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FISH! Food for Thought # 8: Safety a High Priority

The students practiced lockdown drill today!  You can never be too safe!   What are some of the things that you should report to a trusted adult on campus?  Share why it would be important to say something in a … Continue reading

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Lessons to Learn From Children

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FISH! Swim Strong…Leaving A Legacy

My Movie 3 from 5BFish on Vimeo. After being together almost a whole school year, the FISH! were tasked with creating a legacy for the future students of Papa ʻElima. They were instructed to share their manaʻo on what is … Continue reading

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FISH! Food for Thought #7: KS Alaka’i

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FISH! Food for Thought #7: Got Minecraft? Are Games in the Classroom a Good Fit?

Hi Students, Do games belong in the classroom?  Should it be done only on free time?  Does it teach you something, have educational  value that will help you to learn in class?  Is it nonsense?  What are your thoughts AND … Continue reading

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FISH! Food for Thought #6: Is there such a thing as Too Much Tech?

In class, weʻve discussed and learned that there always is more than one point of view in everything!  The book “Wonder” sure proved that point, just when we thought we understood the story and began to connect to each character, another … Continue reading

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FISH! Food for Thought # 5

Hi App-Smashing FISH! Here’s a short video that I found to share more possibilities of the app Explain Everything!  As we know, that is our “go to” app in class.  After viewing this, how can we revise (and expand) our … Continue reading

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FISH! Food for Thought # 4: Why Not You?

Wow!  This years’ Super Bowl was a blow out!  The baseball slang that comes to mind…CRACKS!  I loved the half time show with Bruno Mars, who by the way, is an island boy from O’ahu.  He sure “rocked” the large … Continue reading

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FISH! Food for Thought #3: iPad Exploration Time…

Can you even remember life prior to ipads arriving in our classroom?  If you’re like me, it is difficult!  We are definitely using less pencils now…The ipads are in class for just months, but you have been using this wonderful … Continue reading

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Morning Message: FISH! Food for Thought #2

Good Morning students, Here’s your morning message for today… We will continue reading “An Invisible Thread” chapter 6 & 7 today 🙂  For writing, we will be looking closely at words that Ms. Schroff uses in her book that “captures” … Continue reading

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