Franconia Mennonite School - Laureate Yearbook (Souderton, PA)

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Frrst Grade Actrvrtres A lrttle work and lrttle play thats the way the children grow S our lrtrle trrst grade song tells us A lrttle play perhaps teaches us better how to work together Our sand box rates hrghest on our lust of extracurrrcular actrvrtres however too many workers around thus object causes trrctron so the rows ot seats are grven cor respondrng names ot the week Whrle Monday s row makes Joseph s prrson rn the sand Tuesday s row goes to the lrbrary tor readrng maketh a full man and a full chrld Wednesday s row of occupants mrght puck up the chalk and make houses for Dog Spot on the blackboard as row Thursday takes a hand at art on our easel While the grrls rn row Frrday take their dolls for an arrrng the boys wrll rump unto therr boots and see what treasures they can drq uo out rn the mud prles So take your chouce but remember you ll need to frnrsh your readrn rrtrn and rrthmetrc Frrst we work you know and THEN we play Second Grade Actrvrtres lf you would step Inside our door during story time you would wonder where we were rt you drdn t see us Adventures of travel are ours as we enjoy Happy Days rn Holland and Wrndows unto Alaska Skrppack Creek School and Busy Bees thrall us as we lrve wrth the characters rn these books The sandtable provrdes much constructrve play and reveals puprls rn terests and abrlrtres Lrkewrse the art easel deprcts most recent thrnkrng perhaps of happenrngs at home school or a story from readrng class and lrbrary books Even though two can work at one trme turns cannot come soon enough for most ot us Thrrd Grade Actrvrtres Here are a few memorrs taken from our class drary Last tall we had several projects correlated wrth our socral studres A rather extensnve unrt on transportatron was presented The chrldren made models of boats trams aurplanes etc The boats were launched rn our little ocean A study ot home and communrty lute was a prelude to our post oftrce unrt Sendmg mall was made more tascrnatrng by actual experrence rn our own mrnrature post ottrce Other hrghlrghts of the year were sclence hrkes grvrng a Chrrstmas program goung Chrrstmas and Easter carolrng educatuonal trrps and our regular monthly speakers On Sarnt Valentrnes Day we started a mrssronary project ln spare moments the chrldren made colorful hot mats to sell whrch brought rn S115 80 tor the chrldren of Belgrum May rt all be to the prarse of Hrs glory 40 XJ 11 - - 1 . ,, .' 1 I - ' - I 1 4 - I - 11 - I I 11 - , , . I . , . . . , I I . . , . . . I ' I I ' . . , . 11 - 11 11 V - 11 11 - ll ll H - - - - ' . . . , . ' I . I I ' I I 1 I ' 11 - ll I I l . . , . . .

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