100 Day Smarties!

It's time to party!

We're 100 school day smarties!

100 days of school is a big deal in Grade 1. Huge! EPIC! 

A big part of our Math curriculum focuses on working with numbers to 100, so celebrating 100 is an opportunity to tie in several Math activities, as well as many Language Arts tasks and even the perfect Religion lesson.

So, we began preparing for the 100th day ... on day 96?!?!?! Yup, its possible Mrs. Beliveau planned 100+ activities for our celebration, and we needed to get a jump start on the fun and learning!

Here is a look at day 96, 97, 98, 99, and of course, day 100!!!

We worked over several days to write 100 words! Be proud of that amazing long list, kiddos!

We made fabulous runway-worthy party hats! There were 10 strips of paper, and we counted 10 polka dots on each. Boom, 100 dots!

The boys and girls practiced and read a 100 word poem to several classes:

We brought in collections of one hundred items:

Isn't it interesting how different 100 items can look?
Some bags are so full, and others have much less.

We reflected on all of the things we learned in the past 100 days:

100 days ago I didn't know how to...
"skate"
"do gymnastics"

Hidden around the room were many numbers. The students were challenged to find them and colour them in on a 100's chart to find a secret message:

The students worked in teams to make two special paper chains. One chain is blue and yellow and shows skip counting by 5's to 100, and the other chain is red and purple and shows skip counting by 10's to 100. 

This was a very challenging task that demanded LOADS of patience and careful counting. Both chains are hanging in our room, and they are proving very helpful already!

Using an app called Oldify, we were able to take pictures of our students and make them look as if they were 100 years old! Wrinkles, liver spots, saggy eyes and all! What!?!? Then the kids did some writing to accompany their geezer pic, and it's posted in our hall. (Parents, please email me if you want a copy of your child's Oldify shot ... no, I will not email you MY Oldify shot ... nope, nope, NOPE).

Counting by 10's, the students assembled trail mix. 10 of each snack item made 100 tasty treats!

Mrs. Beliveau is grateful 100x over for her very special friend and colleague, Mrs. Haston! Don't you love our matching 100 Eyed Monster Shirts? 

Our school is absolutely amazing! It's safe, caring, vibrant, and so, so much more! Children from Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 5 put together this dazzling display sharing "100 Things We Love About Holy Redeemer"! You can't miss out on seeing this!

(a) how people care for each other   (b) doing the Terry Fox Run   (c) Running Club

To bring our special day to a close, we settled ourselves and heard the story from the bible about the lost sheep. We looked at 100 cotton balls, thinking of them as 100 little sheep, and wondered Would God worry if one little sheep went missing? Wouldn't having 99 sheep be enough? No! If we stray from God, He worries and looks for us. He always welcomes the lost little sheep back. 

Happy 100 Day, boys and girls! Be proud of your hard work!

Party hat labels from Cara Carroll at First Grade Parade. Door decor inspired by Sara Ann Culberson. 100's snack placemat from Kristen Smith.