Remember when I told you about the big announcement the teachers were gonna make at my school about what big Halloween activity we would have? Well, this past Wednesday, we all met in the auditorium for our weekly assembly. As everyone was finding their seats, everyone was wondering what the activity was going to be.
Stephanie thought there was going to be Trick-or-Treating in school going from classroom to classroom. I thought maybe there would be a cakewalk at recess.
I heard Danny and Jason telling Kyle about the Spook House last year and they thought they'd have it again this year.
Cheryl and Susan were hoping for a half day of school the Friday before Halloween.
Then Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Taylor got everyone's attention the way they always did when it got too loud in the auditorium. Mrs. Johnson would play "Shave and a Haircut, two bits", on the piano, and Mrs Taylor would change the words, "Assembly is starting", and we all would answer, "Silence!", and that meant everyone had to pipe down and face forward.
Of course they didn't start with the announcement right away. We had to do the Color Guard (it was the 6th graders turn), the Pledge of Allegiance, and sing "America The Beautiful". I just wanted to hear this big announcement already! After the Color Guard saluted the flag and left the stage, Miss LaSalle, Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. Taylor got up to make the announcements.
They gave the usual reminders about keeping the playground and the lunchroom clean, not running in the halls, and turning in our library books on time. Then came the moment we had all been waiting for. We were going to have a school carnival! Outta site!
There would be rides and food and games with prizes! Far out! Everyone cheered!
This was really groovy news. A few years ago, we had a carnival, but for the last couple of years, we just had the Spook House set up behind the school. This year, instead of having the Halloween Parade and a special assembly with films, we were gonna have the Halloween Carnival instead of going to class! And since Halloween was actually on a Saturday this year, we'd have a carnival at school on Friday and go Trick-or-Treating on Saturday! It would be like having 2 Halloweens in one week! Dynamite!
Later on, in the lunchroom, the whole 4th grade section was talking about the carnival.
We were all so excited, that I think some of us forgot to swap sandwiches and trade desserts! This was Bridget's first Halloween and Springfield and she was so shook, she could barely eat her lunch!
We all knew the Spook House would be there again, but we wondered what other rides there were gonna be. Cheryl thought maybe a roller coaster.
A lot of us didn't think so, because there really wasn't any room on the school grounds for something that big.
Lisa hoped there would be a merry-go-round. That would be fun!
Sunny went to an amusement park once where there was a giant slide, and you had to sit in a burlap sack to go down. I'd seen those on television, but they're pretty big too.
Jason said he hoped there would be an octopus ride. I like that ride, but it's kinda scary. Jason told us that once he saw a kid throw up on the Octopus and they had to close the ride down to clean it up! Kim reminded him that was a really disgusting thing to talk about when we were all trying to enjoy our lunch! Boys!
Anyway, I can't wait for the carnival! This is gonna be the best Halloween ever! I wonder if there are still carnivals in the future? And if there are, what kind of rides do future kids like? My favorite rides are the Scrambler and the Tilt O'Whirl. We probably won't have those, but it's fun to think about it.
Until next time future readers,
Your friend,
Julie Newman
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a lot of fun! And yes, there are still carnivals in the future, they really haven't changed all that much. But there are more amusement parks and they keep getting bigger and bigger.
ReplyDeleteHave fun!!!
Oh good! I'm glad there are still carnivals for people in the future. I like amusement parks too. Kim told me she really misses Palisades Amusement Park in NY. My mom told me I went there with Kim and her family when we were both 1 year old, but of course I don't remember.
DeleteThat sounds so cool. I live in a big neighborhood, and a church owns land down the street, so we get a lot of people who come just to trick-or-treat in our neighborhood. I can't wait to see what you decide to be.
ReplyDeleteMelodie
Since Springfield is such a small town, on Halloween night the streets are loaded with kids going Trick-or-treating. My mom says in a lot of the bigger cities, kids have to be careful, because some really bad people poison candy and put things like razor blades in kids' apples. I'm glad we don't have to worry about that here, because everybody pretty much knows everybody and it's pretty safe.
DeleteI'm glad your town is safe. Ours is for the most part. Can't wait to see costumes.
DeleteMelodie
Oh my gosh, a Halloween carnival sounds like so much fun!!! I know you and your friends will have a great time, and I can't wait to hear about it. In your pictures, I love how at first you are all talking at the beginning of the assembly and then are all quiet and paying attention when it starts. Your teachers certainly always make sure you have fun things to do, as well as homework!
ReplyDeleteKeep us posted!
Alice
Hi Alice,
DeleteI can't wait for the carnival! It's gonna be a groove! Springfield Elementary is a pretty groovy school, but our teachers sure don't like it when we mess around in class or assembly! When kids have to stay after school, they have to do stuff like washing chalkboards or picking up garbage. I think that's why we all know that when assembly starts we all have to be quiet and pay attention!
Hi Julie,
ReplyDeleteA carnival with rides sounds like so much fun. Rides are expensive so your school's PTA must have had a huge fundraiser for this kind of thing. Well done!
Fawn
Hi Fawn!
DeleteI don't know how expensive rides are, but I remember when we had a carnival a few years ago, the rides weren't as big as amusement park rides, but they were still fun.
A Halloween Carnival sounds like so much fun! I think one of the schools near us is having one this year. It is a really good idea.
ReplyDeleteOutta site! Are you going? What's your favorite ride?
DeleteWow, Julie! A Halloween carnival sounds really fun. I hope you have a great time!
ReplyDeleteI've never been to or heard of a Halloween carnival before, but every summer, a church near us has a carnival. They always have a huge Ferris wheel! And one time I went to a fair with my cousin and there were some rides there. They even had a roller coaster, that I rode, and even though it was on the small side, it was really bumpy and VERY fast!
*Sunny
Hi Sunny,
DeleteOur school had a carnival a few years ago. I know that sometimes our church has a party for the Sunday school classes with a few games and treats, but they're not doing that this year. I'm just glad we're having a carnival again. October is such a fun month at our school! I can hardly wait!
A Halloween carnival sounds great! We do still have carnivals in the future, but where I live they are a summer thing. We know Labor day is coming by which town is advertising their carnival. They have kept the same schedule for decades (although I think on fire company isn't having theirs anymore).
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the weather is warm enough here in California so we can have carnivals in October. I know a lot of people have cooler weatehr this time of year so that can't do that kind of stuff. But we all do usually wear long sleeves under our costumes so we don't have to cover them up with jackets!
DeleteWho is your school photographer? The pictures of you and your classmates are great. Brings back so many memories. Not only are you introducing us readers to your life and to Springfield your pictures and stories are reacquainting many of us with old times. Thank you and thank your Mom, Julie, for raising such a sweet, polite girl to set a good example. I'm afraid in the future many kids aren't as respectful and obedient to grownups as they used to be. It's gotten so that TV commercials often make the kids seem like the grownups and the grownups seem like kids! The future doesn't always mean progress and sometimes we have to look back before we can look forward again.
ReplyDeleteHi there. I'm really happy you like my time capsule. It's really sad to think that kids don't know how to act in the future and that grown-ups don't do anything to stop them. I think I've only been spanled once in my who life, and that was for breaking my mom jewelry box and then lying about it. That was when I was 6. But I've been grounded a few times. And at school, the teachers make us write lines 50 times each, or stay after school and help pick up trash and stuff like that. So that's why I know how to be respectful. My mom says she won't be doing me any favors by letting me get away with murder and just doing whatever I want. Grown-ups don't even get to do whatever they want all the time, and if I'm gonna make it in this world, I have to learn to live by rules, 'cos everybody else does.
DeleteAnd by the way, I don't know how our photographer is, but we get our school pictures taken in April and get them back in May.