By Karrie Meyers — Highlands Ranch, Colorado… In early March, kindergarteners at Mile High Academy celebrated their 100th day of school by coloring pictures, making craft items, playing with balloons, and enjoying some much-deserved time outside.
Typically, schools celebrate their 100th day of school to help the children understand numbers up to 100, making the number 100 more concrete for them. Some teachers use the number 100 as a way to teach place value. It’s a fun way to engage with mathematics, so that it’s more than just dry numbers.
While many schools celebrated their 100th day of school in early February, MHA students waited till March to mark the occasion because of a COVID outbreak earlier in the year and the decision to move to a four-day school week because of the pandemic.
The students enjoyed the celebration planned by their kindergarten teacher, Alissa Armendariz.
“The best thing we did was have a balloon party,” said Jack, MHA kindergartener.
Kaitlyn, another kindergartener, enjoyed making crowns while Blake said she “liked having the balloons.”
While the kindergarteners enjoyed the balloons, other classes celebrated with a read-a-thon and other events.
“It’s been a unique year to say the least,” said Jocelyn Aalborg, MHA’s vice president of finance and development. “However, we are thankful we could be together on campus to celebrate the 100th day of school.”
–Karrie Meyers is communication assistant at Mile High Academy; photos supplied
