HUMANITIES SECTIONS ONE AND TWO

Instructor: Ms. McJ
Department: Middle School
Terms: 2018 - 2019 SY

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We had the most fragrant room in the house as our young women prepared for Ho'olaulea!

Did you know?

Epochal change

Emperor Akihito will step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne -- the first abdication from the Japanese throne in 200 years -- on Tuesday.

Hisahito's uncle, Crown Prince Naruhito, will become the country's 126th emperor when he is crowned in a ceremony on Wednesday.

Centuries ago, women ruled Japan. What changed?

The 12-year-old is the only male grandchild of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Given Japan's male-only hereditary laws, he will become second in line to the throne after his father becomes the crown prince and successor this week, when Naruhito ascends.

In August 2016, Akihito gave a rare televised address, where he said his age and fitness level could make it "difficult" to carry out his duties in the future, a plea many took as a request to step aside.

Following that speech, the Japanese parliament in June passed into law a historic bill to allow 83-year-old Akihito to abdicate. Japan is the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world, dating back 14 centuries.

Akihito himself is a direct descendant of Japan's first Emperor, Jimmu, believed to have reigned around 660 BC.

From CNN

By Euan McKirdy and Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN Mon April 29, 2019

"I am learning how to use information from multiple, credible resources to form a defensible thesis."

WINN writers rotate through research investigation stations.

Celebrating the successful closure of our focused scholarship on China in history (but the story is never over...)

Exploring Ancient and Medieval China in Humanities

SHOWCASING SHOWSTOPPING TALENT:

KAILEY, SIXTH GRADE

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEDIA DESIGN, PERIOD 6

Kailey demonstrates artistry, comprehension of visual composition, and storytelling in her work as a young photographer.

Students are learning that effective research presents an answer to a compelling question, demonstrates understanding of the inquiry, and properly cites resources from multiple sources. Today students are analyzing an exemplary anchor paper against the success criteria and detailed rubric in order to become better thinkers and writers.

HUMANITIES TAKES ON CREDIBLE SOURCES

Our WINN scholars interacting with our novel study, The Adventures of Ulysses as they read and work through their Literary Plot Diagrams.

Wahoo! Congratulations to McJ's Sixth Grade Advisory for taking second place in the middle school competition to promote Unity and Anti-Bullying. Our group produced a multi-layered presentation including dance and video. It was amazing. Also, congratulations to the Blacksmith and Going Advisories who took first and third place, respectively. Sixth grade swept the middle school competition which says a lot about their effort!

NOW WE NEED TO COMMIT TO UNITY, POSITIVITY, AND EXCELLENCE DAY IN AND DAY OUT FOR OUR SELVES AND OUR COMMUNITY! Competitions are exciting, day to day life is where we prove our character.

Sixth Grade Advisory meets together with their Kindergarten Buddies for a pleasant reading afternoon. Mahalo to Ms. Mahin and her kindies for building community with us.

Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia. It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the Sumerians and the greatest among those of the Sumerian city of Uruk which advanced the writing of cuneiform c. 3200 BCE. We are scholars and historians in sixth grade humanities at WMS!

OPEN HOUSE FALL 2019 Materials

Mahalo Nui Loa to all the family stakeholders who came to the Parent Open House. For those of you who were unable to make the August 15th opportunity, here are some of the pieces we talked about together. School wide fall conferences will be coming up in October. I will also schedule a second conference date in February for my own families and students. Aloha.