Earlville High School 1950 Yearbook (Earlville, NY) - Full Access

GRADE ACTIVITIES q HE Elementary Department is proud of its successful Assembly Programs. From kinder– garten through sixth grade each child is given an opportunity to participate til at least one as– sembly. This early participation before a cour– teous audience develops poise and sell- confidence in our children. The Sixth Grade annually pre– sents a play at the Christmas season. We ap– preciate the fine co-operation evidenced by our parents who attend these programs. February is a big month for First Graders. Each group will have a Valentine Party and on February 13th they celebrate three birthdays. Mary and Malcolm Reese and Ronald Excell will be the honored guests. An attractive Christmas poster and a Snow Poster for January were results of the skill ac– quired by Second Graders in cutting and coloring. The Third Grade was proud of an indexed booklet on Homes: Each child followed a general idea but definitely planned and executed his own book. Printing, spelling, and new vocabulary were perfected in its making. The Fourth Grade sent Donald Reynolds the weekly issues of the Ink Spot and prepared car– toon s crap books for hospitals as a Junior Red Cross project. A social studies exhibit in Fifth Grade con– sisted of articles from twelve states including a hand blown goblet from West Virginia. In September the Sixth Grade formed a club called the "World-Wide Helpers." This name was chosen since our motto was, "Think more about others and less about ourselves." Our first project was the collecting of Swan soap wrappers and old playing cards. We feel that we were quite successful, as we sent seven– ty-five soap wrappers to Care. The playing cards were mailed to a near-by hospital for the shut– ins. Through the "American Girl" we learned about the need for crayolas, color books, and toys for the children in British Malaya. We packed a large box, and hope that they received the gifts in time for Christmas. Our dues are ten cents a month. This money is used for some needy cause. For February we have voted to contribute two dollars to the March of Dimes. During Education Week, November 6-10, many parents visited the different rooms. We were glad to have an opportunity to show them a typical day's program. This is just a brief summary of what the teachers and pupils in the grades have done this past year to form a foundation for better living: thinking of those less fortunate than ourselves, gaining poise in appearing before others, learn– ing to conduct ourselves properly, and laying the foundation for an education that will makes us more intelligent citizens. A section of the Pifth Grade. 46