Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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May I have your attention, please? Betsy Torti, Give the girl a hand! Mrs. Ray. mother ofthree PA third grader. shows off her handprint sweatshirt that students. helps Sujata Prabhu, first grader. with her she made in art. handprint sweatshirt. Lower School

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Prospecti Lower school students worked with a variety of media in their art classes. These included crayons, markers, pastels, paints, and several others. The purpose of lower school art, as stated by Mrs. Feild, the lower school art teacher, is to give students opportunities to express their feelings and experiences and to feel good about art. Without encouragement students may stop drawing and never start again. The lower school students really enjoyed art. Most students said that their favorite thing about art was painting. Finger weaving, finger knitting, and handprint sweatshirts were also among the students' favorites. Barry Capps, third grader, whose favorite art activity was drawing said, I like to draw birds. I think birds are neat because they can fly. I always e Picassos wanted to fly since I was little. Brian Hughes, also a third grader, said his favorite thing to do in art was the handprint sweatshirt because you get to keep it and wear it. Mrs. Feild first came up with the handprint sweatshirt idea a few years ago when she made one for her son. She put his handprints, name, andthe date on the sweatshirt. He loved it so much she decided to try it with her students. The students can choose the color of the shirt and handprint, and then arrange the shirt any way they wish. The sweatshirts can be made into pillows when they outgrow them. While the students are learning to express themselves through art, they are also becoming good artists. Maybe P.A. will produce a future Van Gogh or Picasso. Tongue in cheek. Third grader Cathy Wennerstrom concentrates on her drawing. 54 Academics Masterpieces in the making. Kindergartners Laura Butts and Jared Davis work diligently on paintings in art.

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Reading, 'riting, 8L 'rithmetic The lower school students have reached what is probably the most important time in their career: They are learning the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic and Pulaski Academy is stretching their abilities further than most schools in this state, hoping that the students will reach their potential. As children proceed from kindergarten to the first grade, they begin to take giant steps in the learning process. They delve into meaningful projects and learn how to get along with one another. An important part of the early learning process is learning to follow directions. When students enter the first grade, they also begin to experience books and the world of reading. Sometimes the teachers will read aloud to the class. But often teachers will take the stud-ents an extra step and challenge them to read on their own. Reading and writing go hand in hand, therefore, the students begin learning creative writing techniques in these early years to compliment their newly acquired reading skills. At first, they learn sentence structure, but eventually they work their way up to paragraphs. Projects such as this one prepare students for long term endeavors. Finally, these young students begin working with numbers, learning the basic foundations of mathematics. They begin with the simple processes of addition and subtraction, and once these concepts are grasped, they move on to multiplication and division. Obviously, the lower school students learn the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic. However, their education is stretched at Pulaski Academy. Because this is the Information Age, the children have access to a computer. Mrs. Caldwell, a third grade teacher, commented, The students have learned a lot from working with the computers and have had fun at the same time. The lower school students had an exceptional year. They learned a lot and had fun at the same time. From reading to mathematics they learned the basics and more. They are ready to take on next year with dynamic force. -ia A W Busy bees. Mrs. Gaston's third grade class listens intently as she explains an assignment. 5 6 Academics Computer wiz. Third grader Billy Slater works on the computer shared by the lower school grades.