Karen Coon

In some sports you use balls.In football if you get a touchdown it is six points.The quarters in football are 12 min.

The following are some student samples, writing about home and school.

Mia: I love school because I can learn about lots of new things like Earth or God. I like school because I can play with my friends and learn new things. During class, we have to focus on our work. At recess we can play and have fun. I love school!

Dylan: I am thankful for food god family school and a home. Animals trees season and everthing!

We walked up to the high school mall, garden, to perform and record the mele and stories we thought captured our sense of place for Ka‘ū. We do these activities with the hope that it will make the learning more memorable for the keiki.

IMG 0951 from KSH Kula Ha'aha'a on Vimeo.

Ka’u kaiaulu from KSH Kula Ha'aha'a on Vimeo.

Ka’u Kaiaulu from KSH Kula Ha'aha'a on Vimeo.

The first graders harvested and ate our first garden produce: lettuce. We cut it out of the pots, washed it and let it get cold and crispy in the frig. Then later in the afternoon we enjoyed our lettuce with carrots, croutons and dressing. Some keiki even came back for seconds! We will shortly be replanting another variety of lettuce. Perhaps some of that will make it home for sharing!

We are trying something new with the spelling words. Your child will select four words from each of the categories listed, 12 words per week. We will individualize the spelling test, making their learning more connected. This is a pilot idea for us, so lets see how it works! Heads up: we are thinking about other changes to the homework as well.

Spelling Words:
Related to content
Puna
Ka’ū
Fishermen
Village
Farmers
Kapa
Hunters
Trade
Kuleana
Beach
Mountains
Kai
Maika’i
Mauka
Forest
Pele
Volcano
Cooks
Wa’a
Canoes
Kea’au
Stores
farms
Native
belief
Christianity
Chant
Rural
Kaia’ulu
Community
Related to Word Study:
Cartoon
loose
Moon
Shoot
Book
Cook
Noon
Hood
Stood
Leak
Mean
Boat
Loan
Mail
Train
Seat
Beat
Sweet
Chip
Treat
Stone
Line
Cane
Tune
Tube
Cone
Bite. 3 more…bossy r words
Related to sight words:
Love
Like
School
Try
Have
Come
From
Could
Only
Are
Our
Any
Where
What
When
Why
Who
More
Every
Good
Sure
Your
Away
Really
Buy
Won’t
Easy
Own

Students select four words from each category each week. do the copy 3x and sentences. Practice and test in partners
Check off on individual lists when the word is mastered, then go onto a new list.

Dylan agreed that it is okay to share his i-movie showing his understanding of sense of place for the moku o Puna.  The keiki helped to take pictures or search for what they needed online.  They then wrote a script for their movie, then recorded. Maika‘i Dylan and mahalo for allowing me to share your work!

http://vimeo.com/77265295

What an amazing day we had in the beautiful district of Ka‘ū!  The keiki sang this wonderful song twice, here at Punalu‘u and as a makana to the workers at the coffee mill.  (Their offering actually brought tears to many eyes!)

http://vimeo.com/78014963

Hereʻs a look at whatʻs happening with our aqua garden after two weeks of growth. The keiki have taken on the kuleana of feeding the fish and checking the lettuce for bugs.

Congratulations to Ethan and Taylor for demonstrating Kuleana and being Macaulay for school during the month of September. They enjoyed having lunch with their Ohana this week at school. Maika’i Ethan and Taylor!