Lower School Life October 2018 Fall brings weather changes, family outings and pumpkin-flavored everything. Students are coming to school with pants and sweaters in lieu of shorts and shirts, enjoying their early mornings on the playground. Outdoor education has begun with gardening in our kindergarten playground, hikes along the Wissahickon, the fourth grade outdoor trip, and the camping trip with our fifth grade students. Students are experiencing learning in the most engaging ways.
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Halloween Parade
Pre-K students and their families should gather in the pre-K by 8:15 am. They will then walk over as a group and watch the parade from the kindergarten playground. Afterward, they will walk back to enjoy their own festivities. If it rains, they will not go to Lower School but will remain in the pre-K. They should follow the same costume guidelines (see next paragraph) as the rest of Lower School. Check the pre-K Hub page for more information.
All Lower School children who are participating in the parade should wear their costumes to school. As a Quaker school, we ask that students not wear costumes that are overly scary or violent, or military clothing such as camouflage or other depictions of war. We also ask that they do not carry toy weapons (swords, guns, etc.) or other violent accessories that may be part of their costumes.
Be sure your child brings a change of clothes to school. Children will change into school clothes following the festivities and should remove all face paint, etc. Regular classes will resume later in the morning.
Alternate Activity for Children Who Don't Celebrate Halloween Out of respect for the diversity of our community, as we have done in past years, we will provide an alternative activity for children whose families do not celebrate Halloween. The activity will be held in the small conference room of the Upper School, and students can be dropped off as early as 7:30 am. To sign up for this option, contact Lisa Reedich (ext. 171) by Oct. 27.
We hope everyone has enjoyed the start of our school year and look forward to the upcoming weeks with Halloween and our classroom festivities.
Will you be able to correctly guess who the witch will be this year?
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