Category Archives: Cultural Learning

A Day of Remembrance…A Call for Reflection

Aloha e nå ka’u i’a! Today is Sept. 11, a day for remembrance in our nation, our world…words eluded me as I tried to write this, until I came across this cnn.com post “The 9/11 Children: What Can They Teach … Continue reading

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Pokemon Go! Morphs into Kamehameha Go!

The Pokemon Go! craze has hit the 5B FISH!  Hard!  The students and I decided to “dive in” the latest worldwide craze of Pokemon Go!  and invite it into our classroom, but with a twist, of course!  Students shared their … Continue reading

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May Day 2016: Ku’u “Åina Aloha

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Lamakü: The Torch or Light That Leads the Way…

All of the FISH! worked hard in researching, writing, practicing, and performing their speeches for our annual speech festival which was held on Friday.  Our speech festival is now called Lamakū, which means the torch or the light that shines … Continue reading

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What is Volume?

What is it?  What is volume?  The students have been learning about volume in class during math time.  As they explored, they came up with an impressive cultural connection.  They connected the formula for volume v=l x w x h … Continue reading

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