Category Archives: First Grade

First Graders Compare the Season of Fall

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

First graders in Baltimore and Hawaii created videos to share with each other.   The purpose of the videos was to show the Season of Fall to our friends!  We will be creating a video for each of the seasons … Continue reading →

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Aloha to our Friends in England!

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

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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First Graders Share with Friends in Baltimore via Skype

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

Mrs. Moore’s first graders Skyped with some new friends in Baltimore this week.  Each of the students shared one of their favorite things about living in their home state.  We loved meeting the students in Baltimore, hearing about their lives, … Continue reading →

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First Grade Kicks Off Sky Tree Project with Skype!

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

The first graders had a wonderful experience Tuesday morning as they kicked off the beginning of their Sky Tree project by Skyping with a first grade class in Vermont. We had a wonderful time saying Aloha to our nice new … Continue reading →

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Visiting a Robotics Class on Maui

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

Aloha! The specials kumu were fortunate to be able to visit the Maui campus and meet with the wonderful teachers there. We missed you all very much but had a great time sharing the cool things that we are doing … Continue reading →

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First Graders Finish Digital Stories!

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

Want to know what our first graders love about living in our beautiful state of Hawai’i? Just take a look at the wonderful digitial stories they created below! We will be sharing our stories with the first grade classrooms that … Continue reading →

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A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

As all of our students know, as a kula we are making an effort to treat each other with kindness. After each technology class one of the things the keiki think about is how kind they were to others that … Continue reading →

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Hi Around the World Project – First Grade

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

The first graders are participating in a very neat project with several other classrooms from different places around the world. The classrooms participating in the project are creating videos that showcase the different ways children greet each other in their … Continue reading →

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At Work in the Lab!

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

I happened upon a great web tool called Kizoa that allows you to make collages and slideshows with your digital pictures! There are a lot of neat special effects that you can add to your slideshow as well as animation, … Continue reading →

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Every Little Thing is Gonna be Alright!

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

I remember listening to this song growing up and I came across this version that I know both keiki and parents will love watching! A song like this is especially meaningful at the beginning of a new school year, when … Continue reading →

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