Monthly Archives: January 2012

Aloha Flat Stanley!

Ms. Fullerton’s class said Aloha to our Hawaiian Flat Stanley as we put him in his envelope and sent him across the ocean to Massachusetts. We are so excited to see the many adventures that our second grade friends in … Continue reading

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A GREAT Day!

I have moments as a teacher when I think “this is the way it should be!” The students are engaged, excited, and working collaboratively on something meaningful. In those moments I truly realize the power of teaching. Today I had … Continue reading

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Hawaii/Massachusetts Collaboration Begins!

The second and third graders have begun some very exciting projects with Heights Elementary School in Sharon, Massachusetts.  Read on to see what each class is doing! Mrs. Oyama’s class will be teaching the second graders about native Hawaiian animals … Continue reading

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We LOVE Connecting with Others!

We love connecting with people from all over the world!  During the past two months our school has made so many connections with students and people in other places that it has been impossible for me to blog about each … Continue reading

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Why Blog?

My wonderful fifth graders, I spent some time catching up on your blogs over Christmas break.  I am proud of what you are doing!  So many of you are using the web tool in wonderful ways.  We are going to … Continue reading

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