Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 134 No. 3 Spring 2013 | Page 8
Elementary School News
By Lori Lindau
100 Days of School
When school starts each fall, elementary
teachers and students start counting the days.
We are not counting the days until Halloween
or Thanksgiving or Christmas. We are
counting to reach 100 Days of School!
Each year, we mark the occasion with a story
and activity centers. Students began the 20122013 celebration by sharing 100 items from
home. Students brought bags with paper clips,
cereal, goldfish crackers, Q-tips and stickers.
Everyone made headbands with ‘100’ on them.
They counted 100 pieces of Fruit Loops cereal
by placing them on a 100 chart and then
strung them all together into a necklace. Like
Energizer Bunnies, our students jumped and
skipped and squatted and ran to complete 100
exercises. Finally, we enjoyed a scrumptious
‘100’ cookie with red and white frosting made by
Ivy from the WSD kitchen.
Students were tired out by the
end of the day. They got their
energy back when the teachers
announced, “Guess what?
We’re starting to count again!
Summer is in 81 days!”
LEFT: Yummy! Tania Rooker
enjoys an‘100 Day” cookie!
BELOW: Elementary students
show off their ‘100’ headbands.
Easter 2013
Karla Gunn, WSD’s Bilingual Specialist,
signed the story, The Easter Egg, by Jan
Brett. The story taught students that the
greatest reward comes from caring for
someone other than themselves.
While the chilly weather kept the elementary
students indoors, they still enjoyed the annual
Easter Egg Hunt. Students scoured the library
for candy-filled colored eggs.
After the hunt, students enjoyed
delicious frosted cookies made by
the cafeteria.
While the chilly weather kept the
elementary students indoors, they
still enjoyed the annual Easter Egg
Hunt. Students scoured the library
for candy-filled colored eggs.
After the hunt, students enjoyed
delicious frosted cookies made by
the cafeteria.
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LEFT: Cookies
and milk for
Cayden Rawlings
and Calvin Cuppy.
BELOW: Jordan
Gatch finds a
candy-filled egg in
the library.