Papa Wauke

Today we explored Cowgirl Peg’s website in preparation for her visit.  What did you learn?  Any wonderings?  What questions do you have for Cowgirl Peg?

Our first Walking and Jogging field trip together was so special!  What a wonderful trip Mr. Tschillard planned for us and what an amazing opportunity to listen as Dr. Stender shared his mana’o about Kapalama!  What did you learn?  Why do you think it is important to remember?

What a fabulous book fair we attended today!  There were so many wonderful books to choose from!  How do you select the books you buy at the book fair or the books you borrow from the Hi’ilei Media Center?  What kinds of things do you consider?  Why?  Can you provide an example?

Hi all!  I saw a few of you today during your conferences and I’ll see a couple of you tomorrow, but I’m wondering what else everyone is up to.  Are you having fun during Fall Break?  Tell us what’cha are/been doing…

When we looked up the word, “hero” in the dictionary we found out that it is used to describe someone with “exceptional courage and strength.”  Then we added some details of our own.  Who are some of your heroes?  Why?

Wow!  What a day!  We experienced so many things today at the Bishop Museum.  What do remember that you think is important?  What do you wonder about?  Why do you think it was an important huaka’i for us?

We’ve talked a little about some of our favorite books and authors.  Tell me more.  What do you like best about reading?  Why?  What are some of your favorite reading experiences?  Why?

We have been talking and learning about IDENTITY.  What does “identity” mean to you?  What have you learned about “identity” that you think is important to remember?  Why do you think “identity” matters?

If anyone had peeked into our room over the last couple of weeks they’d have heard us asking:  “What will happen to Christina and Taft?  What is going on at the orphanage?  Will Christina ever get to experience the world outside?  Where does the secret tunnel lead?”

So many questions!  Lynne Jonell has us wrapped up in an exciting story that keeps us reading and thinking.  Share your thoughts about the story. What connections have you made?  What can you infer?  What do you wonder about?

Wow!  What an amazing visit we had at the Marine Education Training Center!  We were able to see, touch and really experience the Hokule’a, Hokualaka’i and Makali’i.  Because Hawai’iloa is undergoing repairs we weren’t able to see all of her, but we did get to see and feel her manu, which is being worked on at the METC.

The wonderful crew members welcomed us and shared their mana’o.  And then we were greeted by a very special visitor!  Nainoa Thompson shared his mana’o and answered your questions.  What a morning!  What did you learn?  What did you learn that you think is really important?  Why?  Why do you think this was an important field trip for us?  What do you wonder about?

We have learned A LOT about identity this year.  Take a look at the anchor chart we created at the beginning of the year.  How do you think a class “Identity chart” would look if we created it now? What changes would there be? What is your NEW thinking about identity?  How is it different from what you thought at the beginning of the year?

Today we were able to visit with some of the crew members of the Hokule’a at the Marine Education and Training Center.  Aunty Moani gave us a tour of the Hokule’a and we had the opportunity to see, touch and learn about the Hokule’a.  What did you find most surprising?  What do you think is important to remember?  How is polynesian voyaging connected to you and your life?  Would you like to be a crew member on one of Hokule’a’s voyages? Why or why not?

Today was our last Golden Pencils sale of they year.  Did you publish a book through Golden Pencils this year?  Last year?  The year before?  What was it about?  Please share your thoughts about how you feel when a book you have worked hard on is published through Golden Pencils.  How do you feel when you purchase books that others have written?  How do you decide what books you want to purchase?  Could you tell us about a favorite Golden Pencils purchase?  As a writer, what are your thoughts about the next book you would like to publish through Golden Pencils?  What will it be about?

Today we read “ish” by Peter H. Reynolds.  What do you think were some of the big ideas?  What connections did you make to Ramon?  Have you ever been ready to quit? Did you overcome the feeling?  How?

Today we toured Hawaii’s Plantation Village in Waipahu and saw how some of our kupuna lived when they worked on sugar plantations here in Hawai’i.  What are your thoughts about what you saw?  Were you surprised by anything?  Do you want to find out more about anything you saw or heard about?