Sherman High School - Athenian Yearbook (Sherman, TX)

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wide 22 Beginning arithmetic is more visual than abstract. As the children grow, two groups of four pegs be- come 2 x 4 and is meaningful to a child. How many things do you see? If two are taken away, how many are left? Gradually the four fundamental processes are introduced. As pupils grow in understanding, mathematics becomes more complex. dwcfedsclool feffeum Salon! Prizzcipals Mr. Tom Kendrick Teachers: Twenty Enrollment: 470 uvvsswtw'sfseMns.sn Prifzripal' Mr. L. T. White Teachers: Thirteen Er11'0l1menf.' 280 Spelling is a fundamental tool of learning and is one that is stressed in our schools. The structure of a word is begun in the first grade. Seeing likenesses and differences in words, hearing what the word sounds like is important in beginning spelling. Spelling cannot be separated from reading and writ- ing. Spelling is a part of the reading program and the communication arts: reading, speaking and writing.

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.lee Salad Prinripal: Mr. R. H. Jennings Tearlferrx Seven Enrollment 180 infill Ns PM -NS '25 Social studies includes history and geography in the elementary grades. We say that events fhistoryj must happen in a place Cgeographyj. As the child grows so does his horizon. Social studies is a de- velopmental spiraling program beginning at home and spiraling outward until the child has studied Texas, United States, and the world. ' '74 ?!4ce4 Children in the primary grades do manuscript writing and are encouraged to use it throughout their school years. At third grade level cursive writing is taught. To be able to write a clear legible hand, and to be able to put one's thoughts in writing is an integral part of the elementary school program. Wudafgmn Salud Prif1cip.1l.' Mr. Tony Fillman 7'e.1cbw1v.' Eighteen EI1?'0U7I7FI1f.' 450

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Kaz Wdqaa Salad Prir1ripul.' Mr. W. C. Scott Tei1fbc'r'J,' Nine Em'0llf11e'r1l.' 225 747 ' c Reading is a complex process. Accordingly, suc- cessful teachers no longer rely on one specific method of teaching such as look-say, the phonetic, or the experience method. The skilled teacher combines aspects from several systems for learning to read. These children are having a phonics lesson on be- ginning sounds. 4-ai' At primary level science instruction is focused on the wonders of the world about the childg a butter- fly in the chrysalis stage of development, a seed that begins to sprout, a polliwog as it swims in the water. The amount of teaching that is possible in relation to the interest of children at this level is an active force in the teaching of reading and science. I4 Pr'izzripf1I.' Mr. John Hibbert Tmrlzefm' Twenty Erzrollrzzwzh' -150 ?aou-aw .Sakai il. i