Learning Student Names in Inuit
Busy day & excited students sum up our day!
Classroom activity today:
-Math drill practice
-Daily devotions
-Math (Graphing & Pictographs)
-Where in the world is Mrs. Waffenschmidt? (She was visiting Gibralter Rock)
-Poetry (Acrostic poems using letters from the topic to begin each line. See student samples below)
-Social Studies (Inuit Languages) & Strength Arctic Winter Games
-Ski trip reminders
Next Thursday:
We will finish up an assessment in math and move on to a new unit. In social studies we explore traditional shelters and build sample igloos of our own.
Inuktitut: Student Names
Today we expanded our understanding the traditional language Inuktitut. Students listened to the alphabet and then used the syllabic system to write their own names. This
was a challenge as many of the sounds from our alphabet are not found in the Inuktitut language.
Sample Student Works in Poetry:
Igloo
I love to make them in the snow
Great place to go.
Lot’s of them in the north.
Oil light,
Old traditions.
Northern Lights
North
Owl
Reckless cold
Twilight
Home
Eagle
Rays
Narwhal
Lights
Igloo
Games
Help
Tent
Sunsets
Ice
Igloo
Crystals
Everlasting snow
See you on the slopes tomorrow at Manning! Please have a fun, and safe day. Remember to check out my snow kit to look at magnified snow crystals.
Ms. Froyland