Class News
2004 - 2005


We hope our dads liked the card we made for them!


Check out the photos of our last day of school!

The Kindergarten Classes went to the Brandywine Zoo.
Zoo Trip Class Photos

New Animal Photos
Click below to see more of the animals.
Brandywine Zoo Animal Photos

Our visit with Judy Schachner, a local author and illustrator, was so much fun!
The AM Classes heard some of her latest story ideas and viewed her slideshow.
She read her book Skippyjon Jones to the PM Class and used different voices.
Thank you to Lakeview's Home & School Assoc. for arranging her visit!


The week of April 25 was National Turn Off Your TV Week.
What activities can you do
instead of watching TV or playing video games?


Find out all about our baby teeth!
AM Class    PM Class


The Kindergarten Classes went to see a play called
Three Moons Till Tomorrow
at Neumann College!


Hear the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears read to you online.

We heard the story If the Dinosaurs Came Back
by Bernard Most at Dinosaur Day.
Find out what we think would happen if the dinosaurs came back.

Here are our Dinosaur Day Favorites.

"The Vegetator" made a surprise visit during our Dinosaur Day lunch.
She checked to see if we were eating our vegetables!
Some dinosaurs ate plants and so should we!


Thank you to everyone who helped with our Dinosaur Day activities!
The children had lots of fun playing games and making projects!
Mrs. Messina, Mrs. Zerby, Mrs. DePaola, Mrs. Staley, Mrs. Cusato,
Mrs. Hodges, Mr. Baldino, Mrs. Ostimchuk, Ms. Brown, Mrs. Hilferty,
Mrs. Worley, Mr. Lefferts, Mrs. Millison, Ms. Ricker, Mrs. Baldino,
Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Ferkler, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Adelsberg, Mrs. Mason,
Mr. Adam, Mrs. Barr, Mr. Hilferty, Mrs. Kramer and Mrs. Chartier

Thanks to Mrs. Kane and Mrs. Johnson for their help
and special thanks goes to Mrs. King for getting many of the activities ready!!

Lakeview collected bingo prizes for our local senior centers.
Mrs. Noon, Mrs. Palandro and Dr. White were in the Daily Times!
Good News: School gives from heart and remembers seniors
Click here to see the photo.

The Read-A-Thon started Mon, March 7 and ended Thurs, March 31!
Participating children will win a medal
for reading his her Buddy Book with you every night
or for reading 300 minutes this month.


Look who was in the Daily Times on Sat, Jan 8, 2005.
Our School Nurse, Ms. Grace!
Ms. Grace Cares for Lakeview's Kids!


"What did you do in the foot of snow we got over the weekend?"
AM Class    PM Class

Jan 22 Snow Photos

Thank you to Mrs. Bongiorno who has been Lakeview's Secretary for the past year.
Good luck in your new position as the secretary to the Director of Special Education!
We welcome Mrs. Pisani, Lakeview's new secretary!

Our Valentine's Day Party was fun!
We loved opening and reading our valentines.
Thanks to everyone for providing the awesome treats!

Thank you to Julia, Maysha, Emily, Lexi and Madison
for sending in the new nickels for us to explore in our Math groups.

Thank you to Maysha for the 2005 Ridley Park calendar
and to Julia for the scenic calendar for our classroom.
Thanks to Sean, Lexi and Madison for the calendars they sent in, too!


Scotty is a new big brother.
His baby sister was born during winter break.
Welcome Abby!


We made a little book called Happy New Year.
The word pattern is: Some people _______.
We talked about how people celebrate when a new year arrives.
Here is what we did on New Year's Eve.
AM Class    PM Class

A List of School Closings due to Inclement Weather
http://www.nbc10.com/closings/index.html
Sign up to receive e-mail notification when school and
institutional closings or delays are issued for your area.
Listen to KYW AM 1060 News Radio for Ridley's Number 453.


We wrote about our holiday customs for homework.
AM Class    PM Class

Lakeview School is having a Collection Contest!
Please send in any Campbell's Labels or Boxtops for Education
you have been saving by Thurs, Dec 23.
They will be counted by volunteer parents during our winter break.
AM Mrs. Floirendo    PM Mrs. Cusato
The class with the most wins a pizza party!

Thank you to all the parents and grandparents for the party goodies!
A big thank you goes to our homeroom parents:
Mrs. Raikowski, Mrs. Worley and Mrs. Floirendo
Mrs. McKeith, Mrs. Hilferty and Mrs. Scandle
The food, treat bags, and decorations were awesome!

Grandparent's Day was so much fun for everyone!
It was nice to meet all the grandparents, great-grandparents and special friends.
Mrs. Brooks posted photos on her site.
Each class made 2 books about their grandparents.
Everyone had a chance to take them home to share with their family.

Thank you to Mr. Hilferty for the Halloween bags for both classes!

We miss you Mrs. Noon!

Thank you for teaching us while Mrs. King was substituting!

The Morning Class was treated to a pizza party for having the most parents
attend our Back to School Night in September!


We read a book called Where's the Spider?
In Mrs. Brooks' group we practiced words from the "at" word family.

Mrs. Brooks did a Name Activity with her groups last week.
Find out what we like: AM Class   PM Class

Thanks to Kenny and Danny in the AM Class and Emily in the PM Class
for the Oreo Cookies for "Oo" Show and Tell!

Thanks to Stevie for the "pretzels" for Pp Show and Tell!

   
Find out about our classes!
Mrs. Jones' AM Class   Mrs. Jones' PM Class   Mrs. Kane's AM Class

Our Specials Schedule
Mrs. Jones' AM Class
Tues - Gym
Thurs - Gym
Fri - Library and
Show and Tell
Mrs. Jones' PM Class

Mon - Gym
Fri - Gym, Library
and Show and Tell
Mrs. Kane's Class
Mon - Library
Thurs - Gym
Fri - Gym and
Show and Tell
Due to the budget, Music has been cut from the half day Kdg program.


Thank you to Mr. Hilferty for sending in whole a box of "golf pencils!"

Students from grades 2 to 5 met with our principal to develop
Lakeview School's Café Procedures

Do you know the story, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
The author Bill Martin, Jr. passed away on Aug 11, 2004.

Mrs. Jones'
AM Class List
Mrs. Jones'
PM Class List
Mrs. Kane's
AM Class List

Kindergarten Program and Lakeview School Info

Help Your Child Get Ready for Kindergarten

Practice skills over the summer.

Supply List

Kindergarten Orientation will be held on Thurs, September 2, 2004.
During the summer you will receive a letter telling you which session
and teacher your child will have. We will meet in the Gym Room.
Morning Orientation 9:30 am     Afternoon Orientation 1:30 pm
A Parent and the Kindergartner should attend the meeting.

The screenings for Kindergarten take place in May.
New students will be screened Wed, September 1.
Call the Lakeview Office for an appointment.
610-534-1900 ext. 1444

Dr. White's Mother-in-Law Mary White passed away on Tuesday, 8/10.
You may leave a message in their Guest Book.



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