100th Day

What do 100 goldfish crackers look like? Can you bounce a ball 100 times? How many sunflower seeds, raisins or other snack pieces can you have to total 100 in the 100th day stew? These are important questions if you have been counting the days of school and have made it to 100!!

Every year the students at John Muir commemorate their 100 days of school with a fun gathering. Each grade (K-3) has a chance to come to the beautiful beamed ceiling auditorium to go around to different stations where they are challenged to count, add and be super familiar with the number 100. Fourth and Fifth graders act as guides to the younger grades helping them to fill in their special 100 day crowns and pour their 100 goldfish into a bag to eat later. Parents and teachers are on hand to keep things focused and fun. The day provides a chance for the students to use math skills, recognize all they have learned, and celebrate lots and lots of hard work. Many children leave wearing their ribbons which say “I am 100 days smarter.”

This year third graders laughed together as they tried to see who could do 100 jumping jacks. Kindergarteners challenged each other to arrange their 100 goldfish in a pattern. Some first graders repeatedly made the bean bag toss to the 100 basket and second graders used their place value skills to write up a “recipe” for their 100th day stew.

One fifth grader said, “100th day is great because it gives the K-3 kids a chance to see how big one hundred is and to have fun while doing math.” Also, 100th day is celebrated because now we know we’re more than halfway to summer vacation!” A Kindergartner added, “I already knew how to count to 100 but it was fun to play games and practice counting and I really like goldfish crackers”.