Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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Mrs. Bettina Swan ,Ms HARD WORK, LEARNING, FUN Dave Marshall and Gale Ricketts Under the direction of Mrs. Swan the First Graders have much to accomplish in a school day. They have many subiects, including read- ing, arithmetic, language, spelling, and writ- ing, both cursive writing and printing. Mrs. Swan is stressing reading this year more than other subiects. She hopes to in- still a love for reading in all of the students by having them read three Carden books and two or three classics. Reading at home is also encouraged. ln a recent survey of students, four out of five stated that they preferred cursive writing to any other subject. Next was recess, where they said they enioyed playing in the sandbox, roller skating, and playing the Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Another favorite was dodgeball. The First Grade student government con- sists of class officers who are elected every week. A large bear rug was brought to class this year. After discussing it they all drew pictures of what was supposed to be the bear rug. Some show great talent, and they are all interesting. The class saw more bears when they went to the Los Angeles Zoo. All in all these eighteen First Graders clay is filled with hard work, learning, and fun.

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THE V.l.K.'s Patty Reeder and Penny Hill Who are the V.l,K.'s? Why, they are the twenty-three fu- ture circus trainers, racemen, mommies, rocket ship men, fire- men, members of the navy, lawyers, Sunday School teachers, and airplane men-otherwise known as the Very Important Kindergartenersf' Mrs. Reynolds, their teacher, with Mrs. Barbara Timm as an assistant from the Nursery, feels that the whole class has the characteristic of being very vigorous. This is a great under- statement. Their main reasons for liking Berkeley Hall are the merry-go-round and the bicycles. Next in line come the toy helicopters, the sandpile, painting, the doll house, books, making stuff, and cutting out things. Scholastically they are really doing well, feeling that it is interesting to learn. They are using the Carden system in learning howto write, doing number work, and reading readi- ness. They will be reading, too, before the end of the year, Some of the V.l.K.'s can even tell time. One of the most important things in the Kindergarten is the Golden Rule Chart. When a child is loving and good he earns a gold star, if he forgets, he gets a red star which reminds him to stop and think of the Golden Rule. .This chart is apparently effective, for one little V.l.K. was heard saying, You should not be mean or hit anybody or else you will get a red star. V.l.K.'s are generally consenting to conditions at Berkeley Hall, and they love the food, especially peanut butter and ielly sandwiches and hot dogs. But they do have suggestions for improvement as to the colors of the school buildings. The most popular ideas are white, pink, multi-colored, orange, yellow and green. The V.I.K.'s are definitely distinctive people, alon't you agree? ?? .-g 'iii A xg ,Q- Mrs. Barbara Timm Mrs. Ruth Reynolds

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if nu.. , 355 'P' H. W V 1 , .. K.. , .K . F my 'L V . I , x 'Fi- PWH WK' T -ati 'r-ilgizzsaaatiwllk .7 .::s:,:issvwfW1tW'- .. c my' ..g' Mrs. Lucinda Mae Linke CLASSIC CLASS by Lynn Stringfellow and Bob Brown After a nationwide survey, it has been de- cided that the Second Grade, under the super- vision of Mrs. Linke, is the most likely to succeed in life. Every high ranking school has been visit- ed, but none has been found that ranks higher than Berkeley Hall. Some students were asked what they wanted to bc when they grew up. Some of the answers were- a spy, a lumber-iack, a billionaire, and an artist who paints drag races. One little girl Said she aspired to be a ballerina but changed that statement to I want to be a rock 'n roll star. Some second graders said the prettiest ladies in the world were Lady Godiva, and Mrs. Santa Claus. To inquiries concerning her class, Mrs. Linke said that they are creative and courteous and they have great self-control. This year they have learned the Golden Rule, and how to use proper manners. They enioy music, games, and arithme- tic where they learn multiplication and division as well as new math. In reading, they have a Lollipop Tree from which they get a lollipop each time they give a book report. The Second Grade is a class with a classic teacher, who is full of new and interesting ideas. READING TIME by Bob Brown Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, and Third Grade have a brand new library. It is located in the Second Grade room. The new primary library must be under the constant care and supervision of a superb librarian. This of course is the well known second grade teacher, Mrs. Linke, who has had a lot of children'S library work. Even though the collection of books right now seems Small, it is growing every day from contributions by parents and friends of Berkeley Hall. At the present time the primary children have regular scheduled library periods at which time they are able to exchange books. All of the primary children like the new library, and intend to use it every free minute they can. i