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October 16, 2013
Questions? Contact Mrs. Melanie Sumida, School-Parent-Community Networking Center Coordinator: 808-733-4883 [email protected] Room A-3
REMINDER: The Friends of Wai`alae School October meeting will be held tonight - WEDNESDAY October 16, 2013. See attached flyer.
REMINDER: The CPR/AED Awareness Class is being held tomorrow—Thursday October 17. If you have registered for this class, doors to the Dining Hall will open at about 6:15pm and the class will begin at 6:30pm. Please be on time. (Registration for this class is not longer being accepted, the deadline has passed.)
The Parent-Community Networking Center (Room A-3) will be closed on THIS FRIDAY October 18, 2013. (Room will be used for our Make-up Student Picture Day.) There will be no coffee/hot water service. Thank you for your understanding.
Fire Fighters Safety Guides were distributed to students on September 25. Students who complete and then submit the Pledge page of the Guide (back page) on or before October 21, 2013 will be entered in a random drawing for a small prize. Pledge pages may be returned to your teacher or left in the SPCNC mailbox in the Wai`alae School Office.
“Trick or Eat Food Drive” for Aloha Harvest continues to the end of the month. We are accepting donations of canned foods and other non-perishable items such as rice or ramen. Please see attached flyer. Thank you to all who have already made a donation !!
“Fire Up Your Feet” Activity Challenge from October 1 to October 31. This challenge asks families to record daily physical activity. Please see attached flyer. Thank you very much to everyone who is participating !
NOTICE OF CHANGE: Childcare during Winter Break will be offered from December 16 to December 20, 2013 and NOT offered from December 30, 2013 to January 3, 2014.
Announcements and Reminders From Wai’alae School
The Wai`alae Weekly flyers are posted online each week at: www.waialae.edu Wai’alae School’s Facebook ® and Twitter ® accounts: www.facebook.com/waialae www.twitter.com/waialae
Schoolwide / FWS Events October 16: FWS Monthly Meeting; 5:45pm; Dining Hall October 17: FREE CPR/AED Awareness Class; 6:30pm; Dining Hall; RSVP is closed October 18: PCNC (Room A-3) CLOSED; no complimentary coffee/hot water for the day October 23: WSB Monthly Meeting; 6pm-8pm; C-Building Workroom October 31: Flu Vaccination Clinic (Registration is closed/completed)
Quick Reference Calendar
2014 Entertainment Books
2014 Entertainment Books are now available for purchase in the Wai’alae School Office (7:30am to 4:00pm.)
Proceeds will go towards supporting PCNC activities (and our FELLOWS program.)
Price is $30 per book. For every 6 books an individual purchases, individual will receive a $25 gift card. A flyer with details was included in the August 21, 2013
Wai’alae Weekly packet.
2013 Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery Saturday October 26, 2013 Punahou School
Open to students in Grades 4 to 12.
This a FREE EVENT, but Registration is required. As of 10/14/13, Registration was still open.
http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/Day-of-discovery/
The Great Pumpkin Festival Saturday October 19, 2013
11am to 4pm Holy Nativity School
A FREE EVENT open to families and children of all ages. Pumpkin Patch * Keiki Arts & Crafts, Activities, Games & Prizes * Contests *
Visit http://www.hawaiipumpkinfest.com or see attached flyer for details
Join Us Tonight!When: Wednesday, October 16th, 5:45PM – 7:30PMWhere: Dining Hall, Wai‘alae School
Aloha Wai‘alae Families,
This is just a friendly reminder to join us TONIGHT!, Wednesday, October 16th from 5:45 till 7:30PM in the dining hall to check on fundraising progress, discuss upcoming social events, and get news from our CEO, Wendy Lagareta. We also encourage you to bring your ideas and questions to the meeting.
Dinner and childcare are provided at no cost to you.
Hope to see you there!
Agenda• Dinner• Fundraising• Social Events• Wai'alae Elementary PCS News• Pau
Friends of Wai‘alae School
October 2013 Meeting
FRIENDS OF WAI‘ALAE SCHOOL C/O WAI‘ALAE ELEMENTARY PCS 1045 19TH AVENUE HON HI 96816 PH: 733-4880
We will be accepting donations of canned foods (meals, fruits, vegetables, “meats” - e.g. tuna, Vienna Sausage® , SPAM®) or other non-perishable food items such as rice or dried ramen. Donations may be left in the collection box in the Wai’alae School Office during office hours (7:30am and 4:00pm) or they
may be brought to room A-3 between 7:30am and 12noon (on school days).
Aloha Harvest is a non-profit organization that rescues excess food from restaurants, and delivers it the same day FREE of CHARGE to over 164 different social services feeding the hungry and homeless in
Hawaii. For more info, visit www.alohaharvest.org.
This is a Wai`alae School Community Service Project for the benefit of Aloha Harvest. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Melanie Sumida, SPCNC Coordinator, at 733-4880 ext.236 or via email: [email protected]
Fire Up Your Feet Activity Challenge
(A program of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership.)
Challenge Period: October 1 to October 31, 2013
To Get Started:
1 . Parents – go to http://hi .f ireupyourfeet.org
2. Click on “REGISTER” if this is the first time you are registering, cl ick on “LOGIN” if you registered during the Spring 2013 Activity Challenge. Enter your name and zip code and then press “GO.” Complete the required data fie lds (designated by a red asterisk). The “school” field should automatica l ly populate as you begin typing “Waia lae Elementary Public Charter School.” (Do not use/enter the okina in “Waia lae”.) Once you have registered, cl ick on “Activity Tracker” and add your chi ld(ren) and other household fami ly members.
Activity Tracking:
1 . Parents - after you have logged in to your account and have added your fami ly members, begin entering your fami ly’s activ ity m i les and minutes ( in the “Activity Tracker” section . ) There are drop-down menus to select from for the “category” and “type” of activ ity .
2. Participating schools are el igible for various awards during the chal lenge period (October 1 to 31 .) A total of $6,500 wil l be distributed for this campaign period. For the Spring 2013 Activity Challenge, Wai`alae School was awarded $500 ! !
If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Sumida, SPCNC Coordinator, at 733-4883 or via emai l : [email protected]
fireupyourfeet.org
Hawaii Fire Up Your FeetAvailable to all elementary and middle schools in the state of Hawaii
Registration opens Now!Campaign tracking October 1 - 31Awards A total of $6,500 will be awarded to schools
Hawaii
Get your wheels turning!
Click it!Register today on fireupyourfeet.org! Families, teachers, principals, and school staff can all make a difference!
Track it!Each minute you move, track it! It is fun to see the difference you are making to improve your health and the planet! Weekly messages and awards will help keep you motivated.
Earn It!A total of $6,500 will be distributed, with a top prize of $1,000 and smaller weekly prizes going to eligible schools in Hawaii.. The more participants at your school, the better your school’s chances of winning awards to fund new gym equipment. bike racks and other programs that help get kids active!
Friends of Wai’alae SchoolThe Wai’alae Card Fundraiser
Reminder! All monies collected and/or unsold cards need to beturned in to your child’s teacher or directly to the FWS mailbox inthe School Office by Friday, October 18th.
Each student was given 5 Wai’alae Cards to buy/sell for $10 each. (It’s not too late to request additional cards using the order form enclosed in your fundraiser packet.)
Please help FWS reach our fundraising goal, so we can continue providing financial support to Wai’alae School teachers! Sell as many cards as you can to family and friends, buy some to give away as gifts, and don’t forget to purchase one for yourself!
Purchasers will receive a year’s worth of special offers and discounts at local restaurants and retailers. A current list of Wai’alae Card Merchants and their special offers is available on the Friends of Wai’alae School website at fws.org. New merchants are continually added, so be sure to check back often!
Don’t forget! Students who participate in our Fall Fundraising Campaign have an opportunity to be entered into a drawing for prizes! (See the flyer in your fundraiser packet for details.)
Questions? Email us at [email protected]
Mahalo for supporting Friends of Wai’alae School!
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
SCHOOLREACH MESSAGING SERVICE – TEXT MESSAGING OPT-IN
October 16, 2013
Dear Parent/Guardian,
As shared earlier this school year, Wai`alae School utilizes SchoolReach, a telephone and email
broadcast system, to notify parents of schoolwide emergencies or urgent situations, and for general
announcements. (If you have provided an email address on your child’s Emergency Card, you should
already be receiving weekly e-mail messages on Wednesdays.)
The SchoolReach service also has the ability to send text messages, as another means of
notifying/contacting parents. However, because fees are normally incurred by the recipient for text-
messaging services, we will only send text messages to parents who provide us with permission and
“opt-in” to this service.
If you would like to receive text messages (through the SchoolReach system), in addition to any phone
message or email message that may be generated by Wai`alae School in the event of an emergency or
school-wide special situation for this school year, please complete the form on the back of this page
and return it to the SPCNC Coordinator mailbox in the Wai`alae School Office no later than Thursday
October 24, 2013. Text messages will not be sent for notification of the Wai`alae Weekly postings and
will be sent only when urgent or emergency notifications are issued by the Wai’alae School
administration.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 733-4883 or via email: [email protected].
Mrs. Melanie Sumida
School-Parent-Community Networking Center Coordinator 733-4883
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
SCHOOLREACH TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE – “OPT-IN” PERMISSION FORM
Parents/Guardians - If you wish to receive text messages in the event of school emergencies or for other
urgent/important announcements for this school year, please complete this form and return it to the
SPCNC Mailbox in the Wai`alae School Office no later than Thursday October 24, 2013.
PLEASE READ: By completing, signing, and submitting this form, I am giving permission to Wai`alae School to contact me via text message (to the phone number or numbers listed below) through the SchoolReach messaging service. I understand that I am solely responsible and liable for any Standard Carrier Rates, or any and all fees, that apply (i.e. charged to me) when I receive text messages and I will not hold Wai`alae School (or its employees or affiliates) or SchoolReach responsible for any expenses that I may incur in receiving text messages through this system. I understand that receiving text messages from Wai`alae School will be in addition to phone and/or email messages generated by school personnel through the SchoolReach system. I also understand that Wai’alae School is not responsible for any Carrier error that may happen in delivering the text messages.
______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ Parent Name 1 (PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY) Cellular Phone Number 1 (PRINT LEGIBLY)
______________________________________________________________________ PARENT SIGNATURE 1
______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ Parent Name 2 (PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY) Cellular Phone Number 2 (PRINT LEGIBLY)
______________________________________________________________________ PARENT SIGNATURE 2
Parent(s) Of:
______________________________________________________________________ ________ _______________________________ Student Name Grade Teacher Name & Room #
______________________________________________________________________ ________ _______________________________ Student Name Grade Teacher Name & Room #
______________________________________________________________________ ________ _______________________________ Student Name Grade Teacher Name & Room #
______________________________________________________________________ ________ _______________________________ Student Name Grade Teacher Name & Room #
Windows of Wai`alae Wai`alae Elementary Public Charter School’s Newsletter
*Message from the CEO
*Recap of Past School Activities
*Notices and Reminders
*Photos
Back in September, our school newsletter became an online-only newsletter, posted on our school website: www.waialae.edu. By eliminating printed copies, we are conserving resources and are being “socially responsible” about our environment. If you missed last month’s issue, you can find still it on our school website under “News & Information (Posts)”. The newsletter is password protected, so if you did not receive an email message last month, please send a message to [email protected] to receive the password. The October newsletter will be posted this week and an email message will be sent* that will contain the password for viewing the newsletter. Don’t have access to the internet? Stop by the Parent-Community Networking Center (Room A-3) between 7:30am to 12:00noon on school days and use the Friends of Wai`alae School computers to view the newsletter. *An email message is sent to email addresses that were provided on students’ emergency cards. Parents - if you did not provide our school with an email address on your child’s emergency card, but would like to be added to our email list now (to receive email notices), please send a message to Melanie Sumida, SPCNC Coordinator, at: [email protected]
We know most of you purchase trees and wreaths for the holiday
season, so if you’re going to buy a tree or wreath, help out our 4th
Graders and BUY ONE FROM US! Help reduce field trip expenses and
provide scholarship assistance for those students who would not be able
to afford to go. Your purchases also support Habilitat programs.
ORDERS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH. Redemption tickets
will be distributed to you in November. Christmas Tree lots conveniently
located island wide will be open on Saturday, December 7th for pick up.
To place an order or for additional information, find a 4th grader or contact
Irene Kelly at [email protected] or call/text at 808-542-9474.
4th Grade parents will be available at W+ on Wednesday, October 16th to
take your orders in person.
Mahalo for supporting Wai’alae School’s 4th Grade!
H E L P W A I ’ A L A E S C H O O L 4 T H G R A D E R S
F U N D R A I S E F O R T H E I R B I G I S L A N D T R I P !
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
Douglas Fir
4’-5’: $56 6’-7’: $66
Grand Fir
6’-7’: $96
Noble Fir
6’-7’: $96
Wreath
20’’: $25
Door Charm
28’’: $25
HI-5
RECYCLING at Wai’alae
School
Donate your HI-5 cans and bottles
Non-deposit glass (e.g. wine bottles, hard liquor bottles, baby food
jars, food jars. NO decorative glass)
Please rinse and save caps in a separate package for recycling
Do NOT smash aluminum cans and plastic bottles
Questions, or if you know of a business that would be willing to
donate their recycling, please contact Leanne Gillespie, our 4th
grade recycling coordinator, at [email protected].
DROP OFF: 20TH AVENUE NEAR HARDING.
Please help our 4th Grade fundraise for their
Big Island trip by dropping off your
recyclables between 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.!
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