Monthly Archives: April 2011

We are heading into our final social studies unit which is Our Island Home. We will be learning unique features of each Hawaiian island. Today we launched this study through a discussion of what we thought an island is. Michael … Continue reading →

It has been an incredible year of blogging for us- thanks to our training and support-and thanks to Ms. Antida’s joining in on this means of communication! We interviewed Trinity and Ke’alohi about this question. Enjoy their perspective on the … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the kindergartners went to the middle school gym to have fun and get active with Mr. Masuko’s 7th grade girls. The 7th graders created various stations in which the children would have to balance on half balls, scoot around … Continue reading →

In preparation for Easter the keiki made and decorated Easter baskets from recycled milk/juice cartons. This activity tied into what we were learning about Earth Day (on Friday, April 22nd). We also had an awesome Easter egg hunt! A big … Continue reading →

Check out Noah, Alisha, Kamailah, Haylyn, and Alexis presenting a puppet show, “The Birthday Cake,” to the class:

After taking a trip to Hilo Coffee Mill, charting graphs, and participating in cooking experiences, we were able to find some answers to the questions (below) we had at the beginning of our project on food. How do you make … Continue reading →

To conclude our project study on food in our kaia’ulu Aunty Isha taught us how to make strawberry shortcakes. The keiki made, or shook, their own whipped cream before assembling their miniature shortcakes. They also practiced more informational writing based … Continue reading →

Ever heard of apple smiles before? Well the keiki in KA did today, thanks to Aunty Michelle (Trinity’s mom). Even Mrs. Littrell who’s been teaching for a while learned something new. Each child was given 4 apple slices, 10 marshmallows, … Continue reading →

The keiki in KA were busy brewing up some Stone Soup today. Aunty Heather, Kai’s mom, read the story to the class, had the children plot their vegetables on our “Vegetables for Stone Soup” graph, helped the children cut and … Continue reading →

Aunty Charmie came to school to help the keiki learn how to make sushi! Here is what we wrote as a class, using our informational writing rubric, after our sushi making experience. Making Sushi We are learning how to make … Continue reading →