Cobram Anglican Grammar School

COBRAM ANGLICAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL

REACHING ONE HUNDRED

At the beginning of Term Three, the Foundation students of Cobram Anglican Grammar School celebrated a major milestone in their burgeoning education journey – 100 days at school! To commemorate this momentous occasion, the impressionable cohort dressed up as one-hundredyear-olds. They certainly looked the part, with many decked out in wigs or beards, and carrying walking sticks for good measure. While the Foundation staff members offered a few suggestions in terms of props and outfits, they didn’t set a strict criterion of what the children had to wear, meaning the students were free to use their creative licence! Foundation A teacher Chloe Anthony said there were a few memorable outfits on the day. “Aiden C had wonderful lipstick wrinkles, Maverick had his beautiful moccasins on and Grace did a great job with her wig,” Ms Anthony said. In the lead up to the celebratory day, the two Foundation classes completed a series of activities related to the number 100: for example, what they would do if they had $100 to spend. Ms Anthony said it was special watching the children slowly come to the realisation of what they had achieved.

“They didn’t really understand the significance of the number until they got to the day and kind of put two and two together. From their first day here, as a class we had been counting up to whichever number day of school they were up to, so it would always feel like this milestone was getting closer, naturally building a sense of excitement,” she said. Considering the significant hurdles this group of students have had to overcome at the beginning of their schooling journey due to the residual impacts of COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria, Ms Anthony said this milestone was an even greater cause for celebration than usual.

“It’s a celebration of the kids’ achievements in 100 days and their growth in that time, especially considering so many of them missed out on three and four-year-old kindergarten meaning we really had to go back to basics, so just seeing their growth to now has been amazing.”