Category Archives: Thoughts

Mystery Skype Makes Us THINK!

Where are you? This was the main question the third graders of 3B were asking themselves as they participated in a mystery Skype with a class from…….Wait! You’ll have to watch the video to find out! Didn’t our student photographers … Continue reading

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Visiting a Robotics Class on Maui

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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You Matter!

I hope that everyone has been having a wonderful Fall break!  What have I been doing? Well……my to do list was quite long and I will admit that I have not gotten everything done.  However, I did make time to … Continue reading

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Aloha to Wales from the Keiki of 3A

The third graders in Ms. Everett’s class spent a wonderful time on Wednesday finishing up a video for their new third grade friends in Wales. We can’t wait to learn about what life is like in Wales. We hope our … Continue reading

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Skype Allows for Second Grade Exchange Between Hawaii and Australia!!

This past Thursday the second graders in Ms. Fullerton’s class participated in an exciting experience.  Last week we said “Aloha” to some first and second graders in Australia.  Well, this week we were able to Skype with them again to … Continue reading

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Second Graders Say “Hi” to Australian Friends Via Skype!

Today Ms. Fullerton’s class got to say a special “Aloha!” to Mr. Frost’s first and second graders in Australia! The word of the day was definitely “enthusiastic.” They were excited and we were excited 🙂 We will be Skyping with … Continue reading

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Grade 3b Begins Collaboration with France!

I just have to tell you all how impressed I am with Ms. Manlinguis’ class!  Today I surprised them with two exciting collaborations that we are going to be a part of! First, both third grade classes are going to … Continue reading

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A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way

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

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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I’m Lucky I Live in…

Aloha Kākou! Our second graders are working on a digital storytelling project they will be sharing with second graders who live outside of our beautiful state. We want to share all the wonderful reasons we are lucky to call Hawai’i … Continue reading

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