Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Li Learning Fourth graders learned to make volcanoes in their science class. After studying volcanoes and how they work, the children tried to duplicate this eruption by producing miniature volcanoes in their rooms. I took clay and put it in a can and took paper and stuffed it into the can, said Lori Binz. Then I put matches and powder in it. jonathan Baumgardner said, Mom went and bought me some Playdoh, and we took a can and put the Playdoh around the can. I put vinegar and red food coloring in it. I boured baking soda in it, and it blew up. Oceans, sound, bones and muscles were just a few ofthe topics that were on fifth graders' minds. A doctor came in as a special speaker to talk about bones and muscles and how they work. Students also whafs up Doc? Reagan Duncan and Brett Heaston study their pet rabbit 'Thumper' for a farm unit. Third graders raised rabbits for study. 88.Academics learned parts of a newspaper and put their knowledge to work to make their own newspaper booklets. It was herder to get facts than to draw comics, and sometimes you can't get what you want, said Patrick Schuek. Mindy Moore said that working on the newspaper was a lot of fun. We had different sections, and I learned a lot about newspapers and how they work, Greek mythology was one of the social studies topics taught to sixth graders. They also learned about foreign affairs and sent letters to other countries to add to their learning experience. I wrote to Swaziland in Africa, said Shannon Hulett. We wrote a real informal letter that we needed information and pamphlets about their countries. Put on a happy face. First grader, Krista Cordan has her face painted by Mrs. Sunny Hawk. llfiti X L fwsf 1. amp.. .... . , .

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ii l uf' utter up. Using peanut butter and seeds, third grader Lee Edwards makes a bird feeder out of a pine cone. ringing home the loot. Kevin Trammel. first grader, brings back a sack full of apples after visiting an apple orchard. The first graders enjoyed the field trip and bringing back some apples of their own. 4 in seisfsssfftIsas:wsssM.sft.N,.s.s ....,,,. . , K X - a K 2 K K K N aw i'A X ar Q- 1 ,s,,MW ei? sasilisif' Y. L W . 3 eepers peepers. Third graders Angie ameron, Leslie Simons and julie Harris X watch closely as baby chickens hatch out of their shells. Lower School.87

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.. pg-gf hwy' Hop along. On a class field trip, Ashley Frank, third grader, reaches to pet a rabbit at Petting Barn at the Arkansas State Fair. Dibble dabble. Sarah Leanord, first grader, paints with vegetables in art class. This was only one of the many creative activities the first graders participated in. - 1 M! . sr A ' . iti,' Q Howdy Partner! On History Dress Up Day, fifth graders Todd Anderson and Shawn McMasters dress up as General Dwight Eisenhower and Will Rodgers. P.A. pow-wow. At the first annual C-randparent's Day, third graders perform an Indian song. This was a special day for both the students and their grandparents. Lower School 089