Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-07
MCKINLEY SCHOOL

for her. He had taken the seeds
out Of a large pumpkin and cut
nose, mouth and ears in the rind.
1t had marbles for eyes. 1t was
very pretty when the candle was
lighted. 1t was shown to the pu-
pills in the other rooms. Margaret
Baxter and Patricia Buckin, Alb.
A few days ago new safety
posters and bulletins we're received
at school. This time the subject
was "Be Careful on Streets and
Highways. y Each month a diff
ferent safety feature is pictured
and discussed. The bulletin is pub
lished by the Automobile Club of
Southern California.
The kindergarten had the high
est number of bankers among the
children present. Forty-one per
cent of this group banked The
total amount deposited in McKin-
ley this week was $1707. The Alb
had one new banker, Marjorie
SteinWinder.
Miss Redden had a surprise for
us Wednesday. She made up a
tune of a poem we have been learn
ing. 1t is about taking a bath at
bedtime. She is going to make up
more songs for us to sing. Miss
Redden says that we are good
Observation-Disclosures class.
We made some adobe clay dishes.
We are going to put designs on
them like those the cavemen used.
We have been studying about the
dishes that the cave men made
Their first dishes were not baked
We will not bake ours. Some of
the children brought the adobe
clay, They tried to find good clay
in the bitches where it had set
tied out of the water.-2-B class.
We are making resting chart
for our room. The children are
resting to. gain their weight. ]
am on the chart. Some other
children are on the chart.-Dorothy
Lewis, IA.
We have some new boys and
girls, One boys name is Steve
Davis from Santa Maria. He is in
the 3-B class. Kenneth Goodwin
Bernard Wilson and Clarabelle GU
thrie are new.-Rosie Jung, "a.
We have some little books We
put into them the words that we
did not know how to spell. When
we have any time we study the
WordS-Jeanne Oostenveld, IA.
The kindergarten children made
masks of paper bags. They made
funny faces on them. On Hallow-
cen they had a parade. Each chile
wore his mask as the group passed
through the other class rooms
When they reached the IA, BE
room those children had just COM
pleted their own black cat ano
jack-o lantern masks. They helo
them over their faces as the kim
dergarten passed on parade.
In English we have success.
chart. Every time we have teSt
in sentence recognition or test tt
put commas in where they belong
we take out our success chart
Then we put down the date, name
of the exercise, the number right
and the per cent correct. We are
trying to improve our scores as We
! go on-Pauline Rhodes, 8-B-3.
The different grades and classes
gave plays and acts in stunt play
for Halloween. 1.-The Dance oi
Death'. 1.-The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow, and Little Orphan An
ME" were a few of the most in
teresting acts given. Richard
Shannon. 7-B-2 class.
WILSON SCHOOL
Lincoln boys baseball tie a n
played the smaller Wilson baseball
team Monday afternoon. The Lin
coin boys were ahead 10 to unit
the Wilson captain put in larger
boys. We really think Lincoln
won-Gordon Mahlmann, ga.
Mrs. Smith IS rooms are having 6
"new deal. There is chart foi
every room. Each pupil is giver
100 points. We can gain points by
being good citizens and lose them
by not doing our work and acting
right in class. We are all working
hard and think the plan is a gooo
idea. = Hazel Lee, GA, Albert
Martinez, 7-B-3.
The 7-B-3 class elected officers
last Wednesday. Bob Tackett is
president, John Ota is vice-presi-
dent and Betty Ike is the secre-
tary 1 think they have the right
jobs because they all are good in
their studies. - Trine Verdugo, Z
B-3
June Robinett in the 8-B-2 class
brought a little rat to school, Ev-
hn
much and we really hate to see
him go home.-John Otta, 7-B-3.
The social studies classes are
making scrap books of current
events about the NRA, the All Am
erican canal, and any other inter
esting topics that we find in the
apers.-Pauline Oswalt, 7-B-
g.
Football is slipping at Wilson
school since the boys have organ
ized the baseball teams and the
boys have been restricted to play
ing touch instead of tackle foot
ball.-Tommy Lawson, 8-B-2.
"Br-r-it IS getting cold', are
some of the comments that are
heard Winter has come at last
We notice many bright colored
sweaters and coats around the
grounds and they feel good, too
Joshio Tsujimoto, 8-B-2.
Miss Baker is teaching the girls
of Wilson school folk dancing
We have some easy steps and some
little more difficult but very
much fun. OF course all the girls
cam be taught at one time, so
they are divided in groups. each
headed by captain. Just half
] take dancing and the other half