The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-07
SCHOOL NOTES
Special Grade News


their baby chicks which died last
Friday night. AS a result, the re-
naming chick, our little peep" is
Lecoming very tame because OF his
loneliness. He keeps quiet as long
as the class is busy in the room,
but when the children leave,
Peep" lives up to his name and
peeps loudly. He stays in his
yard, two feet above the floor, all
night, but as soon as someone en-
tiers the room in the morning,
Peep flies to the floor and follows
him around until he is put back in
his yard. After that, "Peep" stays
there until the class leaves at four
O'Clock, when he is likely to repeat
his little adventure on the floor.
Seven children in Miss Hopes
room now have filled their "tin
dippers" with SILVER and have
some gold in them. All are work.
ing hard to win peep" for pet
for the summer. We believe only
good citizens are able to care for
pets.
Miss Dahl's Room
TIL week of April 27 to May 1
/ was a week of birthdays in our
room. We celebrated four OF
them, belonging to Donald Steph-
any, Harlan Hagen, Willard De-
Groat and William Ahrens.
Mrs. Stephany and Mrs. Forster
iof Springfield visited our class on
May day.
We have finished our special
study of Japan this month and
during May plan to study and en-
joy a unit on the Circus. We think
| it will be fun to make a circus
parade border for our room.
Miss Faber's Room
Last month, the "Speed Kings"
won most of the word races. For
the coming month the Speed
Kings have Eugene Ruder as
their captain and Dorothy Burris
heads the motor Boats.
Dennis Kamholz of Wabasha is
a new pupil in our second grade.
Many of the children are bring
ing bird pictures to school. Carla
brought a wrens house to show US.
Whenever we see a bird we know,
we tell the other children about it.
Miss Nc Gowan's Room
The new officers for the Third
grade Glee Club are: president,
Roger Tompkins; vice president,
Bethel Starr; secretary, Ruth Dale
Gold.
Every day we learn more enter
esting things. Now we know our
world is made up of three fourths
water and one fourth land. Most
of US can name the five oceans.
Miss Tronson's Room
The fourth and fifth grade pu-
pills are enjoying their work in de-
sign during their art periods. So
far we have made repeat, "alter-
nate" "drop'' and diagonal de-
signs. We plan to use these de-
signs on our scrap book covers.
Miss Jean McLean's Room
The fifth grade has studied
clouds in Nature Study. Several
children reported having seen
"nimbus clouds" which are the
rain clouds.
Miss Jacobson's Room
The children have been very an
xious to hear the results of the es-
say contest sponsored by the local
w. C. T. U. organization. Last
week when the winners were an
nounced every one showed his
pleasure by clapping for the three
winners who represented US in the
contest. June Waller won first
place in the sixth grade. Charles
Greene won first place in fifth
grade and Billy Mahoney won Sec
ond place. Phillip Tenney in Miss
room won second place
in the sixth grade. We were all
very happy for the winners. Each
winner read his essay at a meeting
of the w. C. T. U. at the Christian
church last Thursday.
Senior High School Notes
Plans are being made by the
Social Science classes for the trip
to be taken Friday, May 8, to the
Twin Cities. The State Capitol,
a Minneapolis Newspaper and the
Ford Plant are the places to be
visited.
The trip the Boys Club had
planned for Tuesday was postpon-
ed due to cold weather. Many in
teresting places of Redwood Falls
were to have been visited.
The German Club met Wednes-
day, April %. Four reports were
given on four famous poets and
composers. Steve Inglis reported
on Mozart, Ruth Alexander on
Goethe, Myrl Lindeman on Wag-
ner, and Louise Storts on Schiller.
Another issue of the school pap
er, "The Reflector" was received
Wednesday.
A new rack for bicycles was
placed in front of the Lincoln and
Senior schools for the benefit of
those boys who ride bicycles to
and from shop.
The Junior Class is getting
ready for the Junior-Senior Prom
to be held Saturday evening. De-
corations are being put up in the
auditorium in the Lincoln School
under the supervision of Mr.. Buss.
The scene this year is to be a
southern plantation. Miss Chaplin
and Miss Huyssen are also very
busy getting things ready.
A school party was held Satur-
day night when the freshmen were
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Claussen and Mr.. and Mrs. M. L.
Pettis were the chaperones. Mus
ic was furnished by S. w. Limburg