Čhaŋnáphopa-Wí

We will have ASP this week.

Tuesdays and Wednesday

Beading

Singing

Handgames

Arts

Movie Club

Reminder: Students who are in Singing and Handgames have to attend the club to participate in handgames and singing events outside of the school.

This week we will have Woali 1 Wophila Wednesday. Please contact Thunwin Talia to RSVP for 2/12/25.

Parent Teacher Conferences will take place starting at 4:00-7:00 pm.

Fee is $15.00, if you havent paid, please pay this week to allow the Coordinator to purchase shirts and bows.

Practice Schedule

Wednesdays after school until 5:15, activity buses leave at 5:15

02/12

Kindergarten students will have to be picked up by parents.

Performance Date

February 15th halftime of the Douglas game

This past week we were fortunate to have the the advance level Lakota language students come and spend time with our students. One message that came across to our students was, " You are our Heros, you get to learn and speak Lakota everyday! We want to be like all of you!"

Afterwards the student read Lakota stories with the students. This was a perfect fit for our current Family Project as our students learn about what recipocity means. Once again thank you to the high school students for making the students day.

Ni tuwe he (Who are you) is a concept of making a connection to our relatives and community. We want our children to be able to tell who they are confidently in the language. We want to show them the connection between past, present and future. Each family has a story.

We are creating a space in the classroom to help student see they are a part of the class. In this space students see who are relative and will also learn kinship terms in their TPR class. We will be encouraging students to use these terms further than Thunwin and Leksi.

Kinship is a very huge part of who we are as people. How we create our spaces is a reflection of our students. How does this transition to the community? As we celebrate our students families this will also strengthen us during this hard time. We want our children to be proud of who they are.

We also know that data shows us that "cultural identity", significantly impacts their learning experience and interactions within the classroom environment. Students who are strong in their identity have higher achievement levels, and we are seeing this now.

Look for the coming projects coming up:

Family Tree Creation

Family Tree Presentation

Lakota Introductions

Family Research of a relative from long ago

Cultural Craft Night

More information to come for another spring craft night!

This month 5 planets will be visable in the night sky. For more information on how to see these planets see the link below! Many of our stories are tied to the stars and the Milky Way Galaxy.

During the winter months our tradtional stories are told. We will be learning about these cultural stories this month. It is also a good time to look for the race track and Tayamni.

School starts at 7:30 and ends at 3:30. Student need to be on time to school and finsh the day at 3:30. Parents are not allowed to park by the Mackert for pick ups. All parent need to park in the front of the school and pick students up at 3:30 at the designated pick up place.