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Central Lyon CSD

Elementary (PS-6)

Welcome

Hello everyone!  My name is Mrs. Boekhout and I have been teaching at Central Lyon since 1995.  I taught 1st grade for 4 years, Kindergarten for 16 years, and am currently teaching 2nd grade.  I truly love my career and the children I am blessed with each year.   Most students are very . . .

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Today my students were treated to a SWEET Valentine's Day party. This afternoon we took some time for silly photos using our valentine props. To kick off our party, we split in to stations. At one . . .

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Beach Day! Hooray!

This month we have been working so hard on our school-wide PBIS expectations. We reached our classroom goal and earned enough ROAR cards and paw prints to have a Beach party - all day long! Woohoo! The children were . . .

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Meet Miss Martin

Join us in welcoming Miss Martin to Central Lyon! She will be student teaching in our 2nd grade classroom from January - April and we are so excited to get to know her better.

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Merry Christmas!

We know it's the most wonderful time of the year, because we had the most wonderful time at school this month!  The last 12ish days of school we have been participating in the school-wide holiday dress-up days.  See if you can . . .

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Hot Lunch/Book Fair Week

My 2nd graders were very excited to eat lunch with their families during our "Feature Hot Lunch Day".  Following lunch, they were able to browse the Book Fair in the Library with their special guests and then enjoy . . .

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50th Day of School

Can you believe today we celebrated the 50th day of school already?! Guess what was extra special this year...Mrs. Boekhout turned 50 years old a few weeks ago, so we were able to reuse some of . . .

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Happy Halloween

Today we were "treat"-ed to a super fun Halloween party.  We had so "munch" fun!  We would like to thank Crystal T., Kayla E., Travis R., Jackie S., and Christi H. for throwing us such a great . . .

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Young Engineers

This year we are excited to "elevate" our science knowledge as we dig in to our new Science curriculum again (Elevate Science) from the Savvas Learning Company. The first topic we've been learning about in . . .

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We've Got Spirit, Yes, We Do!

Today we were LOUD and PROUD and so excited to show our school spirit for Homecoming week! Earlier this week we crafted some cheer gear for the big game tonight. We were also so happy to find out our classmate, Davi, . . .

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Washing Germs Away

This afternoon, our school nurse, Miss Brenda, came in to remind everyone about the importance of proper hand washing. First, she spent some time discussing the reasons why we wash our hands, when we need to, and how we do it correctly. . . .

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Cheers for Water

This afternoon we invited Megan Timmer-Stubbe from Health Services of Lyon County to share with our students about the importance of drinking water. She was pleasantly surprised by how many of the children already knew several . . .

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Monarchs with Miss Emily

  This afternoon our class walked down to the Lyon County Fairgrounds and met Emily Ostrander, the Lyon County Conservationist, at the flower garden.  Emily taught us how to identify a Monarch and also determine if it . . .

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American Sign Language

Last week one of our Reading stories was called "The William Hoy Story" by Nancy Churnin. It was a biography about a deaf boy who changed how the game of baseball was played. We learned that he used sign . . .

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Our 2nd Grade Family

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars....I wished for you and here you are! I am pleased to introduce the newest members of my 2nd grade family. We had a wonderful first day together! Looking forward to another memorable year. Please click . . .

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2nd Grade Open House

On August 18 I had the privilege of meeting my new students and their families at our Second Grade Open House.  The children enjoyed unpacking their supplies, checking out our room, and meeting . . .

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Countdown to 2nd Grade!

Hey Boys and Girls!  I hope you're as excited as I am about school starting soon!  I am looking forward to meeting you and your family at our 2nd Grade Open House on Thursday, August 18th from 5:00 p.m - 7:00 . . .

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The Central Lyon Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas of study: Business Education, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Industrial Arts Education and Vocation Agriculture Education. It is the policy of the Central Lyon Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. Inquiries or grievances may be directed to the Superintendent, Central Lyon CSD, 1010 S. Greene St., Rock Rapids, IA 51246, (712) 472-2664, superintendent@centrallyon.org. Please see District Board Policies for additional information on grievance procedures.