The Bethlen Home Messenger, 2000-2001 (1-4. szám)
2001-09-01 / 4. szám
AUTUMN IS HERE Welcome to October. This month's theme is "Boo to You Too!" Some key things planned for the month are: 2nd 4th 8th 12th 17th 23rd 26th 29th 31st Heritage United Methodist Bible Study Catholic Mass Columbus Day Cocktail Hour Scenic Bus Ride Bible Study Cocktail Hour Resident Council Halloween Party THE ONE-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE In the early 1900's, schools were quite different from what they are now. They were often a one-roomed building with a big wood or coal-burning stove in the center. The grades usually ranged from first to eighth, but could include all twelve grades. Just one teacher taught all these grade levels. There wasn't time for much more than reading, writing and arithmetic - readin', ritin' and rithmetic - or the 3 R's. Having everyone in one room was an advantage to the younger grades, because they could be taught by the older kids and could listen to their lessons. The room was divided according to grade level and often by gender as well. Typically, the boys sat on one side of the room, and the girls on the other. Younger children were seated in the front of the room, close to the teacher. The residents at Ligonier Gardens shared some of their school day memories, and now I would like to pass those on to you for reading enjoyment. The five questions I asked them were: 1. ) Did you attend a one-room schoolhouse? Half of them did have the experience of a one-room schoolhouse, some went to a two-room schoolhouse, and the others went to a city school. 2. ) Did you ever get in trouble and have to wear a dunce cap or sit in the corner? Some of them also had the experience of standing in the corner or the coatroom for misbehaving, but none of them actually gave the reason why they had gotten in trouble. Htgonter #arben'ő ê>taff Administrator................. Assistant Administrator. Director of Nursing........ Food Service Manager. Housekeeping............... Environmental Services Activity Director............. .....Julie Skovira Melinda Pletcher .......Paula Hantz ........ Sandy Fritz . Sandy Pniewski ........Tom Lisbon ...........Jill Reese 3. ) What kind of games did you play at recess? Favorite games to play during recess were kick-ball, hide and seek, jump rope, hopscotch, jacks, fox and geese, ring around the rosie, baseball, "shinney" (known to us today as hockey), kick the can and tag. One game in particular that I found interesting which one of the residents wrote about was called "Little White Daisies"! Here is how the game was played: "We formed a circle, two children in the center. One asked the other her first and last name, then her "boyfriend's" first and last name. The words to the game song went like this "Mary is her first name, her first name, Mary is her first name among the "little white daisies". Then the last name - "Smith is her second name, second name, Smith is her second name among the "little white daisies". This was repeated with the boy's first and last name. The last verse was "Now poor Jimmy's dead and gone, dead and gone, now poor Jimmy's dead and gone among the "little white daisies". During the singing of the last verse, the girl whose name we sang, pretended to weep, hanging her head and crying. This was repeated until every girl in the circle had a chance to reveal her boyfriend's name! This game was very exciting for us girls to play and it was a great way to pass time. " 4. ) What was your favorite subject? The most popular subjects that were mentioned were reading, history, math and spelling. Ligonier Gardens is blessed also to have some retired schoolteachers as well. One schoolteacher wrote about how she prepared for the first day of class. She stated that one of the most important things that she needed to have ready were the name tags that each child was given. She prepared the room for the first day by making sure she had an activity table and chairs set up so the children could socialize with the other children in playing some of their favorite games. She definitely made sure there was a snack prepared for them. She always made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with some fruit for them in the afternoon. She also read to the children with some of their favorite storybooks. One thing she stressed to me was to make sure that they had recess twice a day, because that was very important. WELCOME Ligonier Gardens would like to extend a warm welcome to the following new residents: Mrs. Ann Chemeras Mrs. Yolanda Ferenczy Mrs. Monica Holler Mrs. Irene Kovács Mrs. Doris Watts Mr. Paul Cramer Mrs. Helen Fitchko Mrs. Louise Hood Mr. Stephen Kovács Everyone at Ligonier Gardens hopes you have a comfortable and relaxing time while you are with us. Welcome to the family!
