Having Fun

As I sit here on Halloween Eve, I can't help but reflect on the fun we had at school on Friday.  Our students were fantastic, lots of kids dressed in costumes and many brought in carved pumpkins for display. Having a day where kids (and staff) can have a little fun together is a great way to ensure positive connections.

Our day started with a parade of fabulous costumes as students and staff arrived at school.  We had ghosts and ghouls;  Michael Jackson, fairies and princesses (plus lots of others).  As well as the costumes, we had students arrive with their pre-carved pumpkins for display in our main entrance.  Just before lunch time our primary students came to the gym for a little dancing fun.  The students enjoyed dancing to the Monster Mash, the Chicken Dance, and many other favourites.  At lunch time it was the intermediate students' turn to dance.  There music was slightly more current with pop hits blasting in the gym.  After lunch all of our students participated in a Halloween Safety assembly to help ensure their safety while trick or treating.

All of these things show that we can have fun together at school and still meet expectations for how we behave.  I am reminded of something I read years ago that said, "student's won't always remember what they learned in school, but they will remember the fun they had with their teachers."  I hope we can be the kind of school where we can all have fun together to help make the learning easier.

 Happy Halloween everyone.