Spring is Here!

By: Taryn Kanai and Dasia Burr

Spring break is finally here! What are you going to do? If you said eat, sleep, and watch T.V. all break then you have a pretty boring life.  Go out and do something, like have a sleepover, go shopping, play outside, do something active and productive!  The most important thing you probably need to remember is that during spring, the weather is just right, nature is so beautiful and it's the perfect time to spend with family and friends! Another thing to remember is during spring break you better review what you have learned at school, so that when you come back to school, you won't be brain washed and not remember anything.  Remember to be balanced this Spring Break!

Saint Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick’s Day

By: Valerie Sunajo

C’mon guys! Let’s go meet a leprechaun, find a pot of gold, and wish on a four leaf clover!  Coming up on March 17 we celebrate, Saint Patrick’s Day!  This day is when we celebrate Saint Patrick, himself.  Saint Patrick was a patron saint of Ireland, but before this he was kidnapped by Irish Raiders.  After escaping, he returned to his homeland, Britain, and became a priest.  Later, he went back to Ireland as a missionary to spread Christianity to Ireland. There, he spent 30 years building ministries of worship all around Ireland. Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day, allows people to honor his accomplishments, and his entry to heaven.  So, on March 17 remember the reason why you are celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day, and make sure to wear green, to show your appreciation.

Recycle that Bottle Style!

Thank you to all of the students, school staff, foundations, and families who came out for Keoneula's second annual Go Green Night!  Families enjoyed moving through different stations of Family Feud, learning about vermicast and different types of plants growing in our garden, learning how much power goes into powering an incandescent vs. a CFL, playing a sorting game with the Kokua Foundation, and learning how to turn all of our food scraps (meat and all!) into compost.  Great prizes were given throughout the night, and KIC students put on an entertaining Gangnam style dance, rewritten by Zarren Oasay to fit the Green theme.  An exciting and interesting night! 

Let's Go Green!!

By: Taryn Kanai

On March 15, we are having a Go Green Night, which you guess it, is all focused on going green! There is going to be lots of games having to do with going green.  For example, KIC will have a family fued about recycling, relay races, so on and so forth. Plus we even have a special performance, it will be performed by our very own.......... KIC members YAY!! This night will be student led, there will be some teachers talking throughout the night but mostly students. There will also be other foundations there like HECO (Hawaiian Electric Company), and their mission is to provide secure, clean energy, and we will also be having the Kokua Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that supports environmental education. It will be lots of fun I promise, hope to see you there!

Question of the Week

By: Rhyanne Javier

Hi there! Im glad I got your attention. Kaleo o Keone'ula is trying to interact more with our blog readers. Every week we'll try to post a survey, feel free to comment down below for your answer. This week's question is........SHOULD KIDS BE ABLE TO CHOOSE THEIR RELIGION? In class we are doing an arguement piece on it. Again please feel free to comment your answer. We really appreciate it!

Konichiwa Keone'ula!

By:  Stevie Pascual

Hey everyone! I would like to tell you about Ms.Akama, our new Japanese language teacher to our current K-2 students. Ms.Akama is a nice, sweet lady who was born and raised in Japan.  She has always loved Japan and one of her favorite Japanese traditions is their New Year's tradition. She likes it because she gets to spend time with her family and they get to eat delicious fruit and ozoni. She really loves teaching the kids at Keone'ula because she feels the kids are really bonding with the Japanese culture. If you happen to see her on campus be sure to say hi!

Welcome Mrs. Yamaguchi!

By:  Stevie Pascual

Hey everyone! We have a new teacher in training and her name is Mrs.Yamaguchi. Mrs.Yamaguchi is very exited to help teach students, and is training in Mrs.Matsuura's class.  She wants to become a teacher because she has always been involved with helping people. She is currently attending the University of Phoenix and her hobbies are volleyball and judo. If you happen to see her on campus, be sure to say hi!