By Carole Johnson, Education Resource Teacher.
Happy 1976 from all the staff, faculty, and children of Hamilton Branch 3. We have made our New Year’s Resolutions and we are ready to work even harder during the second semester. During the first semester we were pleased to have so many parents and neighbors cooperating and working with our school. We would like to extend our communication, so more parents will have better contact with the school. Additional note-sending and telephoning will be done in the hopes a closer relationship between home and school can be fostered. We hope each child will be able to achieve more with teachers and parents together encouraging and helping him or her.
Although it seems a while ago, we have many pleasant Christmas memories we would like to share. Our Christmas program was an activity of great variety. It included poems, songs, skits, dancing, and two plays— all with the expert piano accompaniment of our Northwest Soldan Music Consultant Marian Morgan.
Our children did many interesting Christmas activities.
The two third grade rooms saw “Old St. Louis Christmas” at the Jefferson Memorial and visited the 4th R Gallery. Many unusual art projects, such as Room 103’s egg shell ornaments decorated our Christmas trees. Room 203 made hanging plant baskets for their parents. Our second and third graders decorated place mats for the senior citizens home on Kingsbury.
We are very proud of our three St. Louis Christmas Carol Association poster contest winners — Bridgid Couch, Room 101; Russell Robinson, Rome 102; and Tracey Thompson, Room 204. Thank you parents for baking for our Christmas bake sale so we could help a needy family.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was honored and recognized in many varied ways including watching film about his life and work at the Des Peres Branch Library. Our children are still getting out into the world on field trips. On January 12 the Kindergarten and one first grade class viewed and enjoyed Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Northwest Plaza Cinema.
Looking forward to sharing with you next month.
Original photograph caption
Original illustration accompanying Hamilton Branch 3 Remains Busy as Ever. The Paper, February 1976, page 7. Illustrator not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, February 1976.
Read this article in the original newspaper issue.
Archival transcription note: The printed room assignment says “Russell Robinson, Rome 102.” This apparent printed error is retained.
Original source: SD_Times1976_02.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
