Kamehameha Schools Kula Waena

Papa Nohona Hawaii Kumu Melelani Spencer Email: mespence@ksbe.edu Ph. (808) 982-0265 School Year 2011-2012

Ku i ka mna. Like the one from whom he received what he learned. The haumna (pupil) receives knowledge from the mouth of his teacher. Overview: The sixth grade Hawaiian Language and Culture program at Kamehameha schools Hawaii will help students develop an understanding and appreciation of Ike Hawaii (Goal 3.2 of the Strategic Plan) through lelo (language) and nohona (lifestyle) using the language arts, performing arts, culture and history as medium of teaching. Course Essential Questions: Course essential questions that will be covered during this year include, but are not limited to: What is lelo Hawaii? What is family in Hawaii? Who is my family? What is my kuleana to my family, my community, and myself? What is hookupu, and why do native Hawaiians practice hookupu? How did our alii fulfill their kuleana? What is an ahupuaa? How did geography affect traditional apparel? How has native Hawaiian intelligences and technologies influenced society? What makes Hawaii unique? Content Outline/Areas of Study: Language topics/themes that will be covered during the year include, but are not limited to: N hualelo hou (New Vocabulary) Ka Pela a me ka Puana (Spelling and Pronunciation) N lelo Noeau (Wise and Poetical sayings) N lelo Pkole (Short Phrases and Sentences) N Mele/Oli (Songs and Chants) Ke kikokiko ma ke kamepiula (Typing Hawaiian on the computer) Cultural topics and themes that will be covered during the year include, but are not limited to: Ka Ohana/Mookauhau (Family/Genealogy) N Mokupuni (The Hawaiian islands) Ka Hookipa (Welcoming/Hospitality) N Mea Kanu iwi (Native Flora) N Wahipana (Place Names)

Course Materials/ Texts /References: Needed for this class: Puke Wehewehe lelo HawaiiHawaiian Dictionary (for use at home) One pack of 3x5 index cards lined on one side. Learner Expectations: The sixth grade students will participate and engage in activities that are culturally healthy and appropriate. Activities and lessons will reflect and support the belief statements of the Kamehameha Schools Philosophy of Education as well as the guidelines set forth in N Honua Mauli Ola: Guidelines for culturally Healthy and Responsive Learning Environments (2002,NHEC&UHH). Students are expected to: Participate in class activities including daily chanting, discussions, individual and group assignments. Show respect to their peers and their Kumu. Use Hawaiian vocabulary and phrases learned in class. Come to class prepared. This includes having the appropriate supplies for class; pen, pencil, binder paper, eraser, etc. Academic related disciplinary consequences are based on the AuAohe Hana stamp. This stamp will be placed in the students planner to inform parents of an assignment that is missing, incomplete, or of poor quality. Parents should discuss the matter with their child, sign the planner, and have the student return the assignment and the signed planner promptly. Grading Policy: Assignments are broken up into two categories, Formative and Summative assessments. Formative will make up 20% of the final grade. Summative assessments are assignments that will measure the students learning. Summative assessments will make up 80% of the final grade. Attendance is important for your childs success here at Kamehameha Schools. If he/she is absent due to an illness or an emergency, please make sure to contact the office. Students have five days to make up their missed assignments starting on the date of their return to school. It is your childs responsibility to check in with their teachers on the first day back to school. Please review this with your child and complete the bottom and return promptly to your childs teacher. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Childs Name:________________________________________________________ ___________ I have read the syllabus and reviewed it with my child.

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