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Woodside celebrates 100 days in school
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Jen Schuler and her Woodside kindergartners celebrated 100 days of school together on Feb. 6.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .The kindergartners of Woodside Elementary celebrated their 100th day of school by dressing up as if they were 100 years old. Teachers also integrated math lessons in the celebration, having students count out 100 objects and displaying them on poster boards. Paul Christ (left), Joey Ruscitti, Emma Lozano, Chloe Tedesco, Heriberto Nieves, and Zachy Love showed off some of their collections on Feb. 6.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Jen Schneider (far right) and her 100 -year-old kindergartners tried their best to look old and cranky during their 100th day of school celebrations on Feb. 6.
By SARAH FOOR
So much learning goes on each day for the kindergartners at Woodside Elementary that one day often feels like a year. Therefore, it wasn’t really a surprise when teachers and students came to school on the 100th day of school on Feb. 6 looking like they were 100 years old.
Kindergarten teachers Jen Lemke, Jen Schuler, Kristina Warga and Jen Schneider celebrated 100 days of school with their students by focusing math and reading lessons around the celebrated number.
However, Schuler and Schneider particularly had fun with the possibilities of turning many decades older in one day.
Feigning bad hearing and ordering her students to refer to her as “grandma,” Schuler enjoyed the 100th day with her students and took time to recognize how far they have come.
“My students have learned all the letters of the alphabet, how to read and write, and how to stretch and sound out words that might be a little unfamiliar. I like to say that we’re 100 days smarter than we were when we began school together,” said Schuler.
In Schneider’s room, the teacher’s 100th day outfit included glasses, an inflatable walker and a run in her stockings. Schneider’s class read 100th day stories and ate snacks that included one pretzel stick and two oreos.
Schneider also couldn’t hide her pride for her kindergartners.
“It’s so apparent when we celebrate our 100 days how much they’ve learned and grown, and really come out of their shells. Seeing that growth is the best part of teaching kindergarten,” the teacher said.