100th day of school

[Anonymous]

Do APS elementary schools do anything for the 100th day of school? I heard another district family talking about how their 2nd grader was going to be dressing up for it. Haven’t heard about it yet and am wondering if it’s a thing?

[Anonymous]

My kid in APS dressed up last year as a first grader. She loved it, but then started to feel a little self conscious since only about 8/23 kids dressed up from her class. So...I think it's a thing, but maybe not widely participated depending on the school?

[Anonymous]

What do they dress up as?

When my kid was in 1st grade they had to bring in 100 items but no dressing up

[Anonymous]

oh and it didn't do anything to teach her about the concept of 100 but it was fun

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do APS elementary schools do anything for the 100th day of school? I heard another district family talking about how their 2nd grader was going to be dressing up for it. Haven’t heard about it yet and am wondering if it’s a thing?

Are you kidding me? Why does this merit any recognition at all?

[Anonymous]

Our Moco ES does a big thing about it. No dressing up but activities and a mini party etc.

[Anonymous]

ITs a big deal in first and k at our aps school. They have a party and have funny "I'll do this when I'm 100 things"

[Anonymous]

Are you kidding me? Why does this merit any recognition at all?

Often this is a big celebration in kindergarten-first or second grades. It is used to encourage counting and skip counting to 100.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do they dress up as?

When my kid was in 1st grade they had to bring in 100 items but no dressing up

100 year olds

[Anonymous]

Yes, they do something. At our school, the younger kids make a project or bring in 100 objects. They also play math games and other activities related to the number 100.

[Anonymous]

This whole 100th day of school celebration feels a bit like Elf on the Shelf, something rather meaningless that just creates more work for the adults.

[Anonymous]

Just want parents need. Another dress up day when Halloween is around the corner!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do APS elementary schools do anything for the 100th day of school? I heard another district family talking about how their 2nd grader was going to be dressing up for it. Haven’t heard about it yet and am wondering if it’s a thing?

Are you kidding me? Why does this merit any recognition at all?

I used to be a 1st grade teacher and it was a big deal. Counting the days and talking about groups of 10 builds number sense and helps kids learn about place value, tens, and ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ITs a big deal in first and k at our aps school. They have a party and have funny "I'll do this when I'm 100 things"

The hundredth day generally falls in January. I’m DCPS but it can’t be that different. Certainly not near Halloween

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ITs a big deal in first and k at our aps school. They have a party and have funny "I'll do this when I'm 100 things"

The hundredth day generally falls in January. I’m DCPS but it can’t be that different. Certainly not near Halloween

Agreed. We're ACPS and it's always in Jan/Feb not now.