It’s been a couple weeks since my first post, but things
have been a little crazy here! This past week, we had a six-day week of school.
Yes, six-day week of school. We had school yesterday, on Saturday. It was our
last Saturday to make up (for now), so we are officially all caught up! It was
actually a fun day as we planned a little culture day for our students. Each
class rotated around to each of the elementary classrooms for about 50 minute
time periods.
I decided to host some Hispanic
festivities. Basically, I put together a little PowerPoint about the Hispanic culture.
I showed them where Mexico is compared to Alaska and then focused mostly on
birthday traditions. We talked about what the kids here do for birthdays, what
people do in the lower 48, and what traditions they have in Mexico. I also
spent a few evenings making piñatas for the kids to smash in just minutes. It
was a blast! The kids really seemed to enjoy it and they even learned a few
words/phrases in Spanish.
Along with
being a six-day week, volleyball started this week! For those of you who did
not already know, I am the newest varsity volleyball coach at Chief Ivan Blunka
School! GO EAGLES!! :) The first week went pretty well with “tryouts” and a
little conditioning, but I’m hoping this week will go better as our varsity and
middle school teams will be separated. I am really excited about this season
and the opportunities that I’ll have as a coach. Our first game is scheduled
for October 25th at home, but after that we will be doing lots of
traveling to other villages! :) As volleyball coach, comes the duty of
fundraising for team travel expenses and such. Unfortunately, this means I am
in charge of bingo tonight...Though this weekend hasn’t been much of a weekend;
I’m excited for this next week of school and practice!
I apologize
for the delay in a new post, but this season of volleyball will just get
crazier as games come and travel ensues. So, please don’t expect too many
updates. I shall do my best to keep you informed though.
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| Before the Hispanic Festivities began |
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| One of my sixth graders who cracked open the piñata |
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| These adorable kindergarteners were so excited hit the piñata :) |
