Halloween falls on a Monday this year and many students are excited about the prospect of dressing up in their costume while at school. Below are our school's costume rules, as well as descriptions of our Halloween Holiday Traditions here at La Entrada.
- Halloween Costumes: Students may come dressed in their costumes to school for the day. Rules for costumes include: No masks allowed, no gory and bloody costumes (our older students need to remember that we have 9 year olds on campus), no fake weapons and costumes must follow our dress code (no mini-skirts/spaghetti straps and/or low cut tops).
- 5th Grade Halloween Parade: Our 5th graders will be modeling their homemade costumes that they have been designing in this project-based math lesson. The students are challenged to design and create a costume that costs them no more than $10.00. Parents, as well as other classes on campus, come out to our blacktop to view the parade. The 5th grade parade will begin at 8:15am. Again, only 5th graders march in the parade. We do not have a school wide Halloween Parade where all grades participate.
- Haunted House: Our Student Leaders plan and create a Haunted House where all students are welcome to visit during their lunch recess. The Haunted House is set up in Jensen Hall and is run completely by student leaders. Talk about collaboration and creative problem solving in action!
- PTA Halloween Carnival: Every year PTA volunteers work to create a fun lunch recess carnival on our blacktop and field. Please contact Maureen Goode if you would like to lend a hand. A photo booth, hula hoops games, pumpkin seed relays and more are planned for this year's carnival.
- 7th Grade Scary Stories: 7th grade core teachers instruct a scary story writing unit during October and their culminating event is truly amazing! Classrooms are transformed overnight into dens where students recite their scary stories to visiting classes using their best storytelling skills. 7th graders will now have the opportunity to entertain younger students with their original scary stories and enthrall them with their presentation skills.
- Classroom Halloween Celebrations: Some classrooms will coordinate with parents to plan classroom celebrations, usually involving thematic treats. We continue to request that parents keep healthy snacks in mind when creating those "ghostly nibbles" or "spidery snacks". Kids are sure to collect sufficient candy treats while trick-or-treating and we'd prefer that classroom celebrations not provide sugary drinks or snacks. All the staff thank you, in advance, for this!
I wish all students a safe and happy Halloween and once again would like to remind students to only trick-or-treat with family or friends, please don't venture door to door alone. Please bring flashlights with you when walking around your neighborhoods and always look over any candy and goodies when you get home for opened or torn bags.
Students are not allowed to bring candy caches to school following Halloween, so please talk with your child about how best to ration their lunch treats following this sugar-laden holiday!
Sonya Dineen
Assistant Principal
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