Paiute Language Article in Sparks Tribune paper

Here's the article. Very exciting

9-24-10

Today, after finishing the posters the students went over different types of plants. Ms. Melendez brought in some examples of the plants, and the pinenuts that we tasted were delicious. Most of the plants that we learned about could be used for medicinal purposes.
Tooboos'e-Nutgrass
Wada-Seeds
Sawabe-Sagebrush
Segoope-Rabbit brush
Weha-Indian hemp
Tsoodoope-Indian tea
Tseabooe-Wild rose
Sagape-Pitch
Tuba-Pinenuts
Tonabe-Cattail
Siba-Tule
Moogoope-Tumbleweed
Natusua-Medicine

9-20-10

Today, we reviewed part of the family tree. The students did a project displaying their house, their family, and what the weather looks like outside.
Pea-Mother
Na'a-Father
Hama'a-Older sister
Pabe'e-Older brother
Wanga'a-Younger brother
Nu-Self
Kuno'o-Grandfather
Hootse'e-Grandmother
Togo'o-Mother's father
Moo'a-Mother's mother
Hube'e-Great grandparents
Kooma-Husband
Tooese-Pet

CSS Project - Add Style to NVHS Scholarship

Hello everyone. Here are the directions:

1. Download, save to your H drive the following PDF file: Click here

2. Create a new folder called CSS inside your Scholarship folder.
3. Create a new file using Notepad ++. Save the file as, "scholarshipstyle.css" inside the CSS folder.
4. Apply the external CSS link tag after the body section Here's an example
5. Create various IDs and Classes using font, color, and background properties. Use the following external style coding for generating your own ids and classes: Here
6. Apply the IDs and classes to various tags inside the scholarship coding, not sure what tags to apply it to? Use paragraph, H1, and link tags. Applying the same ID (ex: #west1) to multiple tags will help you. Use a wide range of fonts.
7. Open the web page in a browser to see the applied styles.
8. Apply a background property to the page. Here's an example of what I'm looking for.

9-16-10

Today, we jumped right into the calender where we reviewed the days of the week. The students were able to remember the days pretty easily, and were excited to be moving on. Next, we reviwed the directions and the weather.
East-Tabosebooekwae
West-Tabeegakwae
North-Kwenaanakwae
South-Petanakwae
When we were finished with that, we learned the numbers and did sentences with them.
1-Sumu'yoo
2-Waha'yoo
3-Pahe'yoo
4-Watsukwe'yoo
5-Manege'yoo
6-Napahe'yoo
7-Natakwasekwe'yoo
8-Wokwosakwe'yoo
9-Sumukadoo'opu
10-Sumumano'yoo
Today was a good day of learning, and having fun.

9-14-10

Again today, we started class out with a prayer. Then we took a simple quiz about pronouns, and simple classroom sayings. The rest of class we read out of a booklet that was about greetings, introductions, and departures.
Tamme: all of us

Nu ki howne'yoo: There is nothing wrong with me.

Nu pesa, O'na u, hiyoo u nuumma? : I feel good, how about you?

Then we learned the conistants that are used.

B, D, G, H, K, M, M, P, S, T, W, Y, Z

We ended the class by learing about the vowles.

a= Ada(crow.)

9-10-10

Today we continued learning pronouns and classroom phrases.
Tammetu-Ours
Esoo Kiba Tammetu-This mountain is ours
Suta-Mad
Ki Sutapan-Don't get mad
Ki Soopeda-I don't know
Nu Seehooga-I have to urinate
Naka Poone-Listen
Masaba-Raise your hand
Hanokwae-What time is it?
Hagatu-Whose

After we learned some words, we watched an exciting video of the Stanford Pow Wow that Mr. West attended.

9-8-10

First, we started the class out with the prayer and the calender. The class then, jumped right into review where we practiced speaking Paiute with each other. After that, we took a simple quiz on how we should spell the words. Here is a list of words:
Nu-I
Nu U Poone-I see you
E-Me
E tsapoonneku-Show me
E nobe-my house
Mu-All of you
Ta-Us/ you and me
Tamme-All of us

The class has yet to move onto simple sentences, but they should be able to catch on quick. As Paiute 3-4 students, we are able to help the students learn the words that we already know. We look forward to doing projects the most, but are enjoying the time we have now to learn.

9-3-10

The class started out with the Prayer, but the class is still having a little trouble pronouncing the words. They are progressing well even though it is the first week. Manege Nawoakuno’o means Friday, and Tuba Muha means September. The class has already started the calendar, and knows the days of the week. They learned how the Rabbit Brush told Numu “The People” when the pinenuts were ready. After that, the class observed a map of the reservations in Nevada and talked about them. How u (how are you), Pesa Nu (I’m good). The class continued with greetings as the students repeated the words flowing out of Mrs. Melendez’s mouth. The class partnered up and practiced speaking what they learned with each other. At the end, the class performed what they practiced with one another.