Category Archives: Reading

Makawalu 2017: Oceans Apart…Facing Change

The haumåna of Papa ‘Elima have been diligently working, researching, revising, meeting deadlines, and creating for months in preparation of our capstone project which showcased learning through the years at Kula Ha’aha’a.  This year’s theme, “Makawalu:  Ocean’s Apart…Facing Change,” focused … Continue reading

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Go Team Go! IXL Champs for the Week

Friendly reminder that 7 IXL skills are due each month and 9 genres for the trimester!  Students are still working on book presentations and reaching their million word end of the year target!  Great job to the many who have … Continue reading

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Visit From NY Times Best Selling Author Kwame Alexander

Aloha FISH! Friends, The 5B FISH! Were so blessed today to be able to visit w/New York Times Best-Selling Author Mr. Kwame Alexander!  The morning began by Papa ‘Eha, ‘Elima, & ‘Eono (Gr. 4,5,6) ho’okipa (officially welcomed him) to our … Continue reading

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New Tool for 5B Readers!

Hi Students, Please post a comment to the padlet wall by tapping on the wall.  Don’t forget to include your name and 5B to it before you post it! 🙂  

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Genre Gold + Thinking Skills = Out of the Box Thinking Readers!

“Hey, what’s the genre?  What’s the proof it IS that genre? What event made that book a great book?  Did you agree with the ending?  How would you modify it to improve it and why?  Can you share a cultural … Continue reading

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Ho’omaika’i to Our First “Millionaires Club” Inductees!

Congratulations to our first MILLIONAIRES of this year!  Moments of disbelief (when I shared at the beginning of the year the reading requirement) is replaced by huge smiles (as students realize that they can amaze themselves when they put in … Continue reading

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Attention Haumåna a me nå Ohana: Upcoming Deadlines

Aloha e nå haumåna a me nå Ohana 5B, Happy 2017!  Hope your year has started off w/ a bang!  This is the beginning of the “swim” to the finish line! Many huge exciting learning experiences will be forthcoming in … Continue reading

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5B FISH Swimming Strong Now

Yay!  Great job students!  Mahalo Ohana for your assistance in reminding keiki of the 7 IXL skills that are due montly! 🙂 Students are on the move now!  Get those reading presentations ready too!  Be creative in your sharing of … Continue reading

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Genres Galore: New Inductees to the Genre Gold Club

Ho’omaika’i to the 5B FISH! haumåna who met their reading genre goals for trimester #1!  Whoop Whoop to you!  Way back in August, I shared w/the students that reading was important!  That a goal for every trimester was to read … Continue reading

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Oooohana Updates from Our 5B FISH!Booowl….

So much vuunnderful news going on in our classroom, wanted to be sure to share it all with Ooohana!  So booootiful to watch as students work hard both individually and tooogether!  Ok, all Halloween fun aside… As you all know, … Continue reading

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