When I Was Eight

Last week we read this book with our Aboriginal coordinator, Mrs. Keiver. It is about a young Inuit girl, Olemaun (OO-lee-mawn), from Banks Island who really wants to learn to read. She travels by boat to Aklavik in the Northwest Territories to a residential school.

Why do you think Olemaun wants to learn to read?

Why is it important to learn to read?

Do you think you are lucky to be able to go to a school?

10 thoughts on “When I Was Eight

  1. Dear Mrs. Kostiuk

    I think she woud want to read because I think it woud be fun . You need to cook because you need to eat and the internet wasnt there back then.I think im pretty lucky to go to a good school if I was not in school I woud not have enney frends and that woud be sad.

    from. Cass

  2. Dear Mrs.K
    I think that Oiemaun wants to learn to read because she wants to be like her big sister.
    It is importent to read because it is a gift and it gives the power to learn new things.
    I think Iam lucky to go to School becauseI make new friends and I can learn new things.

    love Sakari

  3. Dear Mrs. K,

    I think that Olemaun wonts to learn how to read beucse she wonts to read about plants.
    If I could not read I would not learn alot also it is very fun and I have to be able read to cook and I would not be able to read that is why reading is so important.
    I am so lucky to be able to go to school because I like to learn about space .
    From Olivia

  4. Dear Mrs.
    I was not here that day but I think that Olemaun wud like to Read because if I
    codnt Read any Boks, I wodnt be able to know enye thing.From Aven.

  5. Dear Mrs K.

    I think Olemmaun wants to read so that she can read story books. Its i
    important to read becose thats how to learn to do stuthe.
    from william

  6. Dear Mrs K
    Do you now why there is school? So you can lrne hao to read and learn about cooking and books and about writing!

    love
    zoe

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