Manoa Mountains News for April 24, 2008

The Manoa Mountains did a great job on their book report presentations on Monday and Tuesday. Most of the presenters earned five stars for their creativity and thoroughness. We had a wide variety of visual aids:  posters, games, mobiles, models, dioramas, dressed-up characters, and a SmartBoard presentation. Everyone did a thorough job of preparing for this project, and they shared their best work for this final book report. Congratulations!

We would like to thank Dr. Lynn Yanagihara and Mrs. Kathie Yamashiro for serving as our chaperones on the two days of excursions. Dr. Yanagihara came on Thirsday, and Mrs. Yamashiro came on Thursday and Friday. We all took lots of photos, which are posted on our website.  Dr. Ogino from Ms. Holzman's class also shared his photos with us. Please view them to see what a fun learning experience everyone had! The Manoa Mountains are currently working on their slide shows of the two field trips. Many thanks to the parents who had their child's photos developed because they missed the deadline for having me take them to be developed.

Our students wrote thank-you letters to Mr. John Clark, who was our guide for our day in Manoa. He was very happy to receive them.

Everyone is busy with the SAT tests this week, and the fourth graders seem to be doing a very good job. The third graders are continuing to do practice tests and work in their D'Nealian Handwriting books.

Next week I will be out on Tuesday for a probate hearing at Circuit Court for my mother's estate. I will also be out on Thursday and Friday because I need to go to Maui for my son Wade's wedding. Mr. Dave Porter will be my substitute. He is an old friend from our days at Epiphany School.

On Thursday, May 1, we will celebrate Kite Day at Mid-Pacific Institute.  The entire school will be out on the football field flying kites throughout the day.  The students will all make their own kites on April 29th, practice flying them for a day, and join everyone else for Kite Day. Thanks to Mr. Bruce Black and his committee for preparing the kite kits for our students. The sled kites are easy to make, fly, and enjoy. Everyone should have lots of fun!

Today Mr. Peter Kaneshige came to do a demonstration about solar energy.The Manoa Mountains were very interested and learned a lot about how to conserve energy. We invited Ms. Holzman's class to join us for this informative and interesting presentation. Mahalo, Mr. Kaneshige, for sharing your expertise with us.

"Kahalaopuna" is the featured subject of our music, writing, and research this week.  We are preparing the mini-biographies of all the featured singers and interviewed the high school students who sing the various solos in the opera. Our work on the Program Committee has kept us busy!

The Pennies for Patients fundraiser for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society ends this Friday. It's not too late to make a contribution to this worthy cause, which helps children with cancer. We have two boxes filled with coins so far and we hope to collect even more!

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