It's a Harvest Party....with a lot of Costumes!

The day that the students have been anxiously awaiting finally arrived! They were so surprised when their "teachers" greeted them...

I don't think they knew what to expect for the rest of the day!

Party days are always a toss up. They can be really crazy and exhausting or they can be surprisingly calm and still a lot of fun. I always hold my breath for a while to see what kind of day we will have. The morning went really well! We started with a fun Halloween seek-n-find entry task, then did a science worksheet, our reading groups and even took our spelling test! We did it! We made it through the morning with no problem. I decided it was going to be a great day....and then the announcement came.....INSIDE RECESS! Yikes! We went to lunch and I braced myself for the afternoon....and realized there was no need to wonder...we had a wonderful afternoon, too! We invited Mrs. Overman's class over to watch It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and went to PE. Then it was FINALLY time to put our costumes on. It's my favorite part of the day! Just look at these faces!
After Ms. Spilker's "photo-op", we joined the parade throughout the school. It's so much fun to see everyone's costumes. When we got back to the classroom, the moms and dads had everything set up and ready to go for our party. I am so thankful for the help!

Now, this is what I call a "pirate's treasure"....good use of your hat, Trinity!

So much help!
Our favorite helper!
It was a wonderful day! Thank you Mrs. Zepp for all of your hard work organizing the party. It was a huge success!

Hooray!

Thank you so much for the support for Hallett's PTSO! We won the Silver Slide competition. We won free popcorn for everyone in our class since we raised at least $100.00. We also raised the most money in the whole school so we will have a nacho party next Friday! We are very excited. Thank you so much!

Silver Slide!

For the next weeks, Hallett will be running a fundraiser called Silver Slide. Our goal is to raise $1ooo.oo. The PTSO uses the money for several great causes that support the students of Hallett. The classes compete to see who can bring in the most change. There are prizes for grade level winners and the overall school winner but the important thing to remember is that money raised is helping the whole school. If you have any spare change that you can send to school with your student, Hallett would appreciate it!

Book Orders

Just a reminder that Book Order forms are due Monday, Oct. 4th. I sent home a letter with information for ordering online but you can still send your orders into the classroom if you prefer. Please make checks or money orders out to Scholastic Books. Thanks for your support with book orders. The classroom earns free books with every order!