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May Day 2016: Ku’u “Åina Aloha

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Håweo Honors…

Today, Kula Ha’aha’a honored our families and mahalo them for all their support in our efforts to help all our keiki “thrive!”  We enjoyed lunch of nachos together, even if the the mic went dead on Kumu Marcie.  Mahalo to … Continue reading

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Ohana Alert for the Week of Feb. 1-5

OMG…can you believe it!?!  It’s already February!  Like I shared with the students, the 2nd half of 5th grade really gets rolling!  The students  and I are “pumped up” for the full calendars filled with much learning, laughter, and teamwork! … Continue reading

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Håweo Luncheon Today

Today was our monthly Håweo Celebration to honor our Ohana for all their support for Kula Ha’aha’a!  5B honored Kaelum and Kaylee’s ohana at lunch!  I’m certain that the luncheon was a huge success!  We mahalo all our families for … Continue reading

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A Last Look at 2015….Here we come 2016! Ohana Alert for the Week of Jan. 4-8

And we’re off…swimming into 2016 that is!  Hoping that your Christmas was “merry and bright” and your new year is starting off with a “bang!”  Welcome back to the 2nd half of your final year at Kula Ha’aha’a!  Hope your … Continue reading

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Sharing Christmas Cheer…Project Kahiau 2015: Part of the Forest

Hope your holidays are going “swimmingly!”  Your christmas trees are packed and ready to share with the residents of the Yukio Okutsu Veteran’s Center today. Update:  The Christmas trees are now sitting in the rooms of the residents!!  Everyone was … Continue reading

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FISH! Working on Reading…

So much learning goes on during reading time…from understanding the mana’o nui, to understanding new vocabulary, to making connections to self & other text as well, to connecting to our Hawaiian values and olelo noe’au, and even how characters evolve … Continue reading

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Ohana Alert for the Week of Dec. 7-11

Aloha mai kakøu! Mon., Dec. 7-Day 3:  Secret Santa letter sent home w/students.  All gifts should be between $3-5 w/ TO: ____  It also should have a candy on the outside of the gift that they can make a connection … Continue reading

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#TheGreatListen-Hawaiian Style

**Updated 11/12/15:  Click on comment button below to see student mana’o! As you might already know, students were asked to record a conversation on the topic “Is Education Important?”  Students worked hard to create follow up questions and practice their … Continue reading

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A “SPOOK”tacular Day for 5B!

The students and I had a great day at our annual Kula Ha’aha’a Halloween festivities!  The students prepared for this as a team by creating fun and games for everyone!  The creative games were fabulous!  Ask your keiki all about … Continue reading

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