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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE The amount of pleasure gained in assisting with our school paper is measured in many ways by the delight we have in reading the interesting stories written by the boys and girls, by the increased confidence shown by the children as they advance up through the grades gaining in the progression a better know-ledge of our English language, and, finally, by the rejuvenating influence of the enthusiasm of children for their pets, hobbies, and exciting experiences. As every member of the school staff is a coeditor of our school paper, I am sure they will join with me in saying that it is indeed a highlight of our school year when the first copy of our paper is printed and we hope that the boys and girls, and the readers of our community are as rewarded as we have been through the pleasant experiences we have had in working with the pupils. W. L. McNeil GREETINGS FROM HOME AND SCHOOL Once again I count it a privilege to congratulate the pupils and staff of Armour Heights School on your aggressive spirit, your courage, and your enthusiasm in again undertaking the publication of a school paper. I am sure the experience you gained last year will stand you in good stead as you prepare this new edition. We, of the Home and School Association, are very proud of Armour Heights School - the building itself, in that it provides an ideal setting as a place of learning and an opportunity to make lasting friendships, the capable and under-standing teachers, and a student body who at all times display that fine spirit of cooperation so necessary for advancement in any field of endeavour. We have followed with interest your athletic activities and your participation in the Kiwanis Musical Festival and we are confident that you will continue to demonstrate your usual good sportsmanship in whatever situation you may find yourselves. To the Editor and his committee may I express our appreciation of the time and effort expended in assembling this second issue of your annual school publication. May continued success be your reward as you face the future with its problems. ZELDA SHAW EDITORIAL This is our second edition of the Armour H.A.P.P.S. (H-Heights, A-Ashburnham, P-Peterborough, P-Public, S-Schools. We have enjoyed very much choosing these selections and we hope we have your approval. We also learned such things as the writing of paragraphs, and poems and the arranging of the items. This year each room contributed a separate page including their poems and stories. We hope you like this arrangement. We wish to thank our principal Mr. McNeil, the teaching staff and the children who have worked hard to make this paper possible. Editor: Jim Reid -1- OUR PRAIRIE PROVINCES Jim Reid One of the best grain-producing areas in the world is found in the prairies. In fact it is fast becoming one of the leading sources of many of our products. The first contributors to the development of the prairies were the early explorers. La Verandrye explored the southern prairies near Lake Manitoba and set up trading posts while on an expedition to the Pacific. Samuel Hearne on the way to the Coppermine River crossed northern Manitoba. Alexander Henry explored the central regions of the prairies and become the first Englishman to explore western Canada. Alexander Mackenzie started his two famous explorations from the prairies. David Thompson spent a winter near what is now called the city of Calgary. The Nor'Westers explored a great amount of the prairies to keep in competition with the Hudson Bay Company. The explorers found the prairies level and drained by slowly flowing rivers. The Prairie Provinces are divided into three prairie levels. The first level is entirely in Manitoba, the second mostly in Saskatchewan, the third is almost all in Alberta, and the levels come to an end at the foothills of the Rockies. The Saskatchewan River flows through all three provinces, and comes to rest in Manitoba. Red River flows from the south up to Lake Winnipeg almost to the lake it is joined by the Assiniboine. Farther up north the Peace and Athabaska Rivers drain into Lake Athabaska. The Nelson and the Churchill to the north-east flow into Hudson Bay. The Settlers found a typical inland climate which in the summer is warmer and drier than in Ontario and in the winter is colder. This is very unusual weather to us. As the settlers moved into the prairies they took various kinds of work. Outside the cities in the southern prairies the main work is grain farming. The chief grain is wheat, but oats, barley, rye, and flax are also grown. Farther north there is mixed farming and the ranching of cattle, horses, and sheep. Mining also is important to the prairies. Copper, zinc and gold etc mined around the Churchill and Nelson River area. Gypsum is mined between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis. Gas, oil and coal are mined in Alberta. This work plays an important part in the prairies' industry The settlers built settlements which became towns and finally cities. Winnipeg the capital of Manitoba and the largest city in the prairies is located at the junction of the Red end the Assiniboine Rivers. Its wheat market is the greatest in the world and it is the greatest fur-trading city in the world. A manufacturing centre also. Brandon situated on the Assinaboine River thrives on its grain elevators, flour mills and machine shops. Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan has a large refinery, assembly plants for motor car and farm implements. Metal-working is one of the chief industries. Saskatoon located on the South Saskatchewan River is the second city in Saskatchewan. It contains elevators, flour and cereal mills, and is the centre of the tanning industry. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River. The city has many large manufacturing establishments including flour-mills, saw-mills, and meat-packing plants. Edmonton is the gateway to Northern Alberta. Calgary is situated on the Bow River a tributary of the South Saskatchewan. Its manufactures include meat-packing plants, flour mills, harness factories, lumber-mills and brick and cement works. It also has a large oil refinery. We must now look towards the future of the Prairie Provinces. Alberta is fast becoming a very wealthy province because of its great amount of gas and oil. Saskatchewan and Manitoba are not far behind with their products. Maybe some day' the prairies will be the wealthiest in Canada. What's your opinion? -2-
SAFETY PATROL The members of the Safety Patrol are (Captain) Barbara Tice, (Lieutenant) Don McKinnon, Jaqueline Galvin, Sharon Starr, Barbara Tobey, Larry Hawks, Jim Guppy, Jack Watson, Bob Beggs, Roger Hamely, Brian Neck, David Lee, Ron James, Martha Raper, Joy Elliott, Grace Bell, Margaret Downer, and Linda Morrison. BY BARBARA TICE PATROL MEETINGS At 10:15 each Tuesday we have a patrol meeting. Our Captain is Barbara Tice and our new secretary is Jim Guppy. The patrols usually ask questions about how to punish a jay walker, or how to deal with speeding cars. Mr. Anderson attends every meeting. Constable Scott comes to several meetings and tells us when the next patrol show is or gives us a talk of a recent accident. We close by repeating the safety pledge. ROGER HAMLEY (Room 8) A PATROL'S REWARD In the fall when the Captain is chosen he or she can hope for a visit to Ottawa with one other patrol who will be chosen because of their good work done throughout the year. We also see a free show each month at the Paramount Theatre. The shows we see are something like this: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewes, Westerns, Circus Shows, Sea Shows and Jungle Stories. At our Christmas Party at the theatre we had door prizes, refreshments, shows and on our way out we got a little gift. Last year we got a wallet and this year we got a pen and pencil set. We had a party for patrols on May 16 at Queen Mary School. We saw two shows and had refreshments. There is a Patrol Picnic each year in June when we meet at Nichols Park and have refreshments, play games and have fun. It certainly pays to be a patrol. BY BARBARA TOBEY AND LINDA MORRISON AT MY POST My patrol post is at the corner of Armour Road and McFarlane Avenue. At our school patrols only work for about ten half days each month. I'm supposed to be on duty at 8:40 or 1:10. In the winter the children are not to be there too early. We're not supposed to stop cars when the road is icy and no big trucks any time. We give tickets to the offenders and they appear in court. I like being a patrol. BY DAVID LEE (Room 8) JOHNNY JAY WALKED On the way to School one day Johnny thought he'd be smart and crossed the road in the middle of the block. A patrol saw him and gave him a ticket. On the following Tuesday at 10:30 Johnny had to come to court. As he was waiting out-side the door, he saw other people go in and come out with a piece of paper in their hands. Minutes later a patrol called in Johnny. When he got in there he was told to stand in front of a table. A patrol that was sitting behind the table told Johnny what he did wrong. Then he answered guilty or not guilty. He said guilty and then he was sentenced to write a poem two times. As he went out the door, he whispered, "I'll never do that again." BY BARBARA TICE -3- THE SAFETY PATROL AND YOU On the corner the Safety Patrol stands, With sign and belt and cone, If you cooperate in his commands, You will get safely home. He will try to avoid accidents, That happen every day, And you can help by using sense At home, at school, at play. LARRY HAWK, GRADE 6, Room 1 MY TRIP TO OTTAWA - BY BARBARA TICE On May 27 at 7 A.M. 32 patrols Constable Scott and Miss Hollingworth from Grove School left for Ottawa. Ivan Fletcher was the driver of the bus. We went through Norwood, Perth, Madoc, Silver Lake and many other towns and villages. At Silver Lake we stopped for refreshments. We arrived at Ottawa at 11:45. There we met Sergeant Drolow who looks after Ottawa patrols and Mr. Mackay. They guided us to the Parliament Building where we met Gordon K. Fraser. He was our host at a dinner in the House of Commons dining room. After dinner we went to the mint. We saw the copper in long rolls and where they cut the circle so that looks like a coin. A machine that stamped them and a machine that weighed them. We went to the museum afterward and saw the Victoria Cross and a thousand dollar bill. After a while we went to Rockcliffe to the R.C.M.P. We went through the stable and through a window we saw a horse jumping. We saw some mounties having P.T. We also saw three planes land at the R.C.A.F. Then we went back to the Parliament building to the Peace Tower which is 293 feet in the air. On the way down we saw the huge bells. We were in the House of Commons Chamber when it was in session. We saw the Senate Chamber. On the way back we stopped at Madoc for refreshments. We arrived back at 11:45. We had a good day in Ottawa. GRADE I MRS. GRACIE We had a sick friend. We sent a "Cheery Verse" TO A SICK FRIEND Please get better, We visited the Dairy. We saw many new things AT THE DAIRY. Milk, milk, we went to the dairy, -4- Last Hallowe'en we made a spooky book, THE WICKED WITCH. It was Hallowe'en. She gave me a piece of candy. But Lady Witch gave it back to me. Lady Witch looked in every window. Grade 2 wrote a work song like Zeke sang in the Friends and Neighbours. MY WORK SONG: Brian Tice Brian washes the dishes Sometimes at night, MY WORK SONG: Bobby Laing I am washing, washing my face, GRADE I, ROOM 5, MISS LEACH PETS AT SCHOOL: One day, a big brown dog came into our room. He wanted to run around the room and would not go out. Mr. Hitchins came to help us. JIMMY TINNEY. A boy brought a turtle to the room. It had big black feet with sharp claws on them. It had a hard shell on its back. The turtle's little head and tail kept going into the shell. There were coloured marks on it. ROSS JAMIESON. George brought his dog, Buster, to school one day. Buster was a good dog. He sat up on a chair and was very quiet. GORDON MARR We had two bunny rabbits come to school. One was all white. The other was black and white. We brought cabbage, carrots, and lettuce for them to eat. They wiggled their noses. The little rabbit kept jumping out of his box and the big one chased him. - CLASS STORY Once a little black dog came into our room. He jumped up to the sink. Maybe he wanted a drink. - LINDA GOLLOHER. Another day, a cat came to school. He jumped up on the table where the fish were. I think he wanted to eat the fish. MICHAEL ROBINSON SPORT: We like to play bat and ball, down on the big playground. The pitcher throws the ball and the boy who is batting tries to hit it. If he hits it he runs to first base and is safe. If he gets home safe he makes a run for his side. - BOBBY LUMSDEN CLASS VISITS AND FIELD TRIPS: One Friday morning in May, at nine o'clock, we went to see the Kindergarten Rhythm Band. The leader was a good one. We thought the program was wonderful. - MARIE LUCAS Last fall, we went up on Armour Heights. When we looked down we saw the world. All the houses were below us. We saw lots of trees with coloured leaves. - STUART ROBERTSON OUR TRIP TO THE DAIRY: One sunny morning we walked to the dairy. On the way we saw the milkman working. We saw a tree called a weeping willow. At the dairy, we saw the milk come in, in big cans. The milk went upstairs in big pipes. Upstairs we saw how the milk is mixed, heated, cooled and put down through the pipes to the bottles. We had a drink of chocolate milk. We liked our visit to the dairy. ROOM 5, GRADE I - EXPERIENCE STORY - PATTY INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE STORIES: My family went to Cobourg. We had a picnic. A big wave came up. It almost went on our blanket. We had to move. It was lots of fun. We gathered pretty stones and pieces of drift wood. - TERRESSA JOHNSTONE On Easter Sunday when I woke up, I found three Easter baskets. I shared them with icy mother and father. I got a chocolate bunny and a chocolate rooster, too. - SALLY FETTES GRADE 2 & 3, Room 6, MRS. HUTCHINS HALLOWE'EN FUN BY Gordon King: Mr. Moore, who was one of our visiting teachers helped us make a Hallowe'en hat. We had a play and I was the ghost. Marlene Howard was going to be the black cat but she got sick. Then Lorne Dinesen had to take her part. MY FAVOURITE FILM BY Eric Yokom - III: My favourite film was "French Canadian Children". It showed how they make maple syrup. They were boiling the sap into syrup. Then they put it on snow to make taffy. When the syrup was made, they took it to town to sell it. MY FAVOURITE FILM BY Marlene Howard: The film I liked was "The Gray Rabbit: The baby was caught by a farmer. The farmer put her into a doll house. She had to push with her nose to get out. OUR TRIP TO QUAKER OATS BY Richard McConnel: We went on the bus to the Quaker Oats factory and we saw many things. We saw how they made and packaged Corn Flakes, Muffets and other kinds of cereal. The muffets they put into a big oven To each one of us they gave a box of muffets. While there we learned a great deal. OUR VISITORS BY Darlene Gates: Last September we had twenty students one day. They came and watched us write, draw and work. I liked our visitors very much. WINTER FUN - BY Merike Madisso: At the back of the school we had a slide. We all went down on pieces of cardboard. Once Mrs. Hutchins tried going down it. When she came in she said that she had had a very bumpy ride. MY FAVOURITE FILM - BY JUDY FIELD: My favourite film was the Easter pictures. I liked it when Jesus went and prayed. It was nice when Jesus and the disciples were together. JOKE -- BY CHERIE NORRAD When is a doctor most annoyed? Answer: When he has no "patience". CADET INSPECTION - by Class: One very lovely warm spring day JOKE - BY ERIC YOKOM Why did the fly fly? Answer: Because the spider spider. ROOM 3 - GRADE 2 & 3 -- MISS SPENCE LETTERS TO OUR SICK FRIENDS: Dear David: We hope you get well soon and get back to school. At least somebody's going to write to you. Your Friend, Dear Miss Leggett: I hope you are well. Our prayer is that you will be well soon. I pray for you every day. The blessing of the Lord be upon you. Your friend, Dear Kenneth: I hope you are feeling well, we made an Indian, a tom-tom, and a tipi. I helped make it, too. Your friend, STORIES WE HAVE WRITTEN: OUR CHURCH: We cut the box out and we cut the steeple too. It is as pretty as it can be. It is God's House. MARILYN JOHNSON A FAIRY: Once upon a time there was a beautiful fairy. She didn't have a dress and she was going to dance tonight. She was unhappy. BOBBY RUDDY. -7- GRADE 2 & 3 - MISS SPENCE SPECIAL DAY POEMS MADE COOPERATIVELY IT'S HALLOWE'EN The lantern is lit, REMEMBRANCE
DAY JOLLY
OLD SANTA EASTER Our Saviour, Jesus came to earth, QUAKER OATS We saw the factory at last, JESUS' PRESENT What can I give to Jesus, Small as I am? STORIES FROM ROOM SEVEN, GRADE 3 - MISS SISSON A VISIT TO THE LIBRARY BY RON DONALDSON: Our room took three trips to the library this year. There were so many things to look at while we were there. We saw pretty pictures on the walls. Some of us took books home with us. THE FIRE DRILL BY WAYNE CRUSE: The fire drill is very important to the school. You see that some children get panicky when there is a fire. They must learn not to get too excited, -8- THE PETS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO OUR ROOM by SANDRA BARTLEY: Marilyn brought her little, white rabbit to school. When I looked in at him, he was standing on his hind legs, sniffing the air. Marilyn brought him in a box with a cup of milk in it. He stepped right into it. THE PLAY BY JERRY ELLIOTT: Miss Spence's room put on a play for us in the playroom. The play was about the frog and the mouse. Miss Spence told a story also. After the story we sang hymns. Our class enjoyed it. WINTER FUN by JIMMIE THOMPSON: In the winter time we slid down the hill on cardboard. Sometimes we bumped into each other on the ice. The ice was very slippery. OUR PLAY by BILL ROBB: Miss Sisson's room put on a play in the playroom. It's title was The Dutch Treat. It was about some Canadian boys and girls who visited friends in Holland. FUN AT THE ARENA by BARRIE McIVOR: The hockey players raced around the arena. They were having fun. Miss Spence and Mrs. Hutchins were both there. We arrived there at ten o'clock and left at twelve o'clock, We sang God Save the Queen. It is fun to go to the Arena. THE POLIO NEEDLE by PATSY O'NEIL: When Doctor Scott gave us our needle, he made us say "Ouch". I think Doctor Scott is a nice doctor. When I went out, after having my needle, everyone was shaking. SKATING AT THE ARENA by ELIZABETH COX: When we go to the Arena we buy many things to eat. Miss Sisson could not skate but she could watch us. We enjoy skating at the arena. THE POLIO NEEDLE by JUDY BROCKLEY: We had the polio needle this year. When Doctor Scott put it in our arms, he made us say ouch. It does not hurt at all. It is nice to get the needle because we know we won't get sick. TOM'S BEST PRESENT by CYRIL RAWSON: Tom got an electric train for Christmas. Tom sat all day Sunday playing with his train. He liked to watch the engine lights and the lights on the caboose. There are nine cars behind the engine. Tom likes to put alleys in the cars for money. He hardly plays with any other toys but his electric train. At night, Tom turns out the lights. Did you get an electric train for Christmas? A CHRISTMAS WISH THAT CAME TRUE by ROBERT AINSWORTH: A little boy who wished hard had his wish come true. Do you want to know how his wish came true? He got a Lionel train. It had red and green lights on it and smoke came out the top. It had ten cars behind the engine. There were many different kinds of tracks. The little boy was very pleased with his gift. A LIONEL TRAIN by ROBBIE WATSON: My brother and I have a Lionel train. We run it most of the time. The passenger cars light up when you turn on the train. There are little men in the train. I like watching it go because I think it is a good train, MAKING A SNOWMAN by DANNY REYNARD: In the winter when it is cold, I like to roll a snowman. But when it melts away I don't like it. When his head falls off I become very angry. I have much fun in the winter. THE SNOWMAN by CAROLE CRAIG: Betty and Bob made a snowman on Christmas Day. They put coal for its nose, mouth and eyes. The children put a broom beside the snowman. Did you make a snowman? I did, -9- EASTER FUN by JOANNE HESLIP: My cousin and I went on a hike. We killed two snakes. I saw a raccoon and a dog while we were at a store. After going to the store we went to the zoo where we saw three ducks. Then we went home. Our trip had ended. EASTER FUN by Marilyn Tinney: My family and another family went to Park Hill. We saw many animals. Two of these animals were a camel and a buffalo. Then we went to the Easter parade where we had a lot of fun. After the parade, we went home. JUST FOR FUN: Miss Sisson: Why is a tri-lite lamp called by that name? Harold: You try to get a high beam and if you can't, take a low one. One
day while talking about the Baltimore Oriole - LOST To Queen Elizabeth Went Marcia Murray To Queen Mary Went Roddy Clarkson AND FOUND From Belle Ewart Allan Wesenberg From Central Linda Thomas GRADE 4 - MISS LEGGETT A TRIP TO LONDON - by SUSAN FARTHING I went to London last year for a day in my summer holidays. It was on a Sunday. On the way, there we saw a lot of tobacco growing. We saw some drying houses for the tobacco. When we got to London it was very nice. We had a very lovely dinner. We walked down the street in the afternoon. At night we went into the park to see the fountain and to hear the band. On the way home I fell asleep. We had a very lovely time. MY TRIP TO DELMONTE -by ANN MENZIES One night Mother said we would be going to Delmonte tomorrow. In the morning we got into the car and started for Delmonte. We had our dinner in the car then we drove until we came to the summer resort. The pine trees smelt so lovely. Everyone was doing something. Our little place of cabins was called Boy's Town. We went down to the sandy beach through the woods. We went swimming and played in the sand. We also played baseball. We stayed for a week. I enjoyed being there very much. LUMBERING by SANDRA BENNETT One of the things we learned this year, was about "Lumbering". This is a poem on it. Here it is: Logs went floating down the stream, -10- MY SUMMER VACATION - By Karen Woods Last year on my summer holidays I went to Sauble Beach on July 17. It was about 260 miles from Peterborough. It was a very nice drive. We stopped off at a lodge to sleep right near a beautiful lake. In the morning when we woke up we got washed and dressed then drove on. We went through Collingwood to see my Aunt and Uncle. It was a long drive but we finally got there. As soon as we arrived there I went swimming. My two cousins came to Sauble Beach also. My cousin and I took turns sleeping over night. July 23 was my father's birthday at Sauble Beach. We gave him an ash tray and many other things, My Uncle gave him a bow and arrow set for a joke. After the birthday party was over we all went to the store and played games, then we bought an ice-cream cone. Then we went back to the cottage. Our holidays seemed to pass quickly and it was soon time to go home, We had a wonderful time at Sauble Beach. We had sunny weather, excellent swimming and we were all very tanned and rested after our holidays. MY TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES - by Kaye Thornton We left Peterborough Friday night October 15, the night of Hurricane Hazel. We had some exciting moments going through the flooded waters at Etobicoke. Some of the highlights of our trip were our first night in a motel at Port Huron. Also when we were going over the very high Blue Water Bridge at Sarnia we could see Lake Huron on one side and River St. Clair on the other. Some of the States we passed through were Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. I went to school one afternoon at Grove City Pa. This state had many mountains but was very pretty. Indiana is very flat and we saw many Mennonites there. They do not believe in our everyday conveniences and still use the horse and buggy and lamps and still wear long beards On the way back we shopped at Buffalo. Then we went on to the Niagara Falls. We waited to see the Falls lit up in colours, The next day in Toronto I had my first ride on the new subway. We had a nice trip but we still think Canada is best. FILMS - by Darlene Tyrl We have a film nearly every week oh school. We learn a lot from these films. This is a story about one of the films I liked best! SHEP THE FARM DOG In the morning Shep takes cows to pasture. When he comes home he has a breakfast of meat and an egg. His master, Tommy makes him lick his dish clean. Tommy makes him sit up. Tommy gives him a bone, Shep always makes sure that the chickens are not in the garden. In the afternoon Tommy and Shep go down to the pond to play. Tommy throws sticks into the pond. Shep goes and gets them so Tommy can throw them again. Tommy says, "Let's have a race home." When it gets dark Shep keeps watch over the house. Then he goes to sleep in his own house for the rest of the night S T O R I E S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL by Mary Paul We were very glad to come back to school. Miss Leggett is a very nice teacher for us. We had a Bible story in the morning. We did Arithmetic, Spelling, English and Music. Miss Leggett gave us work to do at home. Then we got out at recess. -11- THANKSGIVING - by Brian Harris On Thanksgiving Day I got up at seven o'clock and had my breakfast. I played outside for a while then I came in. After a while David Corp called on me and David and I went to Roger Pavey's house. On our way we saw Miss Cox and another lady painting pictures. We played at Roger's house for a while then went home. Our family played a game thanking God for all the things we could think of. Then we all sat down at the table. I said, "Grace", then we ate. MY LITTLE DOLL AND TEDDY BEAR - by Linda Parnell My little doll is dressed in red, Ted wears a
pretty coloured tie, MR. ANDERSON - GRADES 4 and 5, ROOM 8 THE WILD GEESE Across the sky you see them go, They fly up to the cold Northland HOLLAND - by Adriede Groot, Room 8 My country was Holland far from here. It is very small but there are nice flowers. Last week many people in Holland had flower day. They got big cars then with flowers on them. Holland is the same size as Lake Ontario. Some people think that there are many windmills but that isn't right. They think that every body walks on wooden shoes, but only the fishermen have them on. MY PET - Dianne Choate, Room 8 My pet is a kitten, IN MONTREAL - by Martha Raper, Room 8 Montreal is an island. They have been working on a subway through Mount Royal but there are rivers under the land. Mount Royal was once a volcano. I used to live on the side of the mountain. You can't get in to Montreal without crossing a bridge. There is a long bridge in Montreal that you have to pay to go across it. Montreal is an interesting place. -12 - THE KIWANIS FESTIVAL - by Douglas Price, Room 8 Mr. Anderson taught us, "Fear the Song of the Little Hunter". When March came, we all went over to St. Peter's Auditorium. There were a few numbers before us and we went up to the stage. The adjudicator told us that we won second prize. We went back to school and everybody was very happy. I hope we go to another Kiwanis Festival. SPRING - by Helene Johnstone, Room 8 Down where the lilies grow, The air smells exciting THE RABBIT - by Don Ross, Room 8 I saw a Rabbit wash his face, As he sat in the garden place, he nibbled lettuce, then we saw him wash his face again. CANDY-LAND - by Joy Elliott, Room 8 Would you like to come to candy land MY DREAM - by Shirley Peterson, Room 8 In my dream I was a Skunk GRADE SIX - ROOM 1 - MR. McNeil's Room TOMATO-WORM - by M.S.Field One day last fall we had 20 students in our class room. The day they were here we had science about the tomato-worm. Mr. McNeil got the tomato-worm from his garden. He kept it in a pail on an extra table we had. One day we went to get him and he was gone. Guess where he was. Under a desk near the pail. We didn't let him get out any more because we cornered him in the pail. The last of our worm was when he turned into a brown crysalis in the earth in he pail.
OUR ALPHABET - by Jacqueline Galvin A stands for Allen our friend Rose Marie HOUSE CLEANING - by Harold Dinesen. When I get home from school these days, CURRENT EVENTS - by Sharon Starr Every morning we have current events. The boys and girls put up their hands and give something that they got from the paper or radio or even television. Some may be about rivers overflowing or even somebody retiring from being Prime Minister or something like that. Maybe there was an airplane crash and so many were injured and killed. After we have given current events we give out the folders to write notes on them and make important places on maps. Current events goes on like that every morning. We enjoy it. -14-
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by James E. Reid CHORAL SPEAKING by Jim Guppy Armour Heights entered in the Kiwanis Festival for choral speaking. There were two other entries. The first school got seventy-nine and the second school got 89. Then it was our turn and we came second with 83. The poem we said was "Fear, the Song of the Little Hunter". There were three verses each eight lines in it. On the way home Mr. Anderson said he was very proud of us and we did very well. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION by Bob Searles Rev. Dr. Paterson is the minister of Mark Street Church. He comes every Wednesday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to teach us of God. When we come in we all read a scripture from our Testament, Repeat the Lord's prayer, and then sing God Save the Queen. After that Dr. Paterson tells us a story from one of the books of the Bible and sometimes we have a quick-passage-hunt to see who can read one of the verses of the Bible first, that Dr. Paterson gives us. When he finishes, we all join in with the benediction and go on with our studies. OUR RED CROSS by Pauline Gould On Thursday afternoon we have Red Cross. The meeting is called to order by the president Linda Morgan. The minutes are read and approved by the secretary Karen Barnes. Then Gordon Evans our treasurer goes around the classroom and collects for the Red Cross. Paul Collison reads, the monitor list and Wanda Hardie reads the programme numbers and then we start our programme. THE MODEL BOAT by Barbara Tobey My brother has a model boat, -15- PHYSICAL TRAINING - by Bob Searles Our P.T. time begins at 3:30 Monday afternoon. Mr. Anderson is the person who helps us. He teaches us soccer in the Fall or beginning of school. The school team competes against the 12 year-old boys and older. We also have fun besides training. In the winter we play volley-ball but we don't have school teams for volley-ball so we select captains and teams. It's played down stairs in the assembly room. We also have pyramid building in the winter and that is like acrobating. Mr. McNeil directs that. While in the spring we play baseball. Here again the school team competes against the 12-year-olds and older boys. Then the holidays come and that ends our school sports for the year, ARMOUR HEIGHTS - by Jim Guppy Armour Heights is very neat, THE ARMOUR HEIGHTS AUDUBON CLUB - by Jack Watson On Wednesday, May 4, 1955 we started our first Audubon Club of Armour Heights School. We voted for the President - Paul Collinson, Secretary, Jim Reid, Treasurer, Jack Watson. We sent away for our Audubon Books and pins. The pins had a picture of a Redwing Blackbird on some bulrushes, The booklet had coloured pictures of animals, birds, and flowers that we'd paste on a separate page with the story of the picture. On Wednesday May 11 we went on a hike to the swamp. We saw a Song Sparrow, Johnny - jump-ups, Redwing Blackbird with its four black spotted eggs, frogs, tadpoles, and a water beetle which whirls and darts around in the water. May we hope that the Audubon of Armour Heights School in future years have "Good Luck" and success with their club. B 0 Y S' S P 0 R T P A G E BOYS' SOFTBALL by Ron James, Room 1 This Spring we expect to have a good junior softball team coached by Mr. Anderson. Our captain is Ron James and the assistant Captain is Jim Guppy. Our first game was against Queen Mary. We beat that big school by a score of 17-14. On May the 18th we played May's School and beat them 13-18. On the 30th of May we play Prince of Wales school. We hope to win that game and get into the play-offs and win the championship. At Armour Heights we have another team. It's a team of senior boys who will play Central School and Prince of Wales School. Their pitcher is Basil Downer. -16- OUR HOCKEY TEAM - by David Payne, Room 8 We had bad luck this year in hockey. Garry Patterson, Jim Eakins and Bruce Cullen had left us. We had about four games and only won one of them. We had to stay out of the finals. Armour Heights gave up the cup which we won last year because Prince of Wales won it in 1955. We hope to do better next year. OUR FINAL SOCCER GAME - by Terry Trotter I'm going to tell you about the final game this year. For one period the score was 0-0. The goalie for Confederation backed into his own goal and a goal was counted. But then Confederation got a kick right into our goal. Every one was counting the seconds now. At last they got another goal. Next year we hope to get the soccer cup after nearly winning the last two years. FIELD DAY - Room 8 In September we had field day, We had broad jumping and dodge ball. Before the ribbons were given away, G I R L S' S P O R T S "IT'S FUN" - by Dianne Elliott, Grade 5 At P.T. time we run and jump, WHO WILL BE A LEADER? - Brenda McConnell, Grade 5 Mrs. Gracie our P.T. instructor, teaches us how to play baseball and how to do relays and exercises. In the first few lessons we took artificial respiration. Later on we practised baseball. Now we have teams. The team that wins plays another school. We take P.T. to learn leadership so we can lead a group when we get older. -17 -
GIRLS' SPORTS DID WE DO ALL THIS ? ? ? In September we practised for Field Day and chose up sides. We had to high jump, kick the soccer ball, broad jump and throw a softball us far as we could. Then about the end of the month we had "field day". There were prizes given to the winning teams. In October we played cricket and dodge ball and we did tumbling. In November we learned to play volley ball, especially how to serve and receive the ball. By December we were ready to have a good game of volley ball. In January we learned to dance the Durham Reel. We learned exercises in February and when we thought were sure of it we did the exercises at Home and School meeting. In March we learned all kinds of relays. We played baseball and learned to knock out flies in April. In May some girls had a contest in swimming against other schools at the Y.W.C.A. We picked new leaders for our squads in June. We played baseball to see who the winning team would be. The names of the teams are the ties the hats, the gold and purple. Grades four, five and six chose teams to play baseball Mondays after school. Two teams play one Monday after school and the other two teams, play the next Monday. The winning team plays another school. We learned many things that we never knew before. The main thing
is that we learned to be a good sport. ----- To be a good sport is all a part, of godliness. I Timothy 4:8. "For bodily exercise profiteth little; but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." P.T. DAY by Marilyn Ward, Grade 6 Monday is our P.T. Day, When it rains we dance and sing, DURHAM REEL - by Phyllis Watts, Grade 5 Dancing is a lot of fun, -18- J 0 K E S Bob - My nose and hankerchief are deadly enemies.
Proud Mother - My boy has made me a kitchen table all out of his own head, And still has enough wood left to make me a chair. ............By Kirke Van Allen,Grade 6 Mary - I am knitting a pair of socks for my brother in
college. by Marilynn Ward. . . . . . . . . . . Teacher - Does anybody know how they found iron? Why should you always carry a watch in the desert? By Harold Dinesen. Billy: The teacher said we were
having a test in math today rain or shine. Little boy: What is the main thing to do when you play golf.
At school there were two boys eating their lunch and this is
what goes on, A U T O G R A P H S |
