100 Days of Learning

Thursday was the 100th day of school.  Back in September, when the students started counting, they thought 100 Day would never arrive -- but arrive it did.  We were ready to welcome the 100th day of school in style.  


Students arrived in the morning to find a fun 100 snack waiting for them...

While they munched away, the students created some 100 Day hats.

Thank you for your support of our 100 collections!  The students shared their collections, and worked to put the 100 items into different groups, counting, sorting and comparing.

Not only did the students count and sort the number 100, but they were challenged to write 100 words they found in the classroom!  They looked high and low...

We had one more tasty 100 snack for good measure...

What a fun day.  We enjoyed celebrating 100 days of:  reading, writing, dancing, drawing, laughing, talking, sharing, counting, sorting, questioning and experimenting.  We are looking forward to many more great days of learning to come!

Happy 100 Day!!

What do you do on a cold, winter day...

The plunging thermometer and the icy windchill factor kept us inside all day today, but that didn't dampen our spirits.  What do you do on a cold, winter day --- just dance!! 

The students had a fantastic time dancing, stretching and moving.  Some of the pictures are blurry because they were moving so fast.  We had a blast, got our hearts racing and then had a nice cool down stretch.  Here they are - busting a move, or two...

Welcome to Dougall!

Miss White is a teacher candidate (student teacher) from the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor.  She will be working with us until March 4th. 


Welcome to Dougall Miss White!

On our way to 100 days...

We are getting very excited - we have almost been in school for 100 days!  The children started counting on the first day of school and slowly but surely, that number has been climbing!  It's hard to believe it is almost here!

On Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, we will be celebrating the 100th day of school.  We will be doing many activities with the number 100, and counting to 100 in many ways.  We would like each child had a collection of 100 things with them on that day.  These 100 items must fit into a plastic shopping bag that your child can easily carry to school by themselves.  There are many easy collection ideas you may already have in your home:

pennies, bread tags, Cheerios (or any cereal), noodles, buttons, cotton balls, pieces of paper, beads, pieces of ribbon, Lego pieces, Popsicle sticks, straws, toothpicks, rubber bands, paper clips, mini marshmallow, stickers, screws, pretzel sticks etc.

Anything that can be counted individually will work.  Please encourage your child to help you count the items to make sure they have 100.

Stay tuned for an up close look at our 100 Day celebrations!

Science Scavenger Hunt

We are studying Objects, Materials and Everyday Structures in Science.  To find out about the different materials that could be found in our classroom, the students went on a "materials" scavenger hunt.  Looking high and low, on shelves and under tables, the students found numerous examples of many types of materials.  These included:  paper, metal, plastic, cloth, glass, and wood.  Here are the students hard at work, looking for examples of different materials.

Once again, the conversations and discussions the students had while searching the room helped them to truly understand what they were doing and finding.