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Halloween has always been the most festive day of the year at our school, but this year’s celebration seemed even more festive than usual, probably because it offered a welcome relief from the stress of the pandemic.
In addition to the much-loved parade of costumed elementary students through the preschool yards, this year’s event included some special activities.
Following the parade, K–5 students marched to Halloween-themed songs on the big playground to give other students a chance to see their costumes, many of which were quite clever.
Kindergartners and first graders went “treat-or-treating” at the second through fifth grade classrooms, where they were given unicorn erasers, jewel and spider rings, stickers, and other non-edible treats. Some of the fifth graders and a couple of their parents had elaborately decorated the hallway outside Room 15 to create a Halloween atmosphere.
Each of the nine elementary classrooms was given a colorful piñata made by the fourth graders. Inside were Halloween “snap” bracelets. This is the third year teacher Amy Weinstein’s social studies students have made piñatas. She provided a fact sheet about piñatas so other teachers could use the activity as a “teachable moment.”