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Some Halloween History for you...

//Why Do We Dress Up for Halloween???//
In olden days Halloween was completely different. First of all, it was called All Hallows Eve. On October 31, people in Europe believed that spirits would come back to earth and haunt them. Bringing the spirits gifts would prevent people from being haunted by the spirits. People would leave some offering of food on their porch to keep the spirits from causing mischief. Eventually, those same people started dressing up as the spirits to trick the actual spirits into leaving them alone! The food offering soon became candy left on the porch for the children that dress up as the spirits. And that is how Halloween was born.

Trick or treating use to mean exactly that. Children would ask a homeowner for a treat and if no treat was given, the children would trick the homeowner by sabotaging their property.



By Lela Howard, Maggie Leavitt, Cali Brandt, and Sahana Balaji

A Big Shout Out...  To parents and teachers for throwing awesome Halloween Parties yesterday! Here are some selected pics from Katy Andrews!



Ask the Monsters...  Thank You Everyone For Sending your advice!

DEAR DEVIL, NO ONE LIKES MY COSTUME WHAT SHOULD I DO? ~COSTUME PROBLEMS DEAR COSTUME PROBLEMS, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK ABOUT YOUR COSTUME. IF YOU LIKE IT THEN YOU SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK. ~SINCERELY THE DEVIL PS. ON HALLOWEEN I WILL TAKE YOUR SOUL

Dear ghost,, What if kids laugh at my costume? ~freako101 Dear freako101, Don't worry, there will be plenty of kids that will have silly costumes and kids these days love anything, I mean have you seen the vampire costumes? Its so offencive. ~ ghost

I am scared to get the halloween date wrong, it is this thursday right? From Banana Dear Banana, Yep it is! How I remember is that we still have to go to school the next day (I don't know why I have to I will be up late hunting.) I also remember because its a full moon on halloween. ~ Werewolf

Dear Witch, I have short shorts for my halloween costume And I don't want to be dress coded, what should I do? ~yolo23 I think maybe you should check with the principle to make sure that you costume is okay. ~ Witch P.S will you meet me at lunch so I can eat you, I mean eat with you !

Dear vampire, I trick-or-treat for candy but my parents don't let me eat it! What should I do? ~Longing for lollipops Dear Longing for lollipops, I think you should eat the candy while you are trick-or-treating and if this doesn't work stuff your favorite candies in your costume so they don't find it. At least this is what I have been doing since I was 80 years old ( thats like 8 years old in vampire age!) ~Vampire

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What do you get when you cross bambi with ghost? bamboo What has webbed feet,feathers,fangs and goes quack-quack? count duckula Where do mummies go for a swim? The dead sea Whats a ghost’s favorite ride at the carnival? the roller ghoster What kind of roads do ghosts haunt? dead ends Why did dracula take cold medicine? to stop his coffin What do you call a little monsters parents? Mummy and Deady

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By: Stella Langton, Sara Lopez, Kin Blandford, Addie Shaw

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Want to see your name in the Salamander Times? Enter a pic of you in your Halloween costume and you may win first place! (Due date is November 8th) Print out a pic and put it in the white and silver striped box in room 303 1st Place Talia Zamir 5th Grader

2nd Place

By Sara Lopez 5th Grade

3rd Place

I am sunshine, happy, cheery, friends, ice cream, warm.

I am a tiger, fierce and strong hear the roar of the silky fur.

I am fall a blanket of yellow and orange leaves crunching, kids laughing.

I am a lake cool and refreshing, children splashing, wonderful.

I am a soccer ball of dirt and sweat, the slippery fun, soccer.

By: Quinn stephenson 5th grade