Wow! March Madness is upon us! There’s much that will be happening in the upcoming weeks for the 5B FISH! Planners, class blog post, and many conversations on kuleana at home will be important as we “Swim Strong” to the finish! The students and I have been discussing this in class, in great lengths, for a number of weeks…organization, kuleana, and perseverance. Just a reminder, PINK is a call to action for students and BLUE is a parent alert 🙂
Here’s a heads up to joining us in the swim!
Mon., Feb. 27~Day 6: Operations Appreciation Day- we get to share our mahalo w/our hard working Anakala and Anake who give us a beautiful environment to work & play in! All students should have and BRING to class the beginning of Makawalu research. One topic on US History and one topic of Hawaiian History. Each topic should have 20 inquiry questions, wonders…questions that they have regarding topics.
**NOTE: Students should be using time to collect more questions & doing research on their self-selected inquiry DAILY. It is necessary for students to stay on top of due dates as each part of research is dependent on the previous assignment. Mahalo in advance for partnering to keep the 5B FISH! up to speed!
Tues., Feb. 28~Day 1: Birthday Celebration today for the Feb. babies :). Students will be documenting more questions they have on their topic & beginning their research to become experts!
Wed., Mar.1~Day 2: Each student will be sharing (5 mins) in class w/team: Topics, Why the topic was selected, interesting info they have uncovered “so far,” and more questions they have on their topic AFTER beginning research.
Students will be proudly showcasing their learning through the years at Kula Ha’aha’a @ our Makawalu Capstone on April 19 & 20 for all our students & Kumu and campus dignitaries. Please save April 20th in the afternoon to join us and celebrate learning with us! More specific info of time will be forthcoming.
Report Cards for Trimester #2 going home on Tues., March 7th…dig in those bacpacks 🙂
Student-Led Conferences on Thurs-Fri., March 9 & 10. It will be regular days for students. Our 5B conferences will be in our classroom. Look forward to seeing all of you again!