Elementary skills

Wednesday I had the opportunity to visit the elementary school, Ulaajuk, here in Pond Inlet.  I sat in on a grade 4/5 class for morning routine where we played a game to guess not only the temperature but also the wind-chill; a grade 3 ELA class where they were learning English through the Olympics – the particular class I was in chose to make a movie for animal Olympics; a grade 6 class that was doing a novel study; and a grade 2 class in Inuktitut. The little girl sitting beside me in the grade 2 class was amused by my attempt to follow along with the Inuktitut syllabics. I could repeat words but could not remember them after the fact. She would turn to me and smile as I tried the motions with my mouth. For my professional development next week I want to get a handle on the syllabarium - an elementary skill, like learning the alphabet. Rebekah's mom, a seasoned teacher, says every teacher should try to learn something new to experience what our students go through on a daily basis. This will be my project.  

While here I have also learned the elementary skill of how to cook bannock without twisting it around a stick and eating it half raw. Although it was a bit burnt it tasted great! It's basically deep fried delicious dough. I added sugar, cinnamon, and raisins to mine. Rebekah added salt and currents to hers.

Pat teaching Rebekah the technique 

Sizzle sizzle little bannock 

Just a little black