Welcome to 5th/6th Reading!!
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Hello, my name is Sheila Maxwell. I teach 5th and 6th grade Reading and coach 7th and 8th grade Softball. This will be my 15th year with the Central Lyon School District. I previously taught middle school Language Arts in Cherokee, Iowa. I live here in Rock Rapids with my husband, Scott, and our two sons, Connor . . .

40 Book Challenge/AR
40 Book Challenge: This year we will be doing the 40 Book Challenge. I am challenging all students to read at least 40 books this year (on or above their grade level). Books do not have to be chapter books, however, they . . .

Pahoja/Hatchet Field Trip
Students learn survival skills after reading the novel Hatchet
On Tuesday, February 23, Central Lyon sixth grade students traveled to Lake Pahoja Recreational Area to learn some winter survival skills. The field trip was planned in conjunction with their Hatchet unit, which is a novel . . .