INFO FLO
March 8, 2005,  Volume 2 #26
P.O. Box 845, Volcano, HI 96785  Phone 985-9800
 
Dates to Remember
Add these dates to your calendar!!!!!
Wednesdays………………..School gets out at 1:00 pm
Fri. Mar. 11………Chocolate factory trip BRING LUNCH….4th and 5th graders
Mons and Wed, through Mar 16……Swimming, BRING LUNCH…..4th grade
Mon and Wed. April….Swimming, BRING LUNCH……K-1
Fri. Mar 18-Sun. Mar 27……Spring break……NO SCHOOL
Saturday, Mar. 12…..HHS Service project on campus……Need wheelbarrows & shovels
 

Parent Passes:  We will be reinstituting the purple parent pass.  If you must take your student out of school early, come to the office to sign them out and receive the pass to take to the teacher.  Thank you.
 
MAHALO TO THE JAPANESE STUDENTS:  For two weeks, students from Waseda University were on our campus teaching and learning with our students.  They also did much work on our landscaping, mainly eradicating ginger.  Many thanks to all of you.  We hope to see you again next year!

Saturday the 12th:  On this Saturday there will be a group of Hilo High School students doing a service project here at Volcano School between 10 and 12.  They are in need of shovels and wheelbarrows so that they can spread gravel on the roadways.  If anyone could let us borrow these items on Saturday, the work will get done in no time! Thank you.

Request: Need Typists to help with Student Treasure’s book production.  Contact Star Mullins.

First Notice:  State testing will begin right after spring break.

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT: Unfortunately several Big Island schools have not met the benchmarks.  Fortunately, VSAS has received Distinguished Achievement Awards in November 2003 and 2004 from DOE.  In today’s Info Flo, important information about the tests that determine a school’s performance is enclosed.  Please share the cover letter from Dr. Rizor and the Parent Information Booklet with your students.

Dear Parents: Aloha. We have been invited to be part of the Second Annual Ho’ike Mau a Mau, a performing arts festival, which is a partnership effort by Kamehameha Schools and the Ka’u/Kea’au/Pahoa area DOE Schools.  Five Charter Schools located in the Puna and Ka’u districts have been included  Please mark your calendars for this exciting event!  It is to take place Saturday, April 30th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.  The elementary school’s grade three, four, and five under the direction of Karen Bender and Kalima Cayir will be participating.  It will take place at the Kurtistown Kamehameha High School Campus.  The children have already begun rehearsing for this event.  It will be our biggest performance to date.  The children and myself are excited to be part of this community-building event.  There will be more details to come regarding exact times and bus transportation from Naalehu may be available.  Thank you, Ms. Bender.

Inserts: Lunch bills, Bus bills, 4th and 5th grade math homework, Parent Information Booklet.