Mr. Clyde Slicker, recognized earlier in this blog website, is well-known to many of us from fourth or sixth grade, or, in my case, both! On a whim, I invited him to attend our Willard reunion! I am thrilled that Mr. Slicker took the time to acknowledge the invitation and provide us with an update on his family. I have included the photo he sent of himself and Mrs. Slicker (I didn't realize she had taught at Somerville and Glen Schools as well!) and a copy of the note he wrote. Being the consummate teacher and professor that he is, we also have a suggested reading list that will "leave us thinking!" I am proud to say, Mr. Slicker (as I hope you continue to check this blog!), that I HAVE already read three of the books mentioned on your list!
FELLOW SLICKER SCHOLARS please add greetings here or find me at the reunion to write down memories and thoughts that I will send back to him along with "taller" pictures of us!
I will bring the card, photo and note to the reunion. You may be able to get a better view of the message by clicking on the image in the slide show below.
I will bring the card, photo and note to the reunion. You may be able to get a better view of the message by clicking on the image in the slide show below.
Judy, thanks so much for reaching out to him! I've often told people about the volley-balloon game our class invented (and the day someone else and I went to teach Miss Eliason's class -- I recall they weren't suitably impressed. I'm going to see if I can dig out the pictures I took of Mr S's class fall week at Camp Green.
ReplyDeleteI've just spent an hour reading back thru postings from before I joined. Don't know why it took me so long to get to that, but with reunion only a week away (and RHS in the news because of the tragic suicide of one of its 2010 alumns), I'm really feeling drawn to think about the past there.
I was only at Willard for 5th & 6th grade but so many memories! We'll all have so much to talk about at Judy's in only 5 days.
Charlee Belmore said...I just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to Mr. Slicker and the 6th grade class at Willard. Being the "new kid" in 6th grade turned out to be a great thing because you all made me feel so welcome. You guys were the sophisticated, and very cool east coast kids, somewhat scary from my view, but after the initial shock, you all made it easy and comfortable. I still claim Ridgewood as home even though we moved again the beginning of my junior year. Anyway, I thank you all for being very gracious 11 year olds and for my good fortune to be in Mr. Slicker's class!
ReplyDeleteI remember having Mrs. Slicker as a teacher in Glen School. I believe it was 2nd grade and also the first year that Glen was open.
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