Category Archives: Pilina

Ohana Alert for the Week of April 2-6…Makawalu Is Coming!

Aloha e nā haumāna a me Ohana 5B! Happy Easter to everyone!  Hoping that you are enjoying the time together and making great ohana memories that last a lifetime!  Hereʻs the upcoming week at a glance: *NOTE:*  Students will be … Continue reading

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“Itʻs A Beautiful World!” 5B FISH! Ride the Wave Into Chalk Art Day

What a fun way to spend the end of the day…rain and all!  It was our annual Kula Haʻahaʻa Chalk Art day today.  The 5B FISH! shared manaʻo and moʻolelo through art.  They collaborated on ideas, shared chalk to color … Continue reading

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Student Led Conferences are in the Memory Books…

Mahalo e nā Ohana 5B for joining the FISH! You came from near…and from afar….in the traffic….and the rain…to support the keiki as they shared their progress with you!  So appreciate being able to hear  all the positive comments, watch … Continue reading

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Our Quest Continues…The 5B FISH! Ho’okipa Mayor Harry Kim

The 5B FISH! were again taking the “dive” to deepen our understanding of our essential inquiry question: “What Is Our Kuleana?”  Recapping a previous post, it began as a class inquiry project into the scary false missile alert.  We had … Continue reading

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Ohana Alert for Weeks of Feb. 26-March 9

March already! The students & I have been discussing the “swim” to the finish in class.  Trimester #3 is the call to action!  It is when the students synthesize all the learning from the beginning of the school year to … Continue reading

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Ending the Week with Excitement! So Many BUSTED!

Itʻs Aloha Friday! The FISH! Were off and Swimming Strong….What a way to end the week!  The day began with Kyler being BUSTED!  A couple of weeks ago, the FISH! were doing an inquiry project on the false missile alert. … Continue reading

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Ohana Alert: Huaka’i Update!!

Just wanted to keep Ohana in the loop…Our huaka’i today, Wed., Feb. 21st is cancelled due to inclement weather!  Safety first!  We will be rescheduling our exciting huaka’i to ‘Åina U and Kumuola lokoi’a for another time when the weather … Continue reading

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Diving Into Valentine’s Day with the FISH!

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! So much to do, so little time in the day… Congrats to our 5B “FIN”alists Kerilyn and Kūhaʻo for representing our class well bright and early this morning at our Lamakū Speech Festival!  Kerilyn shared that it … Continue reading

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Busted #6 & 7: FISH! Get Caught!

A huge catch of FISH! Today!  Our day began with Reese and Kamaka putting teamwork into action.  They were alakaʻi to lead our morning meeting sharing and when Reese started a sentence and got stuck, he looked over to Kamaka … Continue reading

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In the Neighborhood…of the Superbowl!

Hey kaʻu Iʻa a me nā Ohana 5B! Thought youʻd like to check out the Minneapolis, Minnesota neighborhood…Home of Superbowl 2018!  This is a shot, from a skyway 3 blocks away from the stadium, of just that from our friend … Continue reading

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