Jennifer Nemec
PTA President

Halloween is a special time for children as well as an exciting day at school.  We would like to provide you with some information regarding our Halloween activities so that all children will have an enjoyable day. 

Our activities will be held on Friday, October 29th, beginning with an all school parade at 1:35 p.m.  The parade will be held outdoors with children walking outside through the kindergarten exit.  They will then proceed along the front walkway and reenter the building at the north parking lot entrance.  Parents are welcome to attend.  Parents may watch the parade from anywhere along the outdoor parade route.  In the event of rain, the parade will be held throughout our main hallway.  After the parade, children will go back to their classrooms for their Halloween parties.  Morning kindergarten classes will organize a parade for their students.  Kindergarten teachers will send home information regarding their Halloween activities.

If you are bringing treats to school for the parties, please drop them off in the school foyer.  Mark the treats with your child's name, teacher's name and room number and we will make sure they are delivered to the classroom prior to the start of the party.  We ask that only room parents who are running the class parties be in the classrooms during the Halloween party.  We appreciate your help with this as our teachers plan a full morning of instruction and we want to minimize the amount of interruptions during this time.

Kindergarten students will be allowed to wear their costumes to school.  All other children may bring their costumes to school in a bag or go home for lunch to change.  If your child is going home for lunch, please fill out the note that will be sent home from school indicating this.  Students who bring their costumes to school will be allowed to change into their costume during lunch.  Students should not bring costume props on the bus. 
Students should not wear costumes that represent alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or violence.  Items such as fake blood, knives, guns or any other type of weapon may NOT be worn or brought to school.  Students should also not wear costumes that expose their midriffs, or that are low cut in the front.  Wearing a T-shirt or leotard underneath these types of costumes is acceptable.  Students in grades 1 - 6 may color their hair at home during the lunch hour, but may not come to school in the morning with make-up or colored hair.  Also, no hair colorings, sprays or supplies are to be brought to school.  At 3:20 p.m. all "walkers" will be reminded to go straight home.

Principal Mary Szuch

Sincerely,
 Mary A. Szuch
Principal

                    
October 21st        7:00 p.m.                     March  17th         2:00 p.m.
November 18th    2:00 p.m.                     April 21st             7:00 p.m.
December 16th    2:00 p.m.                     May  19th            7:00 p.m.
January 20th        7:00 p.m.
February 17th      7:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 7th
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

A Whiteley 6th Grader shows his own artistic talents by creating a welcome sign for Lincoln Peirce. 


Anderson's Bookshop has done it again! We are thrilled to have a visit from Lincoln Peirce, the author of the Big Nate series. Lincoln will be at our school on Monday, October 18th. He will talk to 6th grade students about his new book, Big Nate Strikes Again, his ideas, and his writing. At the end of his visit, he will be interviewed by a Whiteley student, which will be aired on our school channel 76. If you would like to purchase one of his books, please see Mrs. Saez for an order form. A HUGE thank you goes out to Anderson's Bookshop for treating us to another quality writer!

Students in grades 3 - 6 have completed their mile run, and everyone did a great job!

Thank you & Happy Birthday!