In December, Room 203 presented a play for our Christmas Assembly. It was called “The Year Santa Forgot Christmas.” Our star characters were Jacques Bunks, and Nicole Rhem as Santa [word missing in source] Mrs. Claus. Jeffrey Navies, Bruce Krippner, William Jefferson, William Brady, Alfreda Battle, Tracy Thompson, Mark Moore, Mark Hall, Andre Myles, Chris Thomas and Kimberly Mitchell were elves. Rebecca Person, Leslie Christian, and La Fond Lloyd played children.
Our main January activity centered around Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We presented a short dramatic skit on the letters in Dr. King’s name in each classroom. We all wore white tops and dark pants or skirts in keeping with the solemnity of the occasion.
Creative writing has been one of the focuses of the fourth grade program. Here are a few examples of poetry, stories and a report written by our fourth graders.
Originally published in The Paper, February 1978.
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Archival transcription note: The source’s damaged Santa and Mrs. Claus wording is marked for review; all other cast names are retained.
Original source: SD_Times1978_02.pdf, printed page(s) 5; PDF page(s) 6.
