Halloween is coming!
On October 31st, each classroom will have a Halloween Celebration as well as participate in a Halloween Parade. Students are so excited to celebrate. I love hearing about the costumes they have planned. We are planning for beautiful weather and genuinely hope that everyone has a safe and healthy Halloween that weekend.
Parade -
Our parade will begin around 1:15pm inside school for students. Weather permitting, we’ll parade outside the building and parents/families are welcome to watch IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT. The kids will be able to see each other’s costumes during an indoor parade before we parade outside. We did this last year and it was really fun for everyone. The parade should be outside around 1:35pm.
If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the students will parade inside the building for each other and, for obvious security reasons, an indoor parade will be for STAFF AND STUDENTS ONLY.
Parties -
The parties will begin just after the parade, which will be around 2:00, and are for students only. The PTO has generously arranged for a determined committee of parents to put together activities for the students that afternoon. The party is for the students in the classroom only. Additional family members will not be permitted to attend even if a parent is helping to throw the party.
If you are a party planner, please refer to the safe snack list on our website to make sure we are keeping everyone safe. Also, if you are a party planner arranged by the PTO, please make sure you are identified in the office and wear your name tag at all times while in the building.
Costumes-
As you being planning to create at home or costume shop for the perfect ensemble, here are the costume expectations so we can make sure that we have a wonderful pre-celebration that afternoon at Country Meadows!
Students should bring costumes for the parade to school but costumes are not to be worn to school. The costume should be “kid friendly” so that each child may change into the costume independently after lunch. It’s recommended that students put costumes on over their clothes so they are changed quickly in their classrooms and do not need to fully change.
ANY HAIR COLOR OR MAKEUP MUST BE APPLIED BEFORE COMING TO SCHOOL…and we’d hope that if you do add color to hair or faces, it’s simple and does not distract anyone from learning for the day. Do not allow your child to bring make-up or hair color to school.
Costumes should be “kid friendly” in their content, too. NO MASKS, WEAPONS (real or fake!), BLOOD, SUPER SCARINESS, OR GENERAL ICKINESS should be a part of a costume. Also, we assume all costumes will follow our school dress code so NO BARE TUMMIES, please. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask! Why do we say "no masks" - well we need to make sure that we can identify each child at all times and that each child can see appropriately so no one gets injured!
Thank you for your support in a successful celebration!
