The Halloweiner

This week during Chapel, Chaplain Molly continued to share the message of hope with a children's Halloween favorite - The Halloweiner...  Didn't make it to Chapel?  Catch it here.

Oscar is a young dog with a problem. Being a "wiener-dog," he looks different from all of the other dogs in obedience school, and consequently the others like to make fun of him. His mother doesn't help matters when she calls him her "little Vienna sausage." And worse, when Halloween rolls around she expresses complete lack of understanding when she buys him his ultimate nightmare of a costume. However, this short-legged dog has a big heart, and when the chips are down the other dogs get to learn just what Oscar is made of!

It's Almost Pumpkin Day at SEA!

Do you know what Pumpkin Day is? Well, SEA Alumni and current 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students should know it well! The event, the last day of school before Halloween, has become an SEA tradition for the upper grade students who bring their pumpkin from class to class for pumpkin-related activities. This year's activities are positively SPOOKTACULAR:

Mrs. Brown – Going Batty with Mrs. Brown – Get ready for a bat filled experience! We will be finding out how vampire bats are similar to those fictional monsters from which they get their name. We will be experimenting with an echolocation game, and then students will be challenged not to go batty during the “Batty Memory Object Game.” Fun prizes for all!

Mrs. Delius – Pumpkin Jeopardy – Students will engage in the fun game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” and answer questions related to pumpkins.  Topics include trivia, growing pumpkins, history, carving, cooking and Peanuts beloved “It’s a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown”.

Mr. Masem – Estimating & Measurement – Students estimate physical properties of their pumpkin (height, circumference, mass…) and then measure their pumpkin to see how close they are to the actual measurements.  We also estimate the total number of seeds that we think will be found in the 3rd – 5th grade pumpkins.

Mrs. Rick & Wolfcale – Halloween Charades /Pictionary –They are given classic Halloween/fall words.  We use the SMARTboard dice to see if they draw or act the word out.  They each are given a turn to act out or draw the word while their team tries to guess the correct answer.    Students develop: critical thinking skills, presenting in front of others & following directions.

Mrs. Whatley – Halloween Mad Libs w/ Whatley – Students will practice their knowledge of parts of speech by completing  hauntingly, hilarious Halloween tales!

Mrs. Kruger – Pumpkin Narratives – Come and explore narrative story elements through fictional stories about pumpkins.  We will create our own narrative story maps and character analyses with the stories we read!

Mr. Driscoll –   Pumpkin History – Students will learn the history of pumpkins and their cultivation and use.  Mr. Driscoll will answer the question of, “How such a relatively flavorless fruit became such an important part of our culture?”

Look for pictures next week in our Picture Gallery!