An evening in Dillingham.
This past week we spent in Dillingham for a 10 day teacher inservice. Our first two days were “New Teacher Inservice”. We all got new Apple Macbooks and logins for the district networks and grading systems. On Saturday we received a full day of Yup’ik cultural training. We were taught the Yup’ik alphabet and a few words. It was really interesting and has given the both of us a new desire to learn a new language.
On Sunday, we went to church with the Dillingham Branch. Their branch is really quite small. There are approximately 15 people there. The Sunday School instructor wasn’t there, so we only had two hours of church instead of the whole three. Afterwards, they had a potluck where Slow roasted moose was served. It was awesome. I really liked two hour church followed by good food, we should suggest that system to Salt Lake and see if it catches on!
On Sunday, we went to church with the Dillingham Branch. Their branch is really quite small. There are approximately 15 people there. The Sunday School instructor wasn’t there, so we only had two hours of church instead of the whole three. Afterwards, they had a potluck where Slow roasted moose was served. It was awesome. I really liked two hour church followed by good food, we should suggest that system to Salt Lake and see if it catches on!
Monday - Friday we attended district-wide inservice. We had lots of time learning about our computers and how to use them in the classroom. For those who may not know, we teach in a district where every student has a personal laptop. We both are really excited about the laptops. There is so much stuff we can do with them. We were quite hesitant at first, because we thought they would hinder the learning process and act as a disturbance, but we were showed ways to limit them as distractions, which made us feel better.
We got back into Togiak on Friday evening. Saturday was a work day and Monday will be another work day. Classes begin at 9:00 on Tuesday morning. Neither of us feel prepared and definitely rushed. We have a lot to do and not enough time to do it. I’m going to call it quits on this post for this reason.
We got back into Togiak on Friday evening. Saturday was a work day and Monday will be another work day. Classes begin at 9:00 on Tuesday morning. Neither of us feel prepared and definitely rushed. We have a lot to do and not enough time to do it. I’m going to call it quits on this post for this reason.
Robin, Heather, and Kaitlyn enjoying the evening in Dillingham.
Other than the little time we have to prepare for school, we are in high spirits and feel great about this year. Tim is the new Wrestling Coach and Student Government Advisor. Kaitlyn is the Battle of the Books
Heather and Theo on the flight from Dillingham to Togiak.
