Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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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.

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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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AN ACTIVE GRADE by Kirk Honeycutt From what I saw in the Sixth Grade room, I can attest that the Sixth Grade is truly an exciting year.When we say it has high standards, we mean it literally. Their room is a tree house, located atop the Intermediate Building, which, I thought, makes for fine bird study and inattention to arithmetic class. But, according to control tower operator, Mrs. Henry, the pupils have mastered the difficult multiplication and division of frac- tions and decimals. One of the most important duties of this class occurs at the beginning of the school year. It is then that the class elects two boys for the daily job of raising and lowering the flag. David Hocker and Michael Dow, the boys chosen for this big chore, will re- ceive a letter commending their fine efforts, at Graduation. Many new and wonderful things were introduced to them this year. Dancing lessons were given by Mrs. Baker in preparation for the Sixth Grade Invi- tational Dance. The class also attend- ed the Thanksgiving Service, some Junior High assemblies, Class Day, and the Ninth Grade Fashion Show. In art, masks for Halloween and globes of the world, together with painting, comprise Mrs. Richards' balanced program. A new textbook and workbook in social studies, had Mrs. Henry quite enthused. Outstanding maps, colored pictures, and fascinating time lines make learning about our world much easier. A new addition to the curriculum last year was a fifteen minute French period each morning, and this year, a SRA reading course with which they have had fine results. In conjunction with their social studies, each member of the Sixth Grade makes a notebook about a nation of his choice. An assembly was given in which each participant told of something out- standing or interesting in his country. At another intermediate assembly, wendy Smith exhibited some slides of Europe taken by her parents. This grade surely knows its geography! I think that, outside of the Ninth Grade, the Sixth Grade has more interest ing activities than any other grade. 1Ure of Mrslwel' +. Bai' we GH w anfed one of ourfavar'H'eS 'robe in +he ann ual. The Na nTh Grade EAGER EINSTEINS by Linda Vogel, Lindsey Nicholl, Denise Day This year's Third Grade is enthusi- astic about learning. To them it is fun because each new thing learned is a new discovery. A day in the life of a Third Grader under Mrs. Bennett's expert guidance ' is opened by a hymn played by the teacher, followed by the prayer and flag salute. There is a daily desk inspection so the desks won't look like some we've seen. The Third Grade is almost entirely under the Carden System. The children are especially eager in arithmetic and science. They also work hard on their geography workbooks, Weekly Readers. The once-a-month art projects are wonderful avenues for imagination and individual creations. One of these projects was making puppet bees,which they combined with a nature study of bees to make an interesting play for the Mothers' Club. The Third Grade has their own library with honored library helpers. They have a new president every week. A rock collection around the room gives a gay appearance. The Third Grade with the help of Mrs. Bennett is developing class of well-rounded students. into a fine Wg doNi' have a good pic-A