MAP Testing: MAP testing will be held on Tuesday. This is our winter math assessment. Scores will be shared with you during our 2 trimester conferences. Please make sure your keiki gets a good nights rest and please make sue they have breakfast on Tuesday.

Reading Assessments: On Friday, I will be conducting reading assessments with our papa 1. Our keiki will have a sub for the day so that I may work with each keiki independently.

Language Arts: We will begin focusing on Non Fiction Text (informational text) as it compares to Fiction. A goal is that our keiki will understand that fiction text tells a story and non fiction shares information. We will also be focusing on the major features of non fiction text. We will also start a mini unit on Poetry as we prepare for our upcoming Lamakū Speech Festival.

IXL issues: Mahalo nui of all ‘ohana who shared their iPad issues last week. For some reason, everyone was unable to log on. I am currently talking to our tech kumu to find a solution to this problem by this Thursday. Mahalo for your patience.

Pilina ‘Ohana Luncheons: Pilina ‘Ohana Luncheons for papa 1 begins this Tuesday and for the next 3 Tuesdays. Mahalo for turning in your rsvp letters, this will enable us to provide an accurate head count for lunch. If you haven’t turned in your rsvp, please do so:)

Kumuola: We will have a second visit this month to Kumuola, on Wed. Jan. 23. Please have your keiki mākaukau. I will remind everyone again next week.

Spelling: 1) has, 2) look, 3) two, 4) more, 5) red, 6) bed, 7) fed, 8) sled, 9) fled, 10) shed.

Food Bank Collection: In celebration of a 100th day of school, we will be collecting can goods for the Food Bank. Our goal is to collect a 100 pounds of can goods. Please read the announcement going home with your keiki today.