STAY CONNECTED
June 4, 2013
Volume 11 #21
(174 Kamehameha Ave. Hilo, 96720, phone 961-3664, [email protected], www.connectionscharterschool.org)
DATES TO REMEMBER
June 6--------------------------------------------End of Semester------------------------------------Last Day for Students
Elementary's and Middle School's Supply Lists for school year 2013-2014 are printed on the School’s website:
Connectionscharterschool.org There will be no early drop off of supplies to the elementary rooms. Bring
your supplies to school on the first day: July 29. The middle school supply list is included in today’s Stay
Connected.
All matters will be handled at the Kress. Summer office hours are 8:00 - 3:00pm Monday through Friday. Call
Sara if you have any questions: 961-3664.
Have a safe, great summer!
Sydney Armomino and voted on by the class.
Loquacious = talkative, Juxtaposition = images +
text, which is how comics convey meaning!)
Don’t forget to read! Read! Read! Read! Read!
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STUDENT ACCOUNTS
As a reminder, all student accounts must
be cleared by the last day of school, June
6, 2013. Report cards and yearbooks will
not be distributed to students with
outstanding balances until accounts are
cleared.
New Volcano Bus Stop
After careful review, school management has
determined that a change in the bus route in volcano
will take place at the beginning of next school year,
2013-2014.
The bus will no longer stop at New Hope Church.
Instead, students will be picked up and dropped
off at Carlson Court, at the lower end of Cooper
Center: 19-4030 Wright Road in Volcano Village.
Next year's student handbooks will include new bus
service forms that will show that change.
Authors of Loquacious Juxtapostion
Loquacious Juxtapostion is a new comic book
published by the talented students of "Graphic Novel
as Literature", a project-based language arts class
taught by Ms. Crowl on Fridays at Connections High
School. Copies of the book are now available for
only $5! Check out the sample comic with Mrs.
Cabral (room by the stage area) and place your
order today! (Title was suggested by student
Schedule for the Last Day of School, Thursday,
June 6, 2013
On the last day of school, June 6, the students will
be released @ 12:00, noon. There is NO A+ on that
day. ALL students will be @ the Kress and need to
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be picked up from there. The bus will leave the
Kress @ 12:15. These are the stops for that day:
12:35pm Kea'au
12:50
Mt. View
1:00
Volcano
Please make sure you are at your designated stop
to receive your child. Thank you.
Language Arts Showcase Highlights
Governing Board Selections
Connections Public Charter School's Governing Board
will be holding its annual selections in June, and seating
members in July, for the 2013-2014 school year. If you
think you may be interested in serving on the Board as a
parent representative from elementary, middle or high
school, or know of a community member who may be
interested, please request a copy of the Governing Board
Bylaws from the Kress office to review. Then, if you are
interested, submit a letter stating your interest and
qualifications to the Kress office by June 6, 2013.
Each charter school's governing board is responsible for
that school's fiscal oversight and policy making, and is the
employer of that schools' staff. Meetings are held at least
once a month.
Update on Kanen Keating-Wear (Connections
Kindergartner)
Kanen Keating-Wear, aka "Hurrikanen," is a
courageous, free spirited, full of love 5 year old boy
from Cape May County who was diagnosed with
cancer early this year. It's going to be a very long
road for Kanen, but we know he is a fighter and the
most positive boy out there. Our thoughts and
prayers for you and your family.
Monetary donations can be made out to:
Friends In Need c/o Kanen Keating Wear
P.O. Box 5, Avalon NJ 08202
(Tax deductible donation)
Eyeglasses
If you have misplaced your glasses, please check out
the “turn-ins” at the Kress office.
Congratulations to the Class of 2013:
Kaytlyn Amormino, Jemmie Boots, Sam Foote,
Dakota Helfrich, Evelyn Higgins, Tyla Kalvaitis,
Yumi Kaua, Tyler Klein, Brandon Larusso, Megan
Mulvaney, Sara Pacheco, Alexis Pagan, Bethany
Previch-Liu, Dixie Reed, Rebecca Romeo, Pua Siu,
Sarah Stevens, Gillmon Tim Sing, and Reyn
Watanabe
Kanen Keating Wear
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