Great things are afoot at Hamilton III! Our 4th grade boys’ basketball team finished a winning season—their very first season, we might add—with only one loss. Congratulations, boys! The girls did very well as cheerleaders, too, demonstrating lots of rhythm and co-ordination. It’s too bad our funding only covered the boys’ team. Maybe next year…We’re sure you’ve heard that after half a season with no name, the team was finally christened the “Flyers.” Mark Hall won $5 for his winning entry in our school-wide contest to select the name.
Since that time a contest has been held to name our fledgling newspaper and newsletter. Contestants were instructed that the names should be related in some way to the theme of the “Flyers.” Winners were announced on Friday, March 17. The newsletter will be called “Fly Paper” and the newspaper, “Skyscript.” Brad Parker, Room 103, and Regina Sparkman, Room 102, each received a $5 award for their original thinking. Congratulations Mark, Brad and Regina!
Actually, there were quite a number of contests in March. Tracy Thompson, Room 203, won a huge jar of jelly beans by coming closest in a guessing contest. There were 624, and Tracy gussed 620. Good work, Tracy! Five Easter baskets were given away in a drawing on Friday, March 17, our last school day before Spring break. That same day, the whole school celebrated St. Patrick’s day by wearing green shamrocks and eating green popcorn.
March 29 was picture day at Hamilton III. A large number of students and staff, family and friends had their portraits taken by Gary Butcher. That same day our friend Marian Morgan, music consultant for the Northwest-Soldan District, came to the school for a sing-a-long. We all enjoyed ourselves so much!
For several years now Hamilton III has had a Kite Day in March. This year Kite Day was expanded and called Flying Objects Day. Several of the teachers sponsored fund raisers in order to purchase a tank of helium and balloons for the children. Each balloon contained a postcard with a child’s name and address to be mailed by the person who finds it. We are all waiting for our cards to be returned to see how far our balloons went.
HISTORICAL PROJECT UNDER WAY
The fourth graders in Room 203 are participating in a historical project Pursuing the Past: The Time of James Eads. It concerns life in St. Louis in the 1800’s. It is sponsored by Cemerel, a national Educational Laboratory, and the Missouri Historical Society.
We have examined artifacts and are inviting anyone who has any old items that might have been used during this period to please visit our class and see if we can guess what the item was used for in our Inquiry Game.
Originally published in The Paper, April 1978.
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Archival transcription note: The printed “gussed” is retained.
Original source: SD_Times1978_04.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
