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Lanikai Elementary PCS Newsletter
November 12, 2009
Dear Lanikai Parents:
Welcome to the current edition of the Lanikai Elementary PCS Newsletter. If you change your email address during the school year go to the bottom of "Hot Topics" section on our homepage to re-enroll.
This newsletter will be published twice per month. You may receive an update mail if there is an urgent communication need between newsletter editions.
Please contact me at 266-7844 x 248 or send me an email at
Ann_Pederson@notes.K12.HI.US if you have information that you would like included in the newsletter. Also, check out Parent Resources on our homepage for information on upcoming events, parenting tips and other newsletters/publications.
Ann Pederson
PCNC
Lanikai Elementary PCS
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IMPORTANT DATES:
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11/12 PTSA meeting 7:00 PM- Shop Local event
11/14 4th grade BIg Island Kalua Pig Fundraiser-IMU 7:00-12:00
11/16 Honu You Hawaiian Spa benefit 12:00-5:00 (see article below)
11/18 School Board meeting 6:30 PM
11/26-27 Thanksgiving Holiday- No School
Please check out our month by month and annual calendar on our website.
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School Board News
| Late last month the 5th in the series of Finance Forums was held with several
parents in attendance. The meeting resulted in the formation of five task force groups. Each group has been charged with creating a business case for their potential fundraising idea for our school. The five themes/ideas are:
· Requesting Donations from all parents per semester
· Summer Enrichment programs to generate income
· Auction/Raffle of large ticket items
· Grants- large corporate providers
· Branding/private sector sponsorship-contributions
These business cases will be presented to the Board at the December 15th board meeting and a decision will then be made on which ideas are viable and how we will proceed.
It is critical that you attend the December board meeting as we need 100% parental involvement to strategize and to try and find ways to continue on our mission of educating our students without layoffs or furloughs to classroom teachers that would disrupt classroom learning. State budget cuts will continue for the next several years and we need to be prepared to find funding from alternative sources. As an incentive to attend this meeting and to show your support for our school and its future academic excellence, our Principal has agreed to shave his head at the student assembly the next morning if we have a parent from EVERY household attend the meeting! 100% Participation!!!
Please contact Janny Gibson, Chair of the Board Liaison Committee, at Jannygibson@gmail.com if you were unable to attend the last forum. She will gladly sign you up for a task force and you can then begin to contribute your time, talent, and energy to this worthy cause.
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| From the Principal's Desk
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Thanks to all of the parents that were able to attend a conference with your child's teacher. It is very helpful to meet in the fall and layout the groundwork for the school year. This year we revisited some of our "best practices" and had
some student led conferences where they shared their goals and objectives with their teachers and parents. This was very successful and may be expanded in future conferences. If at anytime you would like to convene a meeting to further discuss your child's progress, please don't hesitate to contact the office or your child's teacher. Our goal is to ensure their overall academic and personal success!
Please continue to get involved in volunteering your expertise in assisting with our fundraising initiatives as outlined in the Board section above. Attend the November and December meetings and help us craft a plan. We cannot move forward without your assistance.
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PTSA NEWS
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· Fun Fair and haunted house gross sales were ~ $10,000. If any of you have outstanding receipts for reimbursement please submit to the PTSA by this Friday, 11/13 so we can release/finalize the net earnings number. You may put your receipts in the PTSA drawer in the office.
· Sally Foster- If you have any issues with your order please contact Tonya at tmtartl@msn.com by Friday, 11/13.
· There will be no PTSA meeting in December- Happy Holidays!
· January meeting will be on Thursday, 1/14 at 7:00 PM.
· Fun Run has been scheduled for MLK day, Monday 1/18 at Lanikai Park. The event will begin at 8:00 AM with a run/jog/walk around the loop and a pancake breakfast will be served upon completion of the run. Stay tuned for more information and a sign up sheet that will be sent home before winter break.
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Health Room Notes |
The seasonal flu vaccine clinic was held today.
Remember, slight flu like symptoms may occur in your child after the vaccine. This is not the flu, but the body building up tolerance/immunity. A sore arm is
also a common side effect. If your child is complaining of these symptoms you may want to keep them home from school.
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Local Business to hold benefit for Lanikai Elementary
Monday, November 16th 12:00-5:00 PM
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Kailua owned and operated Honu You Hawaiian Spa is celebrating six years of business. To commemorate the day they have invited Global Village, OENO Winemakers, and Noelani Designs (jewelry) to showcase and sell their wares between noon and 5pm on November 16, 2009. They are collecting admission ($20 in advance and $25 at the door). Attendees will receive a goodie bag with products and gifts from local vendors and spa industry companies. Net proceeds from the event will be donated to Lanikai Elementary PCS. This includes all proceeds from a raffle for prizes provided by Lanikai Juice, Honu You Hawaiian Spa, Global Village and OENO Winemakers. Special pricing for Lomilomi, Facials, and Waxing Packages gift cards will also be available.
The owners of Honu You Hawaiian Spa have a daughter who attends Junior Kindergarten here at Lanikai, and they wanted to make a contribution to our school. Thank you Cory and Jennifer, and all of the venders who are participating and donating to this event. We appreciate you!
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4th Grade Big Island Fundraising Events
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Kalua Pig IMU
Come by Lanikai School on Saturday, November 14, 2009 to purchase homemade Kalua Pig and see the imu in progress.
Cost: $5 lb
Time: 7:00am to 12:00 noon
Pick up Dates: Mon Nov 16 and Tues Nov 17 2009
Pick up Times: 2:00-3:00 pm and 6:00-7:00 pm
If you are unable to pick up at the designated time, please email jtans@clearwire.net to make other arrangements. Mahalo for your support!
SAVE YOUR DONATIONS FOR ANOTHER BLOWOUT YARD SALE
The 4th grade will be having a yard sale at the school on 12/05/09 to fund raise for the Big Island Field Trip. Last year we made over $1200 thanks to some of the great items people at the school donated. Please start saving anything you would like to donate this time - more details to come. You can contact Jan Reichelderfer (janr@hawaii.rr.com, 263-0502) with any questions about the sale.
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Box Tops for Education and Escip Reminders
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Remember,we have two fundraising programs going that do not cost you an extra dime! Please collect box tops for education, by doing so we can pay for necessities such as projector light bulbs etc. Click here to read more about the easy ways that you can help us by saving your box tops.
E scrip is another great program that funds our school. All you have to do is shop at Escip stores. Please click here to learn more about the program and a Thanksgiving reminder.
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Rock Climbing Wall Update
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We are looking for help to finish the climbing wall installation. The concrete pad under the walls needs to be removed. We are not allowed to use the walls until the pad is either broken up and discarded or kept intact and relocated. Please
contact Mr. Masuda our PE teacher if you can assist with this task so we can allow our students to climb the wall. Mr. Masuda can be contacted via masudasan@msn.com.
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