Our 2nd Graders Sure Rock
In honor of Earth day in April, our 2nd graders were assigned to clean-up Island Park. On Thursday, May 8th, we finally had a beautiful, sunny day and everyone was so excited to be outside supporting our community. Once . . .
Dental Health Matters
This afternoon, Crystal Top, from Health Services of Lyon County came to our classroom to remind my students that dental health matters. She shared a video demonstrating the importance of brushing and flossing away those sugar . . .
Home Is Where the Habitat Is
The 2nd grade students have been learning about the importance of conservation and the role that trees and healthy soils play in habitats. In Art class, with Mrs. Ramsey, they have been working on designing their own habitat pictures. . . .
Blanket Fort Learning
Today my class celebrated filling their monthly paw print sheet, which is done by earning paw prints for whole group compliments they receive for reaching PBIS expectations as well as earning individual ROAR cards. Their class reward . . .
My Class is Full of Sweet Hearts
Today was an extra special day filled with love as we celebrated Valentine's Day here in 2nd grade. My class enjoyed working on a valentines packet filled with crossword puzzles, mazes, word searches, and I Spies . . .
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 . . .
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 10 days of school we have been participating in the school-wide holiday dress-up days. See if you can . . .
Book Blessing
Today our Central Lyon 2nd graders, along with every other 2nd grader in the state of Iowa, were blessed with a brand new hardcover book, titled "Just Like Caitlin." This book is a beautiful reflection of the life and legacy . . .
50th Day of School
Can you believe today we celebrated the 50th day of school already?! We started off our day with some silly pictures using Mrs. Boekhout's decorations from when she turned "50" a couple years ago. Then for . . .
Happy Halloween
Today we were "treat"-ed to a super fun Halloween party. We had so "munch" fun! We would like to thank Cassie R., Valerie L., Sally W., Jada O., and Breanna B. for throwing us such a great . . .
Hot Lunch/Book Fair Week
My 2nd graders were very excited to eat lunch with their families during our "Feature Hot Lunch Day". This morning they were able to browse the Book Fair during our scheduled Library time and look through a few of the new . . .
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. . . .
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 . . .
Monarchs with Miss Emily
This afternoon our class walked outside and met Emily Ostrander, the Lyon County Conservationist. Emily taught us how to identify a Monarch and also determine if it was a boy or a girl. She shared with the children . . .
American Sign Language
This 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 . . .
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 . . .
2nd Grade Open House
Tonight was the start of the 2024-2025 school year, which represents another year of new beginnings for our 2nd grade team, one of which includes the return of retired 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Snyders, as . . .
Staff Spotlight: Julie Boekhout
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 this is my 10th year of teaching 2nd grade. I . . .
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 Tuesday, August 20th from 5:00 p.m - 7:00 . . .