Papa ʻEhā Curriculum

Scope and Sequence

Our scope and sequence outlines our curriculum alignment to our manaʻo nui or big idea/theme of the school year. Our manaʻo nui for the year is –

By focusing on our ʻŌiwi Hawaiʻi identity, haumāna understands that the intelligence of our Kūpuna (those passed/living) carries forward through them as a servant leader.

We integrate language arts with social studies. Our social studies focus is Hawaiian studies.

We kindly ask for your patience as we plan and prepare our huakaʻi schedule for the year. We will schedule most of our huakaʻiʻs on Wednesdays. We hope to share more about our huakai schedule by the end of August.

Papa ʻEhā Curriculum – Scope and Sequence_

 

Daily Schedules

Daily schedules share the daily flow of instruction.

4A Daily Schedule

4B Daily Schedule

 

Grading Policy
 
60% Effort     
(Invests time and care to produce quality work in a timely manner,  applies critical thinking and problem-solving skills, active participant, effective collaborator, reflects on learning/makes corrections as needed to improve, listens and respects others and their ideas, fulfills commitments, prepared for the day, and creates an organizational system to manage daily tasks.)

20% Assessments   (Written, verbal, or performance based. Retakes will be offered.)

15% Classwork        (Submits quality work in a timely manner.)

5% Homework         (Fulfills homework goals, completes daily reflection.)

Welcome to Papa ʻEhā

ʻAnoʻai Kākou

We, Kumu Roxanne  Kala and Kumu Kaulana Hokoana, welcome our Papa ʻEhā ʻOhana to the 2018-2019 school year.

To begin, a few highlights about us!

We are from Puna. We grew up in the Pāhoa area. Kumu Kalaʻs ohana is deeply rooted in the ahupuaʻa of Kaualeau/Opihikao and Kumu Hokoanaʻs ohana is deeply rooted in the ahupuaʻa of Keonepoko. Kumu Kala attended Pahoa High School with Kumu Hokoanaʻs mom and aunties, and Kumu Hokoana attended Kamehameha Schools Hawaii.

We have degrees in elementary education. Kumu Kala earned a bachelorʻs degree in elementary education from Pacific Lutheran University and a masterʻs degree in education from UH-Hilo. Kumu Hokoanaʻs bachelorʻs degree in elementary education and masterʻs degree in education technology are both from UH-Manoa.

Our teaching backgrounds have always been in upper elementary. Kumu Kala has taught grades 3 and 4, and Kumu Hokoana has taught grades 4 and 5.

Outside of school, we have similar passions! We love the ocean, traveling, and shopping. While Kumu Hokoana can be found browsing the clearance shelves at Target, Kumu Kala can be found paddling in the open ocean near Hilo One, Hilo Paliku, and Hilo Hanakahi.

Our grade level blog will be the central place of information as we journey through the school year together. We honor our parents/ʻohana as their childʻs first teacher, and we appreciate all that you do in the home to support learning. We look forward to opportunities of building, learning, and growing with you in this 2018-2019 school year.

As you browse through our blog and learn more about the 2018-2019 school year, you may have more questions. We welcome your questions, thoughts, and comments because we value your manaʻo and believe in being transparent as possible. Please use the sheet of paper sent home with your child to list any questions or comments. Another method of communication is to email or call us. Our information can be found on the contact page.