INFO FLO

Dec. 6, 2005  Volume 3 #15

Dates to Remember

Wednesdays…………School gets out at 1:00 pm
Wed. Dec. 7, 8:30 am……MS  Performance at KMC ..2nd through 5th grade
Thurs. Dec. 8 6pm…..MS  Performance at KMC…..All Welcome
Thurs. Dec.8th,  2:30 or 5 pm, Ms. Heistand’s room…3rd, 4th, 5th grade parent math night
Mon. Dec. 12..Hawaii Theatre for Youth….4th and 5th graders
Wed. Dec. 14…..Hawaii Theatre for Youth…..1st through 3rd graders
Tues, Thurs, Tues, Dec 13,15, and 20….Petroglyphs & Footprints…..Middle School
Thurs. Dec. 15  6pm……..School Board Meeting, Ms. Morrison’s tent….All Welcome
Thurs. Dec. 22 through Jan. 6, 2006……Christmas Holiday
(School is dismissed at 1:00 on Wed. Dec. 21, A+ will be in session)

 

Middle School Theatre Night: Three one-act melodramas…(1) The Capricious Pearls, (2) Hangin’ at Sinimin City and (3) Ghost at Pumpkin Holler.  Thurs. Dec. 8th, 6:30 curtain.  Donation at the door.  School bus available for Naalehu parents – bus schedule distributed in last week’s Info Flo.

We have enough baked goods available for sale at the performance.

Hawaii Theatre for Youth Performance at UH HILO:
Wed. Dec. 12. Grades 4 and 5. “Mulan, Woman Warrior”.  School bus and ticket $7.00 (scholarship available).  Bus departs at 9:15 am.  Take home lunch.

Thurs. Dec. 14  Grades 1 through 3  “Winnie the Pooh” School bus and ticket $7.00.  (scholarship available). Bus departs at 8:00 am.  Take home lunch.

VSAS board meeting:  The next board meeting will be December 15 at 6 pm in Ms. Morrison's tent.  This month we are having only one board meeting due to the Christmas holiday break, and also to allow all our members to attend the middle school plays this Thursday night.  Info: Dina, 967-8151.

HOUSING SOUGHT FOR VSAS ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE:  Kevin and Erin Maile O'Keefe of Circus Minimus will be doing a 2-week residency at the school during January, thanks to a grant from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts received by the Volcano Art Center.  Kevin and Erin will work with the K-5 graders in a program called "Circus Articus," in which each grade learns a circus art such as juggling, tumbling, partner acrobatics, clowning, tightrope walking, and more over several days.  The classes will then perform their newfound skills in a "Big Show" on Friday, January 27 at the KMC Theater.  In order to support this residency, we are looking for donated housing for the couple for 12 nights, from the evening of Monday, January 16 through the evening of Friday, January 27.  If anyone has a vacation rental or guest cottage (or knows someone who does), your help in hosting these artists would be most appreciated.  Please call Kalima with the Charter School (345-9770) or Julie with the Volcano Art Center (967-8222) for donation details.

Hawaii State Assessment Science Field Testing – Grades 5 and 7
Dates for 5th graders are:

Dates for 7th graders are:

Announcing Wa’akaulua Sailing Program!
with Captain Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa
Open to all Middle School students
Tuesdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31
After school 3:00 – 6:00
Transportation Provided
Cost is FREE thanks to a grant administered by the Charter School Network!
See enclosed flyer for more info and to register.

Art After School with Paul Lackner
Four Mondays Jan 9, 23, 30, and Feb 6
Grades 2 & 3      2:15 – 3:15 pm     $40 materials incl. Grades 4 – 8      3:15 – 4:45 pm     $50 materials incl. Pre-registration required Deadline Dec 21st
Limited Scholarships Available See enclosed registration form for more info.

Volcano School Dance Group students have completed a choreography to Lila Downs’ Hanal Weelch and will be presenting their work on December 8th at KMC following the second intermission of the middle school plays.

Old Crayons Needed
Please bring your old, broken, discardable crayons for an art project we will be working on.  In an effort to avoid further congestion in the main office, Don Lawrence has (once again) graciously offered his room for this school-wide effort.  Look for the box marked “CRAYONS” in Mr. L’s room (the last room in the last building before the exit). Thanks!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!
The 3rd annual Cookie Sale/Basket Raffle and Services Auction raised $3,500 for the school over Thanksgiving weekend.  A record for this event to date. Great job to the fundraisers and all the parents, students, staff and community members who participated.  These included 38 bakers, 25 service providers, 14 cash donors, 8 gift baskets and 11 helper/volunteers, and of course, many buyers.

What nice support we have for our school! Thank you, thank you.

Recycle Update: November income was $82.50, bringing cumulative total to $468.50.  Let’s bring calendar year total to $500.00!!<>

Inserts:
MS Field trip notice, 3rd and 4th grade math homework, 4th and 5th grade permission slips for      HTY, After School Flyer, Sailing flyer, Bus and lunch bills.