August 29, 2013

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Farm Fair Nets $ 20,000!What a fantastic event! We sold 800 lbs. of mahi and 1200 lbs. of steak over the four days of the Farm Bureau Fair, bringing in a total of $43,000. After expenses, including the share going to the Farm Bureau, we netted $20k. Hundreds of volunteer hours went into making our food booth a success. Many said we offered the best food at the fair! Even the fair organizers were impressed and

heaped praise upon us! Go, Voyagers! We have many to thank, especially those at the helm: Pepe Trask, Glenn Ebesu, Sean Magoun, Daryl Edwards and Alice Pajela. Let’s do it again next year!

Late Bus RidersPassengers on the 13- passenger late bus will only be allowed to ride if they meet exemptions from child safety restraints. According to the Hawai‘i DMV, children between the ages of four and seven must

ride in either a car seat or booster seat. The late bus is not equipped with either of these, so if your child is in that age bracket, we cannot, unfortunately accommodate him/her on this bus. Please note, late bus riders must sign up 24 hours in advance in the Office.

High School Retreats Today & TomorrowSeniors began their retreat with a morning of orientation for their senior projects. They will head west for an overnight at Polihale State Park, followed by a journey to Nualolo Kai for a day on the Na Pali with Kumu Kauka. Juniors left earlier for an overnight at Hanchett Ranch in Moloa‘a. Freshmen and sophomores are spending the day collaborating on

a video illustrating the major points of the Student Handbook. Tomorrow, freshmen will engage in a swimming competition at the YMCA pool. Sophomores will experience a zipline adventure via Outfitters Kaua‘i. All of these activities, known as the High School Retreat, are designed to build relationships, foster leadership and strengthen teamwork skills that will serve them throughout the year (and beyond).

Stay Up-To-Date On FacebookIf you have a Facebook account, or even if you don’t, you can visit our page, IslandSchoolVoyagersKauai on Facebook. Every week, the Parent Connection is uploaded for your convenience, as are photos and announcements. The site is public, which means you don’t need a Facebook account to see it. Just go to www.facebook.com/IslandSchoolVoyagersKauai.

Alumni!Many of you are former Island School students! And now you are Island School parents! The Island School Alumni Association (ISAA) is here for you! The ISAA Steering Committee plans gatherings over the holidays and at other times during the year. They also gather information about alumni so you can stay in touch. The ISAA is planning a Photo Booth for the second year at our Fall Round-Up. They are also getting t-shirts printed for you and your children. ISAA president, H. Peter King, will be contacting you soon to take your orders.

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HAWAIIAN STUDIES – In celebration of Queen Lili‘uokalani’s birthday, a ti-leaf lei-making is being planned for presentation at ‘Iolani Palace on Sept. 1. The plan is to construct a lei of people and ti leaf lei all around the Iolani Palace. Our halau is participating by making a huge lei to send for the event.

COLLEGE VISITS – College counselor, Joan Shaw, has arranged visits from various college representatives this trimester. This week, a rep from Skidmore College in New York met with juniors and interested seniors. Aside from sharing information about his/her host school, admissions counselors are a great source of information about the college admissions process - from courses students should be taking in high school to how to write a great college essay.

The following visits have been scheduled.• Thursday, September 5 -Pacific Lutheran University• Thursday, September 19 - Gonzaga University • Friday, September 27, Willamette University & Southern Oregon University• Monday, September 30 - University of San

Diego and Point Loma Nazarene University

• Monday, October 14 - Pacific University

• Tuesday, October 29 - Hawai‘i Pacific University

• Tuesday, November 19 - University of Hawai‘i, Manoa

These visits are scheduled during morning meetings and at lunch break.

SCIENCE – The Class of 2013’s gift to the school was funding for glass-fronted display cabinets for science

specimens and robotics trophies. Teacher Kate

Mink built the first of these over the summer and it is now in the Kamane classroom with some specimens in place and more coming. Look for two more cabinets to be installed in the coming months. Mahalo nui, Class of 2013!

PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Students in grades K-7 have been working out on some fun obstacle courses. They will begin their fitness testing next week.

KINDERGARTEN – Students have begun the year learning about colors and shapes. Each day will highlight a certain color and shape until 12 colors have been studied. Activities in language and math are integrated into their class activities.

PRE-K – The class met as a whole last Friday for the first time and took a field trip to the Kaua‘i Farm Bureau Fair. They visited the 4-H petting zoo and learned how to pick up the baby animals carefully.

I.S. Chronicles

Na Pua O Ka Maile halau members show off the ti leaf lei they made in honor of Queen

Lili‘uokalani’s birthday.

Ms. Deatri’s 2nd grade art students learned about line and color. They used their body movements

along with different media to make murals.

Makoa Rubio-Cummings learns how to handle a baby duck at the Farm Fair.

4th graders gather for some fun this weekend at the Farm Fair

Gift Wrap Sale Begins Tuesday!The Parent Association will kick off this year’s fund

raiser at Morning Circle and Morning Meetings next week. The Gift Wrap sale raises money for each class’ fund account which can be used for trips and special

purchases.

FREE Computer Safety & Awareness Seminar

Sept. 11, Wed at 5:30-7:00In the Koa Room.

Nathaniel Evslin, Technology Dept. Head, will keep us up to date on the latest apps, social media

& tech trends.RSVP required - edwardsohana@hawaiiantel.net

Childcare available upon request.

CPR CLASSES: CPR training classes now being offered by Emergency First Response trainer, Peter King. New students or refreshers welcome. All ages. $55. Care for Children or Primary CPR courses available. Please call Peter at 635-1268 to sign up or for more information.

WANTED TO BORROW: Toy car, large enough for two 5th graders to sit inside. Foot-powered pre-ferred. Needed now through November. Contact Peggy at ext. 262 or peggy@ischool.org.

FREE CONCERT: Hits of the 1960s - British DivasSunday, August 25th at 4 pm at WIT’s End in Coconut Marketplace. An hour with Kauai’s fin-est singers, accompanied by talented Kathleen Dahill. Featuring: Bud Soria, Erik Hagen, Bar-bara Pendragon, Fran Nestel, Melissa Mojo, Mary MacDermott, Mike Kobayashi, Steve Backinoff and Dyana Dunville. For additional information or to inquire about performing call Melissa at 482-0818.

VOLUNTEER AT KŌKE‘E STATE PARK: Come to Kōke‘e - volunteer on Nat’l Public Lands Day, Satur-

day, Sept. 28, 2013! Work will be centered on Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow, and on the historic CCC Camp, with everything from forest gardening, grounds improvement to painting lined up. If you’ve got a weed whip, bring it - there’s lots of trimming to do in preparation for the Ema-lani Festival! In a salute to the original “Ci-vilian Conservation Corps” of the 1930s, Hui o Laka will launch “The New C.C.C.,” the “Civil-ian Conservation Corps of Kōke‘e,” a citizens’ effort that has already begun to transform natural and cultural resources in Waimea Canyon and Kōke‘e State Park. Be a part of history.NPLD, supported in part by Toyota, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2013. You’ll be part of the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands in America, joining more than 170,000 citizens at over 2100 sites around the country. Let us know you’re coming: give us a call 808-335-9975, Ext 0 or sign up on our Facebook page (Hui o Laka-Kōke‘e Museum). We’ll provide bottled water in the field, and chili and rice for lunch. You can bring salads, snacks, chips, or desserts to help us round out the meal.

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♥ ♥ ♥ Elizabeth Rbiin Peck for her donation to the Jeanne Warburton Literacy Clinic.

♥ ♥ ♥ Alexander & Baldwin Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. David Genuardi, Bernice Hiraoka, Celeste Inanod, Sharon Inanod, Monica Arnett, Adam Beetles, Jane Sanacora, Sue Macklin, Natasha Arruda, Mr. & Mrs. Law-rence Chaffin, Adrya Siebring, Stephen Estelle & Allison Smith-Estelle and Lindsay & Greg Kamm for their generous donations to our 2012-2013 Annual Giving campaign.

♥ ♥ ♥ the Oliveira-Hanchett family for hosting the juniors today and tomorrow for their retreat. Also to Outfitters Kaua‘i and Cpt. Andy’s for discounting their rates for the sophomore and senior retreat activities, and to Kumu Kauka for sharing her time and expertise with the seniors at Nualolo Kai.

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August 29, 2013

As parents, we are doing our best to raise our children in the “right way.” Our goals can be described collectively as wanting our children

to be happy and successful adults. But, according to bestselling author, Madeline Levine, “… until we are clearer about our core values and the parenting choices that are most likely to lead to authentic success, we will continue to raise exhausted, externally driven, impaired children who believe that they are ‘only as good as their last performance.’”

Madeline Levine, Ph.D., psychologist, mother, educator and co-founder of Challenge Success, a project out of Stanford’s School of Education, is the author of a new book on parenting, Teach Your Children Well, published by Harper/Harper Collins. She is a frequent keynote speaker for schools, parents and business leaders.

Levine reminds us that real success is measured “not by today’s report card but by the people our children become ten or fifteen years down the line.”

Parents who push their children too early to

achieve too much, interfere with where they should be developmentally. This often comes out of a fear t hat anything less will result in their child’s failure. A child who fails will reflect poorly on their own parenting skills. These parents mistakenly define their own success by their child’s successes - a misconception that can be a factor in a child’s anxiety, substance abuse, eating disorders, self-mutilation, and even suicide.

She defines “over-parenting” as when a parent: 1. does what their child can do;2. does what their child can almost do; and3. confuses their needs with their child’s needs.

Children don’t always understand that most people have strengths and weaknesses, and that adults aren’t successful at everything. It would help, Levine suggests, for parents to be honest about their own shortcomings and to broaden their definition of success. “Instead of spending

inordinate amounts of time compensating for their children’s weaknesses, parents should focus on developing their strengths.”

Levine cautions parents to stop hovering and to let their children make mistakes. “Kids who fail do better in life. If you’re not willing to let your kids fail, then the odds of their success decrease,” she said.

This article was excerpted from “True Success Means Knowing How to Fail,” by Alia Pan, and printed in the Summer 2013 issue of Punahou Bulletin.

Is “Over Parenting” a problem?New York Times Bestselling author, Madeline Levine, explores this hot topic.

Success in life – more than success in school – is ultimately how we measure our happiness.”

– Alia Pan, author of “True Success Means Knowing How to Fail”

SEPTEMBER 2013 LUNCH MENU

A Beverage Choice of: Citrus Herbal Tea, 2% White Milk or Water

is offered with every lunch.

2g

No School

3 Baked Chicken Strips

or Steamed Vegetables

w/ Macaroni Salad

Salad Bar*

4

Portuguese Bean Soup

Salad Bar*

5 Chicken or Vegetable

Stir-Fry

w/ Brown Rice

Salad Bar*

6 Cheese

or

Pepperoni Pizza

Salad Bar*

Pizza Provided By:

9

Spaghetti with

Ground Turkey or

Vegetables (V)

w/ Garlic Bread

Salad Bar*

10

Hamburer or

Veggie Burger w/

Cheese and

Baked Potato Fries

Salad Bar*

11

Black Bean & Cheese

Quesadillas

w/ Chicken or Vegetables

and Salsa

Salad Bar*

12

Garlic Rosemary Chicken

or Grilled Veggies

w/ Buttered Egg Noodles

and Peas & Carrots

Salad Bar*

13

Cheese

or

Pepperoni Pizza

Salad Bar*

16

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

with Creamy Tomato

Soup

Salad Bar*

17

Meatloaf or Veggie Burger

With Gravy & Brown

Rice w/

Corn & Carrots

Salad Bar*

18

Macaroni & Cheese with

Ground Turkey or

Vegetables

w/ Peas & Carrots

Salad Bar*

19

Ham & Bean Soup

o

Veggie & Bean Soup

w/ Buttered Bread Slices

Salad Bar*

20

Cheese

or

Pepperoni Pizza

Salad Bar*

23 Chili w/ Ground Turkey

or Vegetables

w/ Corn Muffin & Brown

Rice

Salad Bar*

24 Baked Potato w/

Shredded Cheddar Cheese,

Chives, Sour Cream and

Butter

Salad Bar*

25

Meat or Vegetable

Lasagna

Salad Bar*

26 Teriyaki Chicken or

Oven-Roasted Vegetables

w/ Stir-Fried Veggies

& Brown Rice

Salad Bar*

27 Cheese

or

Pepperoni Pizza

Salad Bar*

island school

30

Tuna or Egg Salad

Sandwiches

with Corn Chowder

Salad Bar*

First Day of Fall is September 22nd.

Happy Autumnal Equinox.

*Mixed Greens, Shredded Carrots, Sliced Cucumbers, Grape Tomatoes, Edamame, Purple Sweet Potato Cubes, Sliced Avocados, Chopped Hard-

Boiled Eggs and 12-Grain Garlic Croutons with additional rotating selections. Choice of Dressings: Creamy Garlic Herb, Ranch or Basil

Vinaigrette