Our elementary students and their teachers celebrated the 100th day of school on Tuesday, February 16, dressing up to look like a 100-year-old person and participating in lots of creative math, writing, and physical activities involving the number 100. It was all about making learning fun.

In kindergarten, Mrs. Reilly’s students did calisthenics with Jack Hartmann, including doing 100 jumping jacks, 100 arm waves, and marching in place 100 times. In several classes, including Mrs. Capito’s 1st grade class and Ms. William’s 2nd grade class, students were asked to bring in 100 objects from home, like 100 pennies or 100 pieces of cereal, and do a short show-and-tell presentation to their classmates.  Mrs. Capito’s students also made 100th day hats, ate 100 pieces of food for snack time, and completed many activities in 100 seconds, such as holding their breath, clapping, sitting in silence, and a staring contest.

In Mrs. Fosbenner’s 3rd grade class, students had fun seeing how high they could count in 100 seconds and did a math speed drill doing 100 multiplication equations. The students also had fun with a writing project where they answered questions as if they were 100 years old and looking back on their lives. 3rd grader Tamara Kulov wrote that she had a great career “as an artist and a painter” and had worked for an art museum. Classmate Melanie Libro wrote that her biggest accomplishment “was getting a job as a teacher.”

The 1st graders also did a creative writing project, imagining what they would do if they were 1o0 years old. One student wrote that he would have a party and invite 100 friends, blow out 100 candles, and make a wish for 100 Legos. Mrs. Brossman’s 1st graders also wrote their names 100 times and counted to 100 in Spanish.

Ms. Williams’ first graders did several math activities including rolling dice and seeing how fast they could add the dice and mark off a 100 chart to get to 100. We also flipped a penny 100 times and counted how many times we got heads and tails and made a chart for comparison. The students also did a writing piece about what it would be like to be 100, answering questions like how many children would I have; what would be their job and what would their house would look like. They also drew a picture of themselves when you they turn 100.

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