Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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KI DERGARTE Bonnie Swan 8g Bruce Larson The Kindergarten of Berkeley Hall doesn't con- sist ot lust naps, stories, playing, singing, eating, more playing, and more stories. They are also busy learning with the Carden Method. They learn all the letters and their sounds, the num- bers up to nine, how to sound out words, and read simple sentences. Ot course, it isn't all work. They play in the sandlooxes, on the bicycles, on the merry-go- round, and on the swings. All this is accompanied by the catchy song Batman, as the Ninth Grade can bear witness. One day the pre-school parents came, cleaned up and painted many of the playthings. It is generally conceded that the biggest thrill of the year was the acquisition ot' eight new desks in the room to help with studying. All in all the present Kindergarten has made a lot of improvements since our time in that grade. Miss Margie Lee Scallan

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Till-4 JW! ,Fe ,x Nj NM, LeTT: Mrs. Emily Owens and Mrs, Barbara Timm Righiz Miss Mildred Giles and Mrs. Elsie Crandell NURSERY: BH STYLE Sandy SmiTh 84 Mike Waldman The vigorous Three and Tour-year-olds of The Junior and Senior nursery spend Their school hours under The direc- Tion of Mrs. Owen, Miss Giles, Mrs. Timm, and Mrs. Crandell. The day begins wiTh a spiriTual period. Then, The children geT seT Tor a roaring day wiTh a glass of cool, sweeT, sun-ripened, healThful, and ever-so-wonderful orange iuice. ll Think This is much beTTer Than algebra.l Con- sTrucTive acTiviTies, such as clay-sculpToring, painTing, crayoning and working puzzles occupy The Time from 9:35 To iO:35. The playground wiTh iTs iungle gyms, Tricycles, swings, slides, and ponies is much loved by all The children and even Mrs. Owen is seen Taking a swing now and Then. The equipmenT has been all newly painTed by The moThers and Tafhers of The children. Everyday music is TaughT by Mrs. Owen, who, we all know, is a virTuoso on The auToharp. Music in The nursery Takes many difTerenT forms, accompanying ouTdoor acti- viTies, singing, playing rhyThm insTrumenTs and apprecia- Tion of beauTiTul sounds. Lunch is The TavoriTe parT of The clay. Since no one can Tackle The swings afTer a Tull meal, everyone is bedded down Tor a nap. lThey don'T appreciaTe naps now, buT waiT Till They geT inTo Ninfh Grade.l AnoTher snack Time approaches, and milk and crackers are served. Finally comes anofher Tree play period unTil The parenTs arrive. Every year The children enioy dressing up aT Halloween, and having parTies aT ChrisTmas, ValenTine's Day, and EasTer.

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MRS. SWAN'S FINE-FEATHERED FIRST GRADERS Linda Hinman lf you entered The world of a First Grader for one day you would find that there would be much to be accom- plished. For a starter, the students are learning word problems and need problems in arithmetic. An ex- ample is John has 2 marbles, Jim has 3, They want lO, how many more do they need? The First Graders are way ahead of Themselves in many subiects. ln reading they will use three Carden books and Two Dick and Jane books, one of which will be a Second Grade reader. Saying Their wh's as in whether sometimes presents a problem, some say whith. These children are learning about fish. They write papers or draw pictures of various kinds of fish and bring them to share with the class. The purpose of this research is to enrich the child's experience at school. Many parents are very pleased with it, The First Grade contains many creative artists with great imagination. Some even draw houses showing per- spective. The First Graders will read three classics this year, one of which will be Peter Rabbit. With all this curriculum the First Graders are fine ex- amples of Berkeley Hall. Mrs. Bettina Swan