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Classroom Pages: Elem.- Lower: Kdgn - Mrs. Boekhout
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
National Kindergarten Conference
I attended the National Kindergarten Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 10 - 14, 2011. This was my second year attending, so I was really looking forward to learning new things from two of my favorite presenters from last year. . . . read more
Kindergarten Reunion
On Thursday, July 21, the 2010 - 2011 Kindergartners gathered for a Class Reunion at Island Park. They were invited by their teachers, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Boekhout, and Mrs. Van. After playing with their friends awhile, the former . . . read more
Countdown to Kindergarten!
Hey Boys and Girls! I hope you're as excited as I am about school starting soon! I am looking forward to seeing you and your family at our Kindergarten Open House on Tuesday, August 16th from 4:00 - 6:00. Remember to . . . read more
Kindergarten Open House
All of my students and their families attended our Kindergarten Open House this year. Look at how excited they are to begin school! Kindergarten Open House 2011 *not all family members are present in some photos. . . . read more
Our Kindergarten Family
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars, I wished for you and here you are!! I am pleased to introduce the newest members of our Kindergarten family. Check out all the smiles on the first day of school! Introducing my 2011 . . . read more
Our Kissing Hands
Hey Mom and Dad – Just like in the story, The Kissing Hand , here’s a kiss for you to see, when I’m at school and you’re missing me! See how much we love you.... Back to Mrs. Boekhout's Home . . . read more
Oh, Do You Know Our Classmates?
Dear Moms and Dads, I want to thank each of you for taking the time to explain how you chose your child's name. Much like we learned in the story, Chrysanthemum, everyone’s name is special and absolutely perfect. We . . . read more
We've Got the Whole Alphabet in Our Mouths
We’ve been working hard on reviewing all of the letters and sounds in the alphabet. There are a couple different ways I would like to suggest using this video to review at home with your child... *Encourage your child to . . . read more
Apples Up On Top
During our Apple Unit we read the story, "Ten Apples Up On Top" by Theo. LeSieg. We enjoyed the story so much we thought it would be fun to make our own book on the Smartboard. First each child decided how many apples they . . . read more
Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down
Hey Moms and Dads - I am so proud of each of my students for helping me create this fun video during our Fall unit. While working on these slides together on our Smartboard, each child wrote their own name, decorated their . . . read more
Watch for us on KSFY
Attention Parents: Please be sure to watch the Sioux Falls KSFY news channel tonight thru Saturday night as you might recognize some darling faces you know. Bob, a KSFY camera man, traveled to our school this . . . read more
We've Got Spirit...How About You?
The CLHS Cheerleaders encouraged everyone to get involved and excited about Homecoming week! They challenged every classroom to show their school spirit by having a door decorating contest. Reide Folkens brought his . . . read more
Kindergarten Hot Lunch Day
My Kindergartners were very excited to eat lunch with their families and friends during Hot Lunch Week. In preparation for this special day, they surprised their visitors with some spooky spider hats. Following lunch, they were . . . read more
Firefighters Visit
In honor of fire safety week, four volunteer firefighters from the Rock Rapids Fire Department were at school today. Dave A. and Eric B. demonstrated how a real firefighter looks and sounds. They reminded the children . . . read more
Socks on Fox
While celebrating “Silly Socks Day” in honor of the letter S, we read the story, Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss. Each child posed for a picture in their silly socks, wrote their name on the smartboard, and then recorded a . . . read more
Preschool Fun
Today I had the pleasure of visiting the Central Lyon Preschool (a.m. and p.m.), the Rock Rapids Head Start, and the Doon Preschool as part of Central Lyon’s “Transition to School” plan. I shared a video so the . . . read more
Left and Right
We've been having lots of fun reviewing positional words in Math. One set of words we learned was "left" and "right". We made this neat video to help us practice each other's names and those two tricky words. . . . read more
50th Day of School
Today we celebrated the 50th day of school. As you can see by all the smiles, everyone had a super fun time! We started off our day with a trip around school to show off our 50’s outfits and then watched a powerpoint on our . . . read more
Happy Halloween
It has become a tradition here at Central Lyon for the Kindergartners to dress-up for our Halloween party. This year the parents helped their child create a costume that resembled their favorite storybook character. I was very . . . read more
Animal Adventures with the Lyon County Naturalist
Today we were invited to Premier Estates to learn more about Animals with Emily Ostrander, the Lyon County Naturalist. She brought along many different pelts for the children to see and touch. She also played a . . . read more
Veterans Day
On Veterans Day, we attended the Veterans Day Memorial Service in the Central Lyon High School gym. The American Legion Post 103 and the VFW Post 6960 presented the colors. We were then led in prayer and the CLHS Band played . . . read more
Car Seat Safety
As part of our Transportation unit, we invited Melissa Stillson to our classroom to share her knowledge about car seat safety. She works for Health Services of Lyon County and loves to keep parents and students informed about this . . . read more
I'm the Boss of My Body
Stefanie Behrens, the Education Coordinator for the Family Crisis Center of Northwest Iowa, gave a presentation to my class today called "I Am the Boss of My Body". The children watched a short movie which helped them recognize that . . . read more
Kindergartners Visit Pizza Ranch
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 see how the employees "put in an order" on the computer and check out things . . . read more
No Bullying Allowed!
This morning Dayna Korthals, Anna Warner, Jason Neil, and Alex Mclvenna shared a powerpoint presentation with my Kindergartners on Bullying. These 8th graders were assigned this project in their Tech Ed class with . . . read more
Good Handwashing Matters!
Mel DeJong, our school nurse, shared some excellent advice with my Kindergartners concerning the importance of good handwashing. She talked about the importance of covering your sneeze in your sleeve, demonstrated how to wash . . . read more
Christopher Pop-In-Kins
We would like to introduce someone new to our classroom. His name is Christopher Pop-In-Kins and here is his story...The holiday season is always a very busy time for Santa. So, many years ago, Santa selected this special elf to . . . read more
It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas....
We (along with several other Kindergarten classes in Lyon County) were invited to decorate the Christmas tree on the 2nd floor of the Lyon County Courthouse. We each made our own purple and gold glitter ball ornament, added . . . read more
Welcome Back to Kindergarten, Danielle!
My how time sure flies! Seems like just yesterday that Danielle Sneller was a kindergarten student in my classroom and now she is a Senior!! In fact, this year's Senior class is my first Kindergarten class to graduate from . . . read more
O Santa, Where Are You?
We know it's the most wonderful time of the year, because we had the most wonderful time at our Christmas party! We listened to a Christmas story, played a musical present game, decorated sugar cookies, scratched some magic cards, . . . read more
100 Days Smarter
Can you believe that we are already 100 days smarter? That's right, today was the 100th day of school! Time flies when you're learning a lot and that means we only have 80 days left of Kindergarten. We celebrated . . . read more
Measuring Fun
This week in Math we've been learning about Measurement. The students experimented with various standard units of measurement, such as a ruler, yardstick, tape measure, balance, and a scale. The activities they enjoyed . . . read more
Who Will Be Our Next President?
This morning we were invited to Mr. Eckenrod and Mrs. VanWyhe's classrooms to watch the 7th grade powerpoint presentations they created in Social Studies and Tech Ed. My students were divided into small goups to . . . read more
Rainforest Adventures with the Lyon County Naturalist
Today we were invited to the Rock Rapids Health Center to learn more about the Rainforest with Emily Ostrander, the Lyon County Naturalist. She started off the adventure with a rainforest hike, which encouraged the children to use . . . read more
Valentine's Day Party
This morning we were treated to a neat Valentine's Day party. The children had fun tossing candy conversation hearts into Valentine cups and then figuring out their score by counting by 5's and 10's, designing Valentine . . . read more
Who is Under the Umbrella?
At the end of each Letterbook, we like to celebrate all of o u r hard work with a co u ple of f u n activities in honor of that letter. Can yo u g u ess what letter we’re celebrating today? That’s right, the letter Uu ! . . . read more
We love Dr. Seuss!
What a Seuss-filled week this has been! In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday today, we have been celebrating him all week long. The children were fascinated to learn more about who this author really was and the history behind the . . . read more
Head Start Visits Kindergarten
The Rock Rapids Head Start students came to visit our classroom today. First we partnered up, introduced ourselves, and sang the song "Bingo" using our hand puppet. Next, we had them walk across our balance . . . read more
CL Preschoolers Visit Kindergarten
The Central Lyon Preschoolers students came to visit our classroom today. First we partnered up, introduced ourselves, and sang the song "Bingo" using our hand puppet. Next, we had them walk across our balance beam, . . . read more
Pajama Party
Today we planned a pajama party as a culminating activity for completing the Letterbook P. The children were invited to wear their pajamas to school and bring their favorite pretend pet. We started out our morning reading, "The . . . read more
Eggs
This morning the Lyon County Naturalist, Emily, came to our classroom and shared some neat information about eggs and animals. First she read the story "Chickens Aren't the Only Ones". Next she cracked open a real chicken egg . . . read more
Wacky Hair and Wanna-Be Day
In honor of completing our Letterbook W, we declared today “Wacky Hair Day” and “Wanna-Be Day”. We invited each child to dress-up like someone that they want to be when they grow up -- for example, a farmer, a teacher, a . . . read more
Kindergarten Visit Day 2012
Central Lyon Kindergarten Visit Day was on Friday, April 13th. Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Boekhout, and Mrs. Van Veldhuizen were excited to get to know the 54 new Kindergartners better. Foster Grandmas Iona Van Dyke and Leora Reemtsma . . . read more
Jolly Joggers Day
As a celebration activity for finishing the Letterbook J, we invited Mrs. Snyders and her lovely assistant, Brenda, into our classroom to juggle. She shared with us how she first learned to juggle and amazed us with her ability to . . . read more
Foster Grandparent Banquet
Tonight I had the privilege of attending the Foster Grandparent Banquet in Rock Valley with my classroom Grandma, Iona Van Dyke. This is her 18th year of volunteering as a foster Grandma at Central Lyon. She has been in my . . . read more
Birds
Emily Ostrander, the Lyon County Naturalist, came to our classroom this morning and shared more information with our students about birds. She is always prepared with fun, factual information and activities to keep everyone engaged . . . read more
Mother's Day Tea
This afternoon the children and I were so excited to treat their mother's to a day of celebrating them in honor of Mother's Day. First everyone introduced themselves and their moms. Next I read "Mama, If You Had a Wish" and the . . . read more
Technology Conference
I attended a TQPD conference in Minneapolis today with my former college roommate, Brenda Stoltzman, who teaches 2nd grade in Minn Lake, MN. It was called "Energize Your Instruction with Technology: Engaging Tools and Strategies to . . . read more
Blast Off!
In honor of our Space Unit, Jill Postma (aka the Rocket Lady) from the Iowa State Extension Office came to our classroom and presented Rockets Away. She told us about the 3 main parts of a rocket, asked us to act it . . . read more
