Show Wendy McGarry reporter Parent conferences of the Manti lanti Elementary and Junior High began Wednesday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon Nov 9 at one and continued continued continued contin contin- through the day Also on Wednesday Nov 16 and Friday Nov 18 The parents will be shown the progress their child is making in their school work National Book Week will begin Nov 13 and end Nov 19 The Theart Theart Theart art department has made paper mache animal characters which will illustrate the animal books Original book markers will be given to each student The library li library library li- li will be open and we in invite invite invite in- in vite the parents In to look at atthe atthe atthe the displays The third and fourth grades wrote the following Thanksgiving ing poem IM I'M THANKFUL Im I'm thankful for mountains and valleys and trees For the sun and the sky and the soft evening breeze Im I'm thankful for clouds for the rain and the snow For the forest and flowers and andall andall andall all things that grow Im I'm thankful for work Im I'm thankful for play Im I'm thankful for night Im I'm thankful for day I Im I'm thankful for honor and freedom freedom freedom free free- dom so grand For love and respect and the laws of our landIm landIm landIm land Im I'm thankful for parents and andI teachers and friends I And all that my Heavenly Father sends I JUNE COXS COX'S FOURTH GRADE In the fourth grade we wc did some research on animals Now we have written riddles about these animals We Vc would like to share some of these riddles with you I can run very fast I live in inthe inthe inthe the woods I am large I eat grass weeds and leaves My color is different in winter and summer In summer r I wander in inthe inthe inthe the woods but in winter I usually usually usually ally find a herd to live with What am I 11 deer Pauline Bown Down I am white and black with a peppermint stripe down my back If you arc are not careful you will get in your hair I eat eggs like nutmeg in a keg What am I 11 skunk Shelley i I I live in a hole all winter I dig it myself and I put twigs in it It is very comfortable all winter winter win win- ter long My Iy fur gets thick in winter and when it is summer I lose some of my fur When I get time I gather food What am I woodchuck Sam Munk 1 MunkI I have a small bushy tail I am reddish brown gray or black in color I live mostly in trees I eat mostly on grains and nuts I store food for winter Children like to watch me Who Vho am I squirrel Lind Hall HallI I am brown My Iy sister is white My l brother is black Some times I run Some times I walk But 1 I never do summersaults I have four legs I eat grass hay oats and weeds What am I 11 horse Diana DInna Merriam 1 I am sort of a little thing and andI I have sized middle-sized ears cars I drink milk from my mother Most 1 mothers get old and get killed When I 1 get big I eat grass and other things Soon my daddy gets killed too I do not live inthe inthe in inthe the forest very much I usually stay in a pasture I r am usually in a herd I am very cute People can not ride me even when Iam Iam I Iam am grown up I am white and fluffy What am I lamb Brent Larsen We Ve are also busy writing stories and decorating our room for Thanksgiving |