We had hoped that the 100th day of school (a big deal!) would be Friday, but now it's looking like Monday....hopefully. I just heard that we are expecting another 8 to 12 inches of snow on Sunday night and into Monday, so we could be looking at another snow day (or maybe a delay). But this is New England, so who knows.
If we have a full day of school on Monday, we will be celebrating 100's Day. This means that we will be doing activities that surround the number 100, and I have lots of fun, hands-on learning planned. If your child would like to bring in a collection of 100 objects (pennies, Pokemon cards, beads, legos, etc.), that's fine. We will be making something containing 100 objects that they can keep and bring home, so I don't like to put pressure on families to come up with something this year. It's a choice, not a have-to.
Valentine's Day is on Tuesday. As long as we have a full day of school, we will be celebrating Valentine's Day on that day. If, however, we miss school Monday and Valentine's Day and 100's Day are on the same day (it's happened before), we will celebrate Valentine's Day on the actual day (Tuesday), and we will celebrate 100's day on Wednesday.
If we have a delay of school on either day, activities will have to be rescheduled as I don't want students who attend school for the morning only to miss out on the fun. Please stay tuned.
The rest of the week is a review week of concepts learned, and it is also the beginning of the Great Kindergarten Kindness Challenge where students will learn about and discuss the concept of kindness. The Great Kindness Challenge was started by a nonprofit group called Kids for Peace and it encourages children to recognize and practice kindness in their daily lives. I feel strongly that this is an important message for all of our children, and I look forward to working with our class on this concept. They are already such a great class!
