This is it!  We’re in cycle 23.  This cycle we have the end-of-the-year MAP tests for Reading and Math on Tuesday and Thursday.  Also, on Wednesday we get to meet the author of “Blue Skin of the Sea,” Graham Salisbury.  This is our last full cycle of Math!  Here is our tentative schedule for cycle 23:

Day 1, Monday, May 5

Today progress reports were sent home.  I also collected Math Reflection p.47.  Today we took a partner quiz about multiplying fractions.

Homework:

Sign progress report  Due Day 3 (5/7); IXL  Due Day 6 (5/12)

Day 2, Tuesday, May 6

No Math!

Day 3, Wednesday, May 7

Today Math Reflection p.47 and the partner quiz will be passed back.  We will start learning about dividing fractions.  We will work on 4.1 and 4.2.

Homework:  Sign partner quiz; Finish 4.1 and 4.2; ACE p.55 #1, 2, 5-8, 24-34

Due Day 5 (5/9)

Day 4, Thursday, May 8

No Math!

Day 5, Friday, May 9

Today we will check 4.1, 4.2, and the ACE problems from Wednesday.  Then, we will work on 4.3.

Homework:  Finish 4.3; ACE p.57 #11-14, 36, 37

Day 6, Monday, May 12

Today we will check 4.3 and Friday’s ACE problems. We will work on 4.4 and review Bits and Pieces II for the unit test on Tuesday.

Homework:  Finish 4.4; ACE p.58 #15-23; Study for unit test  Due Day 1 (5/13)

Extra pono points:  What is most important to remember about adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions?

Are you ready for Ho’olokahi?  We will be having a 6th grade rehearsal on April 30, 7:50-8:10am, on the basketball courts.  Ho’olokahi will be on Friday, May 2 at 9am.  Don’t forget to give your parents their parking pass!  Have a great cycle!

Here is the tentative schedule for cycle 22:

Day 1, Thurs., April 24

Today we voted on our favorite land legacy poster for each class.  You can view them in the atrium.  I passed back your Land Legacy Project.  Overall, you did well.  Any revisions need to be turned in by May 1.  I also collected the second copy of your Land Lineage Project reflection, so I can give it to Mrs. Kahue for your memory book.

Homework:  Get parent signature for project  Due Day 2 (4/25)

IXL-Fractions  Due Day 6 (5/1)

Day 2, Fri., April 25

Today I will pass back Math Reflection p.15.  Overall, the classes did very well.  Put it in your portfolio behind the tab for BPII.  I will also pass back the Check-Up quiz, and we will will go over it.  Get it signed tonight, and all corrections are due by May 2.  Then, we will work on 3.1 and 3.2 which is about multiplying fractions.

Homework:  Get parent signature for Check Up; Finish 3.1 & 3.2; ACE p.40 #1-3, 6-8, 10, 36-39  Due Day 3 (4/28)

Day 3, Mon., April 28

Today I will check for the parent signature on the Check Up quiz, and we will put it in your Math portfolio.  We will check 3.1, 3.2, and the ACE from Friday.  Then we will learn about modeling multiplication situations in 3.3.

Homework:  Finish 3.3; ACE p.41 #11-14, 40-45  Due Day 4 (4/29)

Day 4, Tues., April 29

Today we will check 3.3 and the ACE from Monday.  Then, we will work on 3.4.

Homework:  Finish 3.4; ACE p.43 #18-20, 46, 47  Due Day 5 (4/30)

Day 5, Wed., April 30

Today we will check 3.4 and the ACE from Tuesday.  Then, we will work on 3.5 (writing a multiplication algorithm).

Homework:  Finish 3.5; ACE p.43 #21-33  Due Day 6 (5/1)

Day 6, Thurs., May 1

Don’t forget to see me before school today to get your planner signed.  Be sure your IXL is done for this cycle by 7am.  Today we will check 3.5 and the ACE problems from Wednesday.  We will then work on the rough draft for Math Reflection p.47.

Homework:  Math Reflection p.47 (rough)  Due Cycle 23 Day 1 (5/5)

Extra pono points:  What kind of lei are you going to wear for Ho’olokahi?

Spring is in the air.  I love Easter, because it reminds me of my Savior, Jesus Christ, and hope.  This cycle we are going to Maluhia and sharing our talents with them.  We are also going to see the 5th grade play.  Plus, we have no school on April 18 and 21 because of Easter.  If you’re interested in playing football in middle school, there will be a meeting in my room on April 23.  Here’s a tentative schedule for Cycle 21:

Day 1, Fri., April 11, 2013

Today we will check 2.1 and the ACE homework from yesterday.  We will work on 2.2 which is all about adding and subtracting fractions.

Homework:  Finish 2.2; ACE p.25 #4, 6-12, 30-35  Due Day 2 (4/14)

IXL (U, V, W)  Due Day 6 (4/23)

Day 2, Mon., April 14, 2013

Today we will check 2.2 and the ACE homework.  We will work on 2.3, including fact families.

Homework:  Finish 2.3; ACE p.25 #14-18, 41-44  Due Day 4 (4/17)

Day 3, Tues., April 15

No Math today!  Today we will share our talents and visit with the patients at Maluhia Hospital.

No Homework!

Day LN, Wed., April 16

Today we will watch the 5th grade play.

No Homework!

Day 4, Thurs., April 17

Today we will check 2.3 and the ACE homework from Monday.  We will also work on 2.4, including algorithms.

Homework:  Finish 2.4;  ACE p.26 #19-25, 46, 47  Due Day 5 (4/22)

Day 5, Tues., April 22

Today we will check 2.4, check the ACE homework from Day 4, and work on Math reflection p.31.

Homework:  Math Reflection p.31 final draft  Due Day 6 (4/23)

Day 6, Wed., April 23

Today we will turn in Math reflection p.31, review investigations 1 and 2, and take a quiz on investigations 1 and 2.

No Homework!

Extra pono points:  What is one thing that you learned in Math in the last week?

Welcome back to school!  I hope you all had a great Spring Break.  This cycle Papa Olakino starts up again.  Keep Mrs. Bright in your prayers, because she’s not back yet, so no Music class.  We have Chapel and Early Release on April 9.  Also, book fair is this cycle.  Just 4 more cycles, so take care of your business.  If you need to redo the Ch. 7 test, come and see me to make an appointment.  I will be coming in early the week of April 7, but I only want students who are doing a redo test to come in before school.  Keep practicing for our talent show on April 15.  Practice and see me to tell me the time and give me any music that you need.  April 15 is coming up fast!  For Math, we are learning about estimating fractions and adding and subtracting fractions.  Practice fractions on IXL.  Here is our tentative schedule for cycle 20:

Day 1, Wed., April 2

Today we chose names for our thank you letters for Huaka’i.

Homework:  4 thank you letters for Huaka’i  Due Day 3 (4/4)

Day 2, Thurs., April 3

Today we worked on our thank you letters while Mrs. Alamida solidified the new seating charts and recruited more people for our talent show.  We also passed out our new Math book called Bits and Pieces II.

Homework:  1)  IXL  Due Day 6 (4/10)  2)  Practice for talent show  Due 4/15

Day 3, Fri., April 4

Today we worked on IXL while Mrs. Alamida collected the thank you letters.

No Homework!!!

Day 4, Mon., April 7

Today we will work on 1.1 and 1.2 in Bits and Pieces II, then we will check them.

Homework:  Finish 1.1 & 1.2; ACE p.10 #1-15, 28-30  Due Day 5 (4/8)

Day 5, Tues., April 8

Today we will check the homework from yesterday and we will work on the math reflection.  We will also finalize the acts for the upcoming talent show.

Homework:  Math reflection p. 15 (rough)  Due Day ER (4/9)

Day ER, Wed., April 9

Since today is an Early Release day and we have Chapel, each class will be only 30 minutes.  Please be ready to go.  The first class will be 8-8:30am.  The second class will be with your homeroom teacher.  In the middle of that class you will go to Chapel.  After Chapel, we will have Recess at 10:15am, then you can finish your 2nd class with your Homeroom teacher.  The last class will be 11-11:30am.  After that, we’ll clean up and get our lunch.  We’ll be eating outside today for lunch.  Terminal riders will leave at 12:10pm, and the rest will leave at 12:30pm.

Homework:  Math Reflection p.15 (final draft)  Due Day 6 (4/10)

Day 6, Thurs., April 10

Today I will collect the final draft of Math Reflection p.15.  Be sure to have a heading, a title with the page number, details, vocabulary, and examples.  We will work on 2.1 in class.  It is day 6, so don’t forget to come in  before school to get your planner signed and be sure your IXL for cycle 20 is done by 7am.

Homework:  ACE p.24 #1, 2, 28, 29  Due Day 1 (4/11)

Extra pono points:  What did you during Spring Break?

Click on “Huaka’i 2014 Photos” at the top of this page.  Enjoy!

Happy Spring Break!

Wow!  Wasn’t that a great Huaka’i Aloha ‘Aina?  I had a blast and I learned a lot, so I hope you did too.  Just one more week, then we have Spring Break.  Our goal this week is to finish the Land Legacy Project.  So, use your time wisely, and you won’t have to worry about homework during Spring Break.  Tomorrow I will be going to a technology conference in California, so you will have a substitute for the rest of this week.  Please be well-behaved and use your time wisely to work on your Land Legacy Project.  I will be taking my laptop with me, so if you have any questions, you can email me at [email protected].  Here’s the tentative schedule for this cycle 19:

Day 1, Friday, Mar. 14, 2014

Happy Birthday to Kailana and Elijah!  What an awesome breakfast buffet we had at the Volcano House!  I loved the astronomy show at the Imiloa Astronomy Center.  It reminded me of “Horton Hears a Who.”  We are a tiny speck in the universe.

Homework:  Finish the Huaka’i puke  Due Day 2 (3/17)

Day 2, Monday, Mar. 17, 2014

Today is our last Math Olympics.  Good luck Mathletes!  If we have time, you may work on your group poster.

Homework:  Land poster  Due Day 3 (3/18)  IXL-Grade 6  Due Day 6 (3/21)

Day 3, Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2014

Today we will go over the Math Olympics Contest #5.  Then, you will have time to work on your land poster.  When you finish, double-check it and the substitute will take your pu’ulu picture with it.  If you’re not done with your poster by the end of class, give your planner to the substitute so you can get a “Late.”

Homework:  Tuition worksheet  Due Day 4 (3/19)

Day 4, Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014

Today we will vote on the best land poster.  Also, you will work on your essay outline.

Homework:  Essay outline  Due Day 5 (3/20)

Day 5, Thursday, Mar. 20, 2014

Today you will work on your essay rough draft.  Type it on Google docs, then revise it, and have at least 2 peers give comments.  Be sure that you share with 2 people so they can comment only.

Homework:  Final essay, 2 copies, printed, 1 pg.  Due Day 6 (3/21)

Day 6, Friday, Mar. 21, 2014

Today your project is due.  Put all 5 pages in order in a sheet protector and turn it in.  Be sure your IXL is done.  We will have shorter classes, because after lunch we are going to the KMS Health Fair.  Lunch recess will be at 2:15pm.

NO HOMEWORK!  Enjoy your Spring Break! (Please do IXL at least once a week during Spring Break.)

Extra pono points:  What was your favorite part of Huaka’i Aloha ‘Aina?

Well, it’s almost March, and that means that we’re going to the Big Island soon.  Honuamea is on the Big Island right now.  Keep yourself healthy, so you’ll be ready for our Huaka’i.  At the end of this cycle, we have our Ke Ala Pono Assembly for this quarter, and we’ll be learning about registering for middle school.  On April 15 we will be going to a nursing home and sharing our talents with them.  If you would like to be in our talent show, please see me to sign up.  Each participant will earn pono points for their pu’ulu.

Here’s a tentative schedule for Cycle 17 (subject to change):

Day 1, Mon., Feb. 24, 2014

Today I passed back the Checkpoint Quiz 2 and we went over some of the problems.  We also finished our Ch. 7 centers.

Homework:  Sign Checkpoint Quiz 2; Study for Ch. 7 Test  Due Day 2 (2/25)

Day 2, Tues., Feb. 25, 2014

Today I checked for the Checkpoint Quiz 2 parent signatures, and we put them in your Math portfolio.  If you want to do a redo test, be sure to turn it in with the corrections.  We are also taking our Ch. 7 test.

Homework:  No New Homework!

Day 3, Wed., Feb. 26, 2014

Today we will finish our Ch. 7 test, and talk about our Land Lineage Project.

Homework:  Sign Land Lineage Project parent letter  Due Day 4 (2/27)

Day 4, Thurs., Feb. 27, 2014

Today I collected the bottom part of the signed parent letter, and we watched a video about the land lineage of Kamehameha Schools.

Homework:  Land video notes  Due Day 5 (2/28)

Day 5, Fri., Feb. 28, 2014

Today I will collect your land video notes.  Also, we will calculate the fraction, decimal, and percent of land that the ali’i who eventually gave their land to Pauahi had.

Homework:  Acreage chart  Due Day 6 (3/3)

Day 6, Mon., Mar. 3, 2014

Today we will check Strategy #5.  This will be our last Math Olympics practice before our last Math Olympics on Mar. 17.  We will also work on our Land Lineage posters and talk about our state motto.

Homework:  State motto web  Due Cycle 18 Day 1 (3/5)

Day La No’ono’o, Tues., Mar. 4, 2014

No Math today!  Today we will have Ke Ala Pono, and we will have an assembly about middle school registration.

Extra Pono Points:  Did you memorize your Ko’u Mo’oku’auhau, Na Kini Pua Lei Mamo Hawai’i, and Pauahi’s Mo’oku’auhau?  If not, what is your plan to memorize it before Mar. 10?

Happy Cycle 16!  It’s the beginning of a new cycle, and I hope you all had a nice weekend.  Be sure that you gave your homeroom teacher your Huaka’i forms, so you can come with us to the Big Island.  This cycle you need to take your laptops to Christian Ed.  Tues., Feb. 11 is Math Olympics Contest #4, so bring a water bottle for brain food.  If you didn’t turn in your Jump Rope for Heart money, give it to your homeroom teacher today.  Thurs., Feb. 13 is a La No’ono’o day and we have ‘Ohana in the morning, so if you arrive late to school, meet us in the gym.  Remind your parents that there’s no school on Fri., Feb. 14 and Mon., Feb. 17.  You get a 4-day weekend this week.  You know what that means?  We don’t want to see any “Late”s on Tues., Feb. 18.  Also, remind your parents that Fri., Feb. 21 is an Early Release day, so school ends at 12:30.  Don’t forget to go to Ho’olaule’a on Sat., Feb. 22!  Support the ATP, because a lot of the money raised at Ho’olaule’a comes back to the elementary to help pay for our Big Island trip.

Technical difficulties?  If you’re having trouble viewing your IXL reports, you need to go to Self Service and click on Fix My Mac (on the right side).  Then, you need to install the Adobe Flash Player and the 2 Java apps.  After they’re done installing, you need to restart your laptop and it should work better.

This cycle we are finishing up Ch. 7 and starting on our Land Legacy Project.  Here is a tentative schedule for Cycle 16:

Day 1, Mon., Feb. 10

Today we will check 7-5 and 7-6 and pass back Checkpoint Quiz 1.  We will also review for Checkpoint Quiz 2.

Homework:  Sign Checkpoint Quiz 1  Due Day 2 (2/11);  Study 7-5 & 7-6 for Checkpoint Quiz 2 (p. 335)  Due Day 3 (2/12)

Day 2, Tues., Feb. 11

Today I will check for the Checkpoint Quiz 1 parent signatures, and you will add it to your Math portfolio.  Also, we will do Math Olympics Contest #4.  Good luck Mathletes!

Homework:  IXL (AA)  Due Day 6 (2/20)

Day 3, Wed., Feb. 12

Today we checked p.335 and learned about finding a percent of a number and how to make sketches of circle graphs.

Homework:  7-7 & 7-8  Due Day LN (2/13)

Day La No’ono’o, Feb. 13

Today we went over Math Olympics Contest #4 and we checked 7-7 and 7-8.

No Homework!!!

Day 4, Tues., Feb. 18

Today we took Checkpoint Quiz 2 and learned how to estimate with percents.

Homework:  7-9  Due Day 5 (2/19)

Day 5, Wed., Feb. 19

Today we will check 7-9 and do centers for Ch. 7 to review for the Ch. 7 test.

Homework:   Center work  Due Cycle 17 Day 1 (2/24)

Day 6, Thurs., Feb. 20

Today we will practice for Math Olympics.  We will check strategy #5 and work on strategy #6.

Homework:  M.O. Strategy #6  Due Cycle 17 Day 6 (3/3)

Day Early Release, Feb. 21

Today we will be participating in the Jump Rope for Heart Jumpathon.  Be sure that you’re cycled out, or you may be jumping in the atrium.  No Math today!

Homework:  Get planner signed by parents  Due Cycle 17 Day 1 (2/24)

Extra pono points:  Share how someone has shown aloha to you recently.

Happy Chinese New Year!  This is a busy cycle with two Huaka’i rotations, parent-student-teacher conferences, Uncle Jin teaching us about homelessness in Hawai’i, and Mrs. Leong teaching us about native plants and animals.  I hope you all enjoyed your 3-day weekend and ordered your Huaka’i shirts.  On Feb. 5 and 6 we will be having our Huaka’i rotations at Ka’iwakilamoku.  Since we are finished with our 4 formal genealogy lessons, we will be learning about native Hawaiian food.  Don’t forget to turn in all of your Huaka’i permission forms by Feb. 7.  Here’s a tentative schedule for this cycle in Math.  I apologize that it’s late.  Last week was a very busy week.  Have a great cycle!

Cycle 15:

Day 1, Tues., Jan. 28

Today we prepared our first semester reflections for parent conferences and checked our 7-1 and 7-2 homework.

Homework:  IXL-AA  (30 minutes and 2 skills mastered)  Due Day 6 (2/7)

Day ED, Wed., Jan. 29

Today you had Math with Ms. Cramer while I had the campus tour with Honuamea.  You checked the homework for 7-1 and 7-2 and learned about proportions.

Homework:  7-3 & 7-4; Study for Checkpoint Quiz 1  Due Day 2 (2/3)

Day ED, Thurs., Jan. 30

Today I passed back your Huaka’i Cost Project and passed out your current progress report.  We also doublechecked your reflections and evidence for parent conferences.  We then took the campus tour and I collected your genealogy packets.

Homework:  1) Sign progress report  Due Day 2 (2/3)

2) Type Ko’u Mo’oku’auhau (with pictures/graphics)  Due Day 5 (2/6)

Day 2, Mon., Feb. 3

Today I will check for the progress report signatures.  We will check 7-3 and 7-4.  Be sure to ask questions if you don’t understand, because we will be taking a quiz on 7-1 to 7-4 tomorrow.  I recommend that you do the odd problems in the book, because the answers are in the back of the book to practice for the quiz.

Homework:  Checkpoint Quiz 1-p.325    Due Day 3 (2/4)

Day 3, Tues., Feb. 4

Today we will check Checkpoint Quiz 1 and take the quiz.  We will learn about scale drawings, fractions, decimals, and percents.

Homework:  7-5 & 7-6  Due Day 6 (2/6)

Day 4, Wed., Feb. 5

Today there will be no Math class.  You will meet with the Honuamea teachers to learn about Astronomy, native Hawaiian birds, and Native Hawaiian plants and animals.

No Homework! (from me)

Day 5, Thurs., Feb. 6

Today there will be no Math class.  You will meet with the Kulaiwi teachers to learn about ancient Hawaiian food, Big Island geography, and volcanoes.  Be sure you have your Ko’u Mo’oku’auhau typed and printed and ready to turn in.  We’ll be putting it in your Memory Book later.

Homework:  Memorize Ko’u Mo’oku’auhau  Due Cycle 16 Day 3 (2/12)

Day 6, Fri., Feb. 7

This is Day 6, so please come to see me before school to get your planner signed.  Your IXL for Cycle 15 should be done by 7am.  If you haven’t turned in your Huaka’i forms, give them to your teacher today.  Mrs. Leong will be teaching us about native plants and animals.  Be ready in the atrium by 10:30am.  If you are in ‘Apuwai, the girls are cleaning the dining hall today.  No Math today, so we want everyone cycled out on Monday.

Homework:  Get your planner signed  Due Cycle 16 Day 1 (2/10)

Extra pono points:  What is your Math goal for this semester and what have you done so far to work on it?

We just finished our first cycle of 2nd semester.  I hope you cycled out already.  Don’t forget:  We have a 3-day weekend coming up.  Also, on Jan. 24 we will be honoring Charles Reed Bishop at a special assembly, so wear your special events uniform.  Also, practice the recitation and “Song of Praise.”  We will have 2 days of Huaka’i rotation instead of Math this cycle.  Also, your Huaka’i Cost Project is due on Jan. 17.  Here’s a tentative schedule for Cycle 14:

Cycle 14

Day 1, Thurs., Jan. 16

We will be revising and editing your Huaka’i response today and working on the final draft.  Be sure your response is in Googledocs under “Shared With Me” and your class name.  Also, start practicing ratios, percents, and proportions (AA) on IXL this cycle.

Homework:  1)  Final draft and Huaka’i cost project  Due Day 2 (1/17)  2)  IXL-AA  Due Day 6 (1/27)

Day 2, Fri., Jan. 17

Today you will print your Huaka’i cost graph and response.  You will turn in your completed project, and put the graph and response in your memory book.  To celebrate finishing our project, we will play Math-O.

Homework:  Bring Hawaiian folder on Day 4 (1/22)

Day 3, Tues., Jan. 21

Today you will go to Ms. Cramer for Math time and learn about astronomy.

Day 4, Wed., Jan. 22

Bring your Hawaiian folder to class today.  Today your pu’ulu will pick a building to share about and write down some facts about it.  Also, you will write down your Ko’u Mo’okuauhao and start memorizing it.

Homework:  1)  Prepare for campus tour  2)  Memorize Ko’u Mo’okuauhao  Due Cycle 15 Day ED (1/29)

Day 5, Thurs., Jan. 23

Today we will learn about ratios and unit rate.  We will also take a pre-test about Ch. 7 on Socrative.

Homework:  7-1 & 7-2  Due Day 6 (1/27)

Day LN, Fri., Jan. 24

No Math today!  Be sure you have on your special events uniform for our Charles Reed Bishop assembly today.  Also, we’ll be learning about native plants from Marian Leong today to prepare for our Big Island trip.

Day 6, Mon., Jan. 27

Today we will practice for Math Olympics.  We will check Strategy 5 and work on Strategy 6.

Homework:  M.O. Strategy #6  Due Cycle 15 Day 6 (2/7)

Extra pono points:  Why are you grateful for Martin Luther King Jr. and Charles Reed Bishop?