Fun Run Tomorrow

This is a reminder that we will be having a schoolwide Fun Run tomorrow. All students will be participating and Grade 3 is scheduled for 10:15-11:00. There will be a series of 8 obstacle courses that the children will be going through.

Please do the following things to be prepared for this fun event:
1. Wear running shoes
2. Wear your Fun Run t-shirt (if you qualified for one), Kapunahala t-shirt, or school colors and shorts
3. Bring a water bottle
4. Wear sunscreen

Thank you to everyone who collected donations which will help fund special programs at Kapunahala! Thank you also to the parents and other family members who are volunteering to help out.

Stay tuned for some pics of this fun event!

Simple Machines

          Simple Machines are wonderful because they help make work easier. We created our own simple machines at home and shared them with the class. Take a look at the creative simple machines

Marlee's Dollhouse Pulley

Maile's Pulley made from Recycled Materials

Kammiee's 3 Simple Machines- Pulley, Screw Top, Monster Truck Wheels and Axles

Kaleb's Inclined Plane and Ladder

Quintin's Wishing Well Pulley

Reece's Wedge Doorstop

Jayvis' Car and Ramp

Jade's Inclined Plane Box

Xander's Car with Wheels and Axles

Jade's Inclined Plane

Matthew's Pizza Cutter Wedge

Sierra's Scissors Wedge

Malina's Lego Car with Wheel and Axle

Kaydence's Combination Simple Machine- Inclined Plane, Wedge, Wheel and Axle

Walker's Wooden Pulley

Reilly's Car (Wheel and Axle) and Ramp (Inclined Plane)

Kayton's Pulley in a Box

Elisa's Wooden Catapult Lever

Jack's Recyled Car with Wheels and Axles

'Sienna's Pinwheel Wheel and Axle

Chrisitina's Inclined Plane and Rice Bag

Alysha's Wire Hanger Pulley

More Solar System Projects

Awesome job, B23 students! The projects were so impressive! Thank you, parents, for your assistance in helping the children with their creative projects. Take a look at the outstanding projects!

Makoa with his recycled materials planets

Jade and her styrofoam ball Solar System

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Alysha and her foam ball planets with a Black Hole

Sierra and her solar system poster

Jayvis and his Solar System mobile

Christina and her glittery poster

Marlee and her colorful diorama

Walker and his colorful poster

Kaydence and her paper mache planets

Elisa and her "light up" planets

Quintin and his colorful styrofoam planets

Sienna and her colorful planets

Maile anSd her colorful hanging mobile

Shamren and his foam and sticks model

Jack and his recycled toys planets

Malina and her trashcan cover and clothesline solar system

Jayvis and his hanging mobile

Xander and his Christmas ornament planets

B23 HSA- Feb. 26- March 1

B23 will be taking the second HSA test next week Tuesday to Friday. Tuesday and Wednesday will be the Reading test and Thursday and Friday will be the math test.

Please do the following to prepare for testing:

1. Go to bed at a reasonable time the night before.
2. Eat a good breakfast.
3. Come to school on time. The test begins promptly at 8:15 AM.

Thank you for preparing your child for this important test! We have been working hard in school to review and learn as much as we can! Our goal is to have everyone pass and/or increase their scores from the first HSA test.

Best wishes to everyone! Try hard and do your best!

Oklahoma, Jr.

We really enjoyed the CPAC performance of Oklahoma, Jr. that we saw yesterday. There were several Kapunahala students performing in the production. We'd like to congratulate all of them, especially Reece's brother Reyn,  for a fantastic performance!

Here's what we liked about the performance:
Reece- "I liked that my brother was in it and there was a lot of acting, singing, and dancing. I also like that they switched houses."
Kaleb-"I liked the singing and dancing. My favorite was when Curly sang."
Shamren- "I liked the people acting and how they sang. My favorite charcter was Curly."
Marlee- "It was fun to watch because it was exciting. The acting was entertaining."
Xander:- "I liked how they were acting. They were good actors."
Jade- "I liked Laurey because she is a good actress. I liked when she had a dream."
Makoa- "They had a lot of delicate voices and a lot of humor. They changed the scenes so quickly. The Smokehouse looked like bacon."
Kaydence- "It was very exciting and when they were talking it was kind of confusing what they were saying. They spoke with an accent."
Christina- "I like the part when they sang because they have good singers and I liked it because they were talking in an accent."
Alysha- " I liked the part when Laurey and Curly got married in her dream. Jud came in and he was mad at Curly for marrying Laurey."
Elisa- "I liked when Laurey and Curly got married. The singing and dancing looked fun."

A Scene from Oklahoma, Jr.

Solar System Project Due on Feb. 21

We had an awesome time learning about the Solar System! As our final project, we each created a Solar System at home using whatever materials we wanted to. Five students completed their project early and shared them today. They did a wonderful job and we are so excited to see the rest of the projects tomorrow! Here are pics of the projects and their creators!
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Reece with his poster using styrofoam balls cut in half

Kammiee with her styrofoam ball planets

Kaleb with his poster that includes facts about the planets

Matthew with his poster that includes sticker stars

Reilly with his mobile hanging from a decorated bamboo stick