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Janifry 8, 2014
Culture & Heritage Language Program
Autni Ichishkin Sapsikwat Celebrates Christmas
Autni Ichishkin Sapsikwat held it&holiday, dinner on Decemberi
19,2013 at Culture and Heritage.
The school once housed at the education building, found itself
again beingfilled withthe pitter-patter oflittle feet Hearing the familiar
sounds o f little language learners.
Students, staff, family, and friends cameto share in this meal
and watch their kids ’ knowledge in the language grow over the year.
| “Hey you sound like Junior”
When all the food was prepared, everyone gathered in the
training room, where the kidssang the meal song to bless the food.
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All the kids sang loud and strong -
After every o?ie! was done with the meal kids received'their
presents from Santa.
Students excited by the visit from Santa and then he spoke said
one wide eyed child said, “Hey you sound like Junior!” After being
discovered the kids raised their eyebrows for a second, and then
continued on their merry y/ay with their gifts.
T he Education Building was light up .withthe sourldsjof the
immersion school children singing Christmas jingles in the ichishkin
The K ids a tA lS Wish yôw:-Happy New Year! ! — Ku
ayayani chmti anwicht
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Fr,om leftto fight; Kyra, Michael, Jordirn, Stanley, Bryson, Arlene, Blake, Katlyn, Cotlen, and Estanislau
Lessons from Language Knowledge Bowl:
The magpie is hitting the bluejay
The owl is painting a frog
Ach’ai iwatasha xwashwaina
Mimanu ishapnchaishisha Aluqw’anta
Ach’ai
Xwashwai
Aluqw’at
The turtle is kicking the maggot
T v la g g o t is a W e a v e r
S a i s a i l w a w a p Ja f a
Alashikitupt’asha saisai maman
Alashik
Sai Sai
w ap ’ala
Language (part 1)
Kiksht
Anxenq’nan kiksht
Numu
Nu Agaitsi natunedyôoe
Say it in ichishkiin
Ichishkiin
Pina- Sapsikw’shaash
ichishkiin snwit
Natxanak Ichishkiin
Emkim kisht engi!
Agaitsi me’e uni
No English
Chau shuyaputmt
K’aya bashtenemt
Kai taibo yadoan!
(Yes) a little
iiK uc’k
Ahaa hootze
I cant hear you
Chau mash yiksha
(Aah) k ’aya lablad
(barred L first one)
K ’aya enxelchemlit
I’m learning ichishkiin
Do you Understand Me
Menxchemlit chi
Nu kai nakapunne
U hae naka
soopedookwata?