A man to remember

Mr. Frederick Okumura has spent fifty-two years of his life at ‘Iolani School- thirteen as a student, six as the 7th/8th grade counselor, and thirty-three as the Dean of Lower School. Mr. Okumura’s retirement was announced in chapel to the lower school students. “I was so happy that nobody cheered,”... [Read more]

Thank you, Mrs. White, we’ll miss you

In Mrs. White’s classroom, hands-on opportunities for learning are all over. In a corner, there is a carpet with a map of the planets for students to sit and read after class. A bowl of beetles and oats sits on a table, in the middle, along with some insects in glass jars. On a shelf lined up by... [Read more]

Aquaponics

In Lower School, Mrs. Laurie White and Mrs. Joann Stepien are heading an aquaponics experiment. Aquaponics is the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a recirculating environment (Portable Farms Aquaponics Systems). In the general setup of the systems, the tubs with fish are on the... [Read more]

Second grade performs “Families are Forever”

On Thursday, February 25 and Friday February 26, the second graders performed Families are Forever in Seto Hall. In preparation for the play, the students interviewed their parents and grandparents and began rehearsing in January. Families are Forever was fashioned as a broadcast from the radio show... [Read more]

Third graders “Bebop with Aesop”

The third grade students put on their annual play on Friday, Feb.5. This year’s was titled “Bebop with Aesop.” The students taught the audience morals by acting out some of Aesop’s fables. The first moral was “Look Before You Leap.” In this part of the play, some frogs got stuck... [Read more]

A skit for “spider lady”

As the school prepared for Keables Chair Dr. Cheryl Hayashi’s visit, Lower School was busy with a welcome of their own. The fifth grade class, guided by several teachers, will put on a skit that reenacts the myth of Arachne.* Mrs. Ellen Gaylor, one of the two lower school science teachers, used to... [Read more]

Kindergartners’ day in the snow

The kindergartners enjoyed a ‘Snow Day’ while learning about science, winter clothing, and experiencing some winter fun. At 4:00 a.m. the teachers turned on the air conditioner in the Lower Gym to make it really cold. Dressed in winter clothes like mittens, hats, and jackets, the children started... [Read more]

“Forces of Change”, fifth grade play

Traditionally, the fifth grade play exhibits the journey of Lewis and Clark with a transition between the past and present and a folk story with a lesson. This year’s play, “Forces of Change”, was much the same. Secret agent guinea pigs assisted the students in a mission, taking them... [Read more]

First graders’ Pilgrim celebration day

The first graders recently had a Pilgrim Celebration Day where they dressed as Pilgrims and rotated between various stations related to the Pilgrims. Since the first grade curriculum covered the topic, the teachers decided a couple of years ago that the Pilgrim Celebration Day was a good way to incorporate... [Read more]

Pumpkin Patch

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