Historical October–November 1996 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
This month’s spotlight is on citizenship.
On Wednesday, October 3, fourth grade student Brittney Kraus and third grade student Shantie Nunley noticed that there was a lot of trash on the schoolyard at recess.
They found a plastic grocery bag on the ground and spent their recess picking up litter.
They said that they didn’t have anything to do at recess and they wanted to make the schoolyard look better. Way to go Brittney and Shantie for demonstrating good citizenship to your peers and the Hamilton Community! Again this year at Hamilton we have students from DeSmet Jesuit High School and Westminster Christian Academy working in the classrooms each week for their community service projects.
In addition, this year we have eighth graders from Crossroads who come to Hamilton Monday through Thursday to read to the students or to work with small groups.
Also on the subject of citizenship, on Saturday, September 2S, fourth grade teachers Mrs. Peggy Meyer, Mrs. Joanna McPherson and Ms. Barb Brueggemann set up a booth at the Unity on Union Street Fair.
They distributed information about educational opportunities at Hamilton Community Center, as well as volunteer forms for interested community members.
They had a lollipop tree at their booth and handed out prizes to the lucky lollipop winners.
The fall mini-session for the Community Education Center begins November 18 and runs through December 19.
The classes offered are a continuation of the fall classes.
There will be no evening classes during the week of Thanksgiving.
In addition, the Community School will be offering a class in Conversational French.
This class is on Mondays and Wednesdays star_ ing October 14 and ending December 11, 1996.
The 8-week session is $30.00.
Please call Ms. Avis May in the Community School office at 367-6996 for more information about Community School opportunities. Hamilton was one of five area schools to participate in the TileLink program in conjunction with MetroLink, the SkinkerDeBaliviere Community Council, and the Central West End Arts Council. Two hundred Hamilton students had the opportunity to design clay tiles that will be placed on the long wall at the Delmar Park & Ride MetroLink Station at the northeast corner Delmar and Rosedale.
This project was overseen at Hamilton by Ms. Juanita Wood, parent of Hamilton first grader Robert Wood.
In addition to the tiles that were designed at Hamilton, Ms. Paula Knight’s third grade class walked to Crossroads School and designed tiles there along with the Crossroads seventh and eighth graders. Hamilton’s Fall Open House was held on Wednesday, October 3. P.T.O. President Ms. Katheryn Williams greeted our visitors and distributed information about what parents should expect academically and developmentally from students at each grade level.
She also provided parents with safety tips for walking to school and waiting at the bus stop, keys to building self-esteem, the Community School Newspaper, and Hamilton E.C.E.C. Volunteer Forms.
She invited all parents to join the P.T.O. and urged them to take an active part in their child’s education. Parents were invited to visit their child’s classroom and observe lessons in progress. Forty-three parents attended the Open House and a reception was held in the library: The third, fourth and fifth grade students at Hamilton are closely following the Presidential campaigns of Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, and Ross Perot.
Each student in these grades completed an “If I were President” essay based on the campaign issues presented in their Weekly Readers.
The essays will be judged by Ms. Anna Jackson and Mrs. Anne Ladner.
From the essays, three students will be chosen to represent the candidates and there will be an all-school assembly on October 28 in which the whole student body will have a question and answer session with the “candidates.” A mock election will be held on October 29. Parents and community members are invited to attend the assembly and to vote in the mock election.
The third, fourth and fifth grade teachers have just added GeoSafaris to the learning tools that are used in their classrooms.
In addition, one GeoSafari is available for use by the kindergarten, first, and second grade rooms.
As you can tell, another great school year is in full swing at Hamilton E.C.E.C.
Please feel free to come by and visit the school or to serve as a community volunteer. Great things are happening at Hamilton and we want to share our excitement with the SkinkerDeBaliviere Community!
Original photograph caption
Brittney Kraus(left)and Shantie Nunley(right). Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October–November 1996.
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Archival transcription note: Printed Wednesday,October3 conflicts with Thursday,October3,1996. Original weekday and date retained.
Original source: SD_Times1996_10.pdf, printed page(s) 5; PDF page(s) 5.
