Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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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.

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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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