Today everyone did a great job working hard moving rocks to build up the dam, tilling the ground for more kalo, carrying shovels o'o bars and rocks to the van (after cleaning them in the river), digging in and around the imu at school, practicing Ka nani o ke ao nei, and cleaning up when it was all over. I am grateful for all of your service and development to becoming good citizens who know what it means to be Kanaka Maoli.
I believe the words to our mele go as follows:
I LUNA LA I LUNA
NA MANU O KA LEWA
I LALO LA I LALO
NA PUA O KA HONUA
I UKA LA I UKA
NA KUMU LA'AU
I KE KAI LA I KE KAI
NA I'A KA MOANA
HA'INA MAI KA PUANA
O KA NANI KE AO NEI
Every pauku or verse is sung twice or as is led by Uncle Cal.
Please do your best in your homework to set yourselves up for success.
Aloha no,
Kumu Feki
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
This Week!
Aloha Kakou,
HOMEWORK
Project Based learning really gives students an opportunity to show leadership and dedication by accomplishing tasks towards their projects.
In other words it is interesting that our haumana choose what their homework is to be in terms of project work. As for math it is pretty straightforward as to what is important.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tomorrow is Mauka lab at Waipao. Please bring your lunch, towel, extra change of clothes and tabi's! Also HSA testing will be completed tomorrow!
On Thursday, October 30, there will be a Halloween Festival at the school from 5:30 to 8:00pm. All students and their 'ohana are encouraged to attend!
We will be having a Ho'ike Night on Nov. 6 at 5:00 - ask your child if they will be in it, we are still preparing for possibilities, so if they aren't ready, ask them if you can help them get ready!
Aloha,
Kumu Feki
HOMEWORK
Project Based learning really gives students an opportunity to show leadership and dedication by accomplishing tasks towards their projects.
In other words it is interesting that our haumana choose what their homework is to be in terms of project work. As for math it is pretty straightforward as to what is important.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tomorrow is Mauka lab at Waipao. Please bring your lunch, towel, extra change of clothes and tabi's! Also HSA testing will be completed tomorrow!
On Thursday, October 30, there will be a Halloween Festival at the school from 5:30 to 8:00pm. All students and their 'ohana are encouraged to attend!
We will be having a Ho'ike Night on Nov. 6 at 5:00 - ask your child if they will be in it, we are still preparing for possibilities, so if they aren't ready, ask them if you can help them get ready!
Aloha,
Kumu Feki
Friday, October 24, 2008
A homework reminder...
Aloha Kakou,
For our Makua (Parents) I will be calling next week to talk story about how your child is doing and how I can be of better service to you and your child. Next week Friday is the end of the project block and signals a benchmark of projects being completed and started.
For our Haumana, please focus on your math as that is our school's weakest HSA test score total and which also helps each of you continue to develop views of both sides of the pancake!
As always we have our project work and I have met with each of you today to review what you are doing for your project. Please be proactive or take the initiative to do things that will set you up for success and make life more enjoyable. As we discussed, I will be seeking evidence of your studies over the weekend. Please come prepared to show me what you have done over this weekend.
I am learning along with each of you and expect great things.
Also, I have added most of your names to be authors on our blog. Please feel free to share your mana'o, we want to hear what you have to say. I have invited those who do not yet have a gmail account to sign up for one if your Makua is agreeable to you having this privilege. Please continue to expand your consciousness in all you do.
And finally, I would like each of you to write 5 sentences about how the Kumulipo, the hawaiian creation chant and Albert Einstein's theory of relativity are connected. You can email this to me by Monday morning or bring a printed copy to me at the same time.
Aloha Nui,
Kumu Feki
For our Makua (Parents) I will be calling next week to talk story about how your child is doing and how I can be of better service to you and your child. Next week Friday is the end of the project block and signals a benchmark of projects being completed and started.
For our Haumana, please focus on your math as that is our school's weakest HSA test score total and which also helps each of you continue to develop views of both sides of the pancake!
As always we have our project work and I have met with each of you today to review what you are doing for your project. Please be proactive or take the initiative to do things that will set you up for success and make life more enjoyable. As we discussed, I will be seeking evidence of your studies over the weekend. Please come prepared to show me what you have done over this weekend.
I am learning along with each of you and expect great things.
Also, I have added most of your names to be authors on our blog. Please feel free to share your mana'o, we want to hear what you have to say. I have invited those who do not yet have a gmail account to sign up for one if your Makua is agreeable to you having this privilege. Please continue to expand your consciousness in all you do.
And finally, I would like each of you to write 5 sentences about how the Kumulipo, the hawaiian creation chant and Albert Einstein's theory of relativity are connected. You can email this to me by Monday morning or bring a printed copy to me at the same time.
Aloha Nui,
Kumu Feki
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