Category Archives: FISH! Food For Thought

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FISH! Food for Thought #1: Can WE Change Our World?

Posted on December 6, 2013 by kaahhee

 As the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is now upon us, we have so much to do…finishing assignments (or grading assignments), christmas concert to prepare for (or getting the costumes all prep’d and ready), decorating, and celebrating so … Continue reading →

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FISH! Food for Thought #1: B Strong!

Posted on October 30, 2013 by kaahhee

What a game!  Whether you are a baseball fan or not…the Boston sentiment “B Strong!” is a great precept…made for CHAMPIONS!  The people of Boston joined together after the bombing at the Boston marathon and through tragedy, have triumphed!  All … Continue reading →

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FISH! Food for Thought #1: Morning Meeting Activity-Carnival/Team Connection

Posted on September 4, 2013 by kaahhee

  The County Fair is coming…check out the Carnival rides! Can you guess which rides each table team connected with?  For our Morning Meeting-Activity, the students were given the task of selecting a carnival ride that most represented our whole 5B … Continue reading →

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FISH! Food for Thought #18: FISH! Swim Into Books!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by kaahhee

At the beginning of the year when I mentioned to my new FISH! that theyʻd be expected to read 9 different genres a trimester, every trimester and that the reading goal was to read 1,000,000 words (28 120 or more … Continue reading →

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FISH! Food for Thought #17: Reflections of 5th Grade

Posted on May 16, 2013 by kaahhee

Post your manaʻo here

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FISH! Food for Thought #17-Teaming to Thrive!

Posted on April 27, 2013 by kaahhee

Click on the link below to watch a short video on Teamwork!  Observe carefully and share a specific personal connection to class on our yearʻs journey to build a GREAT team.  Give specific examples of what we discuss in class, … Continue reading →

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FISH! Food for Thought #16: The Power of Teamwork…Rising to Alakaʻi Status

Posted on April 23, 2013 by kaahhee

The Power of Teamwork Movie. Click on the link above to see what makes a team great!  Share your thoughts…  

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FISH! Food for Thought #15: Be a Detective…

Posted on April 21, 2013 by kaahhee

Time to take out the magnifying glass, the binoculars, the microscope or any other tool that can help us to focus in on the littlest, but very important details on teamwork and  team spirit!  We have gone through almost a … Continue reading →

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FISH! Food for Thought #14: Keep A Poem In Your Pocket…

Posted on April 14, 2013 by kaahhee

On Wednesday, April 17, the students of Kula Haʻahaʻa will be celebrating Poetry month by having a Poem in your Pocket day!  Hereʻs a poem for students to ponder as we get ready to begin our 29th day together on … Continue reading →

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FISH! Food for Thought #13: Got Morning Meeting Class Connections?

Posted on March 30, 2013 by kaahhee

Yes, youʻre hearing correctly, this video is in a foreign language!  Why you ask?  How can you understand it?  Well,  in order to truly understand the “whole picture,” you need to really “dive deep!”  Just like how we discuss to … Continue reading →

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