified divers and learn to identify and gather scientific information about marine life. For more information, visit www.reef.org.

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KHS senior, Ryland Balbin, poses in front of the volcano mural he painted in the 5th grade classroom as his senior project.

Island School’s halau performed at the Queen

Emmalani Festival in Koke‘e last Saturday.

Miss Rachelle’s Autumn Break Cheer Camp was a great success!

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY – SATURDAY, OCT. 22: The Friends of Kamalani & Lydgate Park are seeking volunteers to help w/ various projects at and around Lydgate Beach Park. Everyone is invit-ed to volunteer at any time between 7:30am and noon on that day. Lunch is provided! Volunteer projects include: assisting with food service, building and painting new picnic benches, debris & trash pick up, and repairs to the soon-to-be-opened overnight family camp sites. Project coordinators will be on hand to guide and work along side volunteers.

HIP-HOP DANCE WORKSHOP – KUGA is hosting a 2-day dance workshop, Nov. 19 & 20, at Island School, with Keeley who is from THE BEAT FREAKS, (as seen on America’s Best Dance Crew). She and her husband Osea will be teaching original hip-hop styles of dance: Popping, Locking, Old School and Freestyling. $60/ Both days. $40/ for any 3 classes; $15/ drop in for any class scholarships available for those who qualify. Check their website for details on price breaks and special arrangements for children under 8 years of age. Questions: visit http://www.kuga808.com or email Lila at kuga808@me.com.

HALLOWEEN AT NA ‘ᾹINA KAI: Saturday, Oct. 22, 4-7pm for children under 12 (no strollers). Each child must be accompanied by an adult. $10 admission. Games, prizes, face painting, entertainment. Costumes encouraged. Call 828-0525 for reservations. Space is limited.

“IT’S ABOUT TIME” ON STAGE AT ISLAND SCHOOL: Mark your calendars for Nov. 4 & 5 so you don’t miss this year’s high school theatre production. Seven talented students will per-form three short plays by David Ives, “Cap-tured Audience,” “Arabian Nights,” and “Varia-tions on the Death of Trotsky.” Subject matter is fairly sophisticated, but kid friendly. I.S. Theatre at 7:00 p.m. Tickets $7 in ad-vance, $10 at the door. Contact peggy@ischool.org.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: Joy Rothstein is currently offering three levels of education (toddler school, preschool, and kindergarten-prep) from her home in Lihu‘e. Please contact her at 808-346-0464 for more information.

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♥ ♥ ♥ the following donors to our Annual Giving Cam-paign: Richard & Brooke Henninger, Alan & Chris Ing, Ralph T. King, James Munroe Jr., Tina Oyler, Mary Pratt, George T. Reizner, Phil & Eldean Scott, Sherman Shiraishi, Ed & Sonia Topenio, Neil & Elaine Waldow, and Geraldine Walsh.

♥ ♥ ♥ James Munroe Jr., for a gift to our Endowment Fund.

♥ ♥ ♥ Susan Craig for her donation to the Alaka’i Chorus.

♥ ♥ ♥ Mark & Barbara Hubbard, Travis & Kaycee Parker, and Thor & Tanya Temme for donations to the First Grade Technology Fund.

♥ ♥ ♥ David and Priscilla Witt for a gift to the 3rd grade class.

♥ ♥ ♥ Howatt King for giving a presentation to Dive Club this week.

♥ ♥ ♥ Mary Pratt for donating a new banner from Lap-perts to be hung in the Wilcox Gym.

♥ ♥ ♥ Corey Dobashi for donating seedless oranges to the cafeteria for lunch.

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October 13, 2011

Friday, October 21, is our annual Art Day. The Art Day committee is planning a day-long celebration of the arts for the entire student body. Twenty-seven different workshops will be taking place for students in grades pre-K to 12. Guest artists will offer workshops in everything from vegetable carving to abstract oil pastels; from digital photography to mixed media collage . Workshops will be followed by a school-wide Art Walk in the central courtyard. Parents and friends are encouraged to come check out the exhibit between 1:00 and 2:30 p.m.

Volunteers Needed!Volunteers are an essential part of Art Day. They work alongside the guest artists in the classrooms. It’s loads of fun and such a creative way to pass the morning. If you would like to volunteer to assist a guest artist in the classroom, email joan@ischool.org or speak to your child’s homeroom teacher.

Cindy Wortmann is organizing a special luncheon for the guest artists and volunteers that will take place immediately following the workshops. Please look for a “VolunteerSpot” email from Cindy and sign up to bring a dish or help out with the set up, serving or clean up. Your kokua is greatly appreciated.

Photos are from Art Day 2010.

Art DayAn Island School Tradition