December Celebrations in Repulse Bay

I know I haven't blogged in a while, but Shane and I were limited with our data and now that I'm back in NS, I'll update you with our December festivities.

We had a visitor in our classroom (Bearded Dragon) and the students loved him!

The students learned how to make wall hangings with felt and string

Calvin's sewing of an ulu (woman's knife for cutting meats)

Before our Christmas concert Shane enjoys drawing with the students

Christmas Concert Fun

Shane and Anderson (Cooper)

All dressed up!

Christmas stage

Door Decorations in the school

Kindergarden

Grade 1's

Grade 2's

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5 (ours!)

Grade 7

Grade 8

Grade 9

Science Lab

Senior Class

Shop Class

Beautiful moon from my classroom portable at 2:25pm (we have about 1.5 hours of daylight now)

Staff Pot Luck Dinner

Diane and Janie

"Yankee Swap"

Shane's morning snuggles with Isabelle

We've arrived back in NS for Christmas and I'm sure I'll have some pics from our Christmas holiday...so stay tuned for more Arctic Cat Adventures!

Skating in Repulse Bay

It's been a pretty quiet week. I finished the second book of the Maze Runner Trilogy, had fun reading after school with my students, enjoyed two half days off due to blizzards and relaxed with Shane and the kitties in the evenings. 

Last night Shane and I went to the public skate at the arena for the first time. It's been about 10 years since I've been on skates, but it was like riding a bike...comes back to you quickly. We had fun with some students and kids in the community.

The only Kabloonas (non-Inuit) on the ice

Calvin and Andy with me and Shane

Kendra, Calvin, Heather and Bonnie

Shane with some little admirers 

It's a blizzard today, and this weekend is suppose to be a windy one, so it may be a good day to snuggle in:)

Stay tuned for more Arctic Cat Adventures!

Iqaluit and Badminton

So I've spent the last week in Iqaluit with four students from Repulse for the Nunavut Territorial Badminton Tournament. We spent the nights in the high school with many other communities across the territory. Sleeping on the floor, getting up early to get out of the classrooms for the students coming in and spending the days in the museum, library, stores and sightseeing (but it's a bit hard when it's super cold out).

Here are some pics of our adventures here...

View from the plane

Doriana at Inuksuk High School- Iqaluit

Rebuilt Polaris Ski-doo (by grade 10 students) from 1963

Eating poutine and club sandwiches from "the Snack" 

Statue in front of the RBC (carved by Paul Milliki from Repulse Bay) Cost...$1 million!

Catholic Church shaped like an igloo!

At the Library...

Drum Dancer

Nunavut Wildlife

Musk-ox

Walrus tusks carved

Doriana the Little Drummer Girl

Polar Bear...thank goodness it's stuffed!

At the Museum...

Prints Exhibit Cape Dorset

More Prints

Carvings

Ivory Carvings...one of the Narwhal tusks is $4600!

Funny Carving:)

Hungry Polar Bears

Carving of Walrus Hunting

We joined in on a presentation from the Visitors Centre promoting a cleaner city and how litter affects the environment

Dorianna, Nicole, Katelynn and Charmaine (hiding)

At the legislative assembly building (they just appointed a new Premier this week, Peter Taptuna, and the cabinet)

Caribou Antlers Carved

Official Scepter at the legislation (made of Narwhal Tusk)  

Side view of Scepter

Post Office!

Katelynn and Nicole enjoying games at Inuksuk High School

Girl practicing before their games

Doriana vs. Jennie

Team Repulse (minus Charmaine...camera shy)

Closing Ceremonies (Doriana and Katelynn win the Women's Doubles!)

View of the city from the school

Stay tuned for Arctic Cat's next adventure!