Old Trail School - Vestigia Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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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

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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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I 'J L Xi Wil s..,,q O N AFTERNOON KINDERGARTEN Standing: Stephen Albrecht, George Van Buren. Seafedz I Tommy Rasor, Joel Kaufman, Diane Coughenour, Pinkie Yeager, Gail Nelson, Gwyneth Albrecht, Priscilla Buetell, Stevie Pedler, Carolyn Cooper, Bonnie Mansfield, Fredie Pamer. Absent: Ginny Ratener. 60