Papa ‘Ehā had an opportunity to build pilina with an award winning author and with their ‘ohana from the Kapālama and Maui Campuses. Author Jacqueline Davies, winner of the 2012 Nene Award visited the Kapālama Campus to share and talk about her book The Lemonade War. We were invited to Skype in and take part in this wonderful learning opportunity. Mahalo to Mrs. Nalani Naluai for inviting us and making this experience happen!
A Big MAHALO to our Kula Ha’aha’a ‘Ohana for participating in Poem In Your Pocket Day!
Today was a special day for our haumāna here at our kula as we celebrated National Library Week with a school-wide (K-12) activity – Lā Poema ‘Inipākeke (Poem In Your Pocket Day). Students, faculty, staff and even our aunties and uncle from the dinning hall shared some beautiful & funny poems with us. Here are some videos showcasing PIYP day. Mahalo nui to our entire KSH ‘Ohana who participated and shared their poem.
Snaps, Round of Applause, Firecracker Claps, & Lets Raise The Roof for all those who shared their poem with us today during lunch! I can honestly say that we have some awesome poets here at our kula!
Hau’oli Lā Pu’uwai (Happy Valentines Day!) As we celebrate Valentines Day let us be reminded that the most valuable treasures in life are found in friendships and ♥ LOVE ♥. Author Victoria Osteen shares in her book Unexpected Treasures the greatest treasures of all is a loving heart ♥. Captain Jon and First Mate Sue models kindness, love & true friendship when they are approached by Captain Curly Beard and Pirate Fred. They share some “Anchor Thoughts” with their newly found friends. “When you are kind in every way, kindness returns. It knows its way.” “When things look bad, don’t lose your grin! Just keep believing you will win!” “Your Anchor Thoughts keep you on course! And they make you a mighty force!”
Yesterday we had a wonderful time of learning, sharing, blogging, and building pilina (Relationships) in our “Specials Team Meeting.” Our fabulous kumu (Teachers) learned how to create beautiful headers and blog posts using Adobe Photoshop Elements 10. Let me tell you, they created some awesome work! Go and check out their blogs and see for yourself. Mrs. Lee, Kumu Crabbe, Mrs. Debus, Mrs. Rosehill. If you want to learn how to spice-up your blog using Adobe Photoshop Elements 10, click here to download helpful cheat sheet.
Our Papa ‘Ekolu demonstrated the skills learned in their “Mini-Research Project”. From note-taking, to using informational features, and creating citations for each resource used; these students did very well as they worked together and collaborated in small groups. So proud of them! Snaps for Papa ‘Ekolu!
On Monday, the faculty and staff of Ke Kula Ha’aha’a visited Beautiful Hā’ena. It was a time of learning, a time of launa, a day of pilina and a time of connecting oneself to the ‘āina. Mahalo nui to Mr. Tom English for hosting us and a mahalo nui to our Lōkahi Team for making this day happen!
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