Monthly Archives: February 2011

Do You Know the Muffin Man?

The keiki in KA do! After listening to “Too Many Eggs” the children practiced their measuring skills in the sand table. Then they got to the real thing–baking Muffin Surprise. Some of the children cracked the eggs while the rest … Continue reading

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Pilina with our 7th grade friends

Today the kindergartners and Mr. Masuko’s 7th grade girls built pilina through book sharing. The 7th graders introduced themselves and read one of their favorite childhood stories to the keiki. Some of the books the children in KA listened to … Continue reading

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Jump Rope for Heart

The kindergartners had a lot of fun jumping for the American Heart Society today. The money the children raised will go to an organization that will help educate people about staying healthy and taking care of our heart. -Miss Antida

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‘Ohana Pilina from Uncle Ka’eo

Our class enjoyed learning about the work of a builder when Uncle Ka’eo, Ke’aloilani’s Dad, came in and shared with us. We were excited to see some of his work tools and hear about the different projects he has done … Continue reading

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Nā Koa Mini Carnival

After all their hard work, all of the kindergartners qualified for this trimester’s Nā Koa reward—A Mini Carnival! The keiki enjoyed playing fun games such as ring toss, stack the cups, and dominos, getting their faces panted, and winning cool … Continue reading

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Huaka’i to PKP, Safeway, Police Station, and Civil Defense

What a wonderful day we had! The children completed a scavenger hunt in the mall looking for places such as the social security office and Game Stop. At Safeway, we visited the bakery, sampled poke, watched meat get wrapped, and … Continue reading

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Caldecott Celebration

After reading ten Caldecott books each, the kindergartners had a celebration in the library. They enjoyed listening to guest author, Kumu Iaea, read “Koʻu Wāwae.” Then they were able to write their own story about what their feet can do. … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day

For Valentine’s Day the keiki sorted candy sweethearts. They enjoyed counting all of the colored candy (and sneaking a few tastes as well). To our surprise, not all of the boxes contained the same amount of each color. Try sorting … Continue reading

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Job Sharing from ‘Ohana in our Kaiaulu

Tyler’s dad, Uncle Jason came in to share about his job as a 911 dispatcher. We learned that he has a very important job, helping people who are hurt or have pilikia in our community. Uncle Jason works very hard … Continue reading

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KA Speech Festival Presenters

Students in grades K-5 performed for our annual speech festival last Friday. From KA, Kaiyana, Alisha, Ke’alohilani and Kamailah performed Oliver Twist. They were awesome and gained poise and experience in getting up in front of their elementary friends to … Continue reading

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