Wednesday, December 12th, 2009,

We had a great class! We completed a lengthy lesson about finances. We made personal budgets and looked at ways we could invest our extra money, other than a savings account. We made up a hypothetical set of interest rates for each year from now until five years from now. We also went back and located interest rate from the late 1990's and calculated our possible earnings at the higher interest rates of the years before our economy took some real hits this year.

We also watched the first half of the documentary, Jesus Camp.

http://www.jesuscampthemovie.com/

Stay tuned for student opinion paragraphs about the film!

GED Practice Testing

Well today i took a practice test for the GED social studies and it was not a good time haha I was stuck and then coulndt think and thought i was getting everything wrong and then when i was almost finished on my last question i just guessed but after that sue checked everything and said that i had almost every question right i missed the last one that i had guessed so lets hope i can get that good a score on the real thing oh yeah my score was a 650 ( you have to get a 450 to pass) :)

Family Fun Night

Every month the tribe has a Family Fun Night for anyone who wants to join. They have family activites to do, serve something to eat, quailty time and drawings. On 11-17-09 I went to Family Fun Night with my mom Nancy.

My mother and I don't really get to spend time together so I asked her if she wanted to attend this Family Fun Night. Of course she agreed so we went.

We get there, sign in, get a raffle ticket and was told the agenda for the night. They said we can play board games for a bit, spend time with each other and have fun till the food is ready. We were joined by my sister Jenny, her boyfriend, their kids and our mother in law.

We let the kids put a puzzle together and we played Yahtzee. For dinner they served Enchiladas with rice and water. With an ice cream for dessert. We filled out a survey and got another raffle ticket for filling out the survey. There was a lot of people that showed up.

They did the drawing for the raffle they raffled off some emergency kits that included a blanket, flashlights, candles and snacks and other stuff for an emergency. Well they had I think 3 of the emergency kits, and I don't remember exactly who all won them. Then they had a bin full of games for the families that showed up. For small families they had a bin of games for them to pick one game.

My mom and I had so much fun. I haven't spent time with her like that in a long time. So I told her about the Mother Lunches they put on every month too and she agreed she would go to those too. I am so glad they started doing these family things now because it brings me and my mom closer together. We also attend the drumming and singing on Wednesday nights.


Roseann Hoskins

Reading is Fun!

5 Reasons Why You Should Read Stories to Your Child

taken from: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1531223/5_reasons_why_you_should_read_stories.html

1: Reading Builds Vocabulary and Promotes Communication Skills
#2: Reading Is An Excellent Bonding Activity
#3: Reading With Your Child Helps Them Develop a Love for Reading
#4: Reading Helps Build Your Child's Imagination and Creativity
#5:Reading Equips Your Child With Basic Knowledge

Family Literacy Update

Here are some GREAT activities you can do at home with your child.

www.michigan.gov/documents/Pre_Kindergarten_Literacy_Activities_66520_7.pdf

Well, it looks like Quileute Family Literacy lives on! I am so excited to share another year with the amazing students in LaPush. We will begin with a focus on goals. I have two goals for myself: 1) Connect with more students and potential students and 2) To build a network of support and guidance for students, teachers and community members.

It is going to be a great year!

Thanks to everyone who is making this a possibility a reality.

Wa ta lich ti aso asta, Sue

moving along...

Well I have had a rough time trying to get all this court stuff figured out.. I know that if family lit. was runnning I would have had alot of help with my vocabulary and just moral support. I am really going to miss going to family lit. I will try to remember to post on here to tell you how I am doing. I am going to court in the 28 th of august... so I can't wait!! I have just recently heard that there have been five out of five cases in the court where the custodial parent wanted to move and was granted the children... I just can't wait... I am kind of nervous to hear what they other party has to say.... But I know I can handle it.... I just miss venting or conteplating in family lit.... don't know if that is spelled^^ right lol -------Rena J. Roldan!!!!