KMS Pūʻulu Kukui

On September 23 and 24, the Kukui students took a visit to the KS Archives.  Students learned about the rich history of KS from archivists Stacy Naipo and Candace Lee as well as two alumni, Uncle Alec and Aunty Sharon.  Mahalo for the learning experience.

We are so fortunate to have had the experience to attend the 5th grade play.  Mahalo to all kumu, haumana and KES ʻohana for the opportunity to learn from you.  The work you put into this play was presented in a way that allowed us to be entertained while being educated.  Mahalo nui!!!  Please view this Mahalo Blog from our KMS students as a token of our appreciation of this great work!

On February 6, the Kukui team spent time in Kaka’ako learning from the business owners, developers and Trustee Olds.  We appreciate the time and effort that was put into planning this field trip.  Student reflections of the field trip are included in this blog.
Photos from this field trip can be found:   http://gallery.ksbe.edu/kapalama/main.php/v/kukui/k19/kakaakoFT2015/

What a great day of learning. Each station provided great ʻike Hawaiʻi and we all learned so much.  We want to take time to mahalo all the kumu at Kaʻiwakīloumoku on Friday, 10.31.14.  In a short paragraph, please write a short mahalo and reflection.  Share about what you liked best and what is something new that you learned because of this experience.
View more photos from this field trip:
http://gallery.ksbe.edu/kapalama/main.php/v/kukui/k19/kaiwakiloumoku/

Please write a well developed paragraph in response to the following prompt:

The first quarter was filled with great moments.   The focus for the year is good and industrious.   Please share using specific examples of how you were good as well as how you were industrious. What will you do this quarter to exhibit characteristics of being good and industrious?

On September 24 and 25, Kukui students visited with Archivists Stacy Naipo and Candace Lee to learn about the history of our school.  Students learned about what was happening on campus around the time of World War II and learned from primary sources that included Uncle Alex and Aunty Sharon who are graduates from KS School for Boys and School for Girls.
Students, please write a short paragraph in a reply to this blog to share what impressed you most about this experience.

Welcome to the 2014-15 school year.  On behalf of all the kumu on Puulu Kukui, I wanted to take an opportunity to welcome you to this blogsite and to our team.  We will be using this site to post events, updates and happenings of our team throughout the year.  The first week of school was filled with activities and lessons that introduced students to our 8th grade team, our classes and our themes that we will focus on this school year.  The school spiritual theme this year is Good and Industrious.  On our team, we will focus in on the school theme using the concept of “Find the Warrior in You.”  The first project of this yearlong interdisciplinary unit is a Real Life Warrior project. The Real Life Warrior poster is due on Monday, August 18.  Other events of our first week included: Kumu on Parade, Kukui Ninja Warrior Challenge, distribution of the student laptops and a welcome dance.  We are all looking forward to a wonderful year together.
Aloha, Kumu Terai

In an exploration of KS business investments, our team was able to explore and learn more about the Kaka’ako area on Friday, February 14.  A big mahalo to all presenters and business owners for sharing and to our KS tour guides.  A special mahalo to Aunty Bernie for her efforts to plan this wonderful experience.  Students, please take some time to respond to this blog with some feedback and a note of mahalo. 

What a great day of learning. We want to take time to mahalo all the kumu at Kaʻiwakīloumoku on Friday, 11.1.13. Each station provided great ʻike Hawaiʻi and we all learned so much.
View more photos from this field trip:
http://gallery.ksbe.edu/kapalama/main.php/v/lama/lamaK18_001/kaiwakiloumokuFT/

Each quarter, the Lama team has a WEO Celebration.  We acknowledge students’ good work  and take time to award “Keu A Ka Pono” awards (of the most righteous).  These awards are based on the WEO (Working Exit Outcomes) and include the following four categories:  global (community contributor), growth (quality producer), relationships (effective communicator) and knowledge & wisdom (self-directed learner; complex thinker; ethical user of technology).
This quarter we celebrate the following students.  Congratulations on a great first quarter!
Global:  Kona and Elia
Growth:  Anuhea and Kiana V
Relationships: Joelle and Kalawaia
Knowledge & Wisdom:  Tyler M and Sara