Old Trail School - Vestigia Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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9 . it E S, ,, ,.,.,f 9ll+5e- ' I ht 5 'J-1 1 y Qc f l, .K s, ,S'?,,l DN V 4 K 1 , . W xsaiilmis. FIRST GRADE Fronl Row: Betsy Lane, Jill Klein, Bernadette Jennings, Eddy Thomas, Sammy Smith, Koke Kibble, Ricky Bahcox. Middle Row: Jimmy Wagner, Stevie Falor, Skippy Latum, Sheila Taylor, Tommy MacGowan. Chris Snyder, Terk- Calhin, Kate Myers, Christine Babcox, Bobby Schuman, Back Row: Suzy Cohill, Allen Loomis, Eddie Blower, Tommy Fitzgibben, Bobby Wilcox, Valerie Tolan. Absent: Alexis Leventhal. Reading was our primary activity in First Grade. Our painting and drawing, writing. and making up stories all correlated with learning to read. We learned to tell time. The First Grade learned to read the calendar. We have also studied seeds, plants, and roots, school helpers, family helpers, animals, and holidays. We worked on original songs in music. Free time is used in creative work such as block-building, painting, playing in the sand, and playing house. 58

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Dr ,. - ,.,. K -X ' if 'X W' A as ,.y. ,il , , .,.Q' .1 . Lb cn. M 3 I ef into thu it EJ Wi! ., 1: V., X' ' w SECOND GRADE Front Row: - Shelly Osmun, George Roush, Carolee Kosman, Connie Jansen, Pete Wagner. Back Row: Sharon Mensching, Monica Wood, Chuck Van Buren, Carol Rc-pasky, Lynne Rowan. Absent: Ricky Stephenson, Risa Bear, Robert Loomis, Cheryl Schott. If you visited our room during the year, you might have seen us making plaster casts of leaves. We collected many kinds and learned their names. After they were painted and shellacked, they made colorful paperweights and wall plaques. Perhaps you saw our mural, Down the River Road, or one of the experiments we made when we studied the weather. You might have been surprised to see us playing games in French, composing a song for Music, or wrapping the handsome wooden trays we made in Shop for Christmas presents. Or you might have seen our play about Indians and cowboys called The Lucky Stone. Perhaps you saw us working in committees to plan our model community with its homes and stores, the fire department, airport, and radio-'I'V station. These projects were all important aspects of our work in the Second Grade. 57 1

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C-Q we .5-lf,i MORNING KINDERGARTEN Seated: Billy Lame, Stephen Landerfeld, Bobby Nield, Eddy Bahcox, Martha Poole, Billy Lambert, Bobby Brubaker, Pam Walker, Hank Rosenfeld, Philip Haas, Chris Walker, Tinya Hall, Peggy Sceitzinger, Joey Hutchinson, Walt Silver, Chris Calvin. Absent: Craig Chamberlain, Holly Heslop, Patsy Kryder, Ellen Myers, Andy Markus. The kindergarten has been doing very creative work. They have been studying growing things such as seeds and bulbs. They have had a transportation project in which they discussed the many ways of transportation, They have also had an interest in Indians. The kindergarten children also have studied French with Miss Eehard. They have told stories and have been learning how to count. The children have taken a great interest in making gifts for their families. Among these gifts have been cut-outs and clay figurines. The kindergarten also has its recreation, At their recreation periods they paint, build with blocks, construct and fold with paper, and act out the stories which have been read to them, The kindergarten has its own band. They enjoy music and do much creative work with movements such as skipping and running to the tempo of the music. They also sing songs and play all kinds of games. The kindergarten takes a great interest in holidays, and their main one is Christmas when they decorate the Birds' Christmas Tree. These children are learning the meaning of living, working, and playing together in both a recreational and creative way. 59