Last Thursday our class ventured over to the Lahaina Yaht Club. Due to the absence of wind, we reviewed proper techniques for riging sails, tying knots, and distinguishing the parts of a boat. We finally made our way into the turbulent water after an hour. Conditions were harsh, with low winds and choppy waves. At lunch time we stopped sailing and unriged the boats. From that point on, our class proceded to jump off of the dock as each wave hit. Hopefully next Thursday will show better sailing conditions, so we can work on some real sailing.
This Friday I wasn't able to go with most of my classmates up to Honokowai Valley due to my mother wanting me to stay at school to do work. I ended up staying in the fourth grade classroom until lunch time where I completed my school work for Mrs.Wurst. I didn't spend much time in third grade, because the teacher let me do whatever I wanted to do. She asked me to grade some math papers, that involved basic math skills. Mrs. Wurst made Chanel, Nicole, and I clean the stage to make up for opting out of the community service. Overall, the day was easy going and it made me wish I was in elementary school again.
This weekend our class of 2014 made our way up to O'o farm in Kula. Once we arrived, the group fun, enthusiasm, and exploration began. All of Friday was spent playing and bonding. We went to bed early for a weekend, plus it was a field trip to make it even more unusual. Our class was rudely awakened at 6am for the sun rise. After the wakeup call, loud conversation arose, disturbing me even further. Once breakfast finished we all embarked on planting baby coffee trees. I learned many interesting things about coffee trees, and the journey O'o farm has had with them. O'o farm has over 3000 coffee trees. A full grown one can produce around 6 to 10 pounds of coffee a year. One pound of coffee sells for about twenty four dollars. After perfection planting of our trees we were greeted by the manager of the farm, Richard Clark. He had us survey four different parts of the farm for good and bad insects and signs of insects. Then we said our goodbyes and left the farm planning on going home.
Last Thursday our class made our way over to the Lahaina Yacht Club without our teacher, Ms. Enriquez. Sadly, she could not join us due to an overlapping event where she was speaking along with one of our classmates, JP, about education and the Worldwide Voyage of Hokule'a at the Schools of the Future Conference in Oahu. Our math and science teacher, Mr. Mason, accompanied us in her place. When we arrived at the yacht club we were a little bummed because of the lack of wind, but Dano, one of the instructors, explained that the wind would pick up. We took our time setting up the sails because we wanted to burn time while the wind increased. The first half of the day was slow, but still fun. Ian, one of the instructors, was showing me tactics. The class also raced around marks. Towards the end, my classmate and I got really close, so I turned his boat around by pushing it. At lunch time everybody was eager to sit down and eat, but then there was a disappointment. We were served goulash, which is a mix of mystery meats. Ken, being the amazing chef he is, made us brownies with vanilla ice cream on top. We all felt that the yacht club redeemed themselves, but we weren't there to eat but to sail. After lunch the wind picked up and sent us sailing with a intense speed. While rigging up the boat after lunch I got one of the Bics without a racing sail, so being the way I am, I tricked Brandon out of his. First I rigged my boat extraordinarily fast, then asked Brandon if we could trade. Brandon asked why I would want to trade boats. I told a fib that I sailed the one he was using during the summer. Happily he believed my trick and I was off in a racing Bic. After lunch I mostly only rode the waves with my boat. I asked Ian to take me out to the big boats, but he said, "No." Later, he tried to sneak me out there, but sadly David and Carter followed. I was still happy that I was in deeper waters. It was extremely kind of him to do that. After, we made our way in to de-rig the boats. The day was truly amazing!!!
Last week Thursday our class went sailing at the Lahaina Yaht Club. We learned about parts of the boat, wind, going around the marks while taking, different kind of knots, and tail tails. Our class also assisted on clean up and setup as we should of. We also learned how to tak and jibe. I cant wait to learn more from Ian as sailing goes on. This is really one of my favorite activities to do. We also splashed people with bailing buckets.
Last week kapuna Kaina came to the 8th grade class and told us about Hawaiian protocol. This week our class was told that Kapuna Kaina was taken to the hospital yesterday due to low blood pressure. She was advised by the doctors to stay in the hospital. I hope you are looking forward to the day that you can walk out of the hospital Kapuna, and say that you are perfect.
We all love and care for you Kapuna. Please get better soon Kapuna Kaina, James Caputo |
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