This past Wednesday we attended our first Kula Ha’aha’a Ekalesia as third graders. Kumu Shonnie shared with us our message for the year, which is, “E Kūpa’a No Nā Kau A Kau.” This means to stand firm in all seasons. She reminded us that no matter what we are going through or feeling, that Ke Akua provides us with the strength to stand strong. When our love and trust for Him is unconditional, we are able to thrive.
Students were in for a treat today when a published children’s author visited our campus this morning. Author Anne Bustard, born in Hawai’i, is the author of non-fiction books for young readers.
Anne shared her writing process and journey in publishing Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly. Her inspiring story showed us first hand the importance of having a growth mindset- the belief in oneself to get smarter and through great effort getting stronger. Anne shared how many editors rejected her work, but she never gave up. Her perseverance and faith in herself paid off as her book was finally published in 2005.
Mahalo, Anne, for sharing with us your trials and tribulations as a writer! We enjoyed your visit today and hope you will come back to visit us again soon.
Last week was filled with lots of fun, pilina building, learning and what else? Challenges of course! Students of 3A participated in a Paper Clip Challenge. The task? Work with a friend to create a 10 piece paper clip chain. The challenge? Complete the task with one hand behind your back and NO talking with your partner! Everyone surprised themselves by not only accomplishing the task multiple times, but even sped up the amount of time they took to complete it.
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Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking! This challenge brought it all on!
3B haumāna practiced working together to achieve a common goal: to build the tallest freestanding structure possible using only spaghetti, string, tape, scissors and a marshmallow.
The first attempt was not a successful one for every group. But that didn’t stop these keiki from trying even harder. Given a second try, the haumāna were able to achieve their goal. Look what great minds can do!
Welcome back to school! We are off to a great start at kula ha’aha’a and especially in Papa ‘Ekolu. Last week Friday we had a Back-to-School Pā’ina for our ‘ohana, and boy did we have an awesome turn out. Kekūana’oa Pod was filled with excitement and laughter as friends, family and faculty got together to build pilina. Some chose to share their singing talents in the karaoke room and others relaxed in the bingo room. It was a great time to reconnect with each other and kick-off this new school year! Mahalo to all who were able to join us. No worries if you couldn’t make it… Open House is just around the corner! Hope to see you then!!!
Mahalo nui to the families of Pāliku Naeole-Wong, Micah Kailiawa, Mafatu Frederick and Olivia Kinoshita for joining us at our Hāweo luncheon yesterday! It was a pleasure being able to honor all of your ʻohana. We appreciate each and every one of you!
Papa ʻEkolu Haumāna honored their wonderful mothers, grandmothers, and aunties at a lovely tea party on May 16th, 2017. This first Mother’s Day Tea Party was held in our Charles Reed Bishop Learning Center where guests and students dined on scones, finger sandwiches fruits and iced tea. The highlight of the day was the sweet sounds of our keiki’s voices as they serenaded the important women in their lives. In addition, students shared their poems and essays written just for their moms.
Mahalo to Mr. Kamisato from the middle school who captured this celebration in pictures and video. Click on the link below to see what a wonderful day we had together!
Mahalo to the families of Elle & Mia Ayat, Eva-Pearl Sasaki, Bethany Schoen and Taliya Nishida for joining us for lunch yesterday! It was an honor to have you with us!
Today we recognized some fabulous families of PapaʻEkolu, Papa ʻEha and Papa ʻElima. Here are our Papa ʻEkolu haumana with their beautiful family members at our monthly luncheon. Mahalo for joining us!
Mahalo nui loa to the Nishida ʻOhana for joining us in Kumu Silva’s class last week and teaching our haumana how to weave fish out of lauhala! Learning from each other is what it is all about!
Nānā i ke kumu. – Look to the source. It is important that our haumana continue to utilize various sources to foster inquiry and seek knowledge.
