Acrostic Poem

Hula-PoemAs we prepare for PIYP (Poem In Your Pocket) day, you may be thinking of a poetry style that best describes you and your interest.  Some classes have been creating beautiful acrostic poems that tell of their personal interest or what they are learning about in their classroom.  Here is an acrostic poem that I wrote for my daughter “Auli’i” who recently participated in the 50th Merrie Monarch Ms. Aloha Hula Competition.

What is an Acrostic Poem?  An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line.  All lines to the poem should relate, connect to and describe the poem.  My poem about HULA uses the letters in the word hula to begin each line.  Have fun creating a poem to share on PIYP day!

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Lā Poema ‘Inipākeke

PIYPApril is National Poetry Month!  In celebration of this special month, our entire Hawai’i Campus K-12 students, faculty, and support staff are invited to participate in           “Lā Poema`Inipākeke” on Thursday, April 18, 2013.  All you have to do is carry a poem in your pocket on that day.  If anyone taps you, you will share your poem and the person who tapped you will share his or her poem. If you need a poem, click on “Poem In Your Pocket” in the menu bar of my blog (poetry #1, #2, #3) or visit our learning center & ask your librarian.

Let’s have a fun literary event with everyone on campus listening to and reciting poetry on Thursday, April 18th!

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Ke Ao ‘Imi Na’auao (Knowledge & Wisdom)

Papa ‘Ekahi read a wonderful story titled Ruby’s Wish written by Shirin Yim Bridges; a fictionalized story of her grandmother’s childhood in China at a time when the opportunities for girls were limited.  Our haumāna were able to connect to the text and build an understanding of Ruby’s strong and admirable character as well as the many facets of the Chinese culture.  Click on any of the tales and enjoy as each haumāna share their creative and artistic presentation that express their personal learning.

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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Dr.-Seuss-postGuess who’s celebrating Dr. Seuss birthday? Her name is Hilina’i and she’s my daughter.  She woke up this morning and decided to dress in her Dr. Seuss shirt and wear her Dr. Seuss hat to school.  Today in the library we celebrated Dr. Seuss birthday by reading some of his books and engaged in some fun activities from Seussville  and Lorax Project.  How will you celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday?

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Lexile Framework For Reading

A Lexile measure is a valuable piece of information about either an individual’s reading ability or the difficulty of a text, like a book or magazine article. The Lexile measure is shown as a number with an “L” after it — 880L is 880 Lexile.  A student gets his or her Lexile reader measure from a reading test or program.  A book, article or piece of text gets a Lexile text measure when it’s analyzed by MetaMetrics.  Take a look at this video to learn more about Lexile measures.

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Harlem Shake – Grade 5

Who said the Library is a quite place for learning? Take a look at our Papa ‘Elima, Mrs. Ah Hee’s class demonstrate 21st Century Learning, Team Work and Collaboration in the library.

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Unexpected Treasures

Friendship-&-LoveHau’oli Lā Pu’uwai (Happy Valentines Day!) As we celebrate Valentines Day let us be reminded that the most valuable treasures in life are found in friendships and LOVE .  Author Victoria Osteen shares in her book Unexpected Treasures  the greatest treasures of all is a loving heart .  Captain Jon and First Mate Sue models kindness, love & true friendship when they are approached by Captain Curly Beard and Pirate Fred. They share some “Anchor Thoughts” with their newly found friends. “When you are kind in every way, kindness returns. It knows its way.” “When things look bad, don’t lose your grin! Just keep believing you will win!” “Your Anchor Thoughts keep you on course! And they make you a mighty force!”

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Empower To Make A Difference!

In the story Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges tells of her grandmother’s childhood in China when at one time the opportunities for girls were limited.  Shirin shares how her grandmother “Ruby” finds this situation unfair and through her gentle persistence things changed for her and for future generations.

Through this wonderful story, our Papa ‘Ekahi learned that there are many facets of Chinese culture that helped them discover that history is not only about the big events, but also, even more importantly, about the small, personal things that happen in people’s lives.  As Ruby persistently worked hard to meet her goal the students were empowered to believe that each of them can make a difference in their own lives and the world that surrounds them.

This book can be borrowed at our learning center and can be viewed on TumbleBooks (ebooks).

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Caldecott Celebration!

Congratulations to our Papa Mala’o who met the Caldecott Challenge! It was a beautiful celebration at the Charles Reed Bishop Learning Center. Mahalo Nui to our Celebrity Reader Mrs. Honda and to our Celebrity Artist Mrs. Rosehill for making our day extra special!

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Raising A READER!

Parents are a child’s first teacher, and there are many simple things we can do every day to share the joy of reading while strengthening our child’s literacy skills. LOVE TO READ is an acronym that guide and remind us as parents to cultivate and nurture an environment that is vibrant, interesting, and encourages reading. Let’s continue to raise up READERS!

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