2010-2011 School Year

Before School Opens

ORIENTATION FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS & PARENTS: Wednesday, August 11th from 8:30 - 9:30 AM. Join us in the Courtyard for information to help you get off to a good start at La Pietra. Meet key personnel and enjoy light refreshments with us. ALL NEW STUDENTS must bring a completed and signed RELEASE FORM from their previous school to the office on Orientation Day along with completed HEALTH FORMS.

UNIFORMS: May be purchased from Potpourri in Nimitz Center, 1130 N. Nimitz Hwy. #C-100, Honolulu, HI 96817 - phone 548-6010. Uniform guidelines may be found in the Parent Student Handbook posted on our website.

HEALTH INFORMATION: All students new to Hawai'i are required to have a complete physical examination before entering school. Additionally, returning 7th graders must provide a 7th grade Student Immunization Record by the first day of school. Contact Mrs. Higuchi, the Registrar, if you have any questions.
Please click here for the Physical Examination Form.

STUDENT PROFILE INFORMATION FORM: This form contains the data we currently have for you in our system. Please make any necessary additions or corrections and return the form to your Hui Advisor on the first day of school, so we may update our database.

BOOKS: New and used books for 2010-2011 are available for sale at MBS DIRECT, our on-line bookstore www.mbsdirect.net. You may also sell your old books there. The book lists, (by course and by department), are posted there and also on our school website www.lapietra.edu.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - Monday, August 16, 2010: School re-opens for a full day at 7:45 AM on Monday, August 16. Dismissal is at 3:00 PM. The library will be open for students at 6:30 AM, and closes at 4:00 PM daily.

ARRIVAL AND PARKING: Use only the front parking lot to drop off students. Pull around the banyan tree as far as possible and unload quickly. Please exercise caution at all times. If you MUST park, use only the marked Visitor stalls. Limited student parking (by permit only) is in the upper lot. Upper lot access is ONE-WAY up in the morning, and ONE-WAY down in the afternoon. The campus speed limit is 5 miles per hour. The lower courtyard & middle parking area are for faculty parking only - no drop-offs there, please.

LUNCHES: Girls who bring their own lunches may place their clearly marked lunches on the table outside the lower kitchen when they arrive each morning. Our housekeeper will move them to the refrigerator, and put them out again for the lunch period. Hot lunches and ala carte items will be available for purchase from our caterer, Michi's Cooking Fresh for You. More information about the lunch program is included in this packet.

SNACK CARDS: (used to purchase milk, juice, ice cream, muffins, etc. in the lower kitchen) may also be purchased in the Main Office on Orientation Day in $5, $10, or $20 increments. Snacks will NOT be sold during the lunch period.

FIRST DAY ONLY: Everyone will assemble in the courtyard when the first bell rings at 7:45 AM. After brief announcements, students will meet with their Hui advisors to review student schedules.

SPORTS: La Pietra sports teams are divided into four levels: 6th grade; intermediate (grades 7-9); Junior Varsity (grades 9-11); and Varsity (grades 9-12). We have a place for everyone who wants to compete, play or learn a sport. Get involved - make friends and be healthy - join a team this year at La Pietra! If you plan to participate in athletics, you must have the Physical Examination for Athletes (blue card) completed by a doctor and returned to the office.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (P.E.): On the first day of P.E., you will need a combination lock, the P.E. uniform (available at Potpourri), and athletic shoes (no black soles). P.E. grades are based on attitude; participation; sportsmanship; progress; and being present on time, in complete uniform.

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