Being THANKFUL...

ALOHA Room 28 `Ohana!
       It's been a while since I last posted a Blog....I am sorry about that!  Too many assessments and lots of work to do!  Thank you for your patience!
       It's that time of year once again, where we all should be thinking of others.  We often get so busy and caught up in our daily routines, that we often forget to say "THANK YOU" to those who do so many things for us.  Let's try to make it a habit of saying Thank you, Aloha, and Mahalo not just during this time of the year, but EVERYDAY!
       I am truly THANKFUL for all of you!  You make me SMILE each time I come to work!  You make me laugh out loud and allow me to just be myself (making mistakes and all!).  I am grateful for your hugs, your stories, your suggestions, and your SMILE!  Thank YOU all for making my year a memorable one so far!  Please enjoy Thanksgiving with your `Ohana!  I know I will!
                                                                         Much Aloha and Mahalo,
                                                                         Mrs. Wong :-)


Blog assignment:
      Please comment and tell me what you are thankful for.  Also, tell what you enjoy most about READING BUDDIES...        Mahalo!

Having FUN with Reading Buddies...

Grade 1--Mrs. Kosaki's class...Landon and his Reading buddies--
Kiara and Leah, help him complete his Halloween treat bag.

Noah and Cavan help their Reading Buddies glue on their
Halloween images to make their bag unique! 

Here is Brennen and Caleb with their Buddy...enjoying time
to get to know each other better while having fun learning and working! 

Clear or Clean Pass-cards for the MONTH OF AUGUST!

Aloha!
This is a LIST of students who kept their pass cards CLEAN or CLEARED OFF for the month of August.  Please keep up the GREAT work and continue to be proud of yourselves! For those of you who did not make the list, don't give up!  Keep persevering and keep on trying!  I know you CAN do it!
                                                                             Mahalo,
                                                                             Mrs. Wong

John Kenneth, Leah, Aysha, Koakai, Kayleigh, Rylan, Seanna, Brennen, Luke, Ky, Emma, Cavan, Kaitlynn, Caleb, Patrick, and Harley.

Cleared or Clean Pass-Cards!

Congratulations to these students who earned a Clean or Cleared off Pass-Card!
Keep up the GREAT work and behavior!  This was for the week ending Aug. 28, 2015.

Congratulations to
(Kneeling/seated:  Aillen, Aysha, Caleb, Luke,  and Rylan)
(Standing:  Ky, Kayleigh, Seanna, Harley, and Patrick)

CLEAN or CLEARED Passcards!

Aloha Room 28 `Ohana!
      Each week, I will post a picture or post a LIST of students who have earned a Clean or Cleared Passcard recognition!  Here is our FIRST recognition of students in room 28!  I hope to see more students join this bunch at the end of the week!  C'mon.....YOU can do it!  I know you can!  Just do your homework, turn in your assignments, behave, and Clear off your pass card!  
                                                               Aloha, Mrs. Wong

Congratulations to Leah, Brennen, Luke, Aysha, Caleb, Harley, Jadelyn,
Seanna Lei, Kayleigh, Ky, John, Rylan, and Patrick!
Keep up the Excellent Work and Behavior!  

Student Council Representatives

Aloha Room 28 `Ohana,
     
      Mahalo to all the boys and girls who took a "responsible risk" of wanting to become our class representatives.  Mahalo to Hailey, Erin, John, Joseph, Koakai, and Caleb.  All of you did an excellent job of creating your speech to tell the class how you would be a great representative for our class.  Unfortunately, we could only choose 2 reps.  Everyone did a fantastic job of exercising their democratic right to vote!  The results were: Caleb with the highest votes, followed by Koakai and Hailey.
     
      Caleb and Koakai will represent room 28 this school year, in our student council.  In the comments, what do want to see happen this school year?  You can list down activities for students to participate in, you can list down concerns that you see happening around campus that you want the student council to address.   Due date:  Monday, August 24, 2015.  (One week)

      Your comments could help Caleb and Koakai to brainstorm ideas and to address concerns that students may have.  **If you don't want your concerns to be seen by anyone, simply write down your comment on a folder paper and hand it in to me for credit.  I will then give it to Caleb and Koakai.  

                                                                       Aloha,
                                                                       Mrs. Wong

Room 28's  Student Council Representatives.....Caleb and Koakai.
Congratulations!  Here's to a successful year! 

Kalo and Sweet Potato Planting

Aloha Room 28 `Ohana!
      Thanks to Mr. Sanchez (Mrs. Cornwell's father), who kindly donated our white-kalo and sweet potato (Purpli, Moloka`i, and Okinawan) stems, we were able to plant them into our garden.  Interestingly enough, this was the very first time for some students to be digging in the soil and planting something!  We lined up in our 4th grade plot and we planted either kalo or sweet potato.  There were marked areas where each student dug their hole for their sweet potato stem or huli (kalo's stem).  Mahalo to Mrs. Cornwell for coming out to help us that afternoon, and Mahalo to Mrs. Evans who came to help on Thursday, with room 27.
      All in all, the planting was a success.....no insect bites, no cuts, no scrapes, no planting woes!  Justs a feeling of satisfaction after looking at the freshly planted garden!  Here are some pictures of that day.

Before entering the garden to work, we need to
say our oli (chant) "E Ho Mai."

Dig at least 4 inches deep, plant the stem or
huli, and cover with soil

                       

Planting the huli (stem) of the white kalo.

How exciting it will be to watch our kalo
grow tall and thrive!  

                     

Here is the Sweet-potato planters!  There are
3 different kinds of potatoes.

Do you know which type you have?  Is it the
Moloka`i, Purpli, or Okinawan sweet potato? 

                     

Our neatly planted white-kalo.

Our freshly planted sweet potatoes. 

                       

Welcome to 4th Grade!

Aloha Students,
Welcome to a new school year! We are going to learn so many things and we are going to surf into an exciting school year!
      Please tell me three things you HOPE to learn in 4th grade, also what 2 things do you want to accomplish, and  finally, tell me something special about YOU!
                                                                      Mahalo,
                                                                      Mrs. Wong