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THE CONFEDERATED LANGUAGE LESSON Root Digging Field Trip A Wonderful Experience The air was brisk and had a nip to it that if you stood long enough the breeze would give you shivers up and down your spine. This didn't stop the First Grade and Kindergarten children from enjoying a won derful day with their this to say, " Thank you Mrs. Graham and Miss Undquist for helping with the coordi nation of getting the kids ready for the root digging field trip. It was very much enjoyed by all the kids and their parents. It was taught to my kids that roots are impor- PFTJTZB tant to us as matans. Indian Language Teachers, WSE Teachers, Par ents, and Elders. They dug roots until their tummies told them it was lunch time. They dug: Luksh Piaxi Xaush Ibiaxi Waqwal Wachxwan Tsooga Kangudya Haape Most of the children, already experienced with digging either with their parents' teaching or Early Childhood Education field trips, went right out the to the field and started digging. Oth ers who had experi enced the Total Physi cal Response (TPR) lessons in their classroom recognized the1 Flower, Stem and Roots in the field. It didn't take them long to start filling their little rootbags: take the roots back to class for peeling. I was very proud of my kids because they were always happy when they handled the food. I would like to acknowledge Michelle (Mileena's mom) for being there for the bag making class and also fqr the root digging Our elders worked hard gathering these food to survive throughout the winter. All the kids did their best to dig the Waqwal and Ibiaxi. We took our roots back to class and peeled all of them. It was really nice to see them work hard digging and then Wapas Aqap'unitix Mago'o The language teachers led kids in the most informal classroom their is, experience. They d'au axa aqap'unitix Demlux idmikshnaimat Amlux amikakaps DauVa ibiaxi Daua wachxwan Daua waqwal Agelga amigaben i rrr o trip. It makes the child J "even more happier when their parent be comes involved and I ' thank her for being there" The root bag mak ing class was a warm up to the field trip itself. The turnout wasn't so great for WSE parents but. Anna, one of the Ichishkiin Lan guage Teachers wanted to share, "There was root bag making class " for parents of Kinder garten and 1st grades, preparing for their trip A' 12 ft They knew exactly what to do. (How many do you know from our previous lessons?) A good test for remem bering phrases you've heard before, maybe when you were 5, 6, or 7? One of our students' grandmother remem bered similar phrases, she smiled the look of fond memories Bernadette (OSU sparkled in her eyes, as Extension), she said, "I haven't MayAnne Aguilar, been out digging since Ashley Aguilar, my mother passed Evelyln Aguilar, away..." Now she was there with her grandchild TaShayla and daughter whom she was more than eager to Andrews, Radine to dig roots. The langauge department and a couple of parents made a total of 60 bags, had a fun evening getting together, sewing and socializing." Many thanks to Myra Shawaway, Pat Miller, Shirley Tufti, Michelle (Milleena's mom), Gladys Thompson, Madeline Queahpama-Spino, Clements, Jeanne Thomas, Baby Jake Gets an Indian Name Through USDA funding, OSU Extension initiated a food safety education project using storytelling and family education. The story entitled Baby Jake Gets an Indian Name was developed by Elaine Clements, Geneva Charley and Arlita Rhoan and has been expanded into a food safety lesson. The food safety education will be offered in three lessons to the 3rd grade students in Warm Springs.The lan guage instructors, Arlita Rhoan, and Dallas Winishut, Jr., and Jocelyn Moses, the Food Safety Education Project Assistant, will team teach the food safety lesson. The story opens as Baby Jakes grandparents plan his name giving feast and describes the food preparation and proper food handling techniques that are required to make the food safe for all to eat. In the first session, the language teacher will tell the story and teach words related to food safety. An experiment will be conducted to show the growth of bacteria. The second session will include a comparison of the traditional ways to the modern ways of handling Indian foods. Students will participate in a handwashing exercise in the last session. After a review of the story and the vo cabulary list, they will begin writing a short para graph to summarize what they learned. As a result of this lesson, we hope that the students will be able to: 1 . Identify and name traditional Indian foods 2. Identify ways to: Keep Indian foods clean and the importance of a clean body, mind and spirit .. Keep food preparation areas clean Cook foods well. Keep foods at the right temperatures After the classroom instruction has been completed for the 3rd graders, their families will be invited to be a part of the home-based education. The family lesson includes playing a board game developed for the project which follows the high lights of the story used in the classroom and identi fies the steps in the preparation of the feast. r Agency Language Classes the Language Trailer behind the Old Boys Dorm Paiute Language Wed. 3:30-4:30 PM Sahaptin Language Tues. & Thurs. 3:30-4:30 PM Wasco Language (Tues 6:00-7:30 & Thurs. 5:00-6:30 PM Simnasho Language Classes Sahaptin Language Simnasho Longhouse Tues. & Thurs. 6:00-7:00 PM J 1 support and share the teaching she received from her mother. This is tradition, this is the love, passed down from generation to generation that no teacher could ever teach. Pat Miller, the Numu teacher, recalled "...We really enjoyed being out there with the children. They were very anxious to dig roots. We showed them what to dig and how to dig, there were some that already knew. Everyone had a good time and afterwards the class got to peel the roots, and everyone was j busy as bees." Deanie Johnson, Valerie Switzler Aguilar and ' '"JrJ r What Do You Think About the radio broadcast and the three languages on the radio? J "tj w r Hamilton Greeley for taking pictures. MayAnne Aguilar, one of the Teen-age participants had this to say, " enjoyed taking time to participate in the bag making class. It made me feel good to know I was doing something to help the chil dren be active in their culture. I Your favorite Language is now on every day! Listen to KWSO at 6:30 AM, 12:30 PM and 6:30 PM. Have you ever won dered what your favorite language teacher does all day? Look here to see. April r ! Radine "Deanie" Johnson, our newest teacher to the Lan guage Program was thankful for the support for this en deavor and she had was pleased to see not only elders, but young people helping make the bags. It would have been a lot nicer to see parents participating in this activity with their children. I had a great time iA So there you have it an update on the root digging field trip. Were you as excited as your children were when they told you about there trip? We will be having a little Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat ) fcTOAlltfhersatWSji -i d (j J 10:30 First ; ;rade teacers it WSE L 1:45 Dallas & Arlita at 'SE tVerVC Lay 2:30 Dallas & Arlita at WSE All classes ire 12 hour etch 8 g 1:00 1Q 1:00 Waff 3:30 12 00 13 14 Wasco Cur Cur 3:30 Paiute Clss Pai Curr Ichishkiin 3:45 ECE 3:30 Sah O, 6:00 Wasco Ichishkiin 5:00WasCl! Comm CI as 15 16 l-00 J7w?58 3 30 1 9l?r2C 21 Wasco Cur Cur 3:30 Paiute Oss PaiCurr Ichishkiin 3:45 ECE 3:30 Sah Oi 6:00 Wasco Ichishkiin SOOWasd! 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