Today is the 100th day of school!
Here are some interesting facts about the number 100:
In the year 100, the wheelbarrow made it’s first appearance in the world in China
100 is the sum of the first ten odd numbers
100 is the minimum number of yards for a Par 3 hole in golf
The number 1 followed by 100 zeros is a “Googol”
The very first #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 was “Poor Little Fool” by Ricky Nelson on August 4, 1958
75% of Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border
100 years ago (in 1920) women received the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th amendment; Robert and Mary were the most popular names; Band-Aids were invented; and a stamp cost 2 cents
I have had 100 mornings of pulling on my shoes, pouring my coffee, and puttering down Pete Hollis Boulevard toward the life of my school and the lives of my students.
I have given 2000 hugs, handshakes, high-fives and fist bumps at my classroom door at 7:45 a.m.
I have smiled 100 smiles at the genius in the simple, beauty in the plain and wonder in the ordinary that I see every day.
I have cried 100 tears because of the ‘heart’ work that teaching asks of us.
I have written 100 “Notes from public school.”
There are 80 more school days til summer, y’all!
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