Carver Chronicles
October 2021
Halloween Activities for Kids Ranging from Cutesy to Spooky
For the families who want to take extra precaution and spend the day at home, there’s plenty to do too—including getting all gussied up for the spooky occasion. You can get crafty by creating your own family costumes (hey, we love a good Insta-op) or making a ghost garland. If you want a more active night, try a game of Halloween charades, mummy racing or playing in a Halloween-themed obstacle course of your own making.
Check out this list of Halloween activities for kids for more ideas.
POP SOME CRAFTED PUMPKINS
Order a bag of orange balloons online, then fill each one with a Halloween-themed surprise (think candy or a silly trinket like a spider ring). From there, take construction paper and craft green leaves that you can attach to the spot where you tie the balloon. Then, game on: All your kids have to do is stomp the balloons to collect their prize. (Read the full tutorial over at Delia Creates.)
CREATE SOME ASSORTED CANDY BAGS
We’re still in a pandemic. Bummer. The good news is you can still trick-or-treat, you just have to be precautious about it. Instead of pouring hordes of candy into one bag for everyone to grab and go, assort a variety of candy into some Ziploc bags instead. That way, everyone lifts the bag they’re going to take without rummaging through the whole basket. (Place a bottle of sanitizer nearby just in case.)
SWAP SCARY STORIES
That one story that your brother used to creep you out with when you were younger will come in handy for this activity. You can also opt to make one up on the fly, pull another one from your childhood or recite one of these tried-and-true kid-friendly Halloween tales.
PUT THAT CANDY CORN TO USE
Candy corn is no one’s first pick, but that doesn’t mean we can’t put it to use. You can totally create your own version of ‘Minute to Win It’. Here’s how to play: Each kid will need a stack of candy corn, a bowl and a pair of chopsticks. You’ll need a timer set to 60 seconds. The goal of the game is to see who can transfer the most candy corn to the bowl using only chopsticks.
CREATE HALLOWEEN SCAVENGER HUNT
Deck the halls with spooky décor, then send your kids on a scavenger hunt to track down all the on-theme items they see. (You can also walk around the neighborhood scouting as a family.) Up the stakes by downloading a free printable (like this one from Over the Big Moon) of exactly what they should be on the lookout for.
MAKE YOUR OWN MUMMIES
You’ll need more toilet paper for this game. Split up into teams and pick one person to be the mummy. Then, it’s up to the rest of the group to wrap them in TP until they, well, actually look like a mummy. The group that mummifies the fastest wins!
HAVE A MUMMY RACE
Keep the fun going by (carefully) racing to a designated spot after the mummifying. Losing team has to eat candy corn!
https://www.purewow.com/family/halloween-activities-for-kids
Book & Blankets Night-October 21st @ 5:30
Join us on Thursday, October 21st from 5:30-7:00 p.m. for an evening full of literacy and fun! Your teachers will be dressed as book characters from their favorite books and read the stories to you and your family!! Don't forget to bring a blanket to sit on!!
Activities will include:
* Outside Read Alouds at 5 different stations with your favorite teachers dressed as the book characters from each story
* Each student that participates in at least 3 read aloud stations will receive a book to take home & candy from the Trunk -n-Treat!
**Plus each student that participates in at least 3 stations will be entered into a grand prize drawing to win a bike helmet. Two helmets will be given away!!
Trunk-N-Treat candy needed!!!
We need your help collecting candy for our Book & Blankets event on October 21st. The homeroom class that collects the most candy for the event will be rewarded with a pizza party on Friday, October 29th.
Nurse's Corner-Ms. Valencia
***Please contact the nurse to notify her if your child must stay at home due to the onset of Covid-like symptoms and to receive information regarding district guidelines***
Carver Elementary would like to encourage you to send your child to school daily. In order for students to perform at their best, they should be well rested, eat healthy balanced meals and practice safe, healthy habits. We work diligently to keep all students safe and healthy during the school day. Please help us to keep all our students safe and healthy by keeping your child home if he/she is displaying symptoms of an illness. This will help to prevent the spread of infection and illness among our students.
Students should be kept at home for the following reasons:
- Temperature of 100 degrees or above within the past 24 hours
- Diarrhea and/or vomiting more than once within the past 24 hours
- Red, itchy eye with drainage
- Ringworm of the scalp
- Intense itching with open lesions or signs of secondary infection
- Undetermined rash
Furthermore, any student who has had a temperature of 100 degrees or above should remain at home until they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without the aid of a fever reducing medication such as Tylenol or Motrin. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call the school at (281) 420-4600.
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Upcoming Events
October 1st
Custodian Appreciation Day
October 4th-8th
Fall Break: No school for students and staff
October 15th
1st Nine Weeks Ends
October 21st
Books and Blankets Night/Trunk N Treat
& 1st 9 week Report cards on Parent Portal
October 25th-29th
Red Ribbon Week
October 29th
Book Character Parade (dress as your favorite book character)
The Counselor Corner-Ms. Flores
COURAGE
Courage involves making good choices in the face of fear or obstacles. ... It means we do not let fear hold us back from exploring new opportunities, developing our skills, and doing what is right.
Click on the link to watch this short video that defines the importance of having COURAGE
Dress Code Reminder
We are experiencing a large number of students coming to school out of dress code.
We want to remind you that you can access the Student Handbook on the Goose Creek ISD website at www.gccisd.net under the Students and Parents tab and the dress code policy is on pages 12 through 14.
We want to emphasize one particular section of the dress code policy in the handbook that states, "Students are not to wear clothing that is tight, loose, revealing, sagging, baggy, or short. Examples of unacceptable clothing according to this guideline includes biker shorts, miniskirts, tank tops, backless apparel, midriffs and/or see through clothing".
We thank you for your support!
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Thank you to our Carver Star Custodial Staff
Where Everyone is a STAR!!!
Assistant Principal: Elma Villanueva
Counselor: Molly Ann Flores
Campus Student Success Specialist: Ah-Kee-Sha Jacquet
Email: ahkeesha.jacquet@gccisd.net
Website: https://schools.gccisd.net/page/gwce.home
Location: 610 South Pruett Street, Baytown, TX, USA
Phone: (281)420-4600