I’m just loving these moments when I get to read aloud a good book to my students K-5; a wonderful book that ties in culture, life-lessons, and the true meaning of LOVE♥. Love for ‘ohana, the ‘aina, people and animals. In my opinion, this book would be a winner for the Caldecott Award. The illustrations are beautiful! If ever you have a chance to read this lovely book, please share with me your thoughts, insights of the characters, and what you learned from this tale.
Tasi’s Gift – Book of the Month.
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Using Informational Features
Our third graders are getting ready for a research project that they will be engaged in during the 3rd trimester. In preparation for this project they have already learned & practiced good note-taking skills. They are in the process of learning the Informational Features (Key) and using these keys when gathering important pieces of information. To find out more about these features, click on “Nonfiction Keys” on the menu section of my blog.
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Morning Greeting Zumba Style!
This morning I had the pleasure of doing Morning Greeting Zumba Style with our Papa Mala’o class! Mrs. Nihipali & her fabulous ZUMBA Keiki were ready w/ their Zumba headband and Zumba energy! We talked about how important it is to take of our body that Ke Akua have given each of us. We are to Mālama (care) our bodies by eating healthy and staying fit & strong. In doing so, we need to eat our share of fruits and veggies and exercise often. “If you like Banana say ZUMBA!” “If you like Broccoli say ZUMBA!” “If you want to be Healthy & Strong say ZUMBA – ZUMBA!” Enjoy our Morning Greeting video Zumba Style!
100 Days Project in the Learning Center
Monday, January 30th marked 100 Days in school for our Papa Mala’o students! They worked very hard on their 100 popsicle stick project with their ‘Ohana. Please stop by the Charles Reed Bishop Learning Center to browse their creative and beautiful projects!
Idioms, Amelia Bedelia, & QR Codes
Who would ever imagine using QR Code’s in an educational setting. Today, our Papa ‘Ekahi had fun using QR Codes to learn more about idioms. They also learned that QR stands for “Quick Response” and when scanning the code with a QR Reader, it will link to a website, a video, a text, or a picture that shares information about the content of study. We talked about how using QR Codes can make learning FUN and it’s an easy way to get directly to the website without having to fumble through typing in the URL.
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Brigitta of the White Forest
Our Papa Mala’o classes had a very special visit by an author from Canada who writes children books. Mrs. Danika Dinsmore (writer, teacher, & performer) took time from her very busy schedule to visit with us in the Learning Center. With the release of her new book Brigitta of the White Forest Mrs. Dinsmore opened our minds to use our imagination as she read to us. She took us on a wonderful & magical tour of the imaginary faerie forest. Mahalo Nui e Mrs. Dinsmore for sharing the day with us.
Danika Dinsmore – Author Visit
Danika Dinsmore is an award‐winning
writer, teacher, and performer who has
been working and playing with children of
all ages for over 20 years.
Our Papa Mala’o classes will have the privilege of having Ms. Dinsmore visit with them in our Learning Center tomorrow (1/10).
She also has an upcoming event @ the Kea’au Public Library.
Reading and Book Signing (free)
Thursday, January 12 from 6:30 ‐ 7:30 PM
Caldecott Celebration W/ Papa Mala’o!
CONGRATULATIONS to our Papa Mala’o classes for meeting the challenge of reading 10 Caldecott Books in 1 month! Hulo, Hulo, Hulo!!!Our celebration was Fantabulous (fantastic + fabulous)! Mahalo nui to Mrs. Littrell, Mrs. Nihipali, and Mrs. Stacks for putting together a wonderful story video titled “The Three Little Pua’a.” You may view this video on Mrs. Stack’s blog http://blogs.ksbe.edu/castack/. Another BIG Mahalo goes out to Mrs. Rosehill for teaching our students another art technique using just 1 color crayon. Our kindergartner’s practiced shading and value as each created a beautiful art piece. Please visit Mrs. Rosehill’s blog http://blogs.ksbe.edu/tarosehi/ to see the exciting things she is doing with our Keiki!
Continue your journey reading more books! Happy Reading My Friends!
Pair & Share – Two is better than 1!
Taking notes can be over-whelming especially when information is being presented audibly. Our fabulous 3rd and 5th graders did a terrific job at taking notes on two notable women (Amelia Earhart & Queen Lili’uokalani). They paid attention to only the important information and wrote them down on their Circle Map. Pairing and sharing notes is another skill they used to gather more details. Maika’i Loa e nā Haumāna!
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NOTE-TAKING – Strategies for Success!
What does it take to be a good note-taker? Our third and fourth graders have been busy doing research & used these strategies when taking notes.
- Pay Attention
- Be Organized
- Be Brief
What does it mean to Pay Attention? It means to use your listening, writing, and observation skills when presented with information. How about to Be Organized? It means to utilize organization strategies like using numbers, bullets, & words to organize important information. What about to Be Brief? This means to use summarization strategies to collect only the important ideas.
I hope you find these note-taking strategies helpful and useful.
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