Information About our "Day in Manoa" and trip to Polynesian Cultural Center

Attention, Third and Fourth Grade Families!

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 am - 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:

• Bring lunch and snack for both days!

• Wear either your “Day in Manoa” t-shirt (Manoa Ahupua`a day) or dark green Mid-Pac shirt (Polynesian Cultural Center).

• Bring a water bottle.

• Wear a hat/visor.

• Put on sunscreen! Bring some to re-apply.

• Bring slippers or reef walkers for the boat (Manoa Ahupua`a day).

• 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).

• You may want to bring a change of clothes for Friday’s dinner.  You can bring this in any time before the field trip.
  

•  Please turn in the release form for the University of Hawai`i Hawaiian Studies Center (Lo'i Kalo) as soon as possible.
  

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!

If you have any questions or concerns about our upcoming field trips, please contact me at (808)441-3817 or llorenzana@midpac.edu.

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