Tag Archives: Cool Projects

Illinois and Wisconsin and Indiana, Oh My!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Our third and fourth grade students have had three exciting experiences recently. Ms. Everett’s class skyped with a class in a suburb near Chicago.  They learned all about the “ABC’s of Winter Weather!”  The students shared everything from blizzards, snowmen, … Continue reading →

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Aloha Flat Stanley!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

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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Hawaii/Massachusetts Collaboration Begins!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

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!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

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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A Video Gift for our Kindergarteners

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

Last week Mrs. Littrell came up to me and said, “Mrs. Stack, I have a great idea! Will you help?” And I said, “Of course!” So, Mrs. Littrell, Mrs. Nihipali, Kumu Kanani, and I got together and created something extra … Continue reading →

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Fifth Grade Collaborative Poetry Project Begins!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

The fifth graders of 5B have begun a new project with their Baltimore Buddies.  As you may know from reading this blog, we have developed a wonderful relationship with our friends in Baltimore using a variety of web tools.  Our … Continue reading →

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Third Graders Continue Collaboration with Students in Wales

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

Ms. Everett’s third graders continued their collaboration with a class in Wales on Thursday by viewing a video they created for us.  We got to hear and see the children from Wales as they talked about the different things they … Continue reading →

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Native Hawaiian and Cree Students Share Culture

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

On Tuesday Mrs. Pai’s fifth graders skyped with a class of Cree students in Canada.   The students live and go to school on the Poundmaker Cree Reservation. We learned that there are both similarities and differences in our cultures. … Continue reading →

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Second Graders Compare “Island Living”

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

The students in grade 2A were able to compare their “island” lives with second graders in Martha’s Vineyard, MA.  Before our Skype we used GoogleEarth to get a glimpse of this wonderful little island all the way on the other … Continue reading →

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Kea’au and Kapālama: An Awesome Collaboration

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

On Wednesday morning Mrs. Ah Hee’s fifth graders continued their collaboration with high school students in Mr. Culley’s Science class at Kapālama. The fifth graders began this collaboration with our neighbor island friends with a class to class skype a … Continue reading →

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