Manoa Mountains News for October 11, 2007
The Manoa Mountains had a busy week. Miss Victoria came to work with them on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She read two legends to them. She also listened to them read orally and read the writing pieces which they had completed. They wrote letters of thanks to Mr. Brian Kealoha, who spoke about the importance of energy conservation. They wrote their reflections for their math adventure projects and completed their legends about why it rains so much in Manoa. Everyone is working diligently in class, and the class is doing a good job of staying focused and concentrating on their learning tasks. Everyone also made a poster to remind others to conserve energy. These will be posted on our classroom walls. The math adventure posters are on the walls, and they make the classroom look so attractive.
We celebrated MT's birthday with brownie treats and special Halloween cookies yesterday. Everyone truly enjoyed the special treats.
Our third graders have begun to work on their third unit in math. It is entitled "Collections and Travel Stories" and deals with four digit numbers. The children will be working on many story problems dealing with combinations of numbers in the thousands. Everyone completed their 1,000 charts yesterday.
Our recycling program has begun, and we will be collecting recyclable materials from the other classrooms on Wednesdays and Fridays. Each 3/4 class is responsible for the collection for one week on a rotating schedule.
We will be going to Lyon Arboretum on October 18 to begin our tour of Manoa Stream at 8:00 AM. We will be following the path of the stream with stops at Manoa School, Kaimuki High School, McCully Bridge, and Magic Island. This is to help us have a better understanding of the main water source for the ahupua'a of Manoa Valley. If any parent can join us for this adventure, please let me know by Tuesday, October 17th. We should be done by 9:30 AM and will return to school then.
The "Moon Over Manoa" fundraiser will be held this Saturday at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. It should be an exciting event, and I hope to see many of you there.
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