May 29, 2009 At 8:30 AM today, for the first time in over forty years, a schoolbus pulled up to the front of the North Wayne Schoolhouse. Mrs. Wallingford (Linda McKee, click on video below) greeted twenty-seven students in the first to fifth grades at the entryway. Then she led them to their old-fashioned wooden desks in the newly renovated classroom.
Each student read aloud the name and description of a real student who had attended the school in the 1930's. The descriptions gave actual historical details about the person they would be recreating in the classroom. As the lessons proceeded, Mrs. Wallingford taught each grade separately one-by-one, the other students working quietly but also noticing what the teacher was teaching their peers.
The lesson drew to an end at 11 AM, time for recess. As it was misty outside and cold, they went to the second floor stage hall to jump rope, play marbles and jacks, and test out the piano. A brown paper bag lunch of a sandwich and apple followed.
After lunch, Bonnie Wilder conducted old-fashioned musical games and the children participated in a spelling bee. The bus waited overtime while half a dozen of them continued to spell words correctly. Wayne Elementary teacher Jennifer Baack reported that one of the returning students said, "I wish we went to that school all year!"
Friday, May 29, 2009
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