The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-10-29
GRADE SCHOOL NEWS

All baseball fans should take heed
for the boys in the sixth grade, un-
der the direction of Mr.. Parker,
are fast becoming able to offer
strong competition. They have q
fine first team and an up and COM
ing second team. When playing
the seventh grade they won three
out of four games. Plans are be-
ing made for developing some good
speedball teams, also. They are 60
ing to extend their ambitions to the
point of entering basketball in the
"B" division tournament which Is
to be held in Prosser in the near
future. Prospects for a good team
are very bright. E.F
The girls of the service club un-
der Miss Lampson's supervision gave
the library room and book shelves
a thorough cleaning in order to IA
cilitate the work of the teachers in
getting the library in order. All
members of the faculty worked to-
gether last Thursday evening after
school to sort the books and to
place them in the cupboards in
their proper places. Under the di-
rection of Miss Lampson, the Ii
brarian, all books will be carefully
catalogued and checked with view
to building up a complete, up-to-
date elementary school library as
rapidly as it is found possible.
Miss Mains fifth grade is well
along now on sightseeing geo.
graphical tour of the u. S.. They
have stopped in the Plateau States
to learn of their resources, indus
tries and products. Mining is a
subject of special interest. This
class is also finding great enjoy
ment exercises.
The councilmen for the second
six weeks were elected in the upper
grade rooms this week. They are
Kathleen Anderson, Howard Giles,
Maxine Tewalt and Harry Lee of
the fourth grade. Wilma Gravens-
lund, Calvin Liebel, Gladys Dun
lap and Stanley Sans of the fifth
grade and Norma Berg, Harold
Avery, James Mills and Frances
Bird of the sixth grade.
Miss Mueller's fourth grade room
has studied the three Polos and
their travels. To illustrate the dan
ger of their long arduous journey
overland they drew and colored pic
lures of them in disguise as beggars
as they passed through bandit in
tested regions with their hidden
stores Of treasure. The following
theme by Patty Higley explains
some further activities:
The pupils in Miss Mueller's
room are studying about vegetables.
We looked for vegetables in books.
Children brought pictures of veg
etables. Friday in our art period we
made animals out of them. We
put them together with colored
sticks. When they were finished
we displayed them in a cabinet in
the hall by the office. First graders
enjoyed looking at them. All other
grades. too. We would very much
like you to come and see them, but
they got wilted during the week
end. So we are sorry that you
ant see them. We enjoyed making
them as you might have seeing
them."
The third grade in Miss Poynter's
room is making a study Of cloth
ing and Of the various materials
used In their manufacture. In Miss
room the children have
been working on individual Indian
designs to be used in rug weaving
and In tapestries. One design was
selected by the children to be used
% decorate the curtains for the sup
ply shelves In their activity room.
Donna Mae Mayer brought some
deerskin to school which had been
tanned and softened by real In