Welcome to our class blog page! We hope our summer mailing found you and yours in good health and that your keiki is as excited as we are to embark upon this new journey together. Things have changed a lot for our classroom since March and one of the biggest is that there will be a new daily check-in process (including a health screening) for keiki and now parents/family members will no longer be allowed to enter our classroom. We know that this will complicate things (especially with regard to separation anxiety and school/ʻohana communications) and are trying our best to use a variety of methods to overcome this barrier to the connection between home and school. Some of the tools we will use include: this blog, traditional paper newsletters and calendars (which will also be accessible on this blog), telephone, email, and the Seesaw app. (More information on the Seesaw app will be coming soon!) Take some time to explore our blog and click through the different menu links to see what lives here.

Hopefully you have had a chance to look over the Hoʻokipa Nā Keiki (Keiki Orientation) calendar and are aware of when your keiki is expected to be at school in August. We left the Virtual Kipa ʻOhana appointment time for you to choose so that you can find the best fit for your ʻohana’s schedule. Click on the button below to sign up for a time; your Zoom meeting link will be emailed to you when the time gets closer. Also, let us know if you are unfamiliar with the Zoom platform and we can help you with that as well. “Talk” to you again soon!