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Thursday September 19 – Friends of Wai’alae School Meeting, 5:30pm, Dining Hall Friday September 20 – Kupuna Breakfast, 7:00am-7:30am, Dining Hall (tickets are sold out) Tuesday September 24 – Governing School Board Meeting, 6:00pm, Learning Commons Friday September 27 – Friends of Wai’alae School Movie Night, 6:30pm, B-building Courtyard Wednesday October 2 to Friday October 4 – Scholastic Book Fair Wednesday October 2 – Book Fair Family Event, 3:30pm-6:00pm, Library/Learning Commons Friday October 4 – Goal Setting Conference Day
GIVE ALOHA PROGRAM: Foodland’s Give Aloha Program continues through the month of September. Make a monetary donation to the Wai’alae School Foundation at any Foodland, Sack N Save, or Foodland Farms checkout and the Foundation will receive your donation PLUS a portion of funds that are being donated by Foodland and Western Union. (Donor must have a Maika’i Card.) The Foundation’s Give Aloha number is 78973.
FWS MEETING: The Friends of Wai’alae School is holding a meeting tomorrow, Thursday September 19that 5:30pm. A flyer with details was distributed through the classrooms.
FWS MOVIE NIGHT: The Friends of Wai’alae School is hosting a Movie Night on Friday September 27th. A flyer with details was distributed through the classrooms.
BOOK FAIR FAMILY EVENT: The Book Fair Family event will be held on Wednesday October 2nd from 3:30pm to 6:00pm. Last week’s Wai’alae Weekly cover page incorrectly listed the ending time as 6:30pm.
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GOAL SETTING CONFERENCE DAY: This year Goal Setting Conference Day will be on Friday October 4th. Students will not have regular classes, child care (for a fee) is available. See attached flyer for details.
FALL BREAK: Fall Break will be from Monday October 7th through Friday October 11th. Child care (for a fee) is available. See attached flyer for details.
MILK CHOICES UPDATE: As a follow up to last week’s announcement regarding (fat free) chocolate milk being available as a milk choice, please note that chocolate milk is available during lunch service only. For lunch, students have a choice between 1% white milk, fat free white milk, and fat free chocolate milk. For breakfast, only 1% white milk is available.
THE WAI’ALAE WEEKLY DISTRIBUTION MOVES TO TUESDAYS: Starting on Tuesday October 1st, the weekly distribution of Wai’alae Weekly flyers (including posting to our website) will shift to Tuesdays. Prep of the Wai’alae Weekly packets (collating, stapling, counting flyers) will move from Tuesday mornings to Monday mornings.
NO U-TURNS ON 19TH AVENUE: Drivers, FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL, please refrain from making u-turns (or turn arounds) on 19th Avenue. This is especially problematic during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times, when the two-way traffic on this road is at its heaviest, but u-turns (or turning into our neighbors’ driveways) really should be avoided at all times. Thank you for your kokua.
THE GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL: Holy Nativity School is holding their 7th Annual The Great Pumpkin Festival on Saturday October 19th from 10:00am to 4:00pm. For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.holynativityschool.org/save-the-pumpkin-date/
LACY VEACH DAY OF DISCOVERY: The 18th Annual Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery is being held on Saturday October 26th. This FREE event includes workshops and is open to students in Grades 3 through 12 and is open to adults too. Registration is required. See attached flyers for details.
PLEASE SUPPORT WAI'ALAE SCHOOL! Make a donation to the Wai'alae School Foundation at any Foodland, Sack N Save or Foodland Farms location. Our organization code:
78973
Show your Maika'i Card and make a donation to our organization up to $249 per person from September 1-30.
Foodland and Western Union will match a portion of donations up to at least $250,000. Mahalo for your Support! 9/11/19 All-Day Child Care: Conference Day Friday October 4 & Fall Break October 7 - 11
Childcare will be provided for the upcoming Conference day & Fall Break. The cost for Non-Instructional Childcare is $30.00 per child/ per day.
The hours of operation are 6:30am to 5:30pm. Please provide lunch, water bottle, and a snack(s) for your child. Pick-up & Drop-off will be in the Dining Hall. Registration can be found through the Wai`alae School website:
1. Go to www.waialae.edu, click on the “W+” tab, this will take you to our website. 2. Or go directly to the website @ https://waialaeplus.wixsite.com/summer/forms. 3. Under “W+” you will see a tab marked “Forms”, go there and download the “Child Care Form” to register.
If you have questions, please email us @ [email protected]. You may also refer to the Wai`alae PCS school calendar to check for upcoming childcare dates which include Conferences, Teacher Workdays, Waiver Days, and Intersessions.
Applications are due by Friday, September 27th.
Payments must be turned in with application into the School Office. Late applications will not be accepted. All payments are final. No refunds will be given. You are invited to join us in a day of science! linking voyages of exploration….past, present, future th 18 annual Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery inspiring and equipping the next generation of explorers October 26, 2019, Saturday, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama sponsored by the Hawaiian Electric Companies, Kamehameha Schools, the Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium, with support of the Chatlos Foundation, and family of Lacy Veach in cooperation with and the support of over 125 volunteers from our community.
Students in Grades 3-12, parents, teachers of any grade level
To register go to: http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/Day-of-discovery/ (limited enrollment)
Free Program
Selection from 24 science workshops
Keynote speaker: Nainoa Thompson President, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Keynote speaker: NASA Astronaut Joe Acaba
7:45 - 8:15 a.m. Check in (Princess Ruth Ke‘elikölani Performing Arts Center) 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Opening general assembly (Princess Ruth Ke‘elikölani Performing Arts Center) Keynote: Nainoa Thompson, Polynesian Voyaging Society 9:45 – 10:35 a.m. Workshop Session I (Konia, Midkiff Learning Center) 10:45 – 11: 35 a.m. Workshop Session II (Konia, Midkiff Learning Center) 11:45 a.m. –12:30 p.m. Closing Assembly (Princess Ruth Ke‘elikölani Performing Arts Center) Keynote: Astronaut Joe Acaba, NASA
If there are any questions, please call the Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium, 956-3138. We look forward to your learning, exploring, and discovering with us during the 18th annual Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery. Email: [email protected]
rd TH INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS TO CHOOSE FROM FOR 3 -12 GRADE STUDENTS, THEIR PARENTS, AND TEACHERS
7:45 - 8:15 a.m. Check in (Princess Ruth Ke‘elikölani Performing Arts Center) Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Opening general assembly (Princess Ruth Ke‘elikölani Performing Arts Center) Nainoa Thompson, Polynesian Voyaging Society Saturday, October 26, 2019 Kamehameha School Kapalama 9:45 – 10:35 a.m. Workshop Session I (Konia, Midkiff Learning Center)
10:45 – 11: 35 a.m. Workshop Session II (Konia, Midkiff Learning Center) “You’ve got to believe in your dreams, and you’ve got to be hard -headed 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. General Assembly ((Princess Ruth Ke‘elikölani Performing Arts Center)
enough to never let them go.” Joe Acaba, NASA Astronaut
Charles Lacy Veach, Astronaut
harles Lacy Veach WORKSHOP 2019 -01 Mystery and Intrigue: the Wide World of Electricity WORKSHOP 2019-15 Secret World of Viruses Rogelio Buccat, Hawaiian Electric tean Petra Byl, Adrian Gajigan, Anamica Bedi de Silva, Department of Oceanography,
Build a battery storage experiment and learn about an exciting aspect of University of Hawaii electricity. Infect a model host cell with a virus, while learning about what viruses are and how they are also beneficial to the environment. WORKSHOP 2019-02 Letry robotics: Building the Circuits that run your Robot Linda Wong, Stevenson Middle School students WORKSHOP 2019-16 Coding Mini Push Button Robot St. Louis Middle School Robotics Use the Letry robot to build circuits to operate a robot and use sensors. Code a mini programmable robot by pushing buttons and complete the challenge. WORKSHOP 2019-03 Designing Sails using Mav Lev Receive a mini push button programmable robot to continue to share with others. Randal Lau, Future Flight Hawaii Use a magnetic levitation platform, design a sail to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti. WORKSHOP 2019-17 Exploring Galaxies Receive a solar powered grasshopper. Larry Wiss, NASA Solar System Ambassadors Program Explore the elements and different forms of galaxies and build a spiral galaxy WORKSHOP 2019-04 Recycling Film Cans pinwheel. Colleen Morimoto, Future Flight Hawaii Using film cans, make a kaleidoscope, a rocket, and a powered boat. WORKSHOP 2019-18 Looking at Hawaii with a View from Space Amber Imai-Hong, Andrea Gabrieli, Linda Martel, Hawaii Space Grant WORKSHOP 2019-05 Paper Circuits Consortium, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology Mija Wheeler, Team Magma, Kalani High Robotics Use satellite remote sensing and understand Hawaii and our planet. Make your own low voltage circuit while learning about the function of circuits and basics of electricity. WORKSHOP 2019-19 Vroom! Vroom! Candice Sarangay, Society of Women Engineers, University of Hawaii WORKSHOP 2019-06 Discovering the Microscopic World Create propeller powered cars with popsicle sticks and rubber bands applying air Lori Shimoda, Chaminade University powered thrust and inertia. Experience how scientists use microscopes; prepare samples and use a variety of microscopes. WORKSHOP 2019-20 Inflatable Space Balloons and Small Space Satellites Art Palisoc, L-Garde WORKSHOP 2019-07 Extreme Skydive Engineering Learn about inflatables and small satellites in space. Charles Souza, Ryan Saito, Elemental Minds, 21st Century Educational Service Design a device to keep your test pilot floating within the safe zone of the extreme WORKSHOP 2019-21 Tripping the Light skydiving wind chamber. Victor Velasco, Service Command (NEXCOM), InSynergy Engineering With hands on experiences, learn about heliostatus and how sunlight is used for WORKSHOP 2019-08 Gelatin Volcanoes green energy. Scott Rowland, SOEST, University of Hawaii Use gelatin volcanoes to understand how magma travels from the magma WORKSHOP 2019-22 Applied Biogeochemistry in Waste Processing chamber to the surface. Ned Murphy, FRGS, Central Planet Repair, LLC Bacteria move electrons around in the natural world. Studying the interactions of WORKSHOP 2019-09 Hands on CPR biology and chemistry in the world such as in waste processing is Charles Griep, Honolulu Fire Department biogeochemistry. Make a composter prototype to process coffee grounds. Learn Life Saving Bystander CPR that can double or triple the chances of survival and could save a life. WORKSHOP 2019-23 Citizen Forester WORKSHOP 2019-10 Hardware Science Wai Lee, Smart Trees Pacific Lisa Loo, Melanie Ho, HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts, Ace Hardware Become a Citizen Forester in Hawaii which inclues a hands-on outdoor exercise Use everyday hardware store supplies to explore simple STEM skills while with a tree. learning about inertia, physics and math. WORKSHOP 2019-24 Pollinators of Hawaii WORKSHOP 2019-11 Fossils: the Tales they Tell Jason Graham, University of Hawaii Roger Kwok, Leeward Community College Learn about the importance of bees for food production, social and solitary bees, Examine genuine fossils, what stories each specimen can tell, envision the lives of their behavior and visual differences through a live beehive. Become a citizen the animals that lived millions of years ago. scientist through contributing to active research.
WORKSHOP 2019-12 Geometry using the Safe-ty Compass Lee Kimura, Lisa Yamamoto, Ethan Kimura, Maya Kimura Receive and use a Safe-ty kit with compass, ruler, protractor and learn how to use them for geometry.
WORKSHOP 2019-13 Toys! Toys! Toys Stacy George, Institute for Teacher Education, University of Hawaii Explore how toys can make you wonder about science.
WORKSHOP 2019-14 Racing Brushbots Carole Kono, JoAnn Nakashima, Future Flight Hawaii Make a mini sumo robot made from a toothebrush. Receive brushbot kit and an energy ball.
Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery October 27, 2018, Punahou School Linking voyages of exploration…..past, present and future.
We are here today to honor the life and legacy of Charles Lacy Veach, who grew up in Honolulu with an interest in science, had a distinguished career in the United States Air Force, and went on to fly two Space Shuttle missions. Astronaut Lacy Veach serves to remind us all that the dreams of today can be forged into exploration and discoveries of tomorrow. While in Hawai`i, a child once asked Astronaut Veach: “What does it take to become an astronaut?” Veach’s answer: “You’ve got to believe in your dreams and you’ve got to be hard-headed enough to never let go.”
Charles Lacy Veach, NASA Astronaut Born September 18, 1944, but considered Honolulu, Hawai`i to be his hometown. Graduated from Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawai`i in 1962; received a bachelor of science degree in engineering management from the U.s. Air Force Academy in 1966. Veach was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force upon graduation from the Air Force Academy. He received his pilot wings at Moody Air Force Base, George in 1967, and attended fighter gunnery school at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Over the next 14 years, he served as a USAF fighter pilot, flying numerous jets on assignments in the United States, Europe, and the Far East, including 275 combat missions in the Republic of Vietnam. Veach left active duty in 1981 but continued to fly fighters as a F-16 pilot with the Texas Air National Guard. Veach began his NASA career in January 1982, was selected as an astronaut candidate in May 1984, and became an astronaut in June 1985. He held a variety of technical assignments and flew as a mission specialist on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-39 (orbiter, Discovery) in 1991 and STS-52 (orbiter, Columbia) in 1992. He logged 436 hours in space. He also worked as the lead astronaut for the development and operation of robotics for the International Space Station.
Among his many honors, Veach received the Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and Purple Heart. He was also a member of the US Air Force Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, in 1976 and 1977.
Charles Lacy Veach died in Houston, Texas on October 3, 1995, of cancer.
NAINOA THOMPSON President Polynesian Voyaging Society
Nainoa Thompson was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He has been affiliated with the Polynesian Voyaging Society since 1975, when he sailed from Tahiti to Hawaii aboard the Hokule’a. In 1980, he became the first Hawaiian in more than six hundred years to navigate a voyaging canoe from Hawaii to Tahiti without the use of navigational instruments. Since that time, he has participate din virtually every long distance voyage of Hokule’a, serving as navigator on voyages to Tahiti, the Cook Islands, Aotearoa, Tonga, Samoa, and the Marquesas.
Nainoa is a graduate of Punahou School and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is licensed as a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer Master, and certified as an advanced diver and as a commercial pilot SEL, MEL.
He is currently President of the Polynesian Voyaging Society.
The 1992 Voyage to Ra'iatea and Rarotonga, called No Na Mamo, For the Children, was designed to train a new generation of voyagers to sail Hokule'a, to share the knowledge and values of voyaging with students in Hawai'i and to celebrate the revival of canoe building and traditional navigation throughout the Pacific with a visit to the Sixth Pacific Arts Festival held that year in Rarotonga. On each of the four legs of the voyage, Hokule'a had new navigators to guide her. In addition to training new navigators and crew members, PVS reached out to thousands of school children in Hawai'i through a long-distance education program. During the voyage students tracked the canoe on nautical charts, learned about their Pacific world, and used the canoe and its limited supply of food, water, and space, to explore issues of survival, sustainability, and teamwork. On the voyage back to Hawai'i, the crew of the canoe contacted the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia flying overhead and shuttle astronaut Lacy Veach, a Hawai'i native. The two vessels participated in conversations with students in Hawai'i about the importance of exploration.
The Hokulea embarked on its historic, 3 year, Malama Honua voyage, May 2014 and returned to Hawaii in June 2017. The seed for Hōkūle‘a’s World Wide Voyage was planted one night after the 1992 voyage to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. While Nainoa Thompson was sailing home on Hōkūle‘a, he had spoken via satellite phone with, Lacy Veach, a NASA astronaut who was orbiting the earth on the space shuttle Columbia. Lacy grew up in Hawai‘i and went to school with Nainoa. Nainoa invited Lacy and two other astronauts to join the Hōkūle‘a crew on the last leg of the 1992 voyage, from Moloka‘i to O‘ahu.
Later, over the Thompson kitchen table, Nainoa’s father, Pinky Thompson, and Lacy shared their visions of Hawai‘i with each other.
Nainoa remembers Lacy's vision: “Lacy was asleep, stuck to the wall with Velcro, when another astronaut woke him up. ‘Come and look out the window. We’re passing over Hawai‘i,’ he said. Lacy looked out the porthole of the shuttle. The sight of the islands took his breath away.” He saw the islands and the planet in one vision – that planet earth was just an island like Hawai‘i, in an ocean of space, and that we needed to take care of them both if the planet was to remain a life-giving home for humanity. Joseph Acaba NASA Astronaut Joseph M. Acaba was selected by NASA in 2004. The California native has logged a total of 306 days in space on three missions. In 2009, Acaba flew aboard STS-119 on the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station to deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and a truss element. During this mission, he conducted two spacewalks. In 2012, Acaba flew aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to the space station where he worked as Flight Engineer for the Expedition 31/32. During this mission, the first commercial resupply spacecraft, SpaceX Dragon, arrived at the station. Acaba recently served as Director of Operations Russia in Star City supporting crew training in Soyuz and Russian Segment systems. Acaba most recently served as Flight Engineer on the International Space Station for Expedition 53/54.
Personal Data: Born in 1967 in Inglewood, California, and raised in Anaheim, California, where his parents, Ralph and Elsie, still reside. Enjoys outdoor activities, such as camping, hiking, biking, kayaking and scuba diving.
Education: Esperanza High School, Anaheim, California, 1985; Bachelor of Science in Geology, University of California - Santa Barbara, 1990; Master of Science in Geology, University of Arizona, 1992; Master of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Texas Tech University, 2015.
Experience: Acaba was a member of the United States Marine Corps, Reserves. He worked as a hydro-geologist in Los Angeles, California, primarily on Superfund sites, and was involved in the assessment and remediation of groundwater contaminants. He spent two years in the United States Peace Corps as an Environmental Education Awareness Promoter in the Dominican Republic. He was also the manager of the Caribbean Marine Research Center at Lee Stocking Island in the Exumas, Bahamas. Prior to arriving at NASA, he taught one year of high school science at Melbourne High School, Florida, and four years of middle school math and science at Dunnellon Middle School, Florida.
NASA Experience: Selected as a mission specialist by NASA in May 2004. In February 2006, he completed astronaut candidate training that included scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in shuttle and International Space Station systems, physiological training, T-38 flight training and water and wilderness survival training. Upon completion of his training, Acaba was assigned to the Hardware Integration Team in the Space Station Branch, working technical issues with European Space Agency (ESA) hardware. He was also a member of the Space Shuttle Branch, supporting shuttle launch and landing preparations at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Acaba served as the Branch Chief of the International Space Station Operations branch, which is responsible for mission preparation and on- orbit support of space station crews. Most recently, Acaba recently served as Director of Operations Russia in Star City supporting crew training in Soyuz and Russian Segment systems.
Spaceflight Experience: STS-119 (March 15 to March 28, 2009). This was the 125th shuttle flight, the 36th flight of Discovery and the 28th shuttle flight to the International Space Station. The primary objective of this flight was to deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and truss element to the International Space Station. Acaba accumulated 12 hours and 57 minutes of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) in two spacewalks. STS-119 returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, having traveled 202 orbits and 5.3 million statute miles in 12 days, 19 hours and 29 minutes.
Expedition 31/32 (May 15 through September 17, 2012). Acaba launched on May 15, 2012, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Acaba landed their Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft in Kazakhstan on September 17, 2012. Acaba spent 123 days aboard the station as a Flight Engineer of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Acaba supported the arrival of the first commercial resupply spacecraft, SpaceX's Dragon, in late May; and was prime robotic arm operator for the capture and release of the third Japanese cargo ship, HTV3. Acaba served as intra-vehicular crew member and robotic arm operator for two U.S.-based spacewalks, helping to restore a critical power unit and exchange a faulty camera on the station’s robotic arm. Acaba also participated in numerous scientific research experiments and performed regular maintenance and operational tasks aboard the orbiting complex.
Expedition 53/54 (September 13 through February 28, 2018). The crew launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard the Soyuz spacecraft. Acaba, who served as Flight Engineer, was joined by Astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos. During the mission the crew marked the beginning of the first long-term increase in crew size on the U.S. segment, enabling NASA to double the time dedicated to research and achieve a record-setting week of research that surpassed 100 hours. Highlights from this research include investigations into the manufacturing of fiber optic filaments in microgravity, improving the accuracy of an implantable glucoses biosensor, and measuring the Sun’s energy input to Earth. Acaba completed one spacewalk to lubricate an end effector and install new cameras on the station’s arm and truss. Acaba has logged a total of 306 days in space on three flights.
Organizations: National Science Teachers Association, Association of Space Explorers The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa CELEBRATING OVER 30 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION
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Friends of Wai‘alae School (FWS) Meeting Help us plan for the upcoming Movie Night!
Thursday, September 19th at 5:30pm Wai‘alae School Cafeteria
Dinner & free child care provided!
Please visit this link to RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aa5ac29a2ff2-fwsvolunteer FWS MOVIE NIGHT Come on down, Stop on by, Hop a carpet & fly w/FWS to another Arabian Night...
Bring your blankets, pillows, stadium seats, magic carpets or anything comfortable to enjoy a "fantabulouso" movie!
Food for sale: Pizza, Hot Dogs, Nachos, Crispy Spring Rolls, Water, Juice & SHAVED ICE!!! Proceeds from Pizza & Water Sales will benefit the 4th Grade Big Island Trip Other Proceeds to Friends of Waialae School Fund
September 18, 2019
Dear Parent/Guardian:
In November, your child will be asked to complete the 2019-2020 Panorama Student Survey, a confidential survey that provides the school and teachers with student feedback to improve the learning environment.
Your child’s responses to the survey represent her/his view of the classroom and learning environment. The information students provide will be used to help improve educational practices and the information is not part of a teacher evaluation system. Individual student answers are confidential and will not be tracked. To maintain confidentiality, your child’s online survey responses will be transmitted directly to the survey company for processing. Summarized student-response data are reported to the Hawaii Department of Education’s State leadership teams, Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission, the school principal, and your child's teacher.
The Panorama Student Survey was developed under the leadership of Dr. Hunter Gehlbach, associate professor and associate dean at the UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education and director of research at Panorama Education. Dr. Gehlbach and his research team at the Harvard Graduate School of Education followed a rigorous survey development process consisting of literature reviews, focus groups, feedback from experts around the country, cognitive interviews with students, and multiple rounds of piloting and refining.
This survey is voluntary; however, your child’s views are important to ensure a quality educational system. We ask for your assistance in encouraging your child to participate and respond honestly to the survey questions. No further action is required from you unless you do not want your child to complete the survey. To request that your child be exempted from the survey, please complete the attached Panorama Student Survey Declination Form. Check the “My child WILL NOT participate in the Panorama Student Survey” box, fill in the requested information, sign the form, and submit the form to the school office by October 4, 2019.
On behalf of Waiʻalae Elementary we thank you for your cooperation and support of our school. Should you have any questions, please call Morgan Yamamoto at (808) 733-4008.
Sincerely,
John Constantinou
DECLINATION FORM
PANORAMA STUDENT SURVEY
If you do not want your child to take the Panorama Student Survey:
• Check the box below • Fill in information • Sign • Return to school by October 4, 2019
To School:
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Teacher Name:______
Parent Name:______
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This Declination Form is valid for School Year 2019-2020 BLACK LIGHT SHOW 2019 HELP NEEDED
2nd or 3rd grade families
Please either return this form to Ms. Hermes OR
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Please check all that apply:
❏ I can help spray paint props (before Oct 14)
❏ I can help supervise children at the Oct. 25 Performance (6:30-7:30) (YOU MUST come to the dress rehearsal that morning from 8:00-9:45 am)
❏ I can collect props after the performance and return them to Ms. Hermes
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❏ I can help break down performance/audience area Immediately after the show
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