.8 The Perquimans Weekly, November 11, 1999
SCHOOL
Mrs. Lane’s class learns about Spanish culture
‘ ‘ Mrs. Lar)3’s class has been
learning about different cul
tures. After reading a story
titled Family Pictures, students
had learned about many
Spanish customs and com
pared and contrasted this cul
ture with our own. Students
also participated in creating
some of the artifacts such as a
pinata to demonstrate what
they have learned and how this
fit into the Spanish culture.
•The fourth grade classes vis
ited the Newbold-White House
on Friday, Oct. 29. The students
participated in many hands-on
activities from the colonial
days of the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries.
The students had the oppor
tunity to make butter, though
not with a churn. They made
individual servings of the but
ter by shaking whipping cream
in glass jars. After shaking and
shaking the cream, they pro
duced some but
ter. The students
then ate it on
crackers. It was
enjoyed by all,
since many want
ed seconds.
Next, the stu
dents were given
string to dip into
hot wax and
make candles. To
make a sizeable
candle the stu
dents were told
they would need to dip the
string into the wax about 50
times. Because of the time this
involved and the number of
students participating, the stu
dents were limited to about 10-
15 dips. This proved to be a hot
and time consuming job for
everyone. The students came
away with a real appreciation
for their electric lights.
The students had the oppor-
Hertford Grammar
CHALKDUST
tunity to tour the
Newbold-White
House. They saw
exactly how peo
ple lived in the
seventeenth cen
tury Though the
house does not
have the modern
conveniences of
today, the stu
dents realize how
fortunate they
are to have such a
well-maintained
historical home in their coun
ty
Later the students made
corn husk doUs, played games
that children played long ago,
listened to stories from the
past, helped to make cookies
from an old recipe, wrote with
a quill pen, spun wool, and
learned about the herb garden
planted at the house.
It was a full day of activities.
Beacon considers change
Beacon
Academy admin
istrator Marie
Ayscue and staff
member Donna W.
Herman attended
the 1999 School of
Tomorrow
Educators’
Convention in
Williamsburg, Va.
Academy lead
ers are strongly
considering
expandihg the
present program from K-4 to K-
6 next school year. A change
ffom Beka book curriculum to
Beacon Academy
BENCHMARKS
the Accelerated
Christian
Education pro
gram may
accompany the
expansion. The
A.C.E. program
offers high-tech,
individualized
curriculum with
traditional val
ues.
The Academy
will host
Southeast Field
Representative Wayne
Hammond for an A.C.E. pre
sentation later in the year.
Honor Roll
AU As
First grade - Christopher M.
Bittner, Elizabeth K. Bunch,
Brian A. CasteUoe, Thomas W.
Powell, and Brent T. White.
Second grade - Lance M.
Taylor, Therese N. O’Brien,
and Michael A. Gothard.
Third grade - James Bunch.
A-B
Kindergarten - Quinton I.
Bunch, and Austin T. Freese.
First grade - Elizabeth C.
Phelps, Jenny R. Phillips and
Matthew S. Tucker.
4th grade - Jamie Phillips,
and Christopher Hollowell.
COA offers construction course
College of The Albemarle’s
Chowan County Center will
begin a three-week Basic
Construction Skills course in
November.
The course will run from
8:30 a.m.-3p.m. Monday
through Friday-Nov. 29-Dec. 17.
The course wUl be taught at the
former Beacon Sailing
Academy in Hertford.
The course wUl be repeated
at the former White Oak
School in Chowan Country
from Jan. 10-28.
The course wtU. cover basic
construction skills, job-seeking
and job-keeping techniques,
and how to obtain a driver’s
license.
The cost of the course is $65.
For more information, call the
Chowan County Center at 482-
7900.
The Baking Center
Last time we talked about
the background of Coca-Cola
and the cure-all tonic it used to
be sold as. That has now
changed, and Coca-Cola is now
sold as a beverage. Or is it
something more? Below it
shows up as a cake ingredient.
Cocoa-Cola cake has a
unique flavor. Some people
may want second helpings, so
be ready.
Coca-cola Cake
2 c. flour, sifted
2 c. sugar
11. soda
1/2 c. butter
1 T. cocoa
1 c. Coca-cola
1-1/2 c. miniature marsh
mallows
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
11. vanilla
Icing
1/2 c. butter
31. cocoa
1/3 c. Coca-Cola
1 lb. confectioners sugar
11. vanUla
1 c. chopped pecans
Sift together the flour, sugar
and soda. Set aside. Combine
butter, cocoa, Coca-Cola in a
medium saucepan. Bring to a
boil. Pour over flour mixture,
add the rest of the ingredients.
Mix well. Pour into a greased
9”xl3” pan. Bake at 350 degrees
for about 45 minutes. Let cool.
For the icing, combine butter,
cocoa and Coca-Cola, in small
saucepan. Heat on low until
hot. Add sugar, vaniUa, and
nuts. Spread on cool cake.
If you have any suggestions
or questions, please share
them. Mail them to The
Perquimans Weekly, c/o John
Grosjean, P.O. Box 277,
Hertford, NC 27944.
PUBLIC HEARING
PERQUIMANS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Floodplain Management
(Executive Order 11988)
Perquimans County is reviewing the project shown below to determine whether
assistance should be granted therein.
NAME OF PROJECT:
ADDRESS PROJECT:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Perquimans County 1999 Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program
Perquimans County, North Carolina
Perquimans County 1999 Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program will mitigate potential future property
damage to a flood prone residence located in the flood
hazard impact area within the County. The project will
consist of acquiring and demolishing/relocating a
floor prone structure.
According to the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, project activities are
located in the 100-year floodplain established by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA). Perquimans County is required by Presidential
Directive E.O. 11988 not to support the project if there are practical alternatives to
performing it in the base floodplain. Accordingly, an analysis will be prepared, and
the County will define mitigative measures to'be taken during demolition activities.
Comments from the public are invited and will be received either before or during the
Public Hearing scheduled for December 6, 1999 at 2:45 p.m. in the Commissioners’
Meeting Room on the first floor of the Perquimans County Courthouse Annex.
Comments may be sent prior to this Public Hearing to N. Paul Gregory, Jr., County
Manager, Perquimans County, P.O. Box 45, Hertford, NC 27944.
The chance to experience how
life was long ago in
Perquimans County wUl not be
forgotten by our students.
The fifth grade classes are
beginning to study descriptive
writing. The teachers are
using many different methods
and lesson plans to teach this
type of writing. In Mrs.
Virginia Jones’ class the stu
dents focused their first writ
ing on the description of a but
terfly. The children were asked
to close their eyes and see a
butterfly. Then they were asked
to write a detailed description
of what their butterfly looked
like. The first drafts were read
aloud to the class and after sug
gestions were made by then-
peers, the students were asked
to revise the papers. The final
copies of the papers were
swapped among the students.
Each student drew a picture of
the butterfly described in the
paper he or she had. Each stu
dent then received his or her
own paper back, along with the
picture drawn by a classmate.
Several of the students real
ized that they had not
described their butterfly very
weU, and therefore, the picture
looked nothing like their men
tal image. Below is one of the
more vivid descriptions given
by the students.
The butterfly was harsh
green and a blue-violet. It was
about the size of the snow-
white daisy it was drinking
from. It was shaped like two
hearts turned side-ways and
joined together. The butterfly
was in a meadow of tall wild
flowers and grasses. It wasn’t
like any of the butterflies that
were gracefully floating
around the other flowers. It’s
pattern was circle, oval, stripe,
dot, circle, oval, strip, dot,... It
looked like it could have been a
lively, young butterfly, but- I
couldn’t tell. It looked as
though it was made out of
brightly colored paper.
S.A.M Baggett
Mrs. Jones’ class looks fdr-
ward to more interesting activ
ities like this one as we strive
to become better descriptiye
writers.
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