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THOUGHTS FROM THE PRINCIPAL I love the heightened focus on gratitude at this time of year when we turn our attention to celebrating our various traditions with family and friends. I especially love the Thanksgiving holiday since it's a whole day devoted to thankfulness and sustenance.
Here at KPS there is much to be grateful for..
- The smiles of our amazingly talented and creative students.
- The giving hearts of our parent community. We know how much time and energy you give to our school and we are extremely grateful for it.
- The energy and expertise of our teachers. We love you guys! We are lucky to have such a talented and diverse group of educators working with our children.
- I need to do a special thank you to art teacher Denise for all the amazing work she has done on this Film Festival. if you see her, give her a big thank you and hug! This event would not have been possible without her.
We checked in with our 5th and 6th graders to see what they are grateful for these days and thought I would share their inspiring answers with all of you to brighten your day.
- Bodhi Stergion - I am grateful for my mom and how much she is doing for our school.
- Kaihalana Locey - I am grateful for my life and my mom.
- Kyle Barnett - I am grateful for food and friends to play games with. I'm also grateful for a great school!
- Eli Smart - I am soooo thankful for my parents!
- Sam Goldberg - I am grateful for an amazing school 5 minutes from my house.
- Leaf Lieber - I am grateful for my dad. I am also grateful for life.
- Quentin Allen - I am grateful for the 5 animators that came in and taught us how to draw characters.
- Noah Fiorilli-Nemeroff - I am grateful for my life and I am also thankful for my family.
- Manix Wolan - I am grateful for friends.
- Kai Maroney - I am grateful for my little brother. He is nice, he is easy and he is cute!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM
THE KPS FACULTY AND STAFF!
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SPECIAL THANKS TO......All the volunteers who are working so hard to make the film festival a great success including:
Event Coordinators
Denise Dion-Scoyni
Lyle Robinson
Common Ground Staff
Chris Jaeb
Brenda Jaeb
Michelle Walmsley
Tripp
Jema'a Kealoha
Chefs
Joseph Fiorilli
Sonja Geiger
Beatrice Allen
Prep Cooks
Maria Walker
Ti Gomes
Jenny Sheehan
Talitha Byram
Corina McPartland
Amy Sherrer
Jillian Seals
Jericho Panusak
Rachele Bryan
Niki Nichols
Common Ground Friday Night
Jema'a Kealoha
Angie Ell
Mauli Ola Cook
Lisa Mindel
Annie Sadler
Denise Dion-Scoyni
Lisa Seed
KCC Concessions/Box Office
Michael and Momi Locey
Maria Walker & James
Trujillo
Licia McDonald
Tora Smart
Christine Bandsma
Gloria Bandsma
Chris Sadler
Doran Smith
Michele Schwemmer
Laura Check
Wendy Check
Robin Madden
Susan Madden
Mike Scoyni
Bobby Binder
Common Ground Concessions/Box Office
Honey Sanson
Petra Frankenreiter
Lisa Mindel
Brenda Jaeb
Licia McDonald
Eileen McEntee
Pascale Searby
Maria Maitino
Natalia Swan
Lani McLychok
Michael McLychok
Cosibella Cristenas
Scott Nemeroff
Bodhi Downer
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PLEASE TURN IN YOUR ORDER FORMS FOR THE WINTER FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE ORDER WILL BE PLACED ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH!
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JOIN US AT THE MOVIES THIS WEEKEND!
On Saturday, November 14th at KCC and Sunday, November 15th at Common Ground, we will show some terrific movies for all of the island's keiki.
The screenings for the public will be Saturday at KCC at 10:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. with an Ice Age 3 feature film at 7:00 p.m.
On Sunday, the public screenings will be at 12 noon, 1:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. with Monsters vs. Aliens featured at 5:00 p.m.
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CINDERELLA FIELD TRIP
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
ALL SCHOOL
Kaua'i War Memorial Convention Hall
Schedule
Departure at 9:15
Snack at on arrival
Performance at 10:30
Lunch at Lydgate Park 12:00 noon
Return to KPS at 1:00 p.m.
Students should wear their KPS t-shirts. We do need drivers so please let your class teacher know if you can drive by Monday.
Students will see Act 1 only and receive a free student ticket to come back and see the full show at a later date. You should consider taking your
family and friends to see the whole show over the holiday break. The set is
amazing, the props are gorgeous and the singing is fantastic. Over 50 of
Kaua'i's most talented singers and actors are in the show including our very
own music teacher, Sam Alfiler as the Prince, Sierra Mireles as young
stepsister grace alumnus Marina Mireles as the cat and alumnus Margo Latif,
Sequoia Leech-Kritchman and Savannah Frisk as dancers and singers! Hope
to see you at the show! We have special cast price tickets available in the office!
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THANKSGIVING BREAK
NO SCHOOL
NOVEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER 27
THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE WEEK!
If you have an emergency, you can call and leave a message on the school answering machine or send an e-mail to info@kauaipacific.org. We will check the messages once or twice during the week.
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 WEEKLY MARKET aka FRIDAY FESTIVAL - Hosted by Prek - Grade 2
2:45 - 3:30, December 4th
Front Parking Lot
Please remember to drop off any excess produce/baked goods and to stop by our Market on Friday afternoons. All proceeds go directly towards sustainability related class projects.
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WINTER FESTIVAL
DECEMBER 16, 2009
CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC
1:00 P.M.YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO OUR ANNUAL WINTER FESTIVAL. JOIN US FOR A CELEBRATION OF SONG AND DANCE CELEBRATING STORIES OF THE SEASON FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THERE WILL BE A BAKE SALE HOSTED BY THE 5TH AND 6TH GRADERS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE. CHILDREN SHOULD REPORT TO SCHOOL THAT DAY AS USUAL. WE WILL NEED DRIVERS TO HELP US TAKE THE STUDENTS TO THE CHURCH AROUND 12:00 P.M. THAT DAY. CHECK WITH YOUR CLASS TEACHER IF YOU CAN HELP US WITH THIS.WE ALSO NEED A FEW PARENT VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US DECORATE THE CHURCH WITH SOME GREENS AND TO HELP US GET LEI FOR THE TEACHERS AND BAND MEMBERS. SEE LISA IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS. |
 HI-5 RECYCLING BACK IN FULL SWING AT KPS
Kauai Pacific School
is proud to announce the re-opening of the HI-5 recycle center. Families are
encouraged to bring their HI-5 plastic, aluminum, and glass to school beginning
next week October 19, 2009. Please make sure that these items have
the HI-5 stamp and are properly cleaned and prepared (no caps). Ask your
children to tell you how to know which items are HI-5 and how to prepare the
items (they have all been trained by the County Recycling Director).
Please use separate bags for glass, aluminum, and plastic. The goal is to
reduce our trash in our homes and our school through recycling. The money
raised will be used to further our eco-friendly programs.
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ANNUAL GIVING OHANA DRIVE IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
Be on the lookout for communication regarding this important fundraising drive. Our goal is $55,000 with 100% participation from each family.
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VOLUNTEER HOURS
If you have volunteered any time since the beginning of school, please drop by the office to fill out a volunteer log so that we can better keep track of your hours. Thanks for your assistance with this! We appreciate all of our volunteers!
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Grade 3/4 Class News
The grade 3 / 4 class has been doing a fantastic job in their Ocean Preservation unit. They have been learning about the ocean habitat, adaptions for marine plants and animals, and threats to our ocean. The class has decided to take an in depth look at the "Big 3" ocean threats (overfishing, overdevelopment, and pollution) to the Hawaiian Islands. They are researching the causes and solutions for each threat in teams. These teams headed out into the field (Haena, Annini, and Kapaa) Thursday to gather film footage of these threats and possible solutions. The teams will then put together public service announcements to inform the world about these threats and what we can do to "Save the Ocean". Way to go class! Special thanks goes out to all the collaboration that make this unique learning experience come to life.
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PREKK Class News
The PKK class is studying their senses and emotions. Last week they experienced a blind trust walk with a little help from their 5th and 6th grade students! One of our favorite quotes was from Bodhi Moomaw (PREK) who said of his experience, "I felt like crying and then Noah (Grade 5) made me feel good!"
Enjoy the photos!
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 IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday, November 17th
KPS to attend special school performance of Cinderella at KWMCH - Depart at 9:15 a.m. - Drivers needed! Show is from 10:30 - 11:30.
Wednesday, November 18th
Grade 5/6 Electrical Plant Field Trip
Drivers Needed
Friday, November 20th
Grade 3/4 Reef Trip - Drivers Needed
End of Trimester 1
Beginning of Thanksgiving Break
Monday - Friday November 23 - 27th
Thanksgiving Break - No School!
Office Closed
Monday, November 30th
Report Cards will be available on RenWeb
Trimester 2 Begins!
Wednesday, December 2nd
Trimester 2 Electives Start
Wednesday, December 16th
Winter Festival 1:00 p.m. Church of the Pacific
Friday, December 18th
Half Day of School
Monday, December 21st - Friday, January 1st
Winter Break
Monday, January 4th
Back to School!
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