Holy Family Catholic Academy (Hana Hou!)
Another invitation to the Holy Family Catholic Academy! My last Author visit to the 3rd grade class was on November 12, 2010. So exciting!
Holy Family Catholic Academy
Author Jerilyn Ito enjoyed her visit as a 'surprise reader' for the fourth grade class on Friday, April 23, 2011.
I was so excited that the day had finally arrived for my Holy Family Catholic Academy School visit. I think back to the day when my coworker asked me to visit her daughter's fourth grade class; I was stunned. I was nervous when my coworker informed me that her daughter's teacher Mrs. Render also extended the invitation. Mrs. Render was excited to have the "surprise reader" be the author! Oh my ... but once my nerves settled down, I thought: I have arrived!
Well, the day finally arrived; it was such a joy. The class came in from afternoon recess and they were rushing to sit in the front. I thought they were going to sit on my feet! They were such an attentive class during the book reading. Then came the "Mmmm" and "I like that" when the local foods part of the story was read. Upon completion of my reading, several hands went up at the same time to ask a question.
" How many times did you edit the story?"
"What inspired you to write the story?"
"How long did it take to write the story?"
"Are you writing another story? What is the name of your next story?"
Tough questions, but eventually I managed to answer all questions to their satisfaction.
Thank you Mrs. Render and the fourth grade class for your excitement and eagerness to hear my story. Another big thank you to Madison and her mom for the wonderful Micronesian Ginger lei!
School visits are so enjoyable! :)
Well, the day finally arrived; it was such a joy. The class came in from afternoon recess and they were rushing to sit in the front. I thought they were going to sit on my feet! They were such an attentive class during the book reading. Then came the "Mmmm" and "I like that" when the local foods part of the story was read. Upon completion of my reading, several hands went up at the same time to ask a question.
" How many times did you edit the story?"
"What inspired you to write the story?"
"How long did it take to write the story?"
"Are you writing another story? What is the name of your next story?"
Tough questions, but eventually I managed to answer all questions to their satisfaction.
Thank you Mrs. Render and the fourth grade class for your excitement and eagerness to hear my story. Another big thank you to Madison and her mom for the wonderful Micronesian Ginger lei!
School visits are so enjoyable! :)
Maunawili Elementary School (Kailua)
Author Jerilyn Ito paid a visit to her Alma Mater on Monday April 5, 2011 as a guest reader.
It was a great day visiting and reading Finding Our 'Ohana to the the entire kindergarten student grade level (picture on the left), also my niece's class. They were having guest speakers on community helpers. I felt priviledged to be invited! The children were so well behaved. They also asked such wonderful questions about "What do you wear", "Where do you work?", "What do you drive?" and "What is your kuleana (job or responsibilities)?" One child even asked to go to the bathroom! :) It was so cute when they made "Mmmm" noises when the local foods were mentioned!
A big thank you to Ms. Ducote for inviting me, and the kindergarten students for being so attentive and making me feel so welcome!
I had an unexpected reading to another class. My other niece really wanted me read to her second grade level class, too (picture on the right). I was fortunate that Ms. Oki made time in her class schedule to allow me to read to the students. I was able to read the story, as well as explain how I came up with the story Finding Our 'Ohana. They made some very interesting comments about the story!
A big thank you to Ms. Oki and her students. Thank you for the lei! :)
A big thank you to Ms. Ducote for inviting me, and the kindergarten students for being so attentive and making me feel so welcome!
I had an unexpected reading to another class. My other niece really wanted me read to her second grade level class, too (picture on the right). I was fortunate that Ms. Oki made time in her class schedule to allow me to read to the students. I was able to read the story, as well as explain how I came up with the story Finding Our 'Ohana. They made some very interesting comments about the story!
A big thank you to Ms. Oki and her students. Thank you for the lei! :)
