Friday,^. Decemfc^ir 15, 1961
THE GAZETTE
Page 5
FIFTH GRADE "T" NEWS
Wa are having a wonderful
school year thus far with our
many class activities. It is a new
experience for all of us having a
male teacher Mr. J. P. Thomas, but
nevertheless everyone seems to be
well adjusted and enjoying their
work.
Our class is making a lot of
progress in our school work.
Everyone seems Interested in aU of
our subjects, but Social Studies,
language and arithmetic are our
favorites. Out teacher has group
ed us and each pupil is able to do
work on his own level.
Last week we were very happy
to get a new student, Anthony L.,
Pierce. We are hoping he wilJi
enjoy our class as much as we(
have been enjoying it. Our class
has already started discussing and
planning for a trip we are going
to take to Raleigh this spring, but
we will tell you more about that
in the next issue of our school
paper.
Reporters: Mary Richardson
Margaret Pettiford
SIXTH GRADE T' NEWS
Sixth Grade “B” under the di
rection of Miss V. D. Burton hasi
made very good progress so far.
Here are some of the highlights of
our class activities:
1. A unit was done on “Facts
About Person County.” We havei
just completed “People of the An
cient World”: Their Gifts to
Western Nations. It is very in
teresting to know where the U. S.
got their ways of life.
2. We are constantly working on)
the slogan “Good Manners Pay.”
3. In Science we have been
studying the Atmosphere , Air
plane, Weather, and The Ice Cov
ered Continent.
4. We have bulletin displays of
the above topics in quotations.
5. The other subjects such as
Arithmetic, Language Arts, Music
and Physical Education got off
to a slow start, but we are im
proving nicely.
The class as whole is enjoying
its work.
Reporters: Esther Nichols
Tessie McCain
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WHY YOUR CHILD
NEEDS BOOKS
The Ability to read well dictates
success or failure in school. It iS'
not enough today just to know how
to read. A child should enjoy books
so much that he reads widely on
his own initiative. Few things
stimulate this kind of reading in
terest more than ownership of
well-loved books.
The more a ciiild reads, the
more he masters language—not
just reading, but writing, speaking,
spelling, vocabulary. The ability
to communicate ideas effectively
Is essential to success in college
and adult life.
M. L. ViUlnes
6 "S" NEWS
This year as sixth graders, we
are happy to be with you in the
first issue of the Gazette. We feel
that we are off to a good start
because of our many accomplish
ments. Since we are living to
gether as a group, we thought it
was timely to discuss, “Getting
Along With Others.’ From this
discussion these points were lef1j
in our minds:
1. Many people depend upon you
to keep your word.
2. Keeping your word helps you
to make and keep friends.
3. Good manners are important
to you.
4. How you behave in public
changes the way in which people
feel about you.
5. Be thoughtful and considerate
of others.
In Social Studies we have been
working on the unit’ “The People
of the Ancient World and Their
Gifts to the Western Nations.”
It was brought out in our dis
cussion how we inherited demo
cracy, love of beauty, and free
dom of mind from the Greeks. The
idea of good government, respect
for law and justice came to us from
the Romans. The Hebrew Bible
is the greatest gift of the Ancient
Hebrews to our world. Everyone
enjoyed comparing the Greeks and
the Romans ways of life with our
present day living. All of our sub
jects were correlated in this unit.
Outside the classroom activities,
our class is well represented. Jolm
Allen and Rebecca Hicks are
members of the Student Council.
Michael Whitfield, Hasseline Far-
rish, Rebecca Hicks and Josephine
Lunsford are Safety Patrols. Our
Pride Patrols are Linda Thorp,
Grady Williams, John Johnson and
Terry Williams. Charles Stewart
is in the band and Sherry Harris
is taking piano lessons.
Reporters: Loretta Green
Michael Whitfield
SEVENTH GRADE
"U "NEWS
The Seventh Grade “U” is glad
to be back in school after the sum
mer vacation of hard work and
play.
Our first nine weeks have been
full of study and work. We are
enjoying the studies of our diff
erent classes very much. We have!
enjoyed putting up bulletin board
displays. In our reading text
book, Adventure Bound, we are
studying the unit on “Sports.” In
this unit the major aim of the
■stories is to provide enjoyable
reading. Some of the goals of this
unit are:
1. To learn how various games
are played.
2. To understand what skills are
needed.
3. To understand the importance
of cooperating.
4. To discover what rewards
sports offer.
We have progressed very well
SO far, and we are looking for
ward to progressing more with the
help of our teacher, Mr. Umstead.
Several of our students have qual
ified for A and B honors for our
first nine weeks reporting peroid.
We have had several of our par
ents to visit us. We are expecting
more visits during the remainder
of the school term.
Reporters: Sonja Pay lor
Louise Winstead
Anne Russell
Genera Lunsford
EIGHTH GRADE
"C" MOVES
ONWARD AND UPWARD
Our eighth year has already
presented many new and chal
lenging experiences for us.
For the first time the class is
sharing with other eighth grades
through-out the state, “Mathe
matics on Television.” Not only
are we gaining a wealth of in
formation, but we find it both
motivative and stimulative.
Through this course so many of
us have been able to discover our
weaknesses along with our stren
gths in mathematics. As a follow
up in our class-room we are try
ing very hard to strengthen our
weaknesses. 'Therefore we have
been divided into groups. Each
group seems to be showing a re
markable amount of progress and
his ability to attack his problems
is very satisfctory. At the end of
each nine-weeks period, one stu
dent from each group receives a
token for having shown the most
progress in mathematics. This
really encourages each of us to
work a little harder as each is
trying hard to be a winner.
Reporter: Sherry Bradsher
7 "B" NEWS
Hi Boys and Girls!
7B is happy to greet you in the
first issue of the Gazette.
The class is off to a good start
under the supervision of thedr
teacher, Mrs. Baird.
Much progress is being made in
aU of their subjects. At present
the students are about ready to
embark on an imaginary trip over
the entire United States. Each
student has selected a state to
make a report on. He has written;
or is in the process of writing,
letters to the capitals of each state
for free materials and information.
The tour will begin with our own
state. North Carolina. The class
is looking forward to a very in
teresting and informative trip.
At the end of the first nine!
weeks the students participated in
a speUing contest. The winners
were Gladys Lawson and Hugh
Smith. They are looking forward
to competing with the other Sev
enth Grade Classes in the near
future.
The teachers and studients are
really making use of the films and
filmstrips. These audio visual aids
are of much service in helping the
students remember many of the
things presented in the text. After
reading about something in the
book and then seeing it, one k
more likely to remember it.
One of the students in class 7B,
Gladys Lawson, wrote a short skit
about Christopher Columbus. This
skit was presented to the teachers
of the Roxboro Elementary School
in one of their in-service meetings.
It received favorable comments.
At present other students are
writing skits on other topics in
our social studies class.
This class is striving hard to
make this one of its best school
years.
Reporters; Stan Bailey
Linda Clayton
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