This week two of our ‘ohana members came to share about their jobs. Both did an excellent job in sharing what their is and how it is important to our kaiāulu. Mahalo to Uncle Devin (Alanaʻs dad) and Grandma Candace (Paige)! What an interesting half we had with both of you!
The kindergarteners participated in a freedom march in honor of MLKing Jr. We walked through various buildings in a mostly quiet walk, sharing signs with words of inspiration from Dr. King.
Lots of fun this month- Huaka‘i, Caldecott Celebration and Christmas class party!
The 5 th grade classes came down to Kindergarten today to assist the keiki in finishing an iPad project about the kaiāulu of Hilo. It was fun to see them buddy up so quickly and assist each other in finishing this project. Mahalo to our older school brothers and sisters!
Kindergarten was invited to join Mr. Masukoʻs 8th grade girlsʻ P.E. class. The girls set up and ran 12 different activity stations that we rotated through during our time there. Mahalo for so much fun and pilina! The keiki were totally sweaty upon their return to class!
Mahalo to everyone who came and made this party a blast!
We have been learning about some of the different people who work here at Kula Ha‘aha‘a. People like our principal , our librarian assistant, our food service coordinator, and several others have come to our class to share their jobs. The keiki then chose one of the workers to “shadow” and learn more about. This is an inquiry unit that we are proud to say the kindergarteners are quite capable of learning and asking about their “wonders” as they are presented with information.
The small groups went to the workerʻs area and asked more questions and saw first hand how they do their job. The haumana took notes in their wonder journals and pictures on the iPad. They are now headed into collaboratively putting this information into a learning format of their choice.
Here is a peak at one groupʻs shadow visit to the high school dining hall with Aunty Mary.
Check out these links for some awesome pictures. Be sure to sit with your child as you view and have them tell about this amazing visit we had!
http://hawaii.ksbe.edu/middle/maori/
We are fortunate to have a special lady- known to us as “Mother Goose” come to visit us each month to share a story and sometimes give us books! Your child brought home Tip Toe Joe, which was a gift from the Rotary Club yesterday. The keiki enjoyed listening to her read this book to us and meet her for the first time.
Mahalo to the chaperones and the fire fighters who were able to share their jobs and station with us last Friday. Although the crew and fire truck were out at an emergency, we were very grateful to Fire Fighter Scott and his friends for sharing for us and helping us learn more about the important people in our Kaiāulu.
