Field Trip News

Our action-packed days of Hawaiian Studies adventures have arrived!

Next week Thursday, 4/10/08, and Friday, 4/11/08, the third and fourth grade classes will be exploring Manoa and traveling to the North Shore to visit the Polynesian Cultural Center. Here is the itinerary for both trips:

Polynesian Cultural Center
Fukumoto/Holzman Thursday, 4/10/08
Byrne/Lorenzana Friday, 4/11/08

7:40 am -10:30 am       Morning at school preparing for Friday’s dinner.
10:30 am                     Leave Mid-Pac
11:15 am                     Eat lunch at Kualoa Beach Park
12:30 pm -3:30 pm       Explore Polynesian Cultural Center
4:45 pm                      Pick up your child at Mid-Pac (Thursday only) at upper pick-up

Ahupua`a of Manoa (wear your “Day in Manoa” t-shirt)
Byrne/Lorenzana Thursday, 4/10/08
Fukumoto/Holzman Friday, 4/11/08

8:00 am -9:00 am.         Manoa Chinese Cemetery.
9:00 am -9:30 am.         Return to Mid-Pac for a restroom stop.
9:30 am -10:30 am.       Koganji Temple
11:00 am -12:00 pm.     University of Hawai`i Hawaiian Studies Center (Lo'i Kalo) ***Please fill out release form.
12:00 pm -1:00 pm.       Lunch at Hawaiian Studies Center.
1:30 pm -2:30 pm.        Historic sites on Waikiki Beach, including a walk through the Moana Hotel.
3:00 pm -4:00 pm.        Maita`i catamaran ride.
4:30 pm.                      Depart Waikiki from Monsarrat Avenue behind the Waikiki Bandstand.
4:45 pm                       Pick up your child at Mid-Pac (Thursday only)at upper pick-up

Please contact your child’s teacher if the Thursday pick-up time is going to be a problem for you. We will do our best to arrange rides or child-care for you.
Reminders:
 1. Bring lunch and snack for both days!
 2. Wear either your “Day in Manoa” t-shirt (Manoa Ahupua`a day) or dark green Mid-Pac shirt (Polynesian Cultural     Center).
 3. Bring a water bottle.
 4. Wear a hat/visor.
 5. Put on sunscreen! Bring some to re-apply.
 6. Bring slippers or reef walkers for the boat (Manoa Ahupua`a day).
 7. You may want to bring a small towel on Manoa Ahupua`a day(not for swimming but in case your feet get wet or     sandy).
 8. You may want to bring a change of clothes for Friday’s dinner.
 9. Please turn in the attached release form to your child’s teacher.


Dinner Information:
Please meet us at 5:30 at Scudder Dining Hall (lower campus).
5:30-6:00 Browse displays and watch slide show.
6:00-7:00 Eat!
***If you signed up to help set up, please meet us at Scudder at 5:00.
***If you signed up to help serve, please check in with Ms. Byrne when you get there.
***If you signed up to help clean up, we’ll give you instructions after dinner.
Thank you in advance for your help!

Posted on April 3, 2008 4:15 PM | Permalink