Hamilton Br. 3 in keeping with its goal to provide the best education for all our children, through the efforts of our principal Mrs. Deavens, has another great program.
This Danforth funded Portal School program began Jan. 19, 1976. It is coordinated by Dr. Helen Hudlin, Mrs. Wanda Penny, Freida Speropolis and Sharon Foster of Harris Teachers College. They came regularly into the school to aid teachers discover the needs of children and to plan workshops for teachers and apprentices. An apprentice has been assigned to each teacher so each child will have a greater opportunity for individual attention. We are pleased to welcome our apprentices — Cindy Kent, Barbara Snipes, Ned Powers, Deborah Hill, Jeanine Tinner, Charles Rimkus, Edmundia Lillard, James Webster, Daylene French and Herbert Edwards They are already doing a fantastic job.
February 5 and 6 a faculty retreat was held at Harris Teachers College. Five parents, Mrs. Jeanine Schott, Pat Krippner, Lorretta Lloyd, Susan Tepas, and Victoria Payton represented the parents from our school and talked with teachers and program coordinators about the needs of all children and the need for a smooth transition from Hamilton Br. 3, a small school, to big Hamilton. Workshops were planned so parents will have an opportunity to participate. Parents certainly are a necessary ingredient in the team that provides better education and we are pleased to have so many supportive cooperative parents.
Mrs. Lena-Gilleylen is our new second grade teacher in room 203 we are pleased to have her join us.
We are very proud of our children who receive perfect attendance awards for being present every day the whole first semester — from kindergarten, Shanise Foster, Louis Gaiter, and Dawntanya Smith; room 101, Chermal Brook, Latricia Hopgood, Anthony Newland, and Andre Watson; room 102, Kenneth Bruchanan; room 103, Terrance Whiting, Michelle Lewis, Kim Howard, Anthony Long and Charon Wade; room 201, Brainard Brown, Vincent Davis, Yulonda DeShay, James Foster, Tim Grayer, LaWanda Kent, Brian Krippner, Cheryl Osby and LaWanda Patton; room 202, Trina Buchanon, Tonya Gaiter, Michael Stovall; room 203, James Barnes, Cozetta Brown, Timothy Gresham, Bruce Krippner, Andre Myles, and Christopher Thomas; room 204, Kenneth Connor and Charmaine Dumas.
Thank you parents for seeing to that our children came to school.
Our children from rooms 201, and 204 went again to visit the 4th R Gallery and made hand puppets out of lunch bags. They were excited by the many imaginative finished products they had to share. Rooms 102 and 103 had a tour of the Taystee Bakery January 26, where they saw bread and the many bakery products being made. Each child received a box of donuts and ate fresh bread. The experience stories they wrote when they returned to school all told it was a delightfully interesting activity.
Some of you received a copy of room 201 own publication the Hamilton Br. 3 Newsbirds. These children working with typist apprentice Miss Lillard and with the much appreciated presses of Mr. Kenneth Krippner had a finished product worthy of praise to say the least.
Mrs. Dickson and Mrs. Fowler, the reading team, wish to thank all the parents who signed the Reading is Terrific Contract and sent them back to school This is a city wide motivation program for all children in R.I.T.
Hamilton Br. 3 as part of the Northwest-Woldan district wide, Red Carpet Week February 9 thru February 13, was visited by many parents and members of the community. A small reception was held Feb. 11 until 4:30. Thanks for coming to see how we operate.
February 8 thru 14 is National Black History Week. Realizing the im- .portance of Black Awareness and pride for our children many activities were planned. Room 103 invited parents and friends to a program of poems and biographies of famous Black Americans. We were certainly proud of the efforts of these first graders.
Room 203 had the pleasure of welcoming Attorney Alphonso Jackson to speak on famous blacks in history. We wish to thank Mrs. Krippner who arranged this informative experience.
Room 201 in keeping with the Bicentennial had an extensive exhibit of American heros which included many black American heroes.
Mrs. Dickson presented a school wide Black History program. Each day a famous black American was introduced and discussed during the noon hour.
Mrs. Kincaide as part of her black history class project taught the Negro National Anthem. We feel our children have a deeper understanding and appreciation of black history.
Originally published in The Paper, March 1976.
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Archival transcription note: Printed “Northwest-Woldan” is retained rather than silently changing the district name. Names in the attendance roster are preserved as printed; no identity corrections inferred.
Original source: SD_Times1976_03.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
