Winter Band Concert

Band Concert

by Cary ’20


This Friday was our band concert. Three bands: Beginning ensemble who have played for less than a year, Intermediate ensemble who has played for 1 year, and Advanced ensemble who has played for two to three years. They performed songs and short tunes for the school. One of my favorite tunes was The Lion Sleeps Tonight which the advanced band performed. It was upbeat and fun to listen to. To close out the assembly, the advanced band played jingle bells then all of the ensembles played together. All of the bands sounded nice and I am excited to hear the band play once more in the spring.

Winter Orchestra Concert

Our Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Orchestra Concert

by Kaleo ’20

This week, the assembly was the orchestra concert directed by Mrs. Abbe. The first group that played was Beginning Orchestra. Thomas, Alina, Summit, Lotus, Dominic, Lilyana, Gabby, Vivian, Avelene, Leia, Penelope, and Leif are all the Beginning Orchestra players. They played Dreidel, Up the D Scale, Natalie’s Rose, Caribbean Island, Song For Christine, The D Major Scale, A Mozart Melody, Matthew’s March, Seminole Chant, Donkey Donkey / Bunny Hop, and Jingle Bells. Most of the songs were plucked but one or two were with bows. They played well but they could have been a bit louder. The second group that played was Intermediate Orchestra. Stephanie, Kailee, Kate, Drew, Ada, Cappy, Cooper, Ryder, Ella, Kalena, Zane, and Amaru are all the Intermediate Orchestra players. Intermediate Orchestra played First Scale March, Tribal Lament, Pepperoni Pizza, Frѐre Jacques, D Major Scale Up, Buckeye Salute, Grandparent’s Day, Ode to Joy, For Pete’s Sake, Michael Row the Boat Ashore, and A French Folk Song. Most of their songs were with bows and they also plucked some songs. They played well and they were loud enough. The last group to play was Advanced Orchestra. Lyric, Alyssa, Reyn, Winston, Calder, Paige, Ashlyn, Christopher, Phoebe, Naia, Neve, Julia, Pōmai, Meridian, Arabella, and Alethia. They played Nocturne, Fantasia on an Original Theme, Tangerine Rag, and Classic Christmas Medley. They mostly used bows except for Arabella because she is the harp. They played good and loud and well.

Po‘e Ka‘ahele's Kapa Making Assembly

Kapa Assembly Blog

By Ashlyn ’20

Today we had assembly! Our walk in song was taught to us by Mrs. Abbe, and it was called I Am Thankful For. After that, we sang Aia i ka poli o makiki, while Cary, Riley, Noah and Aiden played the ipu. Next was announcements. Ms. Gabby shared a lot of birthday books. Happy birthday to the Kulā‘iwi teacher, Mrs. Lee! For thought of the day, we said, “Makahana ka ike. In working one sees.” 

Then, we turned the assembly over to the entering Po’e Ka’ahele  students. They taught us all about their kapa experience. Did you know that in the olden days, the Hawaiians carved their ohe kapalas in bamboo? That was something I learned. The Po’e students had the privilege to make kapa with the wauke plant! Mrs. Varney taught the kids how to scrape off the bark and pound the wauke into a cloth-like fabric. Then, once it dries, it will be kapa! After they told us about that, each student talked a bit about their own process. The kapa print represents something about nature or navigation, like mountains or oceans. Some people put handprints of their peer’s on their cloth. It was inspiring to see everybody’s work because I saw many different ideas in each kapa. It was a very eye-opening experience and I can’t wait until Makahiki to see everyone wearing theirs!

Students Sharing Science!

Collaborative Studio and Science Project Sharing

by: Davan ’20

During today's assembly, we sang the song “Make New Friends” and “Hawaii Pono`i”. We had some really cool projects from the collaborative studio, like homemade zip bags and laser-cut wood designs. Then we got to see all of the Po‘e Ka‘ahele’s science projects. It was so hard to decide which one was my favorite because they were all very cool. I really liked the one about the “twister” because it is very mesmerizing to watch the bubbles go around and around. A few more of the projects were: Salt melting ice cubes and how the different amounts of salt affects how fast the ice cubes melted, and how different kinds of eggs react to white vinegar. We also learned the scientific method which is Idea, Hypothesis, Gather materials, Test, Results, and Conclusion.

2019 Children's Fair Mahalo

We Had Fun, Fun, Fun in the Sun, Sun, Sun at this Year’s Children’s Fair!

by Savita ’20

Aloha, today we’ll be talking about the assembly we had this week. During assembly we talked about the Children's Fair. Did you know they have been doing the fair for 95 years? This year’s fair was about coming together as a community. We also thanked all of the parents and faculty and students that helped with setting up this year’s fair, but also appreciated those who helped make our school logo. In total, the amount to lei that were made was around 80.  All of the lei were hand made and drawn by the children at our school. The lei were for all of the parents and faculty that helped our fair “come to life.” 

This year some of the kids were asked to share one of their favorite things they had/did at the fair, and why that was their favorite part. At the end of the assembly there was a slideshow that was presented about the highlights of the fair.