Fort Hope celebrates 100 days of school

Students, teachers and parents in Eabametoong celebrated a milestone in education earlier this month – the 100th day of school.
Melanie Bykkonen’s grade one class reached the milestone on Feb. 13 and celebrated with a big party in the class.
“Every single day we were counting down,” said Bykkonen. “It is a huge accomplishment and they were getting pretty excited.”
The 100th day of school is literally the 100th day of classes in the year. It is celebrated in schools all across the country as a way of rewarding students for their attendance and also to help students learn math skills around the number 100.
Bykkonen said she still remembers her own 100th day celebrations from being in elementary school.
“The students do remember the big events, and the parents too remember the big things that the students do,” she said.
As homework for the big day, students in the class collected 100 items and arranged them in groups.
The homework projects were displayed to parents during the celebration.