Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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KINGS OF THE KINDERGARTEN by Paul Purtle After a taste of Mrs. nO'sH crack of the whip, I guess kindergarten wasn't so bad. After all, those play periods would have eliminated any time for algebra tests, and those wonderful naps would have taken care of those gruesome history tests. But now, back to reality. Around 8:15 a.m. the pupils start arriving, to be greeted by Mrs. Scallan and Miss Lee. By 8:40 they are ready to start the day, beginning with HThe Daily Prayer.H Then, off to free play, frolicking in the sandpile, on the swings, flying beautifully painted paper planes and racing around the track at a hazardous one and a half miles per hour. Phew! Play period over. It's time to retreat to the classroom for the work period. This time consists of written dictation of numbers and letters. Next comes artistry, and a few bars of songs, and dancing, and the pounding of the big brass drum, taught by Mrs. Purtle. Well! Just five minutes until lunch. Can they wait that long? That tantaliz- ing aroma from the kitchen perks up everyone. Finally! First the dessert, then the main course. HOh, boy! Popsi- cles today. I get a green one! No, I do! Well, split it and make upln All this frustration needs a little time to simmer down, and the nap hour is upon us, to be followed by story time, where old time favorites are read, and some records of stories are played. This is the life! Now back to playtime frolics until 3:15 where each pupil moans a weak Hgood-nightn to Mrs. Scallan and Miss Lee as they start their trip home. HBut, we'll get to come back tomorrow, so rejoice and be merryln FIRST FOR TOIL by Debbie Boughn and Mark Bickerton From the time a First Grader reaches Berkeley Hall till the end of his school day, his life is full of activities. You'll be surprised how things have changed since the time we were enrolled in that marvelous institution. The main objective of the First Grade is to learn basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. Under the supervision of their teacher, Mrs. Swan, they put on a superb show in the Mothers' Club. While trying to find their mothers in the audience, the children attempted to pick out the subject and verb of each sentence written on the blackboard. Some of their other activities include bird watching, learning time, and making animal and leaf Scrapbooks Another new addition to the First Grade agenda is report cards. They like receiving them now, but they will learn to dread them. The only thing the First Grade has left to learn is that naps are a luxury.

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SANDBOX SCHOLARS by Julie Stevens and David Greenwalt nPoliteness is to do and say The kindest thing in the kindest way. This is the theme of the Nu where the young children are rsery, taught to show courtesy, obedience, generos- ity, and love toward one another. They learn that giving is m precious than receiving, by b a gift for the glass on their day. This quality is further ore uying birth- develop ed by the bringing of toys to share every morning. These adorable children are under the expert and loving care of Mrs. Owen and Mis: Giles. There is also a new member on the Nursery teaching staff, Mrs. Crandell, who graduated from Berkeley Hall in l95O and whose children are now enrolled in Berkeley Hall. These three set a rapid pace keep up with the tight the busy bees of the in order to schedule of Nursery: 8:15 - 8:20 Gate opens 8:20 - 8:55 Play on porch 8:55 - 9:15 Music 9:15 - 9:25 Assembly 9:25 - 9:UO Juice, toileting 9:MO - lO:3O Free play, constructive art lO:3O-lO:55 Clean-up, books, stories lO:55-ll:l5 Rest on cots with music ll:l5-ll:H5 Lunch ll:M5- 2:30 Nap 2:30 - 2:M5 Put on shoes, comb hair 2:45 - 2:55 Milk and crackers 2:55 - 3:15 Free play 3:15 Bell rings 3:20 Listen to stories while waiting for rides For art the children are given the three basic colors from which they make a rainbow of new colors. They take advantage of nature by singing songs to suit the weather. There are many extra activities to be enjoyed including the making of cranberry relish at Christmas and Easter Baskets at Easter. Also there is an unrehearsed singing program per formed for the Mothers' Club, where the children look at pictures to tell them each song. There are also many things to be learned, such as the tieing of one's shoes. The most important of all is the learning of spiritual Truthsfrom quotations from The Bible, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and other of Mrs. Eddy's works. Although these children are only three to four years of age, the Nursery has given them the ability and the will to help others and live harmoniously with them. These qualities will stay with them all through their lives and they will become better Christian Scientists for lt. l THE UECONU GKAUL by Paul Appleby and Carolyn Carnesciali The Second Grade, under the expert guidance of their helmsman, Mrs. Iwert, is steering its ship toward wider and grander horizons. Because the Carden system is now used, the pupils don't have as much free time allotted to them This consists of arithmetic, spelling, and other basic subjects. Experiments and studies were conducted in such interesting subjects as: l. The making of maple sugar. 2. The migration of birds. 3. A special study of shells Cin which every member of the class parti- cipates by bringing a shellL M. A study of the Monarch butterfly Aside from these interesting studies, the class has a spelling bee every Thursday. If this sounds like painstaking work to you, you will find comfort in the fact that the more advanced stu- dents oan use the new encyclopedias as a form of pleasure.

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by Kent Bilsborrow uAll right now, I don't want to have to ring my little gold bell. You know what that means. What's that? I am not an 'old grouch'!H Question: Does Mrs. McGee enjoy her Fifth Grade class? Answer: Yes. when she gets disturbed she simply rings her little gold bell and everyone gets a check which goes against his citizenship grade for the week! An old grouch? Well, not really. Mrs. McGee graduated from U.S.C., although for some reason she wouldn't tell us which class. She had six years of experience in public school where she taught grades from one to eight. This is her fourth year at Berkeley HalL her third in the Fifth Grade. She enjoys teaching her present class because they work very well. They have very interesting new social studies textbooks. Using these, they have made on the wall a time line, giving a clear idea of relative dates. Another novelty is the arithmetic chart. when a pupil receives a perfect arithme- tic paper, he fills in a square by his name. Under the fine guidance of Mrs. McGee, the Fifth Grade is well on its way to building a strong foundation for future years. MRS. CRANDELL by Charlotte Pahlavi and Guy Veloz Mrs. Crandell, the new Junior Nursery teacher, has found her new teaching experience most satisfying and profitable. As a student at the University of Southern California, she took courses in general teaching. Mrs. Crandell, a former graduate of Berkeley Hall, finds her work most enjoy- able and interesting. This is due to the fact that she is teaching a great numbe of her classmates' children. Having young children of her own, Mrs. Crandell has had experience with little children and is fascinated by their cute actions. We are hopeful that Mrs. Crandell will find her stay here as important to her she is to Berkeley Hall. FIFTH GRADE THE FOURTH GRADE by Charlotte Pahlavi The Fourth Grade has had a truly wonderful year. The children have actually had fun mastering the 3 R's. Contests are held daily in which the girls are winners in arithmetic and the boys in spelling. This year the Fourth Grade mastered one hundred multiplication facts in four minutes and sixty division facts in two and one half minutes. They have an Extra Credit List for spelling which includes words from any of their subjects. The children color a red square for every lOOZ and a blue square for missing just one word Social Studies has proved to be quite exciting. Making an Indian notebook in class was their the trip to the light. You see, treat rewarding cellent conduct. first experience. But Museum was the high- this was a special them for their ex- The Fourth Grade is terribly proud of their HCamera Crew.H The crew consists of five boys who take turns in setting up and running the pro- jector. They have complete charge of the movies, even in returning them to the office. The study and has been one of use of the dictionary their growing experi- ences. The dictionary purchased is an advanced one, and can be used through their remaining years at Berkeley Hall. They spend time every day look- ing up the difficult spelling words. Then they used them in sentences. They read parts of various books and substituted words by finding them in the dictionary. Fourth Graders have truly spent a most fruitful year.