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One final post for the 5B FISH! Class of 2020… You may be too young to remember the saying “Shock and Awe” but this saying is so fitting and relevant in this case! The school year began with my announcement … Continue reading →

Decided to create one last video of our F2F meetings & more for you! From our last week together…sending you all a fond a hui hou! As this year, 2020, will forever be embedded in our minds and history…you will … Continue reading →

Time sure flies when you’re having fun! Our mantra this year…”Work Hard to Play Hard! That we did! Here’s a glimpse of our short time together this year! From team building, to getting meta, to learning fractions of all kinds, … Continue reading →

Apr. 28, 2020 Throughout the year, students & I have focused our learning around the essential question of ʻWhat is OUR kuleana?’ What is our responsibility as 5th graders, as students of Kamehameha Schools, as Hawaiians, and as Global citizens? We … Continue reading →

Here we go! Getting ready to launch our distance learning program at Kula Ha’aha’a! I am so excited to see all the creation and preparation go into the ho’o mode! Action mode! Can’t wait to welcome you back to class…our … Continue reading →

The students have all worked so hard to select a topic that was a passion, do research, write & revise, and practice sharing the persuasive writing to teammates! Congrats to the above 5 semi-finalists who represented 5B with guest judges … Continue reading →

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday weekend making priceless ohana memories together! Sending out a friendly reminder that Project Kahiau is due on Wed., Feb. 19th. Many students have already completed this self-selected passion project with the partnership of ohana beginning … Continue reading →

Yes! More FISH! Swim into the Genre Gold club! As you see, membership is growing on a daily basis! As I type, 96% of the students are on target to make the 9 genre goal by this Friday! 4% can … Continue reading →

Hoʻomaikaʻi for a job well done! Another one of our team continued to hoʻomau to hit the target of reading 9 different genres for the trimester! Love it that haumāna are continuing to push and stretch and believe that they … Continue reading →

“You gotta be kidding me?!?, Thatʻs a LOT of words!, How will I do that?, Sheʻs cray cray!” These were the thoughts running through many of the studentsʻ minds as way back in August it was announced that reading ONE … Continue reading →