Silibrasion Mes CHamoru 2022

Team Lions

Team Jaguars

Team Panthers

Team SPED

Staff & Admin

Mrs. Woorward and son

Ms. Taimanglo & Ms. Fernandez

Mrs. Emmanuel & Mrs. Tanayan, Mr. Aguon & Mrs. Choay

Mrs. Choay, Siñora Perez and Siñorita Cruz.

Ms. Abad, Mrs. Choay & Mrs. Bakker

Students

Staff & Students

Mr. Kho, Mrs. Gumataotao, and students

Students

Ms. Castro & Student

Mrs. Guerrero

Mrs. Flory

Siñot Mateo and Siñora Balajadia

Revised 2022 Gupot Chamoru.pdf Final.pdf

Silibrasion Mes CHamoru Revised Calendar

Åtten Finattinas (Artifacts)

Siñot Vincent Aguon and a student showcase some pottery.

Models of ancient CHamoru huts were also on display for classes to view.

Students help showcase some artifacts, such as ancient pottery, the chonka, and conch shells.

This is the åcho' atupat, or sling stone.

Atupat is the strap used to sling the stone.

Siñot Mesa and his students

Ancient CHamoru weapons and tools.

A woven basket and the ayuyu, or giant coconut crab.

Students play the traditional board game of Chonka. The wood is hand-carved and stones are used as the pieces.

Alåhas (Jewelry)

The sinahi is carved from clams and is in the shape of a half-moon. While its ancient CHamoru origin is unverified, it has been worn for decades as a symbol of CHamoru identity.

This is a Spondylus necklace made of orange shells that have been polished.

Siñot Mesa, Siñora Balajadia, Siñorita Cruz, Siñot Vince Aguon (Science teacher), Siñora Perez and Siñot Mateo.

Måmfok hågon niyok (Weaving of coconut leaves)

Students learn to weave coconut leaves.

Students show their woven headbands and fish.

Yiyupåktu (Sling-Stone Throwing)

Siñot Frankie Mateo, our PE & Health teacher, conducted a demonstration of Yiyupåktu at the back field.

demonstration.mp4

Watch a video of the demonstration.

Yiyupåktu is sling-stone throwing. Siñot Mateo explained that Guam has a team competing internationally in the sport.

For safety reasons, students used tennis balls instead of real sling stones to try their hand at Yiyupåktu.

Kantan (Singing) CHamoru

Local entertainers Louise Muna & Kin Concepcion sing CHamoru songs with students during lunch time.

Students dance the cha-cha during lunchtime under a tent in the Volleyball court.

CHamoru language teacher Sinot Jose Mesa sings in CHamoru.

Watch the video from KUAM's Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4934210513364867

Hestorian Sinangan (Oral History Telling)

Historian Malia Ramirez visited Siñorita Cruz's classes to share some brief CHamoru history and stories. The historian received a certificate with 4th Period.