Author: ACS

Panther Press

Volume 1, Issue 1

October 1st, 2006

Halloween: What’s That?

Special points of interest:
Halloween Dance
Halloween Safety
What are this year’s first grader’s dressing up as?
What is Halloween all about?

Halloween is a holiday that we celebrate at the end of October, which represents the end of the harvest season. Back in the old days it was a time for people to honor the dead so that spirits would not come and haunt them. Throughout the years, it has become a holiday based on tricks and treats.
Every Halloween children of all ages go from door to door in their neighborhoods dressed up as anything they want to be. When someone answers the door, the children yell “trick-or-treat!”
Most people hand out candy for Halloween, but there are other things you can handout too. Pencils, erasers, and healthy foods are also given out to children. Trick or treating is something that is done in the evening when it is dark so that children are even more spooked.
Halloween is not just a holiday celebrated in the United States. It is celebrated all over the world, but it is named differently. In Mexico, they celebrate El Dia de los Meurtos. In English, this translates into The Day of the Dead.
Other common names for Halloween are All Saints Day and All Hollows Eve. The ideas are the same between all of these holidays.
The most important thing to remember on Halloween is to have fun and be safe!

Come Join Us at the 2nd Annual Halloween Dance!

Our Halloween Dance will be held on October 31 from 7:30 – 9:00 pm in our school gym. Please be aware of the following guidelines before arriving at the dance. First, please do not arrive before 7:30 as Student Council is still going to be setting up. Also, all locker rooms are going to be out of bounds all evening. If you need something from a locker, please make sure you get it before you leave school. If you leave the dance, you may not return so make sure you don’t forget anything you may need. If you are found out of bounds, you will be asked to leave. This is for safety purposes only, so please stay in the gym area. In addition, all other school rules will be in affect. This is an exciting time for everyone but we still ask that you be on your best behavior. Make sure your costumes are appropriate for dancing and having fun. Make sure nobody (including yourself) can trip over or hurt themselves on your costume. Parents should be advised that the dance ends promptly at 9:00 pm so be sure that your child has a ride coming at that time. If they are going home with another child, please have them bring a note to the dance or call the principal before hand. We look forward to seeing everyone there in their costumes and we hope this Halloween Dance will be a huge success!

Witches are one of the most popular Halloween Costumes

Halloween Safety

Here are Some General Rules:

Always stay with an adult.
Check candy before you eat it to make sure that it is unopened.
Bring a flashlight with you.
Don’t talk to strangers.

The number one most important thing to talk to your children about is Halloween safety. Children need to stay with an adult at all times because there are lots of people out. Make sure your child brings a flashlight with them. A flashlight will make it easier to see down roads that aren’t as well lit up.
Halloween is a night to have fun and eat a lot of candy. Make sure that your kids check their candy before they eat it. Look for any opened candy or candy that looks as if it has been tampered with. Discard and candy that looks like this.

What Are You Going To Be This Halloween?

We recently interviewed Miss. Alberry’s first grade class. We asked each student, “What are you going to be for Halloween this year?”
Here’s what some of the student’s had to say:
Kristin: “I am going to be Cinderella because she’s pretty.”
Mike: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are the coolest! I am going to be Michaelangelo.”
Heidi: “I think I am going to be lion… but I haven’t really decided yet.”
Riley: “I love M&M’s! That’s why I am going to be the green one.
Christopher: “My favorite sport is soccer so I am going to dress up as a soccer player.”
Melinda: “I can’t decide. I want to be the sun, a witch, or a cat.”
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Miss Alberry’s class will be parading around the school on October 26th to show the rest of the students in the school.

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