Welcome to 4th grade!

My name is Mrs. Groen, and this is my first year of teaching 4th grade after teaching TK for three years at Central Lyon. I graduated from Northwestern College, in Orange City, with a degree in Elementary Education and endorsements in Early Childhood, Reading and Coaching. My husband, Justin, and our sons, Leo and Eli, and I . . . read more

Lewis & Clark Field Trip

On Thursday, May 3rd, our 4th grade classes were able to travel to Sioux City to visit the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and the Sergeant Floyd Monument. In the fall, Mrs. Keizer applied for a grant from Target, and she was awarded . . . read more

Circus 2012

On Friday the 4th graders boarded the bus and headed to Sioux Falls to watch the Shrine Circus. Before we got to the Arena, we stopped at McDonald's for lunch. The students had a great time ordering and eating their food. They were excited . . . read more

Tax Day

As part of our Lion's Economy we invited Kyle Ebel, a local CPA and 4th grade parent, to come and share more information on taxes with our 4th graders. Mr. Ebel made a great Power Point presentation that he shared with the students. The kids . . . read more

"Science Guy"

Our fourth graders were treated to a day of science! Mrs. Sieperda, Mrs. Keizer and I were awarded a Lion Grant to invite a science present to come and talk to our 4th graders. During the presentation the students learned about rocks, . . . read more

Lion's Economy

Mrs. Keizer, Mrs. Sieperda and I are striving to meet the Core Standards. These standards are in place to be sure all students are being taught important material before they graduate from Central Lyon. One of these is to expose . . . read more

Valentine Party

My 4th grade class was treated to a "sweet" Valentine's Day party. We began our party by playing games. In one of the games we played, the students had to list things you should never do to a teacher. They had crazy ideas! I better be . . . read more

Creative Writing Contest

by Sara Groen

In English class, my 4th graders wrote creative writing stories. These stories were entered into a creative writing contest sponsored by the Northwest Iowa Reading Council. The students worked very hard on their stories. . . . read more

AR Party

For our 2nd quarter AR goal, the students earned an afternoon filled with board games and fun. Everyone in our class made their AR goal and kept their percentage above 80%! I am so proud of all of their hard work! We had fun playing games . . . read more

Christmas Party

The 4th graders were treated to a great Christmas party today. We started the party with a race to become Rudolph. The students had Vaseline on their noses, and they had to race to the table to put on a red nose without using their hands. . . . read more

Spreading Christmas Cheer

For the Christmas season, our elementary school was challenged to donate 150 food items per grade level to be given to ATLAS of Lyon County and Mid-Sioux. Our kids responded to the challenge! Over all the entire elementary donated over 2,400 . . . read more

Target Field Trip Grant

We found out in December that our 4th grade class was awarded a $500 Target Field Trip Grant. The class will be going to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center the beginning of May. In Social Studies they learned about the . . . read more

Christmas Concert 2011

The 4th graders have been busy working on their Christmas concert in music with Mrs. Johnson. We practiced Monday and Tuesday mornings to get ready for the big performance. The show started out with kids playing the piano. Our very own . . . read more

Halloween Party

My 4th graders were treated to a terrific Halloween Party. Students had balloon races, played "Fall Pictionary", turned into mummies, enjoyed a snack and had a great time! Thank you to Elizabeth W., Barb T., for helping with the party! . . . read more