Welcome

Hello everyone! My name is Mrs. Boekhout and I have been teaching at Central Lyon since 1995. I taught 1st grade for four years and have been teaching Kindergarten ever since. I truly love my career and the children I am blessed with each year. Most five and six year olds are very eager to learn and please, . . . read more

Alphabet Kids

September 18, 2009

Each year I do an alphabet activity where the children get to form the uppercase letters with their bodies. Once I develop the pictures, the children take turns taking them home in a photo album where they can review the letters, . . . read more

Firefighters Visit

October 9, 2009

In honor of fire safety week, three volunteer firefighters from the Rock Rapids Fire Department were at school today. Chris B. and Steve H. demonstrated how a real firefighter looks and sounds. They reminded the . . . read more

50th Day of School

November 3, 2009

On Wednesday, October 28th, we celebrated the 50th day of school. As you can see by the smiles in the pictures, everyone had a super fun time! We started off our day with a trip around school to show off our 50’s outfits . . . read more

Mother Goose and Her Favorite Nursery Rhyme Characters

November 3, 2009

It has become a tradition here at Central Lyon for the Kindergartners to come dressed as Nursery Rhyme characters on the day we have our Halloween party. Parents choose a rhyme for their child at our September parent-teacher . . . read more

I'm the Boss of My Body

November 24, 2009

Donna Durham, the Education Coordinator for the Family Crisis Center of Northwest Iowa, gave a presentation to our Kindergartners today called "I Am the Boss of My Body". The children watched a short movie which helped them . . . read more

Kindergartners Visit Pizza Ranch

November 25, 2009

As part of our Food Pyramid Unit and also for Thanksgiving, the Kindergartners went on a field trip to Pizza Ranch. T he students were given the chance to "put in an order" on the computer and check out things behind the scenes. . . . read more

Christmas Party 2009

December 23, 2009

Today we were treated to the best Christmas party ever by some really creative Moms in our classroom. They started off our party by reading a Christmas story and then divided us into groups for stations. At the different . . . read more

Head Start Visits Kindergarten

January 11, 2010

The Rock Rapids Head Start students came to visit our classroom today. First we partnered up, introduced ourselves, and sang the song "Keep Moving". Next, we had them crawl through our tunnel, walk across our balance . . . read more

Valentine's Day Party

February 12, 2010

This morning we were treated to a neat Valentine's Day party. The children had fun making pipe cleaner candy rings, playing Heart Bingo, decorating cupcakes, and opening their valentines from each other. They were also treated . . . read more

CL Preschoolers Visit Kindergarten

February 22, 2010

The Central Lyon 4 year old preschoolers spent some time learning in our classroom. They came to visit b ecause they are learning the letter B this week, which is the first letter in my last name, B oekhout. When . . . read more