Halloween October 31st

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Halloween October 31st

Hello Families,

On Tuesday, October 31st we will be having our Halloween Parade for our students in grades K-5/6 and our Halloween Activities for students in grades 6-8.

Parents are welcome to join us out in the back playground at 1:45PM for the Halloween Parade. The classes will first parade through the building, and then walk outside to the back playground. Parents are asked to stand along the grass area so that students are able to walk through the playground with ease. If it rains, parents will be invited into the school to stand along the lockers.

Classroom teachers may be sending their own classroom specific plans but please keep the following in mind:

students may choose to wear costumes to school as in previous years
- Costumes:
  - no weapons or props
  - no costume masks
  - no inappropriate images
  - nothing too scary or gory (we want all students to have fun and not feel scared)
  - students should arrive in their costume, wear it all day, wear it home – otherwise they would need to have to put them on by themselves with limited support
  - students would need to be able to remove their costume independently to use the washroom
  - students would need to be able to safely play during the outside portion of nutrition break in their costume (if they choose to wear it)

students may choose instead to wear black and orange
students may choose neither of the above options

Cultural appropriation

Cultural appropriation means taking or borrowing a look or trait from a culture that is not your own. Costumes that are based on people’s culture are offensive, harmful and insensitive. The following are suggested questions to have your child reflect on when choosing a costume to avoid being disrespectful or offensive::

• Is my costume making fun of a group of people, their culture, religion and/or belief systems?

• Does my costume reinforce jokes and stereotypes about certain groups, cultures, religions and/or belief systems?

• Am I altering my skin color, facial/body features to make it like a particular race, ethnicity, or cultural group?

• Am I dressing up as a culture or borrowing from a religion that is not my own or is not part of my background?

Thank you,

Mr. D. Fede

Updated on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.