The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-10-10

have done their "a and B" contract
This has taken in posters and facts
about Autumn and makes the room
much more interesting to work in
Our chapter about the Greeks
that we are studying in our World
History class will be finished soon
In addition to our daily work and
projects we are studying words
daily, which help us understand ouI
chapter. These words are a means
Of measurement where by which
we can understand what we do not
know about them. This week we
had a member of the class act as g
teacher. He was Phillip Theigs
and did a very good job of it too
A great change in our Physical
Education program has now been
brought about. On Friday, oul
classes are coed, that is, both boys
and girls take part. We play bad
minton, deck tennis, table tennis
and shuttle board. Miss Ellis and
Mr.. Harvey have this together
Watch your step, girls!
Junior High News
Mr.. Rasmussen's 9th grade
science class is finishing the unit
on air pressure and sound. They're
having a unit test tomorrow so
see where all the ninth graders
will be home studying science to,
night. Next they're going to start
a unit on food. This will include
the unit on digestion, too, and also
the use of each nutrient in the
body, diet and other things of that
type.
Miss Kobe informs me that the
poster contest ended in a tie be
tween Darleen Thornbloom and De
loris Haider. The prize incidental
ly was a Csc punch on their Ath
letic ticket.
The ninth grade English classe:
are having a literature unit or
Short Stories. For B contract worl
they are reading stories by thu
same author in the text. For A
work Miss Nestande says she hope:
to have some original short stor
les. This week the sixth period
English class won the library pen
nant. They have also been writing
book reviews and 81 per cent o
the class has been reading, which
is not bad at all.
The seventh grade Math CLASSES
are now engaged in making graphs
(more fun?) The 9Th grade ha'
started percentage problems. Thu
Algebra classes are doing problem
with equations.
Elementary BusybOdies
This week the kindergarten hav'
started making clay articles which
they will paint and shellac. Thes'
articles are to be used in their pla!
house. One of the children brough
a plant to school.
The afternoon session of the frs
grade are using the supplimentar,
reader, Dick and Jean Preprimer.
The first grade as well as the othe
grades are getting the week.
reader printed for their use and In
cludes a page for coloring. TIL
class is putting up mother COOS
pictures on the bulletin board.
The second grade are gettin
ready for Halloween by putin
pictures of pumpkins on the bul
letin board. On the front board ar
black corn stocks with orang
pumpkins set around them. T.
make their work more interestin;
a big orange pumpkin is put ur
and the best papers are put OF
this. But that's not all the secon'
grade has accomplished. The.
have made and colored airplanes
trains and boats which go with tn
unit they are studying now. The.
are becoming quite good counter
for they are counting up to twent,
now.
The third grade pupils have beer
given their Standard Reading tests
Group one is working on a bool
entitled, Down River Road" Fo
outside work in reading the pupil
are all trying to read at least on
library book a week. In arithme
tic the pupils have just begun ad
dition and subtraction combina
tons.
The third and fourth grades hav
completed their Indian designs
They have now started a health
inspection which they have ever.
morning. Their decorations for thu
room for October consists of cat
and pumpkins.
Miss Sather's and Miss Walter
rooms were tied for the librar,
banner this week, so it was on eacf
door for half the week. They ar,