On the morning of Thursday, October 31st, Highland Elementary will celebrate Halloween with a costume parade. The morning will begin as usual, with students entering the building and heading to their classrooms. We ask that costumes be worn to school, preferably over your child’s clothing. After the parade, time determined by your child’s classroom teacher, the children will remove their costumes and place them in their backpack or a bag labeled with their name.
Parade Details:
Weather permitting, at approximately 9:45 a.m. students and staff will begin the outdoor parade. Families are invited to join us. Please park in the back parking lot and walk to the front of the building. Staff will be there to assist families as they line the bus loop (No CRC needed). In the case of inclement weather, we will hold the parade indoors but due to space and maintaining a safe and secure environment, it will be for students and staff only.
Classroom Celebrations:
Individual classrooms may have celebrations at different times of the day. Your child’s teacher will communicate specific details about their plans. If you have been pre-selected to be a volunteer in the classroom, you will sign-in in the main office. All volunteers must have a current year’s CRC on file.
Costume Information:
Please note the following protocols regarding Halloween costumes for students and adults during this day of fun:
1. Gory and/or scary costumes and masks will not be allowed.
2. Please refrain from using makeup and/or face paint.
3. Absolutely no weapons or replicas of weapons are allowed as part of costumes. The HVS Student Code of Conduct will apply.
4. Lastly, we understand and respect that not everyone feels comfortable with costumes and/or participating so feel free to choose the level of participation that meets your child’s needs.
Snacks and Allergy Alert:
All snacks must be individually wrapped and store bought (not homemade). Your child’s teacher will communicate if snack donations are needed. Lastly, please consider this a friendly reminder to be mindful of items purchased for student consumption. We do have students with peanut/tree nut allergies and diabetes. Thank you for taking this into consideration.
As a reminder to all of our guests and visitors, HVS properties, including school parking lots and vehicles in our parking lots are alcohol, drug, smoking, and weapon free school zones.
We are looking forward to a fun and exciting day. If you have any classroom specific questions, please contact your child’s teacher.
