Elba Central School - Revue Yearbook (Elba, NY)

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Y 1 First Row! Second Row: Third Row: is to learn to M D B.Sanderson,D.Coughl1n D N .Cosway,J.Shuler,H.Dav1s,H.Doedema,A.Underhill,B.Horton,N.Post,J.Bates,M.Hare .Talbot,O.Palermo,F.Reckard,B.Jenk1ns,A.Sumer1sks,A.Myers,S.Shultz,R.Stokes .Swabb,F.Zellnskl,M.Blood,F.Zambito,R.McCracken,R.Heale,O.Monach1no,M.Nelson .Matt1ce,R.Bates,N.Sllvernall, Mrs. Burr 0 JFIIZIT CLLZADE 0 The first objective of the First Grade books relating to numbers,sc1ence, art and health, also many supplementary readers and library books. Our second objective is to make happy little citizens. We learn by stories, games and pictures to be clean, neat, polite, truthful and kindg to help others, to obey quickly, to speak softly and to share with our companions and to think for ourselves. Oct Nov.-- Dec Jan Our activity program follows! Made black oilcloth cats and had a Ha1lowe'en party. Built a Pilgrim village on the sand- table. Made a study of Madonna Pictures Built an Eskimo village and carved white polar bears. read. We read a series of Feb.--Gave an exercise UFebruary Daysu for a P.T.A. entertainment. Mar.--Made Easter Baskets and white oil- cloth rabbits with pink eyes. Apr.--Made a picture show of birds and flowers. May--Studied Japanese customs and built a village. June-Built a circus on the sandtable.

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R.Fite,H.Unamann,N.Monach1no,P.Gavel,E.Brown,G.Nelson,H.Park,K.Hal1 Second Row: T.Wood,D.Shultz,D.Montgomery,I.Janna1n,P.Vigneri,D.Boyce,G.Acker,S.Jermy,J.Ford, M First Row: .Janna1n, Miss Shephard Third Row: A R OJECQN On the eleventh day of September, Nine- teen hundred and thirty-nine, thirty-three boys and girls entered the second grade. A little later two more children joined us, making thirty-five. Then Sally Sumeriskl moved away. Later two more children came, so to date we have thirty-six in our grade. About a week after school started Paul Gavel was stricken with infantile paralysis. We often wrote letters to cheer him and also other children who were ill. In October, our room took on an Indian atmosphere. We with the kind assistance of Mr. Dash, constructed a Wigwam large enough in which to play. It was with much regret that we had to take it down. We read, told, and wrote Indian stories and drew several Indian pictures, which are included in our Indian booklets. Several snapshots were .Maskell,A.Jach1mow1cz,V.Erhardt .Dunn,E.W1edr1ch,E.Jenkins,D.Wood,D.Maskell,C.McCracken,K.Coughl1n,P.Reckard D 28 GQADE.O taken of the boys and girls near the Wigwam. In addition to our regular classes of Reading, Manuscript, Writing, Arithmetic, Spelling, Health, and English, we enjoy our special classes of Music and Gym, once a week, and Art twice a week. In February, some of our boys and girls took part in a play called 'February Daysu, which was given for the P.T.A. on Tuesday, February twenty-seventh. We enjoyed practis- ing for this play with the first grade. ThiB was of value to our boys and girls in learn- ing to work with other groups. x In second grade we try to learn to live with other children by being fair in our work and play, honest, courteous, and kind to others. We also strive to be clean and neat, respectful of other's property, and to do our part at all times.

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First Row: R.Jach1mow1cz,H.Shultz,B.Doedema,R.Cudney,D.Gr1swold,D.McCracken Second Row: S.Monach1no,L.Schuknecht,K.Horner,3.Crane,S.Jenkins,C.Unamann,M.Holton KI N D4:QQAQ,TJf.1N The first thing the kindergarten children do is to learn to play and get along with other children. They learn to play as well as to work as a group, rather than as an individual. They begin to form habits of fair play, cooperation, good manners, neatness in person as well as in their work and are curious to find out about things. The child of this age gets a great deal of satisfaction if he finds he can make something hlmself,even though the finished product may not look like much to an adult. He has gained not only self sat- lsfactlon but self confidence which every child needs. The jungle gym furnishes enjoyment as well as helping in the developing of muscular control. Music plays an important part in the program of the kindergarten. The children enjoy learning songs and participating in rhythmical movements such as elephant walks, bird flying and horses galloping. The Rhythm Band is another form of enjoyment for the children and it helps in bringing out talent in some children and encouraging rhythmical response in others. The child gets many ideas from his' first year at school which are developed and practiced as he grows. His greatest achievement is in finding himself one of a group and in becoming an active and con- 'genial member of the group.