{"id":3673,"date":"2014-02-23T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:35:30","slug":"school-special-the-100th-day-and-penpals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=3673","title":{"rendered":"SCHOOL SPECIAL &#8211; THE 100TH DAY AND PENPALS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday was a special day at school &#8211; for both Melissa&#8217;s students and mine.For the kindergartners and first graders, Friday was the 100th day of school.\u00a0 The kids each made a special hat and a necklace with 100 beads (ten each of ten different colors).\u00a0 And since they had been counting the school days throughout the year thus far with an ice cream scoop graphic, Melissa decided to treat her class to some homemade ice cream for their celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140221_105410-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ice cream was quite a treat for them &#8230; their excitement was quite a treat for everyone around them!<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140221_105243-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140221_105231-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140221_105300-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140221_105307-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140221_105325-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140221_105337-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140221_105351-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0\u00a0For my kids, Friday was special because we received pen pal letters from a 6th grade class at Southside Elementary School back in Indiana.\u00a0 Mrs. Prestel&#8217;s homeroom class wrote personalized letters to my kids and included all kinds of candy, bracelets and pictures with their notes.\u00a0 My students were eager to respond and we got to work on our own letters right away.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the day, Mrs. Prestel&#8217;s class Skyped us so that a few of the kids could meet &#8220;face to face&#8221;.\u00a0 Hannah enjoyed a little quiet time talking to a few of her friends &#8211; these are her former classmates and they are very curious to find out about her new life in Haiti.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are looking at one more week of class before the start of\u00a0our spring break.\u00a0 Our whole family is especially excited for the break because there is a retreat planned for the first several days for all the missionary families &#8211; and it will be across the border into the Dominican Republic.\u00a0 We will be staying at a hotel on a beach!\u00a0 Since we moved to Vaudreuil in August, we haven&#8217;t\u00a0traveled more than maybe 20 miles in any direction, so we are looking forward to a little adventure.When we get back to school in March, we&#8217;ll have just one more week of classes before Mrs. Prestel herself comes to visit (along with her husband).\u00a0 And now it&#8217;s not just my own kids who are looking forward to that visit, but all my students as well.We are thanking the Lord for special days here and now and special days to look forward to!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday was a special day at school &#8211; 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