Just One of the Many Great Elementary Schools in Waterloo

Today I had the opportunity to visit two of the great elementary buildings in Waterloo. First on the day's schedule was a visit to Lou Henry Elementary School. Pictured here is Head Start/Pre-School teacher Miss Jill Dubberke. The children in Jill's room are all four years old and were incredibly excited about the learning challenges ahead of them for the day.

The children sang, counted, did the morning calendar, colored an elephant picture, all within the first half hour. It was a very stimulating environment. It was a most inviting classroom, a place I would want to come back to every day! How lucky we are to have such terrific young educators as Jill leading classrooms in Iowa!


A second classroom that I had the opportunity to spend time in was Ms. Jean Seeland's 2nd grade room. Here Ms. Seeland is leading the 2nd graders in discovering combinations on numbers that equal 16. Students used manipulatives and dry eraser boards to discover all the possibilities. There are bright and creative students in Ms. Seeland's room!