Old School Recess Games, Extra Credit, AND the 100th Day!

It was raining today during recess so we had to be, "under cover". It was refreshing to see children playing hopscotch (boys who were discouraged from playing a game where they would "destroy" one another), duck duck goose (a personal favorite from my youth), and a counting baskets game. The basket counters are up to 300! The more things change...the more they stay the same!

Here's a fuzzy picture of the duck duck goose game. (Notice the conga line in the background:)

Extra Credit

This paper came home with your child's homework today. This is not homework, but if your child completes it and brings it back by Monday, March 3 he/she will get to choose a prize from the prize box. Please remember to encourage neat handwriting, use capitals correctly, and end punctuation.

 100 Days in First Grade!

Today was the 100th Day of School. It was acknowledged here with a couple of fun read alouds and a brief writing activity. I am thankful every day to spend time with such special children. This really is a wonderful group of learners. Even though our celebration was low-key, we still had a happy day with lots of laughter!

One last thing...
The class took a long test today as the final part of the ROOTS research from UofO. The test was long and fast-paced. Our kiddos were troopers, but I could tell they were really tired afterwards. They did a great job and the test administrators were really impressed!