Awkward Turtles

Monday, October 7, 2019

Human - Twin Flames

Here are the videos and chords for the songs we talked about in today's School of Rock meeting. They celebrate First Nations language, and we are performing them as part of a CBC celebration of music in Canadian schools. The students in the class wanted access to these resources so please let them check these videos and chords out.

Human - Twin Flames

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Oo-how-see-huq-magoo P-too-huq-jua-mick

See-vulli-viniq-nut Aw-tooq-tau-lauq-too-mik

•Tee-goo-miaq-ta-nga Ka-u-see-nea-ta-nga

Ah-nga-u-qaa-nginnut A-tooq-tau-laur-mat

There is a language that was born with time

Passed on through generations, one of a kind

F#m

Keep it close to me, close to my heart

Share for all to hear, I will do my part

ᐅᐱᒍᓱᑉᐳᙵ ᐃᓅᒐᒪ (Prechorus)

Chelsea	Jaaji
Bm C#m D I am proud, I am proud, Bm C#m D (Let Ring) Of Who I am	Bm C#m D Oo-p-guu-soup-punga Bm C#m D (Let Ring) E-noo-gaa-maa -

A D

I am human, I am people

A D

I am human, I am people

ᐅᐱᒍᓱᑉᐳᙵ ᐃᓅᒐᒪ (Prechorus)

Chelsea	Jaaji
Bm C#m D I am proud, I am proud, Bm C#m D (Let Ring) Of Who I am Bm C#m D I am proud, I am proud, Bm C#m D (Let Ring) Of Who I am	Bm C#m D Oo-p-guu-soup-punga Bm C#m D (Let Ring) E-noo-gaa-maa - Bm C#m D Oo-p-guu-soup-punga Bm C#m D (Let Ring) E-noo-gaa-maa -

We are we are, Trying to find our place

Il n’est pas trop tard, il n’est pas trop tard

We are, We are all the human race

Il faut faire l’effort, il n’est pas trop tard

ᐅᐱᒍᓱᑉᐳᙵ ᐃᓅᒐᒪ (Prechorus)

Chelsea	Jaaji
Bm C#m D I am proud, I am proud, Bm C#m D (Let Ring) Of Who I am	Bm C#m D Oo-p-guu-soup-punga Bm C#m D (Let Ring) E-noo-gaa-maa -

A D

I am human, I am people

A D

I am human, I am people

Bm C#m D

Hi - yah - hey - hi - ya - hey - hi - ya - hey Hi - yah - hey - hi - ya - hey - hi - ya - hey

Indigenous Elders say their languages were gifted from the animals,

from the trees, yet we cut them down.

Many things have been taken from Indigenous peoples but they still stand strong.

Their languages are not lost but simply resting. As allies we can help them be reawakened.

A D

We are Human, We are People

Chelsey	Jaaji
A We are human, D We are people A We are human, D we are people A We are human,	A Oo-how-see-huq-magoo P-too-huq-jua-mick D See-vulli-viniq-nut Aw-tooq-tau-lauq-too-mik A •Tee-goo-miaq-ta-nga Ka-u-see-nea-ta-nga D Ah-nga-u-qaa-nginnut A-tooq-tau-laur-mat

Chelsea	Jaaji
Bm C#m D I am proud, I am proud, Bm C#m D (Let Ring) Of Who I am	Bm C#m D Oo-p-guu-soup-punga Bm C#m D (Let Ring) E-noo-gaa-maa -

A D

We are human, We are people

A D

We are human, we are people

Chelsey	Jaaji
A We are human, D We are people A We are human, D we are people A We are human,	A Oo-how-see-huq-magoo P-too-huq-jua-mick D Oo-how-see-huq-magoo P-too-huq-jua-mick A Oo-how-see-huq-magoo P-too-huq-jua-mick D Ah-nga-u-qaa-nginnut A-tooq-tau-laur-mat

Monday, September 30, 2019

Orange Shirt Day

Today was Orange Shirt Day, which is a day to raise awareness of the history of indigenous peoples in Canada who were forced to endure the hardships, and abuses that occurred at residential schools across the country for over 100 years. Our focus has not been on feeling bad for what we cannot change in the past, but on sharing the stories of those that lived through this so that we can connect, and understand a community, and culture that not many of us have experience with. We talked at length about how raising awareness is really just developing knowledge, and since knowledge is power, a day like this makes all of us more powerful.
Here are some stories we shared...

Here is the full version of Gord Downie's 'Secret Path'

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Terry Fox Run Was a Hit!

Terry ran in the rain, so why shouldn't we? Great day for all who came out. There will be some tired legs tonight!

Talking about Climate Change

This week we have been examining the issue of climate change that has been so front and center in the news lately. Today we are looking at these two videos of young people speaking to the UN on behalf of the youth. The passion and frustration of Greta is further emphasized by the fact that Severn Suzuki's plea to the UN was delivered in Brazil in 1992 (27 years ago!!). Ask your child about this topic, and see what they took away from the discussions.

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Reading Buddy Fun

On Friday we spent some time with our reading buddies for the second week. This will be a regular part of our Friday routine, and it is something the students already look forward to very much.