Category Archives: Language Arts

Check out Shelfari!

Posted on September 15, 2011 by mamanlig

What are we reading in class? Check out the Shelfari Bookshelf on the right side bar of our blog to see what we’re reading during Reader’s Workshop! Don’t forget to place the arrow over the book to get more information … Continue reading →

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Important Information re: NoveListK-8

Posted on August 29, 2011 by mamanlig

This is in reference to the post titled Students’ Reading Levels. It was brought to my attention that when accessing the database remotely (off campus) you will need a username and password. Your child wrote these words in his/her planner … Continue reading →

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Scholastic Book Orders

Posted on August 27, 2011 by mamanlig

Scholastic Book order flyers will be sent home next week Monday. All orders are due by Thursday, September 1st. Please be sure to send in the exact amount due in the form of check or cash. If sending in checks, … Continue reading →

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Students’ Reading Levels

Posted on August 26, 2011 by mamanlig

Today I individually shared with the students their suggested reading levels given from NWEA, which is the association that provides us with our MAP testing system. Each students’ reading level is given in the form of a Lexile Range in … Continue reading →

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Testing Next Week

Posted on May 5, 2011 by mamanlig

Next week our Third Graders will be taking a very important test called the Comprehensive Testing Program 4, or CTP4 for short.  The test will be administered on three days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (May 10, 11, and 12). The … Continue reading →

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Helping the Monarch Butterflies

Posted on April 7, 2011 by mamanlig

Emma Petner, a senior here at KS, is helping our keiki to learn about butterflies.  Yesterday she helped to teach a lesson on an endemic Hawaiian species, the Kamehameha butterfly, which comes from the monarch family.  Students are learning the … Continue reading →

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Cowgirl Peg Selects Winners

Posted on February 7, 2011 by mamanlig

Remember Cowgirl Peg? She’s that awesome author who visited us back in November.  After reading her book Lonesome to the Grade 3-5 classes, Cowgirl Peg asked the students to suggest a new name for Lonesome and write a paragraph explaining … Continue reading →

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Kyra & Cuinn Advance to Speech Festival Finals

Posted on February 2, 2011 by mamanlig

Today was the semi-finals for our Speech Festival.  Congratulations to the students who represented 3B.  They were:  Gia & Tatum, McKenna & Blake, Salesi & Cailey, Cuinn & Kyra, and Xian & Mia.  The winner of today’s competition was Cuinn … Continue reading →

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Rotary Club Donates Dictionaries

Posted on January 28, 2011 by mamanlig

Kevin Le Bourdais and John Tyler from The Volcano Rotary Club visited us today with gifts.  Every student in 3rd grade was given a dictionary! There are over 10,000 Rotary Clubs across the country that donate dictionaries to students each … Continue reading →

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Speech Festival Week

Posted on January 28, 2011 by mamanlig

The time is nearly here.  Our keiki have been spending many hours practicing and rehearsing their fables for the Speech Festival.  Here is the schedule for the presentations next week: Tuesday, February 1       Class presentations; students will … Continue reading →

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We finished Charlotte’s Web!

Posted on October 31, 2010 by mamanlig

Last week we finished reading E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web.  In fact, there were even a few tears shed in our classroom when at the ending Wilbur lost his loyal kind friend, Charlotte.  However, we were all relieved to know that … Continue reading →

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