Pilina, relationships -to build, nuture and foster friends, ʻohana one another, is our Hawaiian value for the second trimester. We honored our November Hāweo awardees at lunch yesterday. These students consistently demonstrated pilina in class during the month of November. Joining our celebrants on stage for lunch were their parents and ʻohana. Hoʻomaikaʻi to all!
Does this sound like a subject matter a first grader would be tackling? That’s right, our first graders in Mrs. Littrell’s class are learning about data gathering and analysis. Click here to learn more about papa ʻekahi’s investigations unit!
With nearly 200 in attendance, our ʻOhana Literacy Night was a HIT! The evening started off with an ‘ono spaghetti dinner with lots of door prizes – books of course! Mayor Billy Kenoi, who had a previous engagement in Kona, broke a few speed limits (ha ha) to arrive on time and be our guest reader! He …
Trustee Doug Ing, who has served eleven years as a Trustee for Kamehameha Schools, will be ending his term on December 31st. He took some time yesterday to visit our campus as a trustee for the last time. It was a special day indeed. Trustee Ing was greeted and welcomed to our campus by students …
As we all returned to school yesterday from a very “fulfilling” Thanksgiving, our first trimester awards assembly was held. We started off our morning with a message from our Hope Poʻokula, Mrs. Iaea Honda – a message filled with appreciation for all that we have not only in our ʻohana and homes, but here …
Learn more about our ʻOhana Literacy Night and how we instill kahiau in our students by clicking here to view in our Nā Pōkiʻi newsletter.
Balloons – as gifts or otherwise – have become an issue on school busses. Students will no longer be allowed to take balloons on any of our school busses due to safety concerns. Students can either deflate the balloon or have someone else take it on a personal vehicle. Balloons can interfere with the bus …
Starting today, Tuesday, Nov. 13th through Friday, Nov. 16th, our kula will be celebrating Geography Week! Geography Awareness Week will be hosted by the National Geographic Society from November 11-17, 2012. The week’s theme will focus on how geography instills an awareness of the interdependence and interconnectedness embedded in all of our lives. Students, parents, …
Clear your calendar on Friday, November 30th to attend our ʻOhana Literacy Night! Starting at 5:30pm with a spaghetti bowl dinner for just $2.00, we will have Mayor Billy Kenoi as our guest reader to start our night off! That should be fun!! Parents & ʻohana will be divided by grade levels and learn more …
Yesterday, our October Hāweo awardees were honored at lunch. Parents and family members are invited to join their awardee ON STAGE in the dining hall to have lunch. Hāweo awardees have demonstrated the Hawaiian value of hōʻihi – to be respectful at all times, for the month of October. We had a record number of …