Word of the Week
bud: /bŭd/ verb. 1. to go in front of someone in line. See also: budge, cut
Example: He bud me.
Side note: I used “budge” growing up, so I often still hear “budge” and repeat “budge” when talking about budding in line.
Category Archive: Northwest Arctic Borough
Classroom composting with Red Worms. Day One as an Arctic Worm Farmer.
Student approaching me for help with classwork.
Student A: "Duche!" Me: "What did you say?" Student A: "Nothing" Student B: "Ms. Duche!" Hoard of Students: "Can we call you that? Ms. Duche? Ms. Duche! Duche! Duche! ..." Me: "No."
Word of the Week
slop: /slŏp/ verb. 1. to open your book to the right page on the first try.
Example: I slop.
Side note: I never picked up on my students using this word last year (or they never opened to the right page). My students this year, however, slop every day in Math.
Mother Nature doesn’t want to cooperate with my schedule.
Arctic Fall in Pictures
The second time a student knocked on my door on a Saturday.
Student: "You wore them all day!?"After viewing the fleece pajamas I wore the first time I answered the door, when she joined me in shopping at the store, and at 8pm that same day.
Word of the Week
hair pretty: /her prĭ•dē/ noun. 1. a small elastic band that is used to tie hair back or hold a certain style. See also: hair tie, hair binder, binder, ponytail holder, pony
Side note: I always forget about this one until a student brings it up.
Witnessing the food chain of the Chukchi Sea…alternative title: That Time I Freaked Out About Whales on the Phone with My Sister.
We don’t call snow days, but we do call days for plumbing issues.
Back in the arctic for another school year!
Tumbleweed Soul 