Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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third grade lowry-phillips 208 d Jonathan Loyd Dreama Lybrand Wayne Mason Holly Masters Kevin McHan John McPherson ■ Brian Moss Tammy Moss Betsy Lowry Heath Michael Cecelia Parker Karen Parker Chris Phillips Jimmy Phillips Steven Phillips Rob Murray Lance Nolen Meloney Owens David Palmer Mrs, Buchanan shows Willie Jennings. Brent Wester, Karen Par- ker, and Randy Skinner the tedious technique of blow painting Happy Days in the Third Grade When can we write in real writing? is a question most otten asked when a child enters third grade. Cursive writing is introduced at the beginning of the second quarter. The transition from printing to cur- sive allows the children to feel like they are becom- ing a part of the adult world. Another new skill acquired in third grade is multi- plication. Much time is spent drilling these facts. When they leave the third grade they know what a flash card is! Seasonal art activities are a welcome break from the classroom routine. The children especially enjoyed Halloween art activities such as blow paint- ing spooky trees and creating their own haunted houses. Following the fun-filled days of AEA, the children bemoaned the fact that March would be the month in which they would be given the Basic Competency Test. Despite the moans and groans they did sur- vive! 208

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third grade george-logan Jennifer George Eric Hixon Willie Jennings ■C. v iw. . Tina Hodge Gary Johnson Rebecca Hav.kms Sandra Holloway Paul Kelley Miche e na.s Kelly Hogeland Tammy Kiilough Janet James Yoki Kyle Sleven Henry Chns Jenkins Deaiia LaRocque Joy Hill Jan Jenkins Robynn Logan Oneonta Ihird graders win lirsi place in the skit division with help from teach- ers (shown on back row) Cynthia Malone Beverly Ellis and fvtartha Bur- detle Beverly Bucahanan (not shown) also assisted Third Graders Show PRIDE in Blount Countv Oneonta thircJ gracJers won the first- place trophy and S50 for their skit. Keep Blount County Beautiful, in a contest which was heltj April 27, 1 981 . All schools within Blount County, grades K-6 were invited to enter the contest. It was sponsored by Blount County Project PRIDE and WRCL- WKLD, During the month of April the chil- dren spent many hours writing, prac- ticing, and performing the skit The teachers were extremely proud of their class for winning because they com- peted with fifth and sixth graders from other schools The skit opened with four children looking for a nice place to eat- Through dialogue and a song. Keep Blount County Beautiful Project PRIDE. written especially for the skit, the children told of the importance of a clean environment. The contest gave the third grade an opportunity to par- ticipate in an enjoyable learning expe- rience

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third grade roberts-young 209 Kelly Hogeland, Dan Henry, and Tessy Sanders relax aunng a David EIrod. Rebecca Hawkins, Tina Hodge, and Donnie Ellis work break by doing puzzles diligently to make good grades on the competency test Joy Hill, and Christy Phillips liven up the homecoming parade with their Chns Young uses flash cards to dnil John McPherson Redskin cheers Bnan Moss, and Gary Johnson on division Robert Siffles Richard Tuck Jeft Underwood Jennifer Wall Jodie Wilson Jana Woodard Chns Young 209