Voyager ‘Ohana Newsletter – January 2014

Website: www.voyagerohana.org Email: president@voyagerohana.org Phone: (808) 521-9770 PRES: BLUE KAANEHE VP: ANNE EVERINGHAM SEC: JAIME GREEN TREAS: JOANN AURIO

MEMBERSHIP: TRACIE BENTO COMMUNITY RELATIONS: MONICA PIERCE SPECIAL EVENTS: CHASTITY FERRER AND MALIA INFIEL FUNDRAISING: KRISTI DAGDAGAN TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE: TRISH DONALDSON PRINCIPAL: MARY BETH BARR

Fundraising: iD Card: Our big iD card fundraiser is over and we can't

thank you enough for your participation, which has allowed us to do lots of cool things for our teachers and students - read on to find out exactly how! If you haven't redeemed your scratch card yet,

we want to let you know Isle Discount is working on their website so redemptions are being directed to http://www.shawndohmen.com/ until further notice. For questions, you can also contact Isle Discount at 808.944.4753 (ISLE). Holoholo Market: If you haven't been enjoying the farm

fresh goodies from Holoholo Market, it isn't too late to sign up! In addition to fruits and veggies, Holoholo also carries tofu, fresh pasta, coffee, tea, and baked goods from local artisans. And if you aren't sure how to use

those veggies (or even what they are!), each bag comes with a list of what's included, an indicator of how it's grown (organically, sustainably, etc.), and two recipes using something that's in the bag. Check it out at http://www.holoholostore.com/! Voyager 'Ohana PTSO gets 10% of all bagged orders (regardless of whether you have a subscription), but this effort is really more about eating a little more mindfully and supporting our local community. Teens for Jeans: Do you know that 1 in 3 kids 18 and

under are homeless? In a school our size, that's about 100 kids, or 4 classrooms! When surveyed, one of the most requested items by kids in shelters was jeans. Aeropostale is partnered up with http://www.dosomething.org/ in an

effort not just to make a difference for these kids, but to empower youth to make a difference. Ka'apeha students Sage Hottendorf (gr 8) and Noelle Dagdagan (gr 7) are collecting full-length jeans of any color until Friday, February 14th. Jeans can be any brand and any size, but must be wearable. Students will receive one 25% Aero coupon for each pair donated! If Voyager donates the most jeans overall, we'll win a $10,000 grant, Aero shirts, and a party! So bring in your jeans, support your community, and make a difference!

Amazon.com Affiliates: Do you order through

Amazon? Now you can also support Voyager 'Ohana PTSO when you do so! We're coordinating with

our webmaster and within the next month we'll have banners on our website (http://voyagerschool.com/ptso/) directing you to the affiliate website. From there, purchasing will be a snap - and the PTSO will earn 4% of qualified purchases. Some things are excluded (like Kindle subscriptions), but they are relatively few. Stay tuned for more information! Special Events: MLK Day Parade: Once again, Voyager students, family, and friends joined the march to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. All students in the

school got to participate by making flags for the marchers to hand out to spectators. The flags were adorned with Voyager’s three core principles: Unity in Diversity, All One Family, and The Golden Rule. Thank you for

coming out and demonstrating our commitment to these principles and representing Voyager School! Ice Palace: Our next event is coming up soon! Ice Palace Night is a time for families and friends to get together for fun, food, and skating! Come on down and show off your moves, or play it safe on the sidelines with some hot chocolate while you meet new friends! Ice Palace Night is always a ton of fun – hope you can make it! When: Sunday Feb. 23rd 6:30 – 9:00pm Cost: $5 in advance, $8 at the door Kids 3 and under are free Bring: Finger food, appetizer, or pupus

We are always looking for volunteers to help the events! Please contact Chastity at chasj86@gmail.com

Website: www.voyagerohana.org Email: president@voyagerohana.org Phone: (808) 521-9770

Principal’s Report: Students are demonstrating joy in learning daily at Voyager School during the New Year! As I walk through classrooms, I see students engaged in silent reading, informational writing, and thoughtful math problem solving. During free time, they are enjoying the PTSO's generous donation of play equipment by playing basketball, four-square, and tether ball. Teachers often join in the fun; shooting hoops and sharing in four-square games. We have also enjoyed reaping the benefits of our "Artists in the Schools" grant, which nurtures our Arts Integration work at Voyager. Our last faculty meeting welcomed Dan Kelin, of Hawaii Theater for Youth, who had teachers engage in vocal techniques to enhance comprehension of concepts. It was quite entertaining to see groups of teachers mimicking a morning in the forest or a busy street by making noises! The office is busy with applications and enrollment for the new school year. Please encourage friends and family to join our lovely school of choice! March 13th is the deadline for applications. You can find enrollment information on www.voyagerschool.com. Thanks to all of you parents for sharing your children with us daily! Teacher News: Aloha families! Teachers have been busy since we returned from Winter break! We have been integrating our recent professional development training, using the Writer's Workshop model from Lucy Calkins. As you can see, our classrooms are rich with informational writing. Stay tuned for final products in your child's Trimester 2 student portfolio. In addition, teachers will be beginning end of trimester assessments soon...to see how much our keiki have grown in their understanding since November. Narrative report cards will go home via on Tuesday, February 25th. Don't forget to save the date for Student Led Conferences on Friday, February 28th! We will see you there!

Mark Your Calendars: Thursday, Feb. 13th: PTSO Board Meeting 5:00 Friday Apr. 11th: PTSO General Meeting 6:00

Guest Speaker: Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission

Game Night: Yoyo and Kendama demonstration/contest from Yoyo808

Students’ Report: An Attitude of Gratitude!

The PTSO was showered with a plethora of very artsy, creative cards and letters of gratitude for the recess equipment! Here are some sweet and funny excerpts.

Dear PTSO: Domo Arigato. Thank you for all that you did for this school. Thanks for putting in your free time to giving us all our recess equipment. I really enjoy crushing everyone in b-ball and tetherball. You just made recess a lot more fun. Thank you. Dear PTSO: Thank you for the recess equipment. I especially enjoy the basketball hoop and balls. These are awesome because the basketballs and hoops were really run down. Also the kickballs were slowly popping or going missing. Dear PTSO: Thank you for buying play balls for each class. […] Most of all for buying tetherball. The tetherball is what I play every recess time with my friends. Now that we have playing balls everyone can enjoy recess. Dear PTSO: Thank you very much for buying us the recess equipment. It helps us a lot because our old equipment broke. Now we can still exercise and have at recess instead of being bored. […] The newly painted foursquare helps because some people couldn’t tell if they were in the square or not. […] I’m grateful for it. Thank you.

Website: www.voyagerohana.org Email: president@voyagerohana.org Phone: (808) 521-9770 PRES: BLUE KAANEHE VP: ANNE EVERINGHAM SEC: JAIME GREEN TREAS: JOANN AURIO

MEMBERSHIP: TRACIE BENTO COMMUNITY RELATIONS: MONICA PIERCE SPECIAL EVENTS: CHASTITY FERRER AND MALIA INFIEL FUNDRAISING: KRISTI DAGDAGAN TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE: TRISH DONALDSON PRINCIPAL: MARY BETH BARR

PTSO Members in Good Standing and Going

Strong!

Dionne Aiu Erin Allan Brandy Allen Evan Anderson Elizabeth Araki Leslie Araki Jo-Ann Aurio Brandy Baji Michael Baji Chavela Balcita Erwin Baracao Grace Baracao Robert Barclay Stacy Barclay Mary Beth Barr Jason Barretto Naome Barretto Joe Barton Reem Bassous Joy Basuel Albert Batara Keiko Batara Shawn Beirne Tracie Bento Keith Bettinger Kristen Blalack Fransoise Bluestone Mandy Bohnet Meghan Bonnie Samantha Bouffard Wycuie Bouknight Jack Brennan Brooke Carlson Cheryl Castro Aden Cayir Kalima Cayir Brian Chang Soo Sun Choe Sandra Chun Amelia Clayton Rose Cordes Cindy Cortez Genevieve Coursey William Coursey Charles Creisher James Dacoscos Kristi Dagdagan Marites Dagdagan Shinobu Dang Reiko Davis Steve Davis Andrew Dedrick Layla Dedrick David Do Calvin Domen Christine Don Chris Donaldson Trish Donaldson

Alice Dong Jennifer Doong Akira Endo Kumiko Endo Frances Escalona Anne Everingham Katherine Farmer Ricky Feliciano Stacy Feliciano Chastity Ferrer Johntate Ferrer Elisa Furtado John Giles Eli Gold Tessa Gold Gaelinn Gonzalez Vernadette Gonzalez Jaime Green Josh Green Holly Hadsell El Hajji Cristy Hasha Kalei Hashimoto Peter Hashimoto Jatisha Higuchi Stacie Hiwatashi Jaqueline Ho Maggie Ho Jason Hoopai Nikki Hoopai Kirk Hottendorf Tamon Ikeda Miki Ikeda Angela Inamine Scott Inamine Dionne Infiel Mazimo Infiel, Jr. Dana Ing Richard Ing Mercy Jackson Zaricke Jackson Darren Joao Blue Kaanehe Mei Lyn Kalima Wendy Kanehailua Lee Kawahakui Melanie Kelekolio Barbara Kennedy Joyce Kishaba Troy Kishaba Kathy Kubo Michelle Kwok Carolyn Laborte Tim Laborte Rebeca Le Susan Lee Linda Lehman-Kameroff Jeff Lewandowski Jenny Lundahl Marc Mahelona Tomomi Masuda James Mendoza Liann Mendoza Brandi Merryman

Yukari Mizushima Rose Nacion Eriko Nakagawa Sheryl Nakamoto Jennifer Nguyen Albert Nihipali Chay Nihipali Cy Nishihara Deb Nishihara Cory Nojima Sanford Nojima Chikako Ohara Donna Oshiro Joan Park Ginette Paonessa Tracy Peters Monica Pierce Curtis Pruder Rumi Robertson Camille Rockett Christaleen Sagucio Jennifer Scheffel Jenniger Sheller Lori Shibata Fredericka Silva Jimell Silva Anita Silver Steven Silver Gladys Smith Tirsa Smith Autumn Soda Curtis Soda Kristin Speltz Jason Swintor Joni Tamayo-Wilson Jason Tanaka Wendy Taylor Glenn Tehaamatai Rava Tehaamatai John Tokunaga Christine Tooher Florita Trajano Terence Trotter Terri Tymn Lusy Van Dyke Kurt Williams Yuuki Williams Robert Wilson Ming Wong Joanna Wright William Wright Bryan Yucoco Liza Yucoco David Zamora Marie Zamora Thank you for getting involved!