Pam Christensen's first-grade class is the featured Luverne Elementary School Class of the Week. Pictured are (front row, from left) Wyatt Aubert, Ethan Johnson, Austin Maxwell, Jacob Guy, (middle row) Joshua Friedrichsen, Thomas Graff, Jordan Stegenga, Matthew Overgaard, Megan Petersen, Nicole Hoff, (standing) Mrs. Christensen, Elijah Dooyema, Derek Van Wettering, Brenton Richters, Kaitlin Wohnoutka, Presley Akkerman and Mrs. Sharon Lais. Missing from the picture is Alexandra Schmitgen.
Mrs. Christensen's first-graders are busy writing Christmas stories and are excited about making reindeer ornaments. They are learning about our world by studying neighborhoods, communities, the United States, and earth. In math they are finding combinations of numbers up to about 15, reading, writing and sequencing numbers to 100, and counting quantities up to 40. "These first-graders continue to improve in reading and writing through daily practice," Christensen said.