Tuesday, February 23, 2010

100th Day of School!

Today was a wonderful day! We did so many activities to celebrate our 100th day of school.
We started the day with everyone piling in wearing 100 objects and carrying their 100 objects! I was classic to see the creativity and time that went into their shirts!  We then created our 100 item necklaces created with Fruit Loops – clearly it was a wonderful accessory to their shirts!
Next we added on the accessories by creating 100 Day Crowns. They not only had to cut and color the crown they also had to mark it with 100 tally marks – a new skill we’re working really hard on!
For reading stations we also had to show what we’d look like in 100 years! Students had to describe some characteristics of older people to complete this challenge. I heard: crinkly, soft, wrinkly, no teeth, white hair, gray hair, wobbly, shaky, and even no hair! Then they had to take a paper towel, crinkle it up and open it – creating a wrinkly face. That was their starting point. From there the had to draw details of what they would wear, what their hair would look like, and who would be around them. Look below for their creations!
In the afternoon we had some math related activities to celebrate reaching the 100th day of school. First we went on a penny hunt. I hid numbered pennies around the room and once the students found them, they had to match them up to the number grid. We found all but 2 pennies – they are still MIA! I am sure one day I’ll come across them!
Then they had to create a 100-item snack.  Yes, 100 items!  The students moved around the tables in groups to create their snack. We also created and counted 100 students on our school bus! Then lastly we had to sort our 100 objects.  Students brought in a variety of objects so it was fun to see them all laid out.
An additional thanks to Jennifer Ceminsky and Roxanne Larson, they were in the room in the afternoon to make sure everything went smoothly and everyone completed their sorting.
Tell your child to kiss their brain, because they successful passed the 100th day of school!
 
Braeden will be a dad when he's 100 because that's when you can be a dad!


Katie wants to be a teacher forever!
 Alex will just play outside when he is older because he won't be in school anymore!
 
Olivia will play frisbee outside when she's 100 because she won't have to work anymore! 

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