Morris Central High School - Morrisanian Yearbook (Morris, NY)

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JANUARY—New Ideas in the New Year FIRST GRADE LEARNS ABOUT SPINNING In conjunction with the first grade social studies said that once the yarn was made, Catherine can “spin it curriculum, Social Studies in the Home, Ms .Catherine Mar- into hats.” Christopher Coyle, Robin Rock and Cheryl tin came to visit, bringing with her her spinning wheel and Webster all had a chance to try carding and spinning. Ms. the other necessities of wool spinning. The children told Martin said, “Boys are the better spinners, probably because about Ms. Martin’s demonstration. Lauren Ewing said, “She of the mechanical aspect.” spinned sheep wool into yarn from sheep.” Brian Asquith A NEW YEAR IN “BUDDY TIME” HISTORY It’s the New Year in China—on February 17. To com- memorate the Year of the Dragon, Mrs. Miller’s kindergarten and Mrs. Cotter’s fifth grade got together during buddy time to make a large paper dragon. And when it was finished, the classes walked through the halls in their own Chinese Pa- rade. Cory Harris, Jarrett Rockwell, Adam Patton, and Briggin Palmer are gleefully coloring.

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CHRISTMAS SPIRIT OF MCS Ms. Steverson and Don Clary fill cookie presses with cookie dough. The cookies were baked the morning of the 23rd and were packaged and given out as presents. At the Senior Citizen’s Dinner, approximately thirty-five students volun- teered time as servers. In this picture. Beth Lull makes conversations as she waits for the turkey dinner to be brought down to the gym from the cafete- ria kitchen. Josee Rigtering and the food and nutrition class work on gingerbread houses. The houses were made from scratch by the class and each one turned out differently. After the elementary students went caroling through the streets of Morris, Mrs. Herrick handed out candycanes to her travelling singers. December

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