….it poured down all day and just before our Hallowe’en parade was to start it stopped
The only thing worse than indoor recess all day is indoor recess on Hallowe’en. The kids are already excited and when they can’t run off that excitement during recess it’s hard to keep them focused on their work. On top of that the book fair is still going but I have to admit that business was considerably slower today.
Someone was looking out for us today because just before our parade was scheduled to start the rain stopped. Hooray! We didn’t have to parade up and down the halls but we actually got to go outside and show off our costumes for the parents and the community.
Some of the costumes this year were very creative. The homemade ones are always the best. Here are a few that I can share with you.
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- Homemade Candy Machine
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- Homemade with a metal bowl and a garbage can
The teachers at our school also get into the spirit of Hallowe’en.
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- Our music teacher dressed as the gym teacher
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- Our gym teacher as Wolverine man
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- Football player
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- Mother Nature
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- Paper Bag Princess
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- The Library Witch
Unfortunately when I got home tonight it started to rain again. I managed to carve the pumpkin but only 16 children came to the door. They actually didn’t even come to the door. My husband and I stood out in the rain and took the candy to the few children that walked past our house. A very sad Hallowe’en night indeed.
Mama Cormier 
So sorry about the rain! 😦 Nice costumes! 🙂
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Glad it dried up. The kids would have been so disappointed otherwise after all their efforts. Think the library witch should really be the library fairy, though. Fairies bring all kinds of good things — like stories and books and sixpences for lost teeth.
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I like that. I bring lots of books to the library. Tonight our book fair ended and we raised enough money to buy $5000. worth of books.
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I love how everyone really gets into the Halloween spirit at your school. In many districts around here people aren’t allowed to celebrate or dress up in the public schools. I’m lucky that my school district allows people to dress up, but no one can wear masks because they can’t be easily identified on campus.
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The kids are only allowed to wear their masks during the parade. We have schools in some parts of Toronto where Halloween is barely acknowledged because religious and cultural differences.
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A candy machine for Halloween! Love it.
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That and R2D2 were the best costumes. I love it when they’re homemade.
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