HAPPY 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL!!

The weather was beautiful, everyone came to school, and everyone had a terrific day today!
I love days like this where we get to have fun, make memories, and still learn cool things!

Mr. Linnet's Class on the 100th Day of School

Today was the 100th Day of School at Cordelia Hills Elementary.  We had a great day of fun and learning all focused around the number "100"!!

Our Counting Caterpillar (1-100)

Of course many of the students practiced counting to 100.  We used our caterpillar display to practice counting, as well as a 100 chart, the computers, a Super-Hero counting video, and basic body movements clapping and dancing to 100.

So EXCITED for the 100th Day of School

Here we are at the start of the day.  Everyone came to school dressed in their "100" capes, which are capes with 100 things attached to them.  The students have worked on them for about 5 days.  Many of the students also brought in a bag containing 100 things they collected at home (cereal, cards, shells, beans, toys, etc.).  It was a lot of fun and great to see them sharing the things they practiced counting and making at home!

The students in their 100th Day Capes

Here are all of the "Counting Super Heroes" sitting at the carpet in their capes.  They were getting ready to come up to the front of the class, take a Super Hero pose, then tell us about their capes.  It was so awesome that everyone in class did this project (as each cape was both special and unique)!

The 100th Day Quilt that our class made

This is the 100th Day Quilt that our class made.  The students actually colored the hand squares yesterday, then I cut them out and glued them onto the large paper to make the quilt.  I had it posted on the window facing outside so that the other students could see it as they walked past our class (sorry for the glare).  Each hand increases by 5 to show how to count up from 5 to 100.  The kids had a lot of fun with this and it helped reinforce skip counting by 5's.  We will probably leave this up in our class or somewhere around the school all year.

Thank you to Mrs. Sanchez-Craig for sharing the photos, and to all the parents that helped today.  I hope that your children had fun today (and aren't too bummed out that the $100 I gave them today wasn't real).  If your child forgot to grab their math homework today (I gave them most of the day to work on it), then message me and I will put one in their cubby tomorrow.
-Mr. Linnet

Our Walking Field Trip (Exploring the Neighborhood around School)...

What a fun treat to leave campus and take a walk around the school to learn more about our neighborhood.  We started out using a walking rope to keep everyone together, then abandoned it halfway through the trip (it was really slowing us down).  The kids were AWESOME!!  They stayed together, followed the rules, and tried really hard to listen and look for signs of nature.  We identified houses, cars, trees, birds, fruit, garbage, street lights, road signs, and many other things that are found in a neighborhood.  Please enjoy the pictures and ask your kids about their neighborhood walk tonight.  I'm sure they can tell you all about the experience!!

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO START OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WALK!!

Have a wonderful 3-day weekend.  No school Monday in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Hopefully the weather will clear up and your family can take a neighborhood walk around your home and your children can tell you all the things they find in your neighborhood!!
-Mr. Linnet

The kids first saw cars in the neigborhood.

Next, they spotted some trees.

This is the bridge behind the school.

Here is the creek that runs behind our school.

Some kids liked finding rocks and plants, others just liked spotting "poop".

Careful now as we cross the bridge!

Everyone made it safely across!  Now let's find that family of deer!!

School Yearbooks are available for preorder at $15 until Feb. 27th.

 

If your family is interested in purchasing a Yearbook for your child, you may preorder early and save a little money.  They are being offered for $15 until February 27th, then they go up to $20.  You can even purchase them online this year if that is easier for you (that's what I did for my son).  The flyer is attached below, so feel free to check it out.         
-Mr. Linnet

School Yearbook Flyer