Category Archives: Reading

Ohana Alert for Week of Oct. 19-23…

Getting down to the wire…Trimester #1 is quickly coming to a close! Aloha e nå 5B Ohana and FISH!, Just a friendly reminder that the trimester is quickly coming to a close!  Trimester #1 reading goals are closing out on … Continue reading

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Wonderopolis…Can the World be a Classroom?

Ever heard the saying the world is our classroom?  Click on the link to find out!  http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/can-the-world-be-a-classroom  To complete this assignment you need to do two things: 1) Post a comment to our blog and share the definition of metaphor … Continue reading

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Got Book? Need Book? Read Book!

If you’re fantically scouring the class library shelves in search of a great book and need assistance, you are in luck!  Play the video that Ciana made to share this wonderful read!  If it peaks your interest, have a quick … Continue reading

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Wonderopolis # 1: “Can Anyone Be President of the United States?”

Good morning Students, Click on the link to Wonderopolis to read about this interesting topic! http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/can-anyone-be-president-of-the-united-states Once at the site, click on the find it out green button.  Explore this reading, watch the videos, take the wonder word challenge, do the … Continue reading

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The Final Genius Hour: Genius Hour for Genius Hour! Let Your GENIUS Out!

THIS IS A GUEST POST WRITTEN BY KARISSA AND KAIOLOHIA, Students in 5B! Recently, the class broke up into groups and created Genius Hours about Genius Hour. In these projects we explained what Genius Hour was and why other classes … Continue reading

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Check Out Our New Millionaires!

Wow!  Can you even remember when students were in shock that they were going to be required to read 1,000,000 words this year?  That was so long ago and instead of students looking shocked with their mouths hanging open…they took … Continue reading

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Makawalu: Looking Through Multiple Lenses…

After extensive research from multiple perspectives (Makawalu) on the topic that is currently impacting our wahi pana of building/not building the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea, read the article from Wonderopolis http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/where-is-mauna-kea/  as an additional resource.   What information would … Continue reading

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Ohana Alert: Reading Goals Reminder

Hi All, Just a friendly reminder that deadline for reading goals are fast approaching.  Please look at the planner over the weekend as each student wrote down genres completed so far for trimester #3 and books completed towards the one … Continue reading

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Wonder of the Day: April 7

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-are-hieroglyphs/ Click on the link above to read all about hieroglyphs, don’t forget to check out the vocabulary words.  Once you have closely read the Wonder of the Day passage, answer the question below by adding your thoughts on the … Continue reading

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Wonder of the Day: Feb. 25, 2015

Here is the link for the day: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-are-ocean-waves-created/  Kana’i and you other water babies, this one’s for you! 🙂 http:// Created with Padlet    

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