October 22, 2021

Dear Lower School Families,

Halloween is fast approaching, and here are a few details (some of which have been shared previously) to help you in your planning.

DATE
Friday, October 29, 2021

COSTUMES
With the exception of Explorers, all students who choose to dress up should come to school in costume. Explorer students will change into costumes before their 11:00 a.m. parade. Please review our costume guidelines below:

  • No weapons (real or pretend) of any kind allowed
  • Costumes must be respectful to other cultures and people
  • No blood or gory costumes
  • Students come to school in their costumes, so please plan accordingly as they will wear them all day
  • Faces must be visible (cannot wear a mask that hides face completely)
  • It is important to remember we have Explorers through Grade 5 students, and we want to ensure a fun and appropriate environment for all of our community

CLASSROOM PARTIES
Classroom parties will be scheduled on Friday by the homeroom teachers and will occur as it fits in best with their class schedules. Parents are asked to drop off any snacks and/or decorations that may have been requested by room parents during morning dropoff. Due to our COVID-19 protocols, parents will not be joining us inside the classrooms for set up of the parties or during the parties.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARADES
Our costume parades will take place on the track at Hondros Field. Families are welcome to observe the parade from the turf area or the bleachers. Please stay off of the track to allow our students enough room to parade. Students will parade around the track with their homeroom classes at the following times:

  • Explorer-PreK Parade will take place at 11:00 a.m.
  • Kindergarten-Grade 5 Parade will be held at 2:15 p.m.

Since students will be crossing Viking Way to get to the parade area at Hondros Field, cars will not be allowed to enter past 2:05 p.m. so please plan accordingly. Mask-wearing during these outdoor parades will be optional.

DISMISSAL
Immediately following the afternoon parade, all students will return to their classrooms to get their backpacks and jackets. Parents and guardians should move to their cars in the carline or wait outside the Lower School for their children to come outside. If your car is already in the carline, please return to it immediately after the parade. Regular carline will begin at 3:15. If you are parked in the parking lot, please wait in the grassy area outside the main entrance of the Lower School where your children will come out to meet you. We ask that all parents remain outside the building due to congestion with all students departing.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your children’s homeroom teachers or PACA room parents. We look forward to seeing some of you next Friday and thank you for making this a special day for our students.

Warm Regards,

Head of Lower School