The third-grade class of Rhonna Jarchow is this week's featured class of the week. Pictured are (front row, from left) Houston Williams, Perla Gonzalez, Ashlie Hess, Taylor Krull, Dylan Stokes, Desirae Beaubien, Amanda Oeltjenbruns, (middle row) Lucas Peterson, Peyton Arends, Marco Gacke, Paige Pierce, Collin Rofshus, Akua Halfmann, Joel Wohnoutka, (back row) Ms. Dawn Riebschlager (student teacher), Courtney Hemme, Kellie Tacuban, Kassi Morrison, Emily Mychackavane, Ben Fick, Alex Nowka, Mrs. Jarchow, Mrs. Barb Antoine and Derek Deutsch.
Missing in the picture is Carrie Goebel. Also not pictured are Mrs. Kirsten Eisma, who is in the room on Tuesdays and Thursdays in place of Mrs. Antoine, and Mrs. Betty Cashin, who volunteers on Wednesday mornings.
The class has been busy reading in the Accelerated Reading Program. The students have learned to choose books in their reading levels and found much success, Jarchow said. "Working With Words in the Four Block Program has been fun for all," she said. "The students use the word wall words correctly in their everyday spelling and are made accountable for those most often used words for third-graders. We continue to work on character traits that will make us better citizens."
Photo by Lori Ehde