100 Days of Joy!

It's time to party! We're 100 day smarties!

The 100th Day of school is a HUGE deal in Grade One! It is a key part of our Math curriculum, so celebrating 100 is a perfect opportunity to tie in several Math activities, as well as a few Language Arts tasks and even the perfect Religion lesson. 

We began preparing for the 100th day on . . . day 93!?!?! We certainly got a jump on celebrating a few days early! Come see our learning and fun!

We worked over several days to write a list of 100 words we know! Be proud of your long list, kiddos!

We made fabulous, runway-worthy party hats! Each hat had 10 strips of paper, and we counted out 10 polka dots on each strip. Boom, 100 dots!

HUGE thank you to the special parent who prepared our hats!

The children practiced and read a 100 word poem around the school:

We brought in collections of 100 items. Isn't it interesting how different 100 items can look?

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

We rocked a BINGO game! SO much excitement and joy as we crossed off our numbers!

We looked into the future and imagined ourselves at age 100! Aren't these wrinkly, grey haired geezers adorable?

To bring our special day to a close, we settled in and heard a special parable from the bible about lost sheep. We looked at 100 cotton balls and pretended they were 100 sheep. We wondered, would God worry if one little sheep went missing? Wouldn't having 99 sheep be enough for God? No. If we stray from God, He worries. He searches for us. He always welcomes His lost sheep home. 

Happy 100 Days, kiddos! I'm so proud of you and your hard work!

Party hat labels from Cara Carroll at First Grade Parade. Door decor inspired by Sara Ann Culberson.