Papa Wauke

We’ve been discussing the book, Ron’s Big Mission, by Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden.  Some of the words that came up in our discussions are POWER (who has it?  how do they get it?), MONEY, FAIR  (is this the same as “equal?”) and CHANGE.  Ron felt so strongly about his mission that he stood up to adults, including police officers, to complete it. Is there any “mission” (real or imagined) you feel that strongly about? Please explain.  You may also comment on our class discussions about this topic.

At our first ‘Ohana service this school year, Kahu Cathy talked about this year’s theme, which was presented at Convocation. DIG DEEP. REACH HIGH. What does it mean to you?

Today we talked about the tragic events of 9/11/2001.  We talked about HISTORY and its importance.  What are some things that you remember from your past that you think are important to look back upon. Why?  What did you learn from these experiences?

Today we explored the Polynesian Hall and the newly renovated Hawaiian Hall at the Bishop Museum. What did you learn? What artifacts surprised you? Which ones were most interesting to you? Do you have any questions about what you saw? Why do you think this was an important field trip for us?

How about this one? Fill in the blanks, create your own problem, then solve it. Here it is: If Hoku gave Kama __ dimes, he would still have 5 more dimes than Kama. If Hoku started with __ dimes, how many dimes did Kama start with?

In his Education speech today Barack Obama asked you, “What’s your contribution going to be? What problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make?” If you could answer him in person, what would you say? What other thoughts do you have about his speech?

Today Janell Cannon visited our school. How lucky were we! After reading Pinduli and Verdi and hearing her speak, what comments and questions do you have?

My friendʻs class has 28 students in it. She brings a pizza to school for her class and when she slices it, there are 12 pieces. If she orders another pizza and slices it into 12 pieces, will there be enough for each student to eat one piece? Are there any extra pieces? If there arenʻt enough pieces, how many more does she need? How did you find your answer?

Wow!  What a “climb!”  We learned a lot about our families last week.  What was most surprising to you?  Why?  What made you wonder?  Did your questions start any new discussions at home?

Can you believe itʻs September? Weʻve been in school now for 3 weeks! So, what do you think? How does it feel being in 2nd grade? Please share your thoughts about your first 3 weeks as 2nd graders.

Pinduli was teased by animals who were teased by other animals who were also first teased by the same animals. Did you make any personal connections to the text? Have you ever been teased? If so, how did you feel? Have you ever teased anyone? If so, how did you feel afterward?