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87 cerned would see to it that a small portion of each evening be set apart for study, the results would be pleasing both to parents and children. Children, like adults, want to succeed. No one likes k to fail all the time, even though failure is a part of life and we learn much from our mistakes. A pat on the back, a word of encouragement, a helping hand, a pleas- ing smile, a chance to tell what he is doing in his work will help. To the child, his work is just as important as dad's. He loves to share his experiences, his successes, as well as his failures with those whom he loves. Education is an "ongoing activity;" it doesn't end at three o'clock each school day. Boys and girls spend more hours out of school than in it. The attitudes, habits, and discipline they acquire or develop are largely a reflection of the environment in which they live. We as parents and citizens can do much to provide our child- ren with a wholesome community in which to live. It was gratifying to have the many interested pa- ! rents and friends visitwith us during "National Educa- tion Week," to see the special exhibits borrowed from the Children's Museum of Jamaica Plain, and the work done by our pupils. We look forward to this annual opportun- ity when parents and teachers can confer to help cement a closer relationship between the home and the school. Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Washington's Birth- day are other occasions when plays, pageants, and other assembly programs augment the usual motion pictures, slide film or other type of cultural assembly for all the . grades. It is our aim to have as many pupils take part as possible, and at least once during the year every one participates. Projects in banking, girl scouts, safety patrol, first aid for civilian defense, athletic teams, Junior Red Cross, sales of tuberculosis crosses, the March