Huaka’i this Week: We have rescheduled our first huaka’t to Kumuola. We will be going to Kumuola this Wednesday. This will be the first of our monthly visits to Kumuola. On Friday, we will be visiting the Kamehameha Statue, the Naha stone (at the Hilo Public Library), and Coconut Island. We will need chaperones for Friday’s huaka’i. Mahalo to those that will be able to join us. All chaperones will join us on the bus, chaperones will need to bring their own home lunch. School will be preparing lunch for our keiki. Please have your Meiji wear their “E Ola Nō” t-shirt or blue school polo along with school uniform shorts for both huaka’i.

Language Arts: We are focusing on the rules for capitalization. When writing, please encourage your keiki to remember the rules and use the rules for capitalization.

Kupuna Pictures: If you haven’t yet turned in kupuna pictures, please turn in when possible. We appreciate your support in this school wide activity.

Spelling List for this week: 1) from, 2) or, 3) one, 4) had, 5) pin, 6) thin, 7) spin, 8) skin

Specials: Monday: PE/Hawaiian, Tuesday: Hawaiian/Music, Thursday: Hawaiian/PE

Raz Kids: Please check your keiki’s folder tonight, you will find your child’s log in info for Raz Kids. Any questions, please let me know.

Huaka’i this Wednesday: Wednesday is our first huaka’i of the year. We will be visiting the Kumuola Science Resource Center in Keaukaha. This will be a site that we will visit monthly. We will not need any chaperones for this first huaka’i, but we will invite ‘Ohana to join us on the following trips. If your Meiji still has their “E Ola Nō” t-shirt from last year, they may wear it for the huaka’i, if not wear a blue KS polo along with uniform shorts. *Please be advised that there may be a chance that this huaka’i will be canceled due to weather conditions as hurricane/tropical storm Olivia approaches. 

Huaka’ Next Week: We have also planned a second huaka’i for Friday, Sept. 21. Please watch for chaperone request coming from your PTO rep. We are planning to visit the Kamehameha Statue, the Naha stone at the Hilo Public Library and Coconut Island. At Coconut Island, Auntie Lilinoe Young will join us, she will be sharing mo’olelo with our keiki about her childhood and being raise on the island.

Spelling List: 1) at, 2) be, 3) this, 4) have, 5) big, 6) pig, 7) dig, 8) wig

Specials this Week: Monday; Hawaiian/PE, Tuesday: Art, Wed.; Hawaiian, Thursday: Science, Friday: Music/ Library.

Open House: Mahalo to all ‘Ohana for attending our Wehena Kula (Open House), I appreciate everyone making our rescheduled event. For those who didn’t have an opportunity to join us, I will send home handouts that was shared with ‘ohana.

Raz Kids and Epic: I have created accounts for our keiki for Raz Kids and Epic. I am sure that you are all familiar with these awesome reading sites from last year. I will be sending home login information so that your keiki will have access to these reading resources at home.

Prodigy: Prodigy is a math resource for our keiki to practice math skills. Login information will be coming home once I am sure that are keiki can independently navigate through this app. It is a new math app for me, so we will be learning together. Many of you are use to IXL, we have not yet set up accounts for our keiki, I do want to explore Prodigy first before considering IXL.

Math: Over the past few weeks, we have been reviewing number awareness up to 20 with the keiki. We have also been learning a variety of math games that will be choices for keiki to engage in during independent work time. One goal we are working on is to subitize. We are trying to encourage our keiki to move from trying to count each item and instead use their natural ability to perceive/see small amounts (such as 2, 3, or 4) as units and use them. In this way keiki are supported to count on, skip-count, use doubles, and make use of the five-structure. For example, the picture of shoes below is structured so that you may skip count by twos (2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2), or use doubles (5 + 5) as a way to understand that the picture represents 10.

Spelling List for this Week: 1) with, 2) his, 3) they, 4) pit, 5) sit, 6) hit, 7) bit, 8) fit

Specials: Tuesday: Music/Library, Wed: Art, Thurs: PE/Hawn, Fri: Hawn/PE

**Chapel this Wednesday, please have your keiki in their special attire whites.

Hurricane Lane: It is my hopes that everyone was safe during and after the effects of Hurricane Lane. I am glad that we were all able to be with our ‘Ohana during this time. Ke akua pū me kākou!

Daily 5: In the past few weeks, I have been introducing classroom routines and structures for reading and writing.  The classroom structure I use is called “Daily Five”. The Daily Five is a literacy structure that teaches independence and gives children the skills needed to create a lifetime love of reading and writing. It consists of five tasks that are introduced individually.  The 5 Tasks include:

• Read to Self
• Work on Writing
• Read to Someone
• Listen to Reading
• Word Work

Our keiki have been working at “Read to Self”, where they learn to build their stamina as they read independently. As a class, we will work on reading strategies that will improve reading fluency and comprehension. And a big goal in Daily 5 is to build a love for reading! Over the next few weeks, I will share info. about the other 4 tasks in Daily 5.

Reading Assessments: With the closure of school, I am awaiting confirmation on a make up date to finish reading assessments with our papa 1.

No School: No school this Friday due to school in-service and no school on Monday, Labor Day.

Kilo (observation): In our papa 1, we are learning to become observers of our natural environment. Keiki are learning to “kilo” as we reflect upon using our traditional knowledge to observe in order to notice changes, see patterns, make predications, as well as question things happening around us.

Aloha e ka ‘Ohana 1B. Yay, our class blog is finally up and running. This is where I will be posting weekly updates, so please make every effort read every week. I will make every attempt to have the blog updated at the beginning of the school week and I will email everyone with a direct link to the blog. 

‘Ohana Breakfast: Mahalo nui to all ‘ohana who joined us for the beginning of the year ‘Ohana Breakfast. It was wonderful to meet and enjoy some time with each of you. I look forward to an exciting year ahead! Mahalo to Leiana Reyes for organizing the breakfast with parent announcements, reminders, and sign up. And Mahalo to everyone for the ‘ono mea’ai and helping to set up as well as clean up. I am so thankful and appreciative.😊

Reading Assessments: I will be conducting individual reading assessments this Tuesday and Thursday. We will have a sub to mālama our class while I work with each keiki independently.

Homework: Keiki will be coming home with spelling homework as follows: Monday-Write the spelling word 3 times each, Tuesday-Write a sentence using each new spelling word, Wednesday-Write the spelling words in alphabetical order, Thursday-Study spelling words, Friday-Spelling Test. Here is this weeks spelling list focusing on sight words and -ap family words; 1) than, 2) it, 3) he, 4) was, 5) map, 6) cap, 7) nap, 8) tap

Book Log: Reading daily will improve reading fluency and comprehension of our keiki. Keiki will be coming home daily with a book, please make every effort to have your keiki read their book selection to you and support them if they need kōkua. In class, we have been working on how to select “just right” books, the easiest rule is that if they are unable to read 5 words on the first page, then it’s not a just right book for them. If they can read every word or only miss maybe 1-2 words, then it’s to easy. When reading is done, please help your Meiji complete the book log in their planner. Have your keiki complete the date and title then please initial. Mahalo for the kōkua and support.

Open House this Friday, I look forward to see everyone.