Halloween in Clark!

Halloween in Hehnly/Valley Road was fun. The reason I mention both schools is because I was informed that morning, when I was assigned to be in the kindergarten (we didn't get to choose our grades like at Harrison) that the teacher has an A.M. kindergarten class at Hehnly and a P.M. kindergarten at Valley Road. I was a bit surprised when I found out but I made the best of it, even though it was a hassle to drive to Valley road when I expected to be at Hehnly all day! I got to see what the teacher goes through everyday, and it's definitely tough for her. Well, my Hehnly kindergarten was a group of 21, rambunctious students and I was informed that the fact that it was Halloween,wasn't the reason that they were acting up!! It wasn't a very productive day at all. They came into school in costume, were read a Halloween book on the carpet and then paraded around the school to the upper grade classrooms to show off their costumes. The kindergarten classes were the only ones who did this because the parade was at 1:15pm and they go home at 11am. They then had a party back in the classroom and gave out any treats and goodie bags that they might have brought from home. There was only one girl with a peanut allergy and she wasn't in school that day, so there was no precautions on the candy issue. All the students participated in the Halloween festivities and it was adorable to see all of them in costume. Valley road with the P.M. students was more laid back. There was only about 11 students in this kindergarten class and it was less chaotic. All of the kids were dressed up in costume and the afternoon was basically like the morning class but they got to participate in the school's parade. They got to parade around the playground for all the parents (which, might i add, was a lot of people with flashing cameras!!) and then stayed off to the side to watch the older kids in their costumes. After, they went back to the classroom for a party with cupcakes, chips and juice boxes. All the kids definitely had fun and so did I. Even the teacher got into the Halloween spirit and dressed up like an M&M made out of cardboard!