100th Day of School

Today, February 6th, is the one hundredth day of school here at St. Sylvester School. To celebrate this accomplishment, each of the students brought in their own collection of one hundred objects. During math class, we took a break from telling time and used our one hundred collections to see how many ways we could get to one hundred. The students made five groups of twenty, twenty five groups of four, and fifty groups of two! Each child made these and more groups with objects such as toothpicks, stickers, and even pennies!

Thank you for assisting your son or daughter in collecting their one hundred objects. Ask them which other equal groups they made with their one hundred collection.

Art Institute Field Trip

Today the first and second grade classes visited the Art Institute. When we arrived, the museum provided docents to take us through the museum. Some groups discussed clues from the past in art while others talked about the portrayal of animals in art. After enjoying lunch with a view of Millenium Park, the students broke into smaller groups to explore the museum. We saw so many beautiful piece of art, from Monet's pointillism to a smaller version of the Lincoln Memorial. As a parting gift, every student received a free family pass from the Art Institute. Be sure to use the free pass soon so that your son or daughter can be a docent for your family and show off all they learned today!