We are Part of a Kaiaulu, a Community
Creating teams of students and teachers that form smaller communities of learning is an important facet of the Middle School. Our theme, Ka Ulu Aloha, carries the notion that education is an act of love. Our love for teaching, learning, community, camaraderie, and children inspires us to plant seeds of knowledge, nurture skills and talents, cultivate experiences, witness growth, and reap the harvest of a fruitful learning season.
Kamehameha Schools-KapālamaMiddle School, values the attributes of a kaiaulu, a community connected by the vibrancy of each student’s talents 7 and passions.
We are Part of a 7th Grade Pūʻulu
Team names symbolize characteristics necessary to begin this season of learning as represented in the flexibility of the ʻohe, integrity of the koa, resilience of the lehua, and the commitment of the olonā.
We are Part of the Tribes Community
KSKMS is a Tribes School where everyone enjoys the mutual respect and caring essential for growth and for learning. All students are expected to follow these agreements at all times. There are five Tribes Agreements we adhere to:
•E hö‘ihi -Mutual respect
•E ho‘olohe pono-Attentive listening
•E mahalo aku –Appreciation
•Mai ‘ölelo ‘ino -no put downs
•E käpae -The right to pass
7th Grade Floor Level Agreements
EVERYONE is a guest in all spaces (even your own team’s). Treat everyone and everything with hö‘ihi (respect).
• Haumäna (students) are to use the restrooms on the 7th grade floor while in core time. If there are no bathrooms available on the floor, haumäna will be allowed to go downstairs.
• No eating/drinking while using the laptop.
• No eating/drinking during instructional time.
• During recess food should be consumed in the alahele.
• Along with your team kumu, all kumu are there to support you and will assist in making sure floor level agreements are followed.
Gr7 Floor Level Agreements ’15-’16[1]
BE RESPECTFUL on the floor
- ALWAYS use the closest door
- During class, walk quickly and quietly through the alahele with blinders on
- Speak at a conversational volume level
- You may enter a class space if the teacher is present
- “Ignore the squirrels!”
Field Trip Expectations
The following expectations are expected while out on field trips. While wearing the school uniform in public, you are reminded that you represent Kamehameha Schools and your kupuna.
- practice Tribes Agreements: attentive listening (no conservations while someone else is speaking, paying attention to the speaker); show appropriate appreciation (common courtesies such as “please”, “thank you”, etc.); no put-downs (no derogatory remarks, gestures or statements), mutual respect, active participation (no wall-flowers, ask appropriate questions)
- display hō‘ihi (respect), malama (care), and pono (moral and proper behavior)
- avoid horse play, be safe
- follow directions given by teachers and chaperones/adults
- stay with assigned groups and bus assignments
- practice ‘imi na‘auao (seek knowledge, enlightenment)
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