East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-10-23
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underlying purpose may be dis
cerned), asked for "longer lunch
periods, ''longer recess, and
teachers meetings at 2:30 with
the children dismissed early"
Still others showed a desire to
broaden the curriculum of the
school, advocating foreign lang
uage classes, more music and art
instruction, and more arithmetic.
Some of the children liked
things just as they are, and
would be happy to leave them
that way. Other requests showed
in themselves what could or
should be done about them, per-
haps unconsciously suggested by
the pupils own remarks. For in
stance, consider this classic:
81 don't like to redd or written"
Caledonia
October, the month of falling
leaves and bonfires, seems to be
a good time to emphasize the
principles of fire prevention. The
first week of this month was
given that name, in fact-"Fire
Prevention Week." And during
that week, Caledonia held its an
nual Paper Sale cleanup Of the
neighborhood.
Easements, attics, and garages
all around the school district
were cleaned up by the removal
Of inflammable paper; the piles
of paper were stacked high be-
hind the building; and as a re-
suit of this successful campaign,
the children were treated to an
Animal Zoo show. always a sue
cess with youngsters.
A little later in the month
last week, in fact-the Gale
donia kindergarten children
were t a k ZEN to the Cleveland
Heights Fire Department fire
house, to see how the real ex-
perts in fire prevention do
things. They marvelled at the
big fire trucks and the rest of |
the shiny equipment, and asked
lots of questions about the fire
mems methods of living, dress
ing, and sliding down the pole.
They learned what the hoses
and hatchets were for, and how
the firemen sleep and eat right |
in the firehouse when they are
on duty. On their return to
school, they added a Fireman
to tAeir list of Our Helpers, and
drew "thank-you" pictures to be
taken to the firemen for their
helpfulness during the trip.
ROzelle
1t is impossible to tell what a
child's reaction may be to some
thing he has never seen before. |
We may try to imagine it or
venture a guess, but we are
likely to be quite wrong.
For instance, what do you
think a first-grader's comment
might be on seeing the Terminal
Tower for the first time? One |
little Rozelle boy looked up at /
the columns around the pinnacle,
and said, 81 wouldn't like my
porch to be that high up!"
This happened on the trip
taken by Mrs. Margaret Os-
lund's first grade children to
downtown and the Cleveland Zoo
last week. They had a wonderful
experience, seeing animals that
were not at all like their IA
miliar pets, eating their picnic
lunch on the Zoo grounds, and
seeing many Of the great city's
with fresh eyes. 1t
was treat for them, and also
an education, to add to the
knowledge Of a n i m a s which
they had already obtained in
school from their picture book.
Prospect
Theme writing on the subject
II sixth graders experiences at
River Road Camp is improving /
n quality, it seems to US. You
zee, "Six Skies" asks the teach
,rs who accompany the children
% camp to lend us the essays |
hey write on their week in the 1
and we like to read
hem to find out their reactions
o things. And some of these re-
suits would make good English
papers, any time.