100 Days

This week, we celebrated our 100th day of school. Often it falls sometime around Valentine's Day week, and it shouldn't surprise anyone with the five cold weather days that it was later than usual.

Our first grade hallway really understands the beauty of 100 days ... and they go to great lengths to make the day one of a kind!

(first grade teachers)

Our room started with 100 kisses and some Tootsies ...

 Then the kisses were hidden around the room ...

 Students came into the room, the same routine as any day. They grabbed their morning work, sat down, and got to work ... (in theory) ... they walked into the room, grabbed their morning work, connected with their friends ... sat down and continued connecting ... noticed candy ... (they don't miss much) ... and started asking about those candies around the room ... soon NO ONE was in their seats, the great treasure hunt was on!

Several pairs of hands needed to count and tally our treasure ...

During different times of the day, students were able to enjoy a kiss from their teacher.

Later, we had some Tootsie Pops. Just how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? We decided to find out ...

There is a funny side story to insert here ... Ms. Leom started searching for her camera. She couldn't find it. "Anyone seen my camera?" The ENTIRE class exploded in giggles. The kind of giggles that makes a person smile at the contagious humor, a teacher's eyes change shape in her best investigating and searching for clues mode, and ears perking up to what is going to be a GREAT story! Someone says, "Mr. Lundeen has it!" Which is entirely possible ... the class just keeps licking and giggling away ... They are so proud of themselves for being in a joke and keeping the secret ... so Ms. Leom knows her camera is only "lost" to her ... and not wanting to miss a photo moment, she only has to decide ... mini pocket camera (with "iffy" batteries and takes for every between pictures) ... phone that is buried somewhere at the bottom of her purse ... or iPad ...

This photo moment is brought to you by our technology initiative ... iPad:

Apparently, Ms. Leom set her camera down in the hallway after snapping this picture ...

"Grandpa Joe" (aka Mrs. Blowers)

Mr. Grenigner saw her camera sitting there when Ms. Leom took his homeroom to the computer lab, so he put it in a locked drawer in his room to keep it safe. He brought it back in the afternoon. Milaca Elementary is a FABULOUS place to learn! We have AMAZING staff who make each day an experience!

As far as how many licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop ... over a thousand! Students were able to finish their Tootsie Pop any way they wanted to, it was time to design our own $100 and write about what we would buy. We had to explain our choices. It was fun to read all of the ideas!! Look for your fourth grader's thoughts in his or her conference folder!!