The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-10-08
GRADE SCHOOL NEWS

GRADE SChOOL NEWS
Anyone making a tour OF the
Grade school building now Wouio
find many evidences in the various
rooms of the work accomplished oy
the children in these first few BUSY
weeks of school. =.
I1non entering the first grace
rooms on the first floor one is con-
fronted by some very interesting
building projects underway which
are a result of a homestudy unit on
which the children's activities are
based. In Miss Hechtner's room Is
the framework of generously pro-
nortioned house which the chlidren
are hurriedly covering in prepara-
tion for furnishing in a modern
manner. In this they shall have OPP
nortunity to dramatize and to give
expression to the principles OF
home life which they have been
studying. They are also making
some very interesting booklets con-
tanning pictures and stories OF the
home. In Miss Womack's room Is a
very adequate rabbit pen nearing
completion to house some child's pet
bunny. On the wall are found sever
al large illustrated charts OF the
children's original rabbit stories.
The children in both rooms have
gone on some field trips and excur-
sions to study a new house in the
nrocess of construction and to study
fall colors in the trees and leaves.
Miss Womack's children have dis
covered a fascinating lily pond OF
lively little fish and snails, which
affords some valuable nature study
lessons.
Miss Kempke's second grade group
have also made a pleasurable field
trim to study trees and leaves. The
leaves collected were mounted and
named for display on the bulletin
boards.
The children of the other second
Grade room are busy now composing
an original health play to present to
another grade as an outgrowth OF
dramatizations of Mother Squirrel
health stories which Miss Allen has
read the class. They have also be-
gun work on a farm activity unit
for social science, beginning with a
study of farm animals. The class
has made a big Horse Book" full
of pictures and stories Of the horse
as q friend and helper of mankind.
Miss Poynter's third grade has
turned primitive, giving vent to
their primitive instincts by erecting
q simple hut of grass and stories
In the uncultivated wilds Of the
back yard. The children have also
In contrast, paid visit to the
creamery to study firsthand the
modern methods of caring for milk
and cream. They have been study
ing the value and uses Of milk in
health classes. These activities are
being carefully and Interestingly
correlated with language, music and
art.
Miss Buchanan'S third grade
group are also studying primitive
life that of the Indian Of early
American days. They have learned
some typical Indian songs and are
making a dictionary OF Indian
names.
Progressing in order to the fourth
grade the garden lover would be
greatly intrigued by the displays OF
giant vegetables and fruits on ex-
hibit which the children in Mrs.
Hemenway's room have brought to
add interest to their study Of Ken
newick products. A delicious apple
Of - inches in circumference, which
weighs one pound, has been added
to the collection.
A very choice essay written by
Shirley Elder will explain most
clearly very special and enjoyable
feature of the fourth grade social
science work. It is printed here
without change.
! In our fourth grade social
studies, we are learning about fruit.
We have picked out different fruits
to write stories about. We also
brought pictures Of fruit from home.
We mounted them on heavy draw
ing paper. Now we have a long line
Of pictures in the front Of our room.
AFTER we found out all we could
We made some waxed fruit. We
melted some wax and nodded it
with our hands. We also painted
them with melted crayon.
Now we have them all made. II
you would like to come into Miss
Mueller's room, No. SOL, and see
them you are welcome"
Miss Lyons fifth grade is en-
deavoring to build up a comfortable,
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