West Goshen Elementary School - West Go Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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It n .ww N ,cwW,,,Vm f rw? -.V75f . f l, i -'1'?!3gft5g. '.3113 SECOND GRADE ROOM ZA seems at the close of each school year, we all look back over our good times, our accomplishments, and yes, at the bad times of our school term. Let's start with September 1944. Some of us were new and had to adjust ourselves to our new home. Such was the case of Cidney, Eddie, and Susanne. It was great fun learning to know the new classmates. We then started to work together, to accomplish our one main objective to become third-graders within the next nine months. These are some of the things we did to attain this objective: We took many of we hope nature walks in the Autumn and Spring. We learned about our birds, animals, flowers, and trees. It was fun, and to always remember the things we learned. Our farm unit has made us understand that if it weren't for the farmer, we just wouldn't eat. Then came our Community Helpers: the policeman, the fire- man, the postman, the local newspaper, the community nurse, the doctor, and last of all the health officer. We need them so desperately. Their purpose is to help us at all times. We learned a little about our Dutch friends of Holland. This was cheerful around the Easter Holidays. Then we had some real fun at our special Holiday Parties, Halloween, Christmas, Va1entine's Day, and Easter. We to have We are all so thankful that we were so fortunate to be able parties. are truly glad to be Americans. We worked hard to bring scrap paper, and to buy war stamps and bonds. Let us hope that next year there will be Peace, and then all the children of the world will be as happy as we are. SECOND GRADE ROOM ZB There are memories attached to every good thing in life. This is true of our second-grade school days. Let us go back to that first day of school when there were so many ions of doubt. a sense had now different expressions on the children's faces. Express- anxiety, joy, satisfaction. Yes, and even a few with There was, that very first day for the second-grade pupils, of realization that this was to be a bigger job, for they accomplished their first grade work and were to enter a new year entirely. Our first great task was to find out how much we knew and how much we had to learn. Then our regular work began. Science units were integrated in our work throughout this year. Two important ones were weather and spring birds. We correlated ther with other subjects. We did many interesting things to prove true cause and effect in our weather unit. Bird walks were so much fun when we were learning how to recognize birds and their nests. During the year we had parties for Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's Day. At Christmas time we presented a program for our parents. Our next one will be May Day. One Friday of each month we have second grade talent day, at which time each person does something to entertain the other pupils in our room. Some of these results have proved to be quite interesting and need I say, so much fun? Spring brought Our arduous task is ing what we strived forth a change of atmosphere to the classroom. almost completed and we are with ease, review- to attain on those long, dark winter days.

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