Happy Halloween!

Hello!

Alright, some things.

1. this week has been great! We've carved pumpkins, eaten the pumpkin seeds (EVERYONE loved them!), created tissue ghosts, created hand bats, read halloween stories in the dark, learned the witches brew song, and bobbed for apples. Today, we're going to make witches brew (for us, it's going to be a safe bet of cheez-its, pretzel twists, chocolate chips, and animal crackers in a witches cauldron). We're also going to MAKE rice krispie treats. I've never made them before, but I figured that it would be fun, messy, and quite sticky. In addition, we also have our Walk for the Homeless today somewhere between 1:30 and 2pm. Thanks for sending all those forms back! We're also having our pizza party which I know everyone is excited about.

2. We have obtained permission from administration to use a different playground. We will be using the fourth grade playground by ourselves during the same recess time that we have now. While I have always liked for the boys to be able to hang out with other students during this time, it's just TOO many other students and TOO many opportunities for them to be at the right place at the wrong time. Since we're all friends in the class, I'm sure that they will be just fine. And besides, they'll get cooler equipment! If you have any questions/concerns/comments about this, feel free to email me.

3. We rearranged the classroom last night. (It's what I do when I've had a weird day). Mrs. Robertson put up our new bulletin board as well. It's entitled "Presidential Possibilities" and has a silhouette of each of the boys. A campaign button with each of their faces and a slogan for them going with either their first or last name. In addition, it has a blurb written by the boys about what they would do if they were president. I must say, it's a great one! The classroom I think looks way cooler than it did before. The library is now in front of the chalkboard (which we rarely if ever use), the morning meeting area is where the library was, and the tent is where the morning meeting area was. All in all, it's a new and exciting set up that we're excited for!

4. We hope that everyone has a safe and happy Halloween experience today (both in and out of school)! We've talked about Halloween Safety a great deal, crossing streets with looking both ways, having a parent/adult check the candy before they eat it, being nice about trick or treating (no silly song about pulling down underwear!), etc.

Enjoy! I've got to get my Red Crayon self ready to go see all the great costumes!