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Show I v f ? ' - ' t f . v ' 1 "p. '"" I ' 4tt -: 3t i. ft ;, ALTAMONT HOSTS STORY TELLING FESTIVAL FES-TIVAL APRIL 22 A very successful storytelling story-telling festival, held on Friday, Fri-day, April 22, was the climax to National Library Week at Altamont Elementary School. The festival was held in two selections one for lower grades gra-des one through three, and one for upper grades four through six. In addition, Mrs. Anna Hartman's kindergarten had their individual story hour in the library with Librarian Edythe Marett telling the story, "Nobody Listens to Andrew. " Each of the classes had held individual story hours during the first part of the week and then the classes chose their favorites for the group story festival. Mrs. Edith Burton's first grade retold the story, "Ask Mr. Bear, " using stick puppets for dramatization. Then the entire group recited in unison and acted out in pantomime the poems, "March Wind's Little Brother, " "The Sad Choo Choo, " and "Kitten. " Mrs. Rhea Kunz' second grade used puppets to retell the narrative poem, "A Long Story. " The third grade, instructed by Mrs. Zola Stevenson, chose to tell how they made use of library resources to learn about famous events in our country's history. Reports given were: Jill Bleazard, "What My Flag Means to Me;" Bunnie Stevenson, Steven-son, "Our National Anthem;" Karolee Young, "What' Crown Thy Good With Brotherhood' Means;" Matt Christensen, "The Wright Brothers;" Erna LaRose, "How Obeying Laws'Hclps Me Be a Better Citizen. " In the "upper division" of the story -telling festival some of the pupils told original stories and some retold stories from library books. Representing Principal Howard Ho-ward Todd's sixth grade were: Joan Brotherson, who retold an original story told by her grandfather, Henry Bcntley, entitled "Old Crackfoot;" Kerry Famsworth, with an original ori-ginal mystery story, "Rap, Rap, Rap;" and Jennie Bcal, who retold "Pony of the Sioux. " From Mrs. Verona Goodrich's Good-rich's fifth grade were: Jackie McDonald, relating "Hay Foot, Straw Foot;" David Atwood, with "Good Fcr Nothing Dog;" and Ernest Kunz (who formerly hailed from Mexico) regaling the audience with his pantomimed version of ""Los Gres Marranitos, or Three Little Pigs. " Mr. Albert Potts' fourth grade sent: Marlene Sceley with her original story, "Made Up,' Surprised, and Mad;" Michael Miles, "The Three Brothers;" Patrick Allred, original ori-ginal version of "Three Little Pigs, adapted for TV;" and Alene Potts, "The Affair at Rue-D-M. " |