Category Archives: Language Arts

Dictionaries for All!

Posted on April 27, 2015 by mamanlig

The Rotary Club of Hilo paid a visit to Papa ‘Ekolu today with gifts for everyone… dictionaries! In their mission to help the community, the Rotary Club distributed this handy tool to our haumana to help them further their acquisition … Continue reading →

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Speech Festival Results

Posted on January 26, 2015 by mamanlig

Ho’omaika’i to our Third Graders for participating in our annual Kula Ha’aha’a Speech Festival! Those moving on to the semi-finals are: Damien and Kāhili Reece and Kalia Lucas and Chayden Cadence and Kahele Kalā Good luck on Wednesday!

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We ARE Bloggers

Posted on September 10, 2014 by mamanlig

Last week students created their very own blogs using their Google accounts and an app called Blogsy. Now the students will be able to share their daily thoughts, activities, learning and more with you and the world. If your keiki … Continue reading →

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Our ME Boxes

Posted on August 22, 2014 by mamanlig

Papa ‘Ekolu students did an outstanding job creating and sharing their ME Boxes this week. We learned so much from the words, pictures and artifacts that were shared by each individual. Mahalo for doing quality work on this project!

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Fabulous Fabulists

Posted on February 12, 2014 by mamanlig

Our annual Speech Festival was held today at Lunalilo Hale. Four fabulous fabulists retold fables that were originally written by a Greek writer named Aesop. Trinity and Sid recited “Jupiter and the Queen Bee” while Hina and Napua performed “The … Continue reading →

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Semi-finalists Move On …

Posted on February 1, 2014 by mamanlig

Papa ‘Ekolu held their annual speech festival in their respective classrooms yesterday. Every student was well-prepared and did a smashing job in presenting a fable to their teacher and classmates. It was a close race, but when the points were … Continue reading →

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Mahalo Rotary Club

Posted on February 1, 2014 by mamanlig

Earlier this week, members of the a Rotary Club of Hilo came to visit Papa Ekolu and gifted each haumana with a dictionary. This generous gesture is part of the Rotary Club’s mission to help others in their community. By … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama- by Kelson

Posted on January 28, 2014 by mamanlig
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Speech Festival- Classroom Presentations

Posted on January 23, 2014 by mamanlig

Many of our students are doing a fantastic job in memorizing their fables for this year’s Speech Festival. Each student was tested today, and most students could recall and recite most of their fable by memory. The expectation was that … Continue reading →

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Math and iPad Integration

Posted on November 27, 2013 by mamanlig

Students worked on a real-world project for Math class this week. The task was to plan a Thanksgiving dinner for their extended ‘ohana. They needed to calculate the cost of the food being served, as well as the time it … Continue reading →

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The Sparkle Box

Posted on November 19, 2013 by mamanlig

The Sparkle Box, written by Jill Hardie, is a moving Christmas story that describes the true meaning of Christmas. A young boy named Sam is excited about the coming of Christmas and hopes to get a toy train that he … Continue reading →

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