Category Archives: Kindergarten

Spring Concert 2013!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Carmen Richardson
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What a wonderful time we had last week celebrating the talent of our students! Here are just a few pictures from that night. I was so proud of the dancers. They worked very hard.

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“The Mitten Project” Kinder Videos!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Carmen Richardson
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Our lovely little kindergarteners are part of an awesome project! We are collaborating with classes from Baltimore and Canada to create our own versions of the story “The Mitten” by Jan Brett. Mrs. Derr and Mrs. Nihipalis’ classes are done with their versions of the story. We followed the same basic plot line but used a Hawaiian setting and characters!

We can’t wait to Skype with the Kindergarten students in Baltimore and Canada to share our story and see their story too!

Check out our stories below!

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Tahiti Collaboration Begins!

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Carmen Richardson
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We have begun an exciting new collaboration with a school in Papeete, Tahiti!  Our Kindergarten and Third Grade students will be working with them using Skype throughout the rest of this and all of next year.

We cannot wait to learn all about them and are excited about teaching them about our community, Hawaiian language, and culture.

During our first Skype sessions with them we introduced ourselves to them and sang songs for each other.  We learned that there are many words in the Tahitian language that sound like the Hawaiian language!  We also learned some French words like Bravo!  We also learned that Aloha in Tahitian is Iaorana!

Here are some video clips of our first Skype sessions.  We are so excited about this project!

 

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My Hopes and Dreams

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Carmen Richardson
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My hope for the second half of the year is that our technology classroom will be a caring place where students will do their best work.


What is your hope for the rest of the school year?

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A video from our friends in Maine!

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Carmen Richardson
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Have you ever wondered what Christmas is like in a place that is cold and filled with snow?

Well, our friends in Maine made us a great video that talks about what Christmas is like in Maine. Maine is all the way on the East Coast of the United States.

Do you see any similarities or differences in the way they celebrate in Maine and the things you did for Christmas?

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The First Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Carmen Richardson
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Do you know why we celebrate Thanksgiving?

Did you ever wonder when the first Thanksgiving happened?

Scholastic has many different videos, games, and activities to help us learn more about Thanksgiving. Check it out by clicking here!

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I Wonder #11…Itʻs Geography Week!!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Carmen Richardson
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Geography week is here! There are so many awesome things that our teachers have planned for geography week. And in the lab this week we will be tweeting about all the cool things we are doing and learning! But, just to celebrate, here are a few AWESOME sites that have to do with geography!

Enjoy!

OLOGY is the Museum of Natural Historyʻs Website for Kids. It has all kinds of cool games, interactive activities, and much more! Check it out!

The National Geographic Kids site has many videos, games, photos, and information that I know you will love exploring!

Maps for Kids is a great site to explore a variety of different maps. You can even learn more about the 7 Wonders of the World!

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Promethean Excitement!!!!

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Carmen Richardson
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Today was the first day we used our new Promethean board in class! Promethean boards are interactive white boards. There are so many wonderful activities that we will do with our awesome new tech tool! Check out some pics below of our Kindergarteners participating in Monster Math!

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Fun with Apps

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Carmen Richardson
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Today the third graders had some fun with the app “Comic Book.”

When you are using technology all kinds of things can be tricky or go wrong.  We know we are all computer superheroes because we are here to help each other!

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Check this out!!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Carmen Richardson
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Aloha ē na keiki!

Check out this awesome website and let me know what you think!
It’s called The Scale of Life 2.

Do you think Mrs. Chang would like this site?
Why or why not?
Do you like this site?

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