https://padlet.com/vancouverpublicschools/dmqdpth4f0jad5ye How do you celebrate Native American heritage? en-us 2022-10-27 17:36:39 UTC 2022-11-22 17:44:28 UTC hello@padlet.com vancouverpublicschools https://padlet.com/vancouverpublicschools/dmqdpth4f0jad5ye/wish/2364055270 Last spring, Portland-raised member of the Yakama Nation, Toma Villa, worked with 1st-5th graders at Harry S. Truman Elementary to paint a mural honoring the Cowlitz Tribe. Composed of vibrant blues and fiery oranges, this mural highlights the importance of the river and salmon in Native life!]]> 2022-10-31 23:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vancouverpublicschools/dmqdpth4f0jad5ye/wish/2364055270 https://padlet.com/vancouverpublicschools/dmqdpth4f0jad5ye/wish/2365475817 At Washington Elementary School to honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day, fifth grade students learned about the First Nations of the PNW and totem poles, monuments that represent and commemorate ancestry, histories, people, or events. Classes created totem poles that represented themselves, then assembled the individual totem poles to create a classroom totem pole. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/vancouverpublicschools/dmqdpth4f0jad5ye/wish/2365475817 https://padlet.com/vancouverpublicschools/dmqdpth4f0jad5ye/wish/2367265487 https://rockyourmocs.org/ 
I always try to make my school aware of the annual Rock Your Mocs Day/Week. As their website says, it’s a way for us to participate and commemorate National Native American Heritage Month. I have even had (Native American) students make their own moccasins and wear them on Rock Your Mocs Day!]]> 2022-11-02 19:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/vancouverpublicschools/dmqdpth4f0jad5ye/wish/2367265487 https://padlet.com/vancouverpublicschools/dmqdpth4f0jad5ye/wish/2394517570 In this episode of VPS Voices, Dr. Snell hears from James Cederstrom about his heritage and love of science!]]> 2022-11-22 17:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vancouverpublicschools/dmqdpth4f0jad5ye/wish/2394517570