Mrs. Flikkema - Delavan Christian School

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Mrs. Flikkema

First grade teacher

This year I will be teaching first grade in the morning Monday through Thursday, and first and second grades combined in the afternoon. I will teach both grades together all dayon Fridays.

This is my 23rd year of teaching here at DCS. I have taught preschool, third and fourth, and first and second grades here over the years. I also taught second grade in the morning and seventh and eighth grade in the afternoon for one year in Pease, MN while my husband was attending college.

I received my teaching degree from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.

I live in Delavan with my husband Brent. We have three children. Alesha is a graduate of Judson University in Elgin, Il. She is married to Jeremy Wyman, and has a son, Levi, my first grand child! Our son, Josh is a Senior at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL. Kara attended Judson University for one semester and is now working and taking classes for medical transcriptioning.

I enjoy spending time with my family, camping, reading, and gardening. I feel very blessed to be able to teach in a christian school. I love children and helping them discover the amazing world God has given to us.

Here's a look at our morning!

Our days begin with devotions. Monday mornings we meet in the gym for singing with the whole school. The rest of the week we read a devotion and take turns praying together.

Each morning we will be doing many reading and writing activities. Language, Reading, Writing, Phonics, Handwriting and Spelling are all a part of our morning time. We all participate in activities to help us improve our abilities in these areas. In the Spring we will be participating in forensics. Each child will present an individual or group piece for eachother and our parents. Later, some of us will present our pieces at an county meet in Walworth, WI.

Our mornings will also involve math activities. We will play games and solve problems together to help us improve our number awareness.

Each week I will send a homenote to keep parents informed of the things we are working on in class.

Now a peek at our afternoons!

Bible: This year in Bible we will be looking at creation through the settling of the promised land. Later in the year we will look at Psalms and Proverbs, and then go on to the exile and return. Our memory verses will be sent home each week for extra practice in hiding God's Word in our hearts. Our first unit is Walking with God.

Science: This will begin the second quarter. Our forth quarter we will again be looking at science.

Art: We will begin our year learning about line, shape, texture, and color. Our projects throughout the year will focus on these elements of art.

Social Studies: We will learn about the world God has created for us to care for. As we look at ourselves and the beautiful world around us we will be amazed at His creativity! This month we will be learning about the early Americans.

Physical Education: This year we will have gym class on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Please be sure your child dresses appropriately for exercise (good shoes too) on these days.

Computer: Mr. Taylor will work with us on Fridays this year.

Library: Each Friday we also visit our school library and the students have a chance to check out books for one or two weeks.