^BAILEY BUGLE, BklJM ^K)RTH CAROLIM,, APRIL, 1961 .. ; . PAGE ,
: PRUvTaRY ACTIVITIES
FIRST (SABERS STUDI MAN!
SUBJECTS ,
MRS.SARAH MEACOMES* £irst
grade started the I96O-6I
school year with 2? pupils.
They were sorry to lose
tHAYNE FERHT when his fami
ly moved to the Middlesex
community. They, wai-e
pleased to have thr2P new
students a little later.
Two of the new class mem
bers, Tommy Sanders and
Sandra Dew, transferred
from VJilson County schools.
The third, KIM MACHOVEC,
attended school in Hawaii
before coming here.
Of the 29 in Mrs. Mea-
comes* class, only two,
Gail Brantl^ and Becky
Wilson, have been present
everyday.
Along with the usual
first grade subjects, the
students have studied sea
sonal changes, nursery
rhymes, pets, and holidays.
The children were de
lighted when their grade-
mothers; Mrs. Elbert Wil
son, Mrs. John Wells, J'rs.
Dee Stone, Mrs. Dennj”
Liles, Mrs, Martin Finch,
Mrs. Ruby Stallings, and
Mrs. Harold Tedder, treat
ed them at Christmas,
C014BIMTI0N GRADE
MRS. LEITHA LEi/HS has
twenty-four children en
rolled in her first and
record grade. Because of
mumpr, measles, chicken-
pCiC, and other diseases,
"she hag only four perfect
'^it'^ndance students. They
xre Larry Jobe, Ricky
Lilas, Paul Lucas, and
I'Irrilyn Burnette.
The classes grademothers
aie Mrc. John J. Jobe,
Mis. W. B. Kii'k, Ilrs. VJill
Lucas, Mrs. Horace Mea-
comes, and I'irs. Dale E,
Ferrell. The class was
'•iven a Christmas party by
■=iir cfrademothers.
LEARM TO READ
Thds first and second
graders think it is won
derful to be learning to
read. They have a feeling
of success and satis
faction as they make daily
progress in reading and
other subjects.
The class is now looking
forward to the train trip
to flocly Mount with their
grademothers.
SECOND GRADERS W/iTCH FOR
vSPRING
Second graders in I'ffiS.
ALTSRMISE GLO\’^:R'S room
have been busy watching
for signs of spring. They
first noticed ' the budding
of the pussy willows; bud
ding and blossoming of the
trees and flowers. They
brought’ weather maps of
the rair^ spring days.
A moth hatched from a co
coon which has been kepi^
in the classroom. This
brought about the study of
the three stages of the
moth. Several students
wrote stories about the
moth.
The study of birds was
found to be most exciting
by the children. They made
a bird chart and became so
interested in birds that
they decided to have a
bii'd club.
Six of lirs. Glover's sec
ond graders have been pre
sent eveiyday this year.
They are Onnie Christian,
David Eatmon, Rebecca Cor
bett, Helen Joyner, Erline
Patterson, and Dianna Jo
Stone.
Mrs. Robert Bames, Mrs.
Dan Christian, Mrs. Bobby
Corbett, Mrs. Jasper Finch,
Mrs. Raymond Finch, Mrs.
Lewis Glover, and Mrs. Ju
lian Patterson serve as
grademothers.
THIRD'graders HAVE
PROJECTS
MRS. SYLVIA WIDGEON start
ed the year with 11 boys
and 23 girls in her third
grade. Her present enroll
ment is 11 boys and 22
girls.
IMAGINATION STB3ULATED
Mrs, Widgeon's class have
carried out special pro
jects at each holiday dur*>
ing the year. For Thanks
giving they made turkeys
from paperbags and at
Christmas the class paint
ed shells green and red to
give for gifts.In February
Valentines were created
from red paper and doilies.
Rabbits were made from
paper plates at Easter.
Six of Mrs.Widgeon's stu
dents have perfect atten
dance records. They are
Henry Jones, Judith Bari-
son, Gloria Davis, Betty
Margaret Folsom, Peggy
Stone, and Vida Joy San
ders.
The class grademothers,
Mrs. Ben Lamm, Mrs.Charles
Hagwood, Mrs. A1 Pridgen,
I'lrs. Charles Folsom, Mrs.
T.R, Stone,and Mrs. Robert
Beard, gave them a Christ
mas party. The class in
return presented a pro
gram for the grademothers.
Monday was the fi’^st day
of spring. A moth hatched
in our room. She lata ^ome
small little eggs cn T‘ies-
day. I wonder wh':'.^ she
will do on Wedne:9dS7,