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         <title>Waikiki Aquarium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<font style="font-size: 1.25em;">June 24, 2008</font><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><big>What do you think you will see at the Waikiki Aquarium?</big><br /><br />

<p>K.Ko.: Turtles</p>

<p>T.D.: Jellyfish</p>

<p>I.I.: Fishes</p>

<p>K.F.: Sharks</p>

<p>J.D.: You can hold some hermit crabs.</p>

<p>K.Koj.: Sharks</p>

<p>R.M.: Seals</p>

<p>J.M.: Dolphins</p>

<p>K.Ku.: Sea Urchins</p>

<p>M.Y.: Water</p>

<p>N.A.: Lobsters</p>

<p>S.C.: Jellyfish</p>

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         <title>Jump Start Kindergarten Online!</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://midpac.edu/elementary/vitarelli/ss1.jpg"><img alt="ss1.jpg" src="http://midpac.edu/elementary/vitarelli/assets_c/2008/06/ss1-thumb-320x240.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt; float: left;" height="240" width="320" /></a></span>Aloha!  I am so excited to have your child in my summer school class.<br /><br />

<p>We're in our first week of summer school, and our Jump Start Kindergarten class is still adjusting to new routines, meeting new friends and teachers, sharing ideas, and participating in classroom activities.  Our class is off to a great start!<br />
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         <title>Inquiry:  Water</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our class theme is water!  We will be exploring how we use water in our daily lives and why water is so important.  Here are some ideas that students shared:<br />
</p><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>What do you know about water?</strong></div>

<p>J.D.:  “Water can get anything wet.  If you put water in a glass for 10 days, it becomes sea glass.”</p>

<p>R.M.:  “The rain falls, and it gives water to the plants.”</p>

<p>K.Ko.:  “No wasting water.  Put water in a cup and drink it all.  Water makes you grow.”</p>

<p>N.A.:  “The fish live in water.”</p>

<p>I.I.:  “The water comes from the pipes.  The rain came down and it went in the sewer.”</p>

<p>K.F.:  “After you turn on the sprinklers, it waters the grass.  Just like humans. They drink the water.”</p>

<p>K.Kob.:  “When you turn on the faucet, you take your dishes and wash dishes.  Where does water come from?   A big pot?”</p>

<p>J.M.:  “Water comes out at the water fountain.”</p>

<p>M.Y.:  “Save water by turning off the fountain.”</p>

<p>K.Ku.:  “Take a bath.  I like hot water.”</p>

<p>T.D.:  “If you have a drippy sink, tell your mother or father so they can fix it.”<br />
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         <title>Mahalo nui loa!</title>
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Thank you for joining us for our Informal Jump Start Kindergarten Presentation. What a nice way to wrap up the summer! I have truly enjoyed working with you and your children this summer. I was touched by all of your thoughtful gifts.
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         <title>Hats Off!</title>
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Auntie Margo, from the Manoa Heritage Center, came over today for a special visit!  She brought her newspaper, drawing canvas, markers, glitter, and colored paper.  She talked about different occupations in our community and how hats are important.
Here are some ideas from our class:

M.F.:  "Policeman."
A.G.: "Farmer."
S.S.: "Mr. K.'s cowboy hat."
T.P.T.: "Train Conductor."
C.H.: "Goofy and Donald Duck."
E.C: "Fireman."
J.M.: "Cook."
J.D.: "Policeman."

Each student got to decorate his/her own hat.  We marched around the classroom to show off our fancy hats!
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Mrs. Sawyer's 3rd - 5th grade students have been visiting our Jump Start Kindergarten class almost every Friday.   The Kindergartners select their favorite books from our library to read with their reading buddy. This is a great way to build our MPI community. The children are VERY excited to have reading buddies!
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         <description><![CDATA[We read and write every day! All children in Jump Start Kindergarten are readers and writers, whether they are learning the alphabet or writing sentences, and whether reading their names or reading chapter books.
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Some of the daily literacy activities in which the children participate include: learning new songs and poems, reading the daily schedule, shared reading of a big book (phonics lessons are often incorporated into these times), storytelling, working on their Hawaiian colors book and Hawaiian islands fact book. 
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         <description><![CDATA[Last week, Mrs. Ikehara set up a tour of the Farmer's Market at Manoa Marketplace.  We looked at different fruits and vegetables that are locally grown. Both classes were also given a special tour of Safeway.  Mr. Justin allowed us to taste cheese, water the produce, walk in the freezer, and smell a salmon.
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On Monday, June 25, our class went to visit Auntie Margo at the Manoa Heritage Place.  She showed us different native Hawaiian plants and took us on a short hike. We also helped her water the kalo plants and worked on a fun art activity using the leaves we collected.
We are so lucky that Manoa Heritage Center is part of our community!
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         <title>Honolulu Zoo</title>
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On Friday, June 22, both Kindergarten classes visited the Honolulu Zoo.  Students were able to pet the goats, look through a glass carp tank, pretend to be zookeepers, and observe the monkeys, hippos, elephants, and birds. 

A big thank you to A.G.'s grandmother for joining us on our zoo adventure!
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         <description>&quot;Where is your favorite place to go on O&apos;ahu?&quot;

S.S.: &quot;Turtle Bay.&quot;
J.D.: &quot;Gavin and Gigi&apos;s house.&quot;
M.F.: &quot;Box car races.&quot;
A.G.: &quot;The movies.&quot;
E.C.: &quot;My auntie and uncle&apos;s house.&quot;
J.M.: &quot;My grandma and grandpa&apos;s house.&quot;
T.P.T.: &quot;My house.&quot;
C.H.: &quot;My mom&apos;s school to go scooter-riding.&quot;</description>
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Aloha! I am so excited to have your child in my summer school class.

We're in our first week of summer school, and our Jump Start Kindergarten students are adjusting to new routines, new friends and teachers, shared ideas, and participation in classroom activities. We're off to a great start!]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:01:42 -1000</pubDate>
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         <title>Math</title>
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Our class spent a couple of days exploring and playing with different math manipulatives. Students need this exploration and play time before they are ready for more directed activities with the manipulatives. Some children chose to sort buttons and unifix cubes, while others engaged in pretend play with the counting bears.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:00:10 -1000</pubDate>
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         <description>Our inquiry unit in Kindergarten involves studying the community we live in and the Hawaiian islands. I began the unit by asking the students, &quot;What does community mean to you?&quot;

Here are some answers from our class:

E.C: &quot;Love.&quot;
A.G.: &quot;Family.&quot;
J.M.: &quot;It means caring.&quot;
M.F.: &quot;Party.&quot;
C.H.: &quot;To work.&quot;
J.D.: &quot;It means hello.&quot;
T.P.T.: &quot;Birthday.&quot;
S.S.: &quot;Goodbye.&quot;

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         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:50:27 -1000</pubDate>
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