{le tour eiffel} {le tour eiffel} Madame Rickettson
jrickettson@wyckoffschools.org
French 6, 7, 8
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Did you know ...?
I am one of a few people (my age) still in Wyckoff who was born and raised here.
My maiden name is Lemmerman.
My dad owned a big farm, Lemmerman's Farm, which was located on Russell Ave.
My dad was born in the farm house on his family property; the house has since been knocked down and replaced.
Lemmerman's Pond is still there (although not pretty as it once was). If you look, you'll see a huge rock with a permanent plaque, which reads "Lemmerman's Pond".
Hundreds of kids, including me, ice-skated all winter on the pond.
We must have had much colder temperatures and a lot more snow when I was growing up because we spent day after day all winter sleigh-riding and ice-skating.
While growing up, I attended Coolidge School (K-6), Lincoln School (7-8), and Ramapo High School (9-12).
I taught high school English and French.
I taught 2nd, 4th, and 5th grades at Sicomac.
I taught 5th grade with two people who are now at EMS (Mr. Shean and Ms. Caputo).
Mrs. MacLean, Dr. Pepe, and I all taught 5th grade at the same time, but in 3 different schools.
I remember when Route 208 was a dirt road!
When I was a student at Coolidge School, we used to travel once a year to Washington School for a competitive, all-day Field Day.
Everyone rode a school bus.
I am an animal-lover. I grew up with dogs, cats, a rabbit, and a raccoon.
My husband teaches high school carpentry at a trade school in Yonkers.
Our daughter Jessica teaches 8th grade Language Arts in Boston.
Jessica had many of the great teachers who are still here at EMS.
Jess had one of the same French teachers whom I had when I was at Ramapo!
I have two sisters; I am "the baby" of the family.
I enjoy having students in French whom I taught when I was at Sicomac.
I had Mr. Hunt's son, Steven, in my first fifth grade.