Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Mr . Barbarj Steinberg (3rd grade) Mr . Mae Poison (2nd grade) Mr . Marilyn Ha elmann (2nd grade) Mr . Evelyn Arena (3rd grade) Word concepts, both written and read, constitute a beginning approach to reading, and both visual and physical study evoke the child's reaction to the arts. The third grade curriculum continues to advance the studies begun in the two previous years. Further mathematical properties and operations are taught and introductions to social studies and science prepare the students for their study at the fourth through sixth grade level, where studies are departmentalized. Further creative writing and more sophisticated grammar studies are encouraged. Occasional home study is begun at the third grade level, to acquaint students with the responsibility of taking books home, doing the work, and bringing both back to school. Close attention is paid to the development of the child at this level and every attempt is made to make that development natural and comfortable. The school and the home work together to aid the student in these important early years. 21

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Mr . Jan«r Miller (K tndcrgarlcn) Mrs. Marion Kennon (Kindergarten) Mr . Jean Eastman (1st grade) Mr . Cwlady Goddard (1st grade) The Primary grades emphasize a start to the student's formal learning and a foundation on which to base subsequent learning. The Kindergarten program attempts to direct the student toward work and play with the rest of his group, and relating and responding to its needs, challenges, and experiences. He is encouraged to use his imagination as a creative expression of himself and to adjust as comfortably as possible to the concept of organized education. He is guided in the constructive use of his mind and emotions in preparation for future study and group experience. Fundamentals in all major areas of study are begun in the first and second grades. Simple mathematical concepts are taught through observation, discovery, and investigation, as an introduction to the scientific process. 20

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Mr. Edward Civin Mr. jotrph Prouw SCIENCE Mr. Earl Hovland (Supervisor of Lower School) Mrs. Kathleen Harsh barker MATH Lower School science students are given basic preparation in the scientific method. Various types of observation through investigation and experimentation are used, and students learn the practices and responsibilities of using equipment and deriving conclusions from their results. Subjects covered include a wide range of scientific subjects, including ecological awareness. The fourth through sixth grade program is designed to prepare students for the type of work they will encounter in Upper School. Thus, basic principles constitute the basis of study; other bases as well as geometrical laws are introduced, as well as an introduction to integers and the coordinate plane. 22