Monthly Archives: November 2011

Aloha to our Friends in England!

Mrs. Fortuna’s first grade class was busy before Thanksgiving break filming a short video for our new friends in England!  We hope our friends enjoy learning about us and we can’t wait to watch their video and learn about them! … Continue reading

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Student Led Small Group Skyping = Engaged Learners

In the culminating activity of a project with their Baltimore buddies, the fourth graders in 4A participated in small group Skype sessions during technology class today.   Last week the fourth graders wrote a descriptive paragraph and uploaded it to … Continue reading

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Mystery Skype Makes Us THINK!

Where are you? This was the main question the third graders of 3B were asking themselves as they participated in a mystery Skype with a class from…….Wait! You’ll have to watch the video to find out! Didn’t our student photographers … Continue reading

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Using Glogster at our School

Check out the short video that some of our keiki and I made about how we use Glogster at school. You can use glogster at home too! Just go to www.glogster.com. If youtube is blocked try clicking on one of … Continue reading

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Learning About Mexico Via Skype

The children in grade 5B had an exciting opportunity this week to learn about Mexico from someone in Mexico! Aunty Amy, a Hilo educator, skyped with us to tell us all about the wonderful things she is learning on her … Continue reading

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“I’m Lucky I Live in Hawai’i” a digital story by 2A

The students in grade 2A have completed their digital story “I’m Lucky I Live in Hawai’i.” They did an awesome job using a variety of programs to put the final product together! We hope you enjoy reading and listening.

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Third Graders Continue Collaboration with Students in Wales

Ms. Everett’s third graders continued their collaboration with a class in Wales on Thursday by viewing a video they created for us.  We got to hear and see the children from Wales as they talked about the different things they … Continue reading

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Fifth Grade Small Group Skype Sessions are a Great Success!!

On Monday morning our time (Monday afternoon Baltimore time) Mrs. Ah Hee’s fifth graders met with their Baltimore friends once again.   This time, though, it was a little different!  This time the students were able to skype in small … Continue reading

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Mrs. Fullerton’s Class Shares Animals with Baltimore Friends

Mrs. Fullerton’s second graders continued their collaboration with second graders in Baltimore today with a skype session in which they shared different kinds of animals that live in Maryland and Hawaii. We loved sharing some of our favorite Hawaiian animals … Continue reading

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Final Performance of “The Sound of Music”

Congratulations to the cast and crew of “The Sound of Music” for a successful production. I had a wonderful time working with all of you!   Now it’s time to think about about next year’s show…. What show should we … Continue reading

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