Halloween!

Halloween is over! I can't believe it's already November. I'll be in Anchorage in 3 short weeks enjoying Thanksgiving and soon after that I will be on my way home to Pennsylvania for Christmas! The year is flying by. I'm definitely busier than last year. There is something going on at the school every weekend. Basketball tournaments with the village, volleyball tournaments with students, student council events, or village meetings! Here is a cute picture from a basketball tournament with the referee...

Halloween is always fun. It was especially busy this year. We had a haunted house on Friday night and then a Halloween Carnival on Saturday afternoon. We spent all week preparing for the events by baking cakes, frosting cakes, making posters, and going through costumes! It was fun but I was exhausted!

 

 

 

 

 

Trick or treat was after the Halloween Carnival. We rushed around to clean up and I made it home just in time for the first trick or treaters! We had over 50 kids come to our door. My roommate made homemade cookies and I bought candy when I was in Anchorage to hand out. The weather was perfect for the night. It was just getting dark out as we had the last small knocks on the door.

Here are some Halloween pictures from my classroom. I completely forgot to take a class picture, but many of my students wore costumes. We played BINGO, painted scary pictures, and watched Hotel Transylvania. We also enjoyed gummy vampire teeth, popcorn, cupcakes, and pumpkin seeds.

 

 

We carved a small pumpkin last week and each student got to either draw part of the face before carving or help take the seeds out! They loved playing with the inside of the pumpkin and thought the texture was funny.

Today we needed a break so we did some crafting.

Yesterday we had an important bullying presentation. The presenter traveled all the way from Dallas, Texas! My students kept asking, "How many planes did he take to get here??" It's a big deal when someone comes from that far away. He kept the students attention by doing some magic tricks. It was entertaining. One student even said, "Wow, he's like Houdini!"

A few things I'm looking forward to doing when I'm home for Christmas break..

Traveling to watch Penn State Football in a bowl game wherever it may be, seeing Kevin Hart, meeting our new puppy, enjoying Christmas with my family, and eating homemade meals again!

Thanks for reading! :)