Elementary Students Celebrate 100th Day of School
By Sydney Hoffman on February 4, 2019
The 100th day of school was celebrated among the elementary students Tuesday, Jan 29. The day was cut short because of the early dismissal due to weather.
The K-5 classes guessed how many candy pieces were in a jar, and the winner took the jar home. This year, the winner was fifth grader Peyton Roskens. Many of the lower classes completed more activities within their classrooms.
Starting with kindergarten, Dayna Jones’s class had to combine a few activities because of the short day. The kids made necklaces with 100 beads. They counted the beads by counting ten groups of ten. The kids also wrote what they would do if they had a $100.
“I gave them each a fake 100-dollar bill to write their stories with, and they were each pretty pumped about it,” Jones said.
The other kindergarten class, taught by Shawn Giesler, estimated and measured the length of 100 chain links, stacked up 100 plastic disks, made patterns out of 100 beads, and weighed their collection of 100 items that they brought from home.
The first-grade also has two different classes and teachers. First, Tamee Schultz’s class melted 100 ice cubes and predicted how long it would take to melt them and how many cups of water there would be. Each child brought a collection of 100 things and glued them on a piece of tagboard with a 100 on it. Each child told a story starting with, “If I had 100…” The students then made a design with 100 stickers. Finally, the students tallied how many licks it would take to take to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop.
“It took Ethan Kampshoff 400 licks and Maynard Juhnke 500 licks,” Schultz said.
The other first-grade class, taught by Stephanie Marquardt, built structures with 100 Legos, stacked towers with 100 cups, and wrote about what they would do with $100. They also had a 100th day photo booth. The kids then made a gumball machine with 100 gumballs, and they shared 100 of something that they brought from home.
Cheryl Deibert and the second grade class made 100th day hats and glasses. The kids used an app to see what they would look like when they were 100-years-old. The students also finished the thought, “I wish I had 100…” The kids then flipped a coin 100 times for a count of heads or tails.
The third-grade class, taught by Cindy Weber, put together 100-piece puzzles. As a class, they assembled a book in which each student wrote and illustrated the 100 things they wish they had and 100 things they are glad they don’t have.
“Due to the shortened schedule, the kids had to finish most of the activities the next day back, but despite the weather, the children made the most of the 100th day,” Weber said.
After the 100th day excitement, the students got to rest at home for a day off due to dangerously low temperatures Wednesday, Jan. 30.
The K-5 classes guessed how many candy pieces were in a jar, and the winner took the jar home. This year, the winner was fifth grader Peyton Roskens. Many of the lower classes completed more activities within their classrooms.
Starting with kindergarten, Dayna Jones’s class had to combine a few activities because of the short day. The kids made necklaces with 100 beads. They counted the beads by counting ten groups of ten. The kids also wrote what they would do if they had a $100.
“I gave them each a fake 100-dollar bill to write their stories with, and they were each pretty pumped about it,” Jones said.
The other kindergarten class, taught by Shawn Giesler, estimated and measured the length of 100 chain links, stacked up 100 plastic disks, made patterns out of 100 beads, and weighed their collection of 100 items that they brought from home.
The first-grade also has two different classes and teachers. First, Tamee Schultz’s class melted 100 ice cubes and predicted how long it would take to melt them and how many cups of water there would be. Each child brought a collection of 100 things and glued them on a piece of tagboard with a 100 on it. Each child told a story starting with, “If I had 100…” The students then made a design with 100 stickers. Finally, the students tallied how many licks it would take to take to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop.
“It took Ethan Kampshoff 400 licks and Maynard Juhnke 500 licks,” Schultz said.
The other first-grade class, taught by Stephanie Marquardt, built structures with 100 Legos, stacked towers with 100 cups, and wrote about what they would do with $100. They also had a 100th day photo booth. The kids then made a gumball machine with 100 gumballs, and they shared 100 of something that they brought from home.
Cheryl Deibert and the second grade class made 100th day hats and glasses. The kids used an app to see what they would look like when they were 100-years-old. The students also finished the thought, “I wish I had 100…” The kids then flipped a coin 100 times for a count of heads or tails.
The third-grade class, taught by Cindy Weber, put together 100-piece puzzles. As a class, they assembled a book in which each student wrote and illustrated the 100 things they wish they had and 100 things they are glad they don’t have.
“Due to the shortened schedule, the kids had to finish most of the activities the next day back, but despite the weather, the children made the most of the 100th day,” Weber said.
After the 100th day excitement, the students got to rest at home for a day off due to dangerously low temperatures Wednesday, Jan. 30.
