Papa Wauke

Wanna listen to some tales about our kūpuna?  We created these “Little Bird Tales” after interviewing our kūpuna.  Take a listen.  How?  Just click anywhere on the above photo and it will bring you to another photo with heart “tags” on each studentʻs picture.  Click on the appropriate heart tag, then click “play” and listen away.  Mahalo to all of our kūpuna! We love you!

What a blessing it was to have Ms. Michaela join our ʻohana! She shared her smiles, her hugs, her stories of snow, and most of all, her aloha. Even though she won’t be in our classroom for the rest of the year, we can “talk story” with her on the blog. Ready, set, go!

Today we were fortunate to see an amazing performance by ‘Ohia Productions! They shared wishing tales from China, Hungary and India. What is your response to the performance? Do you have any connections, questions or opinions? Pick one of the tales and tell us what you think the big idea was. What is your evidence to support your big idea?

On Monday, 10/28 Megan joined our ‘ohana and we presented her with Mele Ho‘okipa and a lei. How do you feel about Megan joining Papa Wauke? Do you have any questions for her? Tell us what you are thinking.

What are you doing while you’re on break? Are you having fun, are you relaxing, are you trying something new? Tell us all about it!

We’ve been experimenting with molasses since Monday. What surprised you? What do you wonder about? What new thinking do you have about the molasses spill in Honolulu?

Wow! Can you believe weʻve been in 1st grade for an entire month now? What are your opinions about 1st grade so far? Tell us what you think…

Raymi and her family are headed for a new adventure in California. Let’s keep in touch. Raymi, we’ll keep you posted on the surf here in Hawai’i, you tell us what’s going on in California! =)

We’ve been exploring the 100 chart as a tool for math. What are some things you noticed about the 100 chart? How can you use it to solve problems? If you had to find the sum of 34 and 55, how would you use a 100 chart? Provide details.

Look at these pictures that Mrs. Kutsunai took when we visited the Waikiki Aquarium last week. Tell us about the experience. What did you see? What did you learn? What surprised you? What do you wonder about?

Yesterday we talked about some things we did during our Spring break. Please share some of the highlights or special memories from your break here.

Yesterday we talked about the meaning of Easter. What do you think is important to remember about Easter? Tell us about something new you learned.

We’ve been learning a lot about our families and families that might be different from our own. Usually when we learn about things we start to wonder about them. What are some things you wonder about your family?

We’ve been talking about our families and how we love, live, work, and play together. What are some of the ways your family loves, lives, works and plays together?

Here’s our chance to keep in touch with Storm… What do you have to say?

We miss you, Storm!