The 100th Day Is Magical at High Point Academy

Hundreds and Hundreds of Hundred-day Things Were on Display as Primary Grades Celebrated the Hundredth Day of Everything! “The 100th Day celebration is special because 100 days are a lot, and it makes everyone feel proud and happy. I learned the number 100 in kindergarten last year because we used a game counting up to … Continue reading The 100th Day Is Magical at High Point Academy

Kindergarten Three Piggy Opera Refresh!

by Lynette Wiebe, Kindergarten Teacher After nearly thirty years of kindergarteners performing the same play, we had to pause for a couple of years, and the community really felt the loss. This show was a rite of passage for HPA students, after all. In fact, year over year the whole school would wait for the … Continue reading Kindergarten Three Piggy Opera Refresh!

The Sound of Counting

By Lynette Wiebe, Kindergarten Teacher We do a LOT of counting in Kindergarten. Counting with correlation, with cardinality, with accuracy. Counting to thirty, to sixty, to one hundred. Counting forwards, counting backwards. Counting on from a number, counting back from a number. Skip counting by tens, fives and twos. Counting days of school. Counting collections. … Continue reading The Sound of Counting