The weather was perfect, the costumes adorable (teachers and children) and the energy high at Central School.

A Big Thank you to Dawn Gmitro and Kim Jacobs for their hard work and creativity on the Halloween performance of ALLERAZZOM. The talented cast included: Jane Wilhelm, Karina Esparza, Jenny Straka, Lisa Veon, Ingrid Lulich, Robin Benoy, Diane Chaney, Cheryl Dowling, Jeannine Glavas, Maddalena Flight, Jennifer Pollack, Melinda Brom, Catherine Maye, Kim Jacobs and Dawn Gmitro.

Thank you to the room parents and teachers as they really stepped it up this year with the decorations, treats and fun in the classrooms. A special thank you to Kim Piotrowski (Lutes) for answering our babysitting request allowing two room parents to participate in the classroom.

Good fun was had by all!

Please consider helping out with baby sitting in the large gym from 2:15 until 3:05pm on Friday, October 31st during the Halloween parties. If you can commit to even 20 minutes, it will allow a parent to stop into their child’s classroom during the Halloween parties.

Please contact Jennifer Sedivy at sedivyj@centralptonews.org.

Thank you in advance!

It’s time to paint the town. Window painting assignments will be available at St. Mary’s (South doors by the back parking lot) on Thursday (10/16) and Friday (10/17) from 3:15pm – 4:15pm.

Here are the details for Boo Windows

Who: Ghouls in grades 1 — 5
Window assignments: pick up from St. Mary’s from 3:15pm — 4:15pm on Thursday (10/16) and Friday (10/17). Once you have your assignment, you may begin painting.
Painting Dates: 10/16 (3:15 — 5:30pm), 10/17 (3:15 — 5:30pm), and 10/18 (9:00 — 12:00pm)

Ghoulish painters will need to provide their own supplies:

• Washable paint only please! School-use tempera (no acrylic/craft paint)
• Paint brushes, sponges
• Newspaper (to keep the sidewalk clean), water, paper towel

Please contact Nancy Hutchings (phone number in the student directory) with any questions.

This from the Ames PTA:

If you forgot to return your Halloween Window form to school last Friday, it’s not too late. There are still about 30 windows available. Drop off the form at Joan Janopoulos’ house or contact Joan via email at joan@amespta.org. Additional contact information for Joan may be available at the Ames PTA website

Do it today!!

We’re looking forward to painting the town! Please return your participation forms (and $5) by Friday, 10/10/08 (by 11:30am).

Here are the details for Boo Windows:
Who: Ghouls in grades 1 – 5
Painting Dates: 10/16, 10/17, and 10/18
Sign up: return the participation form by Friday, 10/10/08
Cost: $5.00 (cash or check payable to Ames PTA)

Ghoulish painters will need to provide their own supplies:

• Washable paint only please! School-use tempera (no acrylic/craft paint)
• Paint brushes, sponges
• Newspaper (to keep the sidewalk clean), water, paper towel

Please contact Nancy Hutchings with any questions (see student directory for telephone number.)

The Halloween Windows Chairperson from Ames needs help with taping the windows in downtown Riverside for the Halloween window painting that will take place next Thursday, Friday and Saturday (October 16-18).

Taping will start next Monday (Columbus Day), continue on Tuesday, October 14th and finish on the morning of Wednesday, October 15th, if needed. We also need help on the 16th and 17th to help man the tables at St. Mary’s from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. when the window assignments are passed out. If you can help at all on one of those days (Monday and Tuesday are no-school days) even if it’s just for 30 minutes, please contact Joan Janopoulos via email at joan@amespta.org.

Thank you!

— Ames PTA

It’s time to decorate Riverside’s business district with Halloween paintings created by our ghouls and goblins! If you are interested in painting the town, please look for the Boo Windows flyer in your child’s back pack next week (10/8/08).

Here are the details for Boo Windows:
Who: Ghouls in grades 1 – 5
Painting Dates: 10/16, 10/17, and 10/18
Sign up: return the participation form by Friday, 10/10/08
Cost: TBD (based on cleaning service fee)

Ghoulish painters will need to provide their own supplies:

• Washable paint only please! School-use tempera (no acrylic/craft paint)
• Paint brushes, sponges
• Newspaper (to keep the sidewalk clean), water, paper towel

Please contact Nancy Hutchings with any questions (see school directory for contact details.)

For centuries, Central School parents have given their “souls” so as to entertain the kiddies allowing the room parents ample time to create the Ultimate Halloween Extravaganzas available to human children on this planet for their classrooms parties.

Ok, to sum up, basically it is an AM commitment (9-11) for 2 weeks in October (called rehearsal.) You put on a show, (just once.)

Kids laugh (hopefully.) Then they leave. Parade. Party. Trick/Treat. Go to bed wound like a tight rope. (Much screaming if memory serves…)

Please contact Dawn Gmitro (halloween-dawn@centralptonews.org) or Kim Jacobs (halloween-kim@centralptonews.org) should you have any interest ASAP. We are currently casting for talkie parts as well as back stage. No commitment is too small, or too big, for that matter!