`Aikahi Elementary School

Picture Taking day is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9. Look in your child's Take Home Tuesday folder for ordering information. If you're interested in volunteering, contact Amy Solomon, PCNC.

Just a friendly reminder that there will be no school on September 1st (Labor Day) and September 2nd (Teacher Planning & Collaboration Day). Enjoy your weekend and see everyone on Wednesday, September 3rd.

Following last year’s success, the Department of Health is once again partnering with the Department of Education’s elementary and middle schools throughout the state to Protect Hawaii’s Keiki: Stop Flu at School.
Your child(ren)’s participation in this program will contribute to the health of our community. Studies show that school children vaccinated against the flu have fewer illnesses, fewer absences from school, and lower rates of illness in their families during flu season compared with unvaccinated children.

Good news, all enrichment classes still have openings! Please see our Enrichment Page for class offerings. If you have not registered your child, please do so by Thursday, August 21. With the exception of Robotics, all classes start Wednesday, August 27. Scholarship forms are due by Tuesday, August 19. For more information contact Amy Solomon.

Please join us for our 1st Principal's Coffee of the year on Thursday, August 21 at 8:30 AM in the Library. We will be welcoming a special guest, Margaret South from Kids Talk Story. Her topic: "How to inspire your child to write." Coffee and refreshments served. For more information contact our Parent Facilitator, Amy Solomon @ amy_solomon@notes.k12.hi.us

The DOE has scheduled for a ton of Maui Dune Sand to be delivered at the playground by Friday. We would like to be able to open up the playground for our children by Monday. Thus, we need some help to distribute the sand on Saturday, August 16th, at 9 am. (It should only take a couple hours.) Any time you can donate would be greatly appreciated.

If you have them, please bring the following with you, labeled with your last name:

Shovels
Hammers
Wheel barrows
Rakes
Gardening/Man Gloves

Nutrition Volunteers
• Learn lesson content and receive lesson packet with scripted lesson, class handouts, and props.
• Practice teaching techniques and classroom management strategies
• Meet the other 'AINA IS volunteers
• Deanna Moncrief, 'AINA IS Nutrition Educator, and Kelly Perry 'AINA IS Volunteer Coordinator are looking forward to meeting you!

Date: Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Site: 'Aikahi Elementary Cafeteria
Time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
RSVP: 'AINA IS Volunteer Coordinator Kelly Perry
638-5145 or Kelly@kokuahawaiifoundation.org

Our 6th graders are all geared up to raise money for their upcoming Camp Erdman trip and the year-end Etiquette Luncheon. We are promoting a Pizza Hut Pizza Night fundraising event on Wednesday, August 20th. We chose this night to coincide with Open House so that you won't have to worry about cooking that night.

If you want an easy dinner option and want to help us out, all you need to do is download the attached flyer for detailed instructions and a copy of the Pizza Night claim check which needs to be submitted with your payment.

Dear Aikahi Friends and Family,

I would like to address concerns you may have about our playground. Recently our playground was audited by the Department of Education’s Auxiliary Services Branch following federal standards and guidelines. The primary safety concerns brought up in the audit were the tires, playground surface, and telephone poles. A follow up review also determined that the large rocks were also a hazard.

Working alongside the 'AINA In Schools Garden Educators and 'Aikahi Elementary's very own Garden Club Advisor Wendy Rosen, families will mulch, weed, and amend the schools gardens in preparation for planting the Kindergarten "Butterfly Garden", the First Grade "Little seeds, Big Plants" Garden and the 5th Grade Scientific Garden. The Garden Party will take place on Saturday, September 6, 2008 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.