THOUGHTS FROM THE PRINCIPAL
OPEN HOUSES FOR PROSPECTIVE PARENTS
FRIDAYS, FEBRUARY 26TH & MARCH 12TH
10:00 A.M. - 12 NOON
KPS will soon be hosting two Open Houses for Prospective Families. Please forward information about the Open Houses to friends who might be interested in learning more about what our fabulous school has to offer children. The Open Houses will include a brief tour, a short presentation and a question and answer session. Children are welcome and encouraged to attend.
The success of these open houses depends on each and every parent at KPS. If every family makes the commitment to invite at least one other family, we will have a terrific turnout. We are also in need of a few volunteer parents to help us greet the prospective families, hand out packets, tell people where to go and to provide more personalized tours.
Please help spread the word. To date, only 15 of our current students have re-enrolled. Three new students have enrolled for 2010-2011. We have about 7 new applications pending but we have a long way to go to get to our target of 60 students enrolled by March 15th. Please show that you care enough to keep our school open by turning in your yellow re-enrollment surveys this week (enrollment contracts and fees are due March 15th but the surveys will help us get a good idea sooner). If you have any questions, about the Open Houses or about re-enrollment, please contact Lisa at lisa@kauaipacific.org or at 828-1144.
I hope that everyone is having a wonderful, long weekend!
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 START TIME SURVEY FOR 2010-2011
The KPS teachers are very interested in switching to a new daily schedule for 2010-2011 to support teacher collaboration. We would like to get a feel for whether parents would support this model. We have drafted a schedule where school would start at 9:00 and end at 3:15. So far 85 % of parents who have responded to the survey are in favor of the change. We will keep the survey open until February 19th for those of you who have not had a chance to take the survey.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO......- Carla and Tricia Padilla for working all weekend to reorganize the PreKK classroom. It looks amazing!
- The cheerleaders for hosting a bake sale to buy their own uniforms. It was a great success.
- The families who have donated to Annual Giving. Please make your donation if you have not yet done so. We need 100% participation in advance of our accreditation visit in April.
- Talent Show Volunteers including Kirk Smart, Christine Bandsma, Carla Bissell, Kaihalana Locey, Quentin Allen, Sam Goldberg and Sam Alfiler.
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KPS ANNUAL TALENT SHOW
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH AT 1:30 P.M.
Please join us for a fabulous show featuring magic shows, puppet shows, fire dancing, tahitian dance, ukulele, electric guitar and more!
THERE WILL BE A DRESS REHEARSAL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH AFTER SCHOOL IN THE GRADE 3/4 CLASSROOM! PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE SURE TO BRING ALL COSTUMES, PROPS AND/OR MUSIC.
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
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 WEEKLY MARKET aka FRIDAY FESTIVAL
Friday, February 19th- Grades PREKK
Friday, February 26th - Grades 5/6
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.
Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden. ~Robert Brault |
Kaua'i Pacific School
Open House/Presentation of Learning Schedule
February 26, 2010
10:00 A.M.
Aloha Circle and Blessing on the Playground -
Kumu Mauli Ola
10:15 A.M
Brief Presentation, Tour and Q & A for
Prospective Parents
PREKK Presentation - Little Red Hen
Grades 1/2 Presentation - Chinese New Year
Celebration
12:00
Bring Your Own Lunch
12:45 P.M.
Grade 3/ 4 Presentation - Ocean Awareness
Grade 5/6 Presentation - Hidden Persuaders
Prospective
families should arrive at 10:00 a.m.
All are welcome
to stay for lunch and the afternoon presentations
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 KPS PARENT NIGHTDR. JASON OHLERMARCH 17TH, 5:30 P.M. AT KPS
Dr. Jason Ohler, author of Digital Storytelling in the Classroom, will be coming to work with KPS teachers and students on March 17th and 18th. Dr. Ohler is a keynote speaker, humorist, futurist and digital storytelling expert. He is also an expert on 21st century literacy. The KPS faculty had a Skype session with Jason last August and we found him delightful. He holds a wealth of knowledge, is personable and thoughtful. Dr. Ohler will be interesting to anyone excited about teaching children to live, work and play in the digital age. Please RSVP to this event by March 1st! We need at least 10 parents in order to offer the session. E-mail Lisa at lisa@kauaipacific.org if you can attend.
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SAVE THE DATES!
GRADUATION 2010
DATE CHANGE
GRADUATION WILL NOW BE HELD ON
THURSDAY, MAY 27TH AT 6:00 P.M.
ANINI BEACH
END OF SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Friday, May 28th
KPS Beach Day
Monday, May 31st
Memorial Day Holiday
Tuesday, June 1st & Wednesday, June 2nd
Presentation of Learning Preparation
Thursday, June 3rd
Presentations of Learning
Friday, June 4th
Last Day of School - Half Day
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TRIMESTER 3 ELECTIVE SIGN-UPS WILL BE SENT HOME THIS WEEK AND DUE FEBRUARY 26TH!
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THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE NEWS
Grade
3/4 has been extremely busy this trimester. The class have just
finished their Explorers Past and Present unit where they completed a
digital photostory. They presented these photostories to friends and
family during our photostory theater. The parents commented on how
much they learned during the presentations. Great job 3/4 students!
The class is now studying "Our Human Body". In this unit the students
are investigating basic structural systems of his or her body, which
include the skeleton, joints, muscles, and the way these systems work
together to provide movement and coordination. Finally, the class is
preparing for our presentation of learning day on February 26th. The
class will be presenting their public service annoucements for Ocean
Preservation. The students will present their PSA projects and discuss
their project's findings, timeline, reflections, and conclusions. We
would like to invite all family, friends, and community members to come
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SPRING FUNDRAISING PLANNING MEETING
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH
We are busy planning our Spring Fundraisers - please attend a meeting at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 9th if you can help us out. It looks like we will have two events - a concert and a 70's Disco Bowl in March or early April .We need people to chair committees for the following for each event:
Silent/Live Auction/Donation Drawings
Publicity
Food/Drink
Ticket Sales/Registration
Please let Lisa know if you can attend the meeting by e-mailing her at lisa@kauaipacific.org or by calling her at 828-1144.
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 IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, February 15th
President's Day Holiday - No School
Tuesday, February 16th
Reenrollment Surveys Due - Yellow Forms!
Thursday, February 18th
Talent Show Dress Rehearsal After School
Friday, February 19th
Talent Show at 1:30 p.m. at school
Garden Trip for PREKK from 10:00 - 12:00 noon
Friday Festival Hosted by PREKK
Later Start Time Survey Closes
Friday, February 26th
Open House/Presentations of Learning
Friday Festival Hosted by Grades 5/6
Tuesday, March 2nd
PKK Field Trip to Humane Society
Grades 1-6 Once Upon a Dream Dance Show - 11:30 show - leave school at 10:15, Lunch at Lydgate, Return at 2:15 to school
Wednesday, March 3rd
Electives Session 2 End
Thursday, March 4th
Captain Andy's Whale Watching Excursion
Grades 3 & 4 on the 9:00 a.m. boat - Depart KPS at 7:15 a.m./Lunch at Lydgate/Return at 1:00 p.m. to School
Rest of School on 12 noon boat - Report to School as Usual Depart KPS at 10:15 a.m./Return to KPS at 3:30 p.m.
End of Trimester 2
Friday, March 5th
Trimester Break - No School
Monday, March 8th
Trimester 3 Starts
Wednesday, March 10th
Trimester 3 Electives Start
Friday, March 12th
Friday Festival Hosted by Grades 3/4
Open House for Prospective Parents 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Monday, March 15th
Re-enrollment Contracts and Enrollment Fees Due for 2010-2011
Wednesday, March 17th
Jason Ohler Parent Night 5:30 - Location TBD
Monday, March 22 - Friday, Aprll 1st
Spring Break
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