All Hallows' Eve '08

@ lunch when kids were gone

anyway, let's get to the point.
i want to write about All Hallow' Eve tonight.

The Name "Halloween"
By Ron Rhodes

• "Halloween" is a shortened, single-word of "All Hallows' Eve," celebrated the evening before All Hallows' Day (All Saints' Day).
• All Hallows' Eve came to be called "Hallow Even." (Even is an Old English word for "eve.")
• This eventually shortened to "Hallow E'en," which subsequently became "Halloween."
• On All Saints' Day, many believers celebrate the lives of great Chrisitans in previous times who served as good role models.

woefully,
the original meaning of the word "halloween" has been long-lost

regrettably,
we have the "halloween parade" every year at our school

this boy was sobbing in his chair because
his older brother broke his bloody face mask
and he couldn't wear it any longer

i didn't tell him, but i was actually
glad that his brother broke it.
his mask was the kind you could pump and move the blood in the mask go up and down.
it was really disturbing.
the paint blood got on my hand when i was helping him to put his broken mask in a zip lock bag because the paint blood was leaking from the mask.

this boy's dad asked me if he could take a picture of his son and me.
guess what!
his battery ran out!
what a day for this poor boy!
the boy got even madder!
so i let the dad burrow my camera.
i need to print this picture out and give it to the boy on monday.

back inside the classroom with my kids

4th graders rule!

i heard bellflower school district does not celebrate halloween at all.
i wish that will happen to our school district as well.

how long will it take?
who will do it?
...
many questions
many prayers
...