Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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THE FABULOUS FOURTH Robin Ricketts and Don Vogel The Fourth Grade is the first year that pupils really have to take on responsibility. When a pupil finally makes the big Jump to this campus, he realizes how different it is. Such important things as sandboxes, swings, Jungle gyms, and merry-go-rounds are not there! To replace these Hessen- tialsn the Fourth Graders have assem- blies, homework, and three history notebooks which are due throughout the year. The Fourth Grade has given two assem- blies. The first one was on flags that have been flown over the United States. For this they actually used replicas of twenty-four flags. The second assembly was on California missions. The class made a model mission with the help of Mr. McGee. The pupils who made good grades in their daily work were allowed to work on it. The class decided the best way to ex- plain their mission would be to write and perform their own play. Everyone in the class had a speaking part. It took seven scenes to portray the com- plete, factual history in costume. Of the three notebooks due during the year, the first is on famous people of the l700's or l8OO's5 the second on current famous people, and the last on animals or insects. Another new attraction of the Fourth Grade is Social Studies where Calif- ornia Indians and missions are studied. The whole class went on a trip to the Los Angeles County Museum where they visited the Indian and Early California exhibits. For their good behavior, Mr. Lipscomb treated them to other rooms including the mammals. Charts decorate the Fourth Grade room. They have spelling charts where every time a student makes one hundred per cent on a test he is given a star be- side his name. In reading there is a contest for outside reading where pages are recorded on a chart. In reading the Fourth Graders are winners. One boy has read seventy-three books - 14,596 pages. Penmanship is also an important part of the Fourth Grade. For outstanding Fourth Grade writing, the students re- ceive certificates which are to be pinned on the wall. In arithmetic the pupils master the multiplication tables, long division, as well as working a little with simple fractions. Before the end of the year, all of the Fourth Graders will learn how to write Hfriendlyn and nbusinessu letters. They also use the dictionary and the encyclopedia daily. Mrs. Linsdell, their teacher, has nothing but praise for her Fourth Graders. It sounds like the Fourth Graders have to work almost as hard as the magnificent Ninth Graders do. 1 I

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THIRD GRADE THINKERS Stephen Kantor - Steven Ditto The Class of 1971, now the Third Grade, has many special activities along with their daily grind. Mrs. Richards, a new member of the faculty, guides their classroom careers. An average day in the Third Grade begins with a prayer, the flag salute, and if a child wishes to do so, he may bring an article from theuChristian Science Sentinel! or'Monitorf to read. Their studies are arithmetic, lan uage, spelling Cone of their favorites,? art, and music. In spelling the class is given dictation on many interesting subjects. These future scholars are not satisfied to know what is just in the dictation, they bring books and pictures on the subject. Some of the interesting sub- jects they have studied are Abraham Lincoln, cavemen, bees and ants. During the first part of the year, the class had a verse choir conducted by Mrs. Dlouhy. when they had learned several humorous poems, they presented them to the Mothers' Club. Shortly before Christmas vacation, they made and baked gingerbread men. Every- one enjoyed participating. we wonder how many extra bits of dough were con- sumed in the making. The children are beginning to make book reports. They have their own small library from which they may select books If these students continue their vigor- ous academic enthusiasm, in six years they will fit the qualifications of HK1ngs of the Campus.H

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THE INDRUSTRIOUS FIFTH Martha Sage Mike Eardley The Fifth Grade this year is doing some very interesting things. The best part of it is,they are enthu- siastically working toward higher goals with the patient guidance of Mrs. McGee. They have fun while they make contests out of book reading, arithmetic, and other subjects. High scores and a democratic system of elections are stressed. Every year the boys and girls make water-color paintings of different birds. To go with these excellent paintings, they write reports on their individual birds. I must say that Mrs. Richards does an expert Job in coaching them in art. After the reports are approved by Mrs. Mc Gee, an assembly is given in which they display the paintings. This has come to be an annual occurrence which everyone enjoys. Walking around the campus about the middle of the year you might hear a conversation such as: UHey, what is that sound?H uOh, that's just the Fifth Grade practicing to become experts on their ukuleles.n Yes, the time of year had come when the Uke is almost as important to a Fifth Grader as an algebra book is to a Ninth Grader. Under the instruc- tion of Mrs. Purtle,the music teacher, the Fifth Graders learn to play such songs as nOh, Susannan and nA1n't She Sweet.H So, if any time you pass by Berkeley Hall and hear a strange little twanging noise, you'll know it's just the talented Fifth Grade on their uku- leles. Annually, they give an assem- bly of Hawaiian dancing accompanied by Ukes. Once you've heard them play, you will never forget it! As we, the glorious Ninth Grade, look back upon those memorable years in the departments of the primary and intermediate, we can appreciate the work and play that the Fifth Grade takes a part in now which equals suc- cess.