Students at Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School marked the 100th day of school by celebrating how much they have learned through creativity, imagination, and hands-on exploration.

First-grade students stepped into the future, pretending they were 100 years old and writing complete sentences about what they imagined their lives might include. Their predictions were as joyful as they were thoughtful. One student wrote, “I’ll have 100 bowls, 100 Legos, and also 100 blocks." Another imagined having 100 pets, while a classmate got more specific, predicting she would have 100 kittens. One confident student declared he would have “100, hundred dollars.”

Kindergarten students participated in a series of hands-on and sensory activity stations with support from parent volunteers. Activities included dot art, necklace-making and counting beads, building with Legos, creating cup structures, counting by tens games, hopping to 100, counting 100 licks of a lollipop, and contributing to a collaborative mural showcasing 100 colorful handprints.

The 100th day was a reminder that learning is as much about curiosity, creativity, and community as it is about numbers and can also be colorful and delicious.