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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope everyone is having a great school year! We are entering week number 7 here in Hawaii. We started school on August 8th. I have an energetic group of kindergarteners. I have 21 friends in my class there...3 more than last year. But the 3 extra sure makes a difference.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This year I have a few friends who are dealing with some emotional and social issues. We've been working on building a fun and safe classroom. A dear friend gifted me <a href="http://www.danstromain.com/product-category/english-products" target="_blank">10 Simple Lessons for Better Behavior in the Classroom by Dan St.Romain.</a> It has picture cards with activities and suggested children's literature that you can read to help present the social skills to students. It also has cute catchy phrases for the students to remember what the social skill is when you point to the picture. Click on the link above and it will take you to his products.</span></center>
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Julie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-69186820736528543342015-11-20T22:45:00.001-08:002015-11-20T22:45:32.188-08:00Happy Thanksgiving<center>
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<br />I am thankful for my family and their good health. My mom is doing well after her surgery and radiation treatments. Her spirits are high and we try to help her stay positive. My dad has adjusted to life using an oxygen tank. We also try to help him stay positive and busy. They both celebrated with a trip to Las Vegas back in October. I am blessed to have such loving and supportive parents and I am thankful to call them mom and dad.</center>
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I am thankful to have a fun. loving, energetic bunch of kindergarteners and very supportive families. They are the reason I get up every morning and to be the best teacher that I could be for them.</center>
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I enjoy doing directed drawings with my students...it's fun to see each of their personalities come through in their drawings. I found a cute one from <a href="http://proudtobeprimary.com/holidays-around-blog-its-turkey-time/" target="_blank">Proud to be PRIMARY</a>. I didn't use watercolors, but they still came out adorable. Stop by her blog to get this fun and cute project.</center>
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<span style="text-align: start;">I hope everyone has had a great start to the new school year. It's been difficult adjusting to the fact that Sheri no longer with me physically at school. I do know that she's with me in spirit and there are times that I feel her standing by and supporting me. I am reminded of her with a sign in our learning garden that was dedicated to her in her memory. It's located right outside my classroom door.</span></center>
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My class of 20 kindergarten students is going well. They are an eager, energetic, fun, and inquisitive group of 5 & 6 year olds. A few more than I had last year, but it's been fun so far. They are still learning the rules and routines of our classroom, but we are getting along well with one another. We spent the first week discussing and learning all about being a bucket filler rather than a bucket dipper...I am so happy that my sister introduced me to this book a few years ago. It's a great beginning of the year story to read. You can find a copy on Amazon<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978507517/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-2&pf_rd_r=0JADWHJBMGAX7RKW0GCS&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2091268722&pf_rd_i=desktop" target="_blank"> "Have You Filled A Bucket Today?"</a></div>
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Julie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-56611160090928365772015-05-04T23:31:00.002-07:002015-09-07T03:20:14.440-07:00Can't Believe it's May...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Where has the time gone?!? I can't believe that another school year will be done in just a few weeks. I have been lucky to have a great class this year and will truly miss my students and families. It's been a rough 3 weeks with the sudden passing of my dear friend, co-author, and kindergarten colleague...I miss her so much...school just isn't the same. I am hoping that with summer around the corner that I can heal myself and figure out what school will be like without her there. There definitely is a big void at school. One thing that I have learned from this tragedy is that I need to tell the people in my life how important they are and how much I appreciate and love them...tomorrow is never promised.</div>
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I hope everyone has a fabulous summer and recharge yourselves for a fun and exciting new school year next Fall.</div>
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I apologize for being MIA for the past few months. I am trying to find balance between work, family and finding ideas to blog about. <br />
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It's been a difficult week thus far because I need to let you all know that my dear friend and co-author of our blog has tragically passed away. Sheri was an innovative teacher who always looked outside of the box to create meaningful activities for her students. She was also a supportive and encouraging colleague for myself and the other teachers at our school. She helped many of us create projects for DonorChoose and create fun activities for our students. She is missed by all of us and her shoes will be very difficult to fill. She has touched so many lives with her kind spirit.<br />
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I would like to thank all of you for welcoming us into the blogging world. It's been a fun adventure that Sheri and I have started. Thank you for visiting our kindergarten classrooms and supporting our projects. I am unsure where I will go with our blog...I hope to continue on this adventure and I hope you will join me too. <br />
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But until then, A Hui Hou and Aloha Oe...Until we meet again, Sheri. I love you and miss you tons.<br />
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PLEASE help us support her family during this tragic loss. <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/sfn37yc" target="_blank">http://www.gofundme.com/sfn37yc</a> Please share the link too.<br />
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JulieJulie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-63176979402190294912015-01-31T20:50:00.000-08:002015-01-31T20:50:18.885-08:00Who Will Help Me?<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">This week we explored different versions of The Little Red Hen... we finished off the week by making bread. I used the bread in a bag recipe from <a href="http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/bread-bag" target="_blank">http:// www.yourhomebasedmom.com/bread-bag</a></span><br />
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After returning from maternity leave, I felt like I needed
to work on building community in my classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We don’t have snow in Hawaii, but we have newspaper! The challenge was
to work as a group and build a snowman, using newspaper and masking tape (some
friends were a little excited about their snowmen and wanted to add decorating
during free time).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The objective was
simple… I thought… build a snowman with your group, it must be able to stand on
its own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was hoping for teamwork and
collaborating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two teams were unable to
produce a product, they enjoyed playing in the newspaper, another group spend
their time reading ads, one group ended up with several snowballs, but lacked
the communication to actually assemble a snowman, and two groups were very
successful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HOWEVER everyone had fun. I
wish I had pictures of them in action, but like I said one group was clearly
playing in the paper, and other groups needed help peeling the masking tape…
Great activity, if you do it with your class I would recommend prepping masking
tape by sticking 4-5 inch strips around the tables in the classroom, as my
friends had a hard time peeling the tape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<a href="http://www.miss-kindergarten.com/2014/12/14-in-14-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Miss Kindergarten</a>, <a href="http://www.ateenytinyteacher.com/2014/12/14-in-14.html" target="_blank">A Teeny Tiny Teacher</a> and <a href="http://www.dragonfliesinfirst.com/2014/12/14-in-14.html" target="_blank">Dragonflies in first</a> have created a fun linky party to sum up 2014. You can come up with your own 14 moments or use their suggested ones. I am going to try and use their...here we go!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Family</span><br />
It's been a rough end to 2014 for my family. We've suffered an unexpected loss of my uncle, another uncle is sick and working on getting better, and my mom and dad have suffered some health set backs. We are working together to overcome these obstacles and I need to make a better effort on spending quality time with my family.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Healthier Choices</span><br />
My mom is currently going through her 2nd round of radiation treatments. She is wanting to make healthier choices, so I have decided to join her on this journey. Tried my first spinach, banana, blueberry, and raspberry juice on Christmas day...wasn't as bad as I thought.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My Niece and Nephew</span><br />
I am very lucky to be able to watch my niece and nephew grow into their own fun person. They are sweet, kind, loving, funny, and smart kiddos. My sister and brother in law are doing a pretty awesome job.<br />
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I have watched my niece grow through her participation with her halau. She has grown so much and has shared her love of hula just like my Grandma Oda.<br />
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My niece has been our "photographer" for our holiday cards since she was 3...she will be in 9 in January. I've been playing and learning more about Photoshop and loving the idea of creating my own photo cards. Here's our 2014 holiday photo...lucky to be married to this man for 11 years today (12/30/03)</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Teaching for 16 years and still going. Yes it's gotten more stressful, but the rewards of watching my students grow each year is priceless.</span></div>
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I've enjoyed my journey in the blogging world and I feel I am still fairly new. I'm just happy that I've been able to blog more often. </div>
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I love directed drawings and this has been my favorite one so far. I got the idea from <a href="http://artventurous.blogspot.com/2012/12/reindeer-portraits.html" target="_blank">ARTventurous</a></div>
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My favorite dessert to bake during Christmas is Santa Hat Brownies!! Here's a photo that I made for my sister. I got the recipe from <a href="http://www.gourmetdaytoday.com/2011/11/29/santa-hat-brownies/" target="_blank">Gourmet Day Today.</a></div>
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A mother in my class makes beautiful jewelry from shells and beach glass that she finds here in Hawaii. I was fortunate to be given this beautiful key chain. It is my new key chain for my classroom keys. If you'd like to check out her website go to <a href="http://www.seakissedbykris.com/" target="_blank">Sea Kissed By Kris</a>.</div>
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Since I am not a cook...my husband only gets desserts...lol! Couldn't narrow it down to just one so here's our favorites:</div>
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Calfornia Pizza Kitchen, Ruby Tuesdays, Macaroni Grill and Paesano's. </div>
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Hawaii 5-O, Revenge, and Blue Bloods. </div>
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I loved the Christmas Movie Marathons on The Hallmark Channel!!</div>
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Jeans and a comfy blouse/t-shirt.</div>
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Mele Kalikimaka!! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and made some wonderful memories with family and friends. It was a busy 3 weeks in December that flew by. Our school had our Winter Program on December 19th. Our music teacher taught our kinders 3 songs...I'm a Little Snowflake, It's Wintertime, and Must Be Santa. They did fabulous! We also created Christmas Trees using sugar cones...it was a success and a fun time with all 77 kinders working in our school cafeteria. </div>
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I came across a fabulous and cute reindeer directed drawing from <a href="http://artventurous.blogspot.mx/2012/12/reindeer-portraits.html?showComment=1354997122650" target="_blank">ARTventurous</a>. It was fun activity to do with my kindergarten students. We love directed drawings. I love the collage apps on my phone, but didn't use my phone to take these pictures...so I created it on <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank">picmonkey</a> </div>
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Sheri and I braved the crowds and went to see Christmas Lights in a neighborhood in Waikele. She brought her 3 daughters and I brought my niece and nephew. They had about 8 house synchronized to music that ran for an 1 hour. I fell in love with this hedgehog and the peacock was beautiful.</div>
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Here's to another great year for everyone. Hoping 2015 will be an even better year. Hau'oli Makahiki Hou...Happy New Year!!</div>
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Listening..."The Voice" is one of my favorite shows to watch. I don't have a favorite this season, but they are pretty awesome.<br />
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Thinking...Lots to do in the 3 weeks that I have left with my kinders. I have to finish our end of quarter assessments as well as fit in as much Winter crafts that I can.<br />
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Giving...We sometimes forget the special people because we get so caught up in our busy schedules and lives. I lost 1 uncle and another is sick. My dad needs oxygen pretty much the whole time and my mom was just diagnosed with 1st stage breast cancer. It's been a rough month or so for my family and I truly cherish and love them.<br />
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xoxo, JulieJulie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-55484627283180156822014-11-02T23:08:00.003-08:002014-11-02T23:09:20.703-08:00Our First Directed Drawings and It's November Currently Time<br />
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I followed the Fall Favorites Blog Hop and came across<a href="http://proudtobeprimary.blogspot.com/2014/10/fall-favorites-blog-hop-franken-buddies.html" target="_blank"> Elyse Rycroft from Proud to Be Primary</a>. She had the cutest directed drawing of Frankenstein...which she called "Franken-Buddies." I love directed drawings and I am always impressed with my students' work. Even my most reluctant artists are able to complete one and are very proud of what they have created. Stop by her blog and pick up her easy to follow directions for a great art activity.<br />
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Needing: I signed up for a 3 credit course about our new Language Arts Program: Wonders. It's due soon and I have to get moving on finishing everything up, but I will be out this week for a 2 day conference. Not great time management and planning on my part :(</div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The first blog that I followed was <a href="http://kindergartencrayons.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kindergarten Crayons</a> by Fran Kramer. She has lots of great tips and ideas.</span></div>
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Laura from <a href="http://luvmykinders.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Luv My Kinders</a></div>
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Erica from <a href="http://missveeskinderkraziness.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Miss Vees Kinder Kraziness</a></div>
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Julie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-55460546164368143202014-10-05T14:29:00.000-07:002014-10-05T14:29:07.224-07:00Woohoo...It's Fall Break.I can't believe that we finished up with the first quarter this past Friday. We are officially 1/4 done with our school year. I am pleased with the progress my little kinder kiddos have been making, but there's still a lot to learn and do.<br />
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It's time for <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Faley's October Currently</a>...I love seeing what other fellow educators are up to. Here's what I am up to this October..<br />
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Fall Break had officially started this past Friday at 2:05 p.m. I am looking forward to sleeping in a little longer, but it won't be too long since I will be dropping off my hubby at work this week...we only have 1 car. </div>
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I have to begin report cards and get ready for Parent Teacher Conferences since those will be starting soon after we return from Fall Break. I also need to get moving on my Wonders PD portfolio...it's due sometime in November. So maybe, I won't have too much time to relax this Fall Break.</div>
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I love living in Hawaii, but the heat and humidity is ridiculous. Temperatures are reaching 90's and my portable only has oscillating fans. We are roasting in there...not fun to be all sticky by 9:00 a.m. Hoping that the trade winds will return soon and make it somewhat bearable to work and learn in our classroom.</div>
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Since we will be beginning our Go Math chapter about teen numbers...I will be posting <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/I-can-compose-teen-numbers-11-19-1132710" target="_blank">I can compose teen numbers </a> for free for the whole month of October.</div>
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<br />Julie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-26683198279717683602014-09-06T23:36:00.000-07:002014-09-06T23:36:18.179-07:00Donors ChooseCrossing my fingers that I will be able to get <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/project/our-21st-century-projector-project/1333174/?challengeid=275081&rf=link-siteshare-2014-09-teacher_profile-teacher_1506607" target="_blank">"Our 21st Century Projector Project"</a> funded. I am so fortunate to have a SMARTboard in my classroom, but it isn't being utilized very well because the projector I have sits on a low cart and it's very dim. Every time I use it, I have to close my windows and doors so that the classroom is dark enough. The children have learned not to sit in front of the projector because all we will see are their shadows...they love to make shadow puppets.<br />
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I have been so fortunate to get several projects through DonorsChoose. It's such a wonderful organization for teachers to have to help get materials that are hard to fund through our shrinking budget given to us by our schools.<br />
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From now until September 13th my project will have donations doubled using the code "INSPIRE". <br />
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Happy Sunday...xoxo,<br />
JulieJulie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-82606858182126460642014-09-03T22:05:00.000-07:002014-09-03T22:20:29.340-07:00It's September...We've been in school for a month already. The children are settling into the routines and making new friends. I have a fun bunch of kinders this year and can't wait for more adventures throughout the school year.<br />
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I love Wheel of Fortune and it's always easy to solve the puzzles at home. I've always thought of trying out for the show whenever they come to Hawaii, but I always chicken out.<br />
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My niece and her halau competed in a hula competition this past weekend. She has gotten better over the years and it was so nice to see them and celebrate their wins. She also used my grandma's ipu in one of her dances. She has the love of hula that my grandma had. My grandma would be so proud of her.<br />
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We've been in school for a month and there are some changes/accommodations that I need to make to help several students learn better in my classroom.<br />
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I love living in Hawaii, but the humidity has been horrible. It's been hot and sticky the past few days. Oh how I wish I had a/c in my apartment.<br />
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We have begun our new LA curriculum...Wonders. I have signed up for a 3 credit PD course to dig deeper in the curriculum and I haven't started day 1 yet. I "NEED" to get moving.<br />
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3 places I'd like to go to, but never visited: New York...Times Square and the Statue of Liberty. Oregon...just because. Japan...I love the Japanese sweets and novelties...Hello Kitty, Kerropi, Little Twin Stars and My Melody are my faves.<br />
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2 more work days to go...enjoy them.<br />
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xoxo, Julie<br />
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My class is all set up, but I need to get baskets and baskets to store all the components of the Wonders LA program...I have run out of shelf space and I don't really know where the baskets will go...aaaahhhh. Tomorrow is my inservice on Wonders with other kindergarten teachers in my complex. Crossing fingers that it will be worthwhile and informative. It will be nice to see some friends that I have met through various workshops.<br />
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Time to head off to bed...it was long and hot today. <br />
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Yay, everyone loves a sale!!! Head on over to look at some fabulous stores that will be participating. I am joining in on the fun as well.<br />
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JulieJulie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-40904430308987593602014-07-14T20:05:00.000-07:002014-07-14T20:05:12.239-07:00Sorry for being MIA on here...the end of the year got crazy for me. May Day, end of year report cards, gifts, slideshow and packing up my room all had to get done before the end of May. It was crazy, but it all got done...only to have to set it up all again for the new school year.<br />
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I have been enjoying my summer spending time with my family and friends. It was very relaxing and fun. Too bad, my husband couldn't take off to enjoy it...at least we have the weekends.<br />
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I head back to school on July 28th. I will be going back to work next week since my room should be ready...floors waxed, carpet shampooed, windows and fans wiped down. Hats off to the custodial staff at my school. They work so hard, yet clean all classrooms over the summer break.<br />
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I want to wish you all a fabulous new year with your new bunch of kiddos.<br />
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See you all soon...xoxo,<br />
JulieJulie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-62217156166820389152014-04-26T22:11:00.000-07:002014-04-26T22:11:51.350-07:00Spring is here!!I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break. Our break was in March and we've been back for about a month. It's a busy time in kindergarten here in Hawaii...we are busy getting ready for our school's annual May Day Program. Each grade level decides on a song or songs to perform for our families. We will be doing a Tahitian song called "Tamatoa." We are fortunate to have a kindergarten teacher that knows Tahitian and she has been teaching all our kindergarteners the dance. We are very excited to perform for our families.<br />
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In between daily classroom lessons and May Day practice, we were able to fit in another fun directed drawing activity. This fun ladybug came from <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-Directed-Drawing-Activities-688851" target="_blank">DoodleBugs Teaching</a> and I absolutely love it. I also printed out a sun from a clip art bundle that I got from <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Short-Vowel-CVC-Clipart-BUNDLE-771941" target="_blank">Teacher Laura</a>. I will will be putting their name in the sun and gluing it onto their completed ladybug.<br />
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Here are the suns waiting to be glued on their ladybug pictures.</div>
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These activities have been a joy to do with my kindergarteners. It has helped them with following directions and becoming the artists that I know each can be. Even my most reluctant artists enjoy and are very proud with the final product. If you haven't tried directed drawings, this will be a great project to try.</div>
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I also found a cool online photo edit program that allows me to add cute borders/frames around my pictures. Go and check out <a href="http://www.fotor.com/features/frames.html" target="_blank">Fotor Photo Frames</a>. I love it!!</div>
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<br />Julie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-37541496241993832502014-03-23T14:52:00.000-07:002014-03-23T16:04:43.201-07:00Happy St. Patrick's Day...a little lateIt was a busy week before St. Patrick's Day for us. It was the last week of 3rd quarter, I had my formal observation scheduled, and it was the week before our Spring Break. And to top things off, I got super sick and lost my voice. I survived my formal observation and now await for my post conference with my principal when I return. We had end of quarter assessments to get through as well. We did have some fun in between assessments and created our Leprechauns. We are enjoying directed drawings and my students continue to amaze me. I found a cute Leprechaun Directed Drawing from <a href="http://firstgradeblueskies.blogspot.com/search/label/St%20Patrick%27s%20Day" target="_blank">First Grade Blue Skies</a>. What makes it more amazing is that Jennifer gave this as a freebie. So head to her blog to pick up a great activity for your students.<br />
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During my Spring Break I rested and fought off the bad cold and was able to get these ready to be posted up in my classroom tomorrow. Yes, my break is over today...for those that are just staring your spring break...enjoy and have fun!!<br />
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<br />Julie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-24446446521304304252014-03-03T20:57:00.000-08:002014-03-03T21:06:08.494-08:00Hina Matsuri...Happy Girls' Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 3rd is Girl's Day. Here in Hawaii we have a melting pot of cultures and celebrate different cultural traditions throughout the year. Today, we talked about a celebration in honor of girls and families wishes for the girls in their families. I read 2 great books to my kindergarten students.</div>
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<br />Julie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-61045812865372827502014-02-28T23:45:00.002-08:002014-02-28T23:45:41.669-08:00Is it really March?!?I enjoy each month's currently by<a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Farley</a>. Go and check out her new blog design and join in this month's currently fun. Her blog design was created by <a href="http://the3amteacher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The 3am Teacher.</a><br />
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This month's fun twist is you will need to guess the last question based on my answers. There's a lot coming up and I hope I get through them all with positive outcomes.<br />
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~ JulieJulie Keohohouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08424900910862288559noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545214157735349609.post-57630305480149482902014-02-17T18:01:00.004-08:002014-02-17T18:01:53.099-08:00Happy Valentine's Day...LOVE BUGSI found a cute art project from <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Doodle Bugs Teaching {first grade rocks}</a>. It came from her <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentine-Crafts-548395" target="_blank">Valentine Crafts!</a> from TpT. My kinders did an awesome job on their LOVE BUGS. This really helped with their cutting and following directions. I didn't have it done in time to post them up in our room, but they were happy to be able to take it home on Friday. We did forget to add a cute smiley face though.<br />
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I hope everyone had a nice Valentine's and a fun weekend. I am so happy that I had the day off today...I am still sick and the extra day to rest was nice. Here's to a 4 day work week : )</div>
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