Yes, you read correctly! The 5B FISH! proudly announce our FIRST millionaire! Ho’omaika’i Kehau! You could hear a pin drop way back in August when I announced to the class (and to Ohana at Open House) that students were required to read 1,000,000 words this year…Jaws dropped open, eyes became huge with disbelief, and you could cut anxiety with a knife as it was thick in the air!
The students and I have been “swimming strong” with a growth mind set (ask your keiki all about the growth vs. fixed mind set) to move us closer to our goal. We’ve discussed the benefits of reading, shared that students who really read 30 mins. a day tend to score much higher on standardized tests, & even did some math to calculate the minutes of reading assigned comparing it to the speed we read at to backward map and goal set to meet our target of ONE MILLION WORDS (approx. 28 chapter books of 120+ pages) by the end of 5th grade. Most importantly, we chose our attitude!
First FISH! in the Millionaire’s Club! Ho’omaika’i Kehau!
Kehau has shared her passion for great books w/the class by presenting, explored different genres (reminder…9 genres required for each trimester) and continously put the Hawaiian value of ho’omau (perserverence) in action! Now, she is a role model as she motivates others that IT CAN BE DONE! Congrats to Kehau for becoming our 1st inductee into the millionaire’s club! She is on her way to her next goal…TWO MILLION words! You go girl!
