If this is your first year at Quest, please review our wellness policy regarding food in the classroom. As Halloween is approaching, parents often ask if their children can bring candy to share for their classroom Halloween party. According to our wellness policy, students are not allowed to bring treats to share. Information regarding Halloween party treats will be given to parents one week prior to the party. All parents are required to give permission for their students to consume treats during these activities.

Please note that costumes should be modest and without blood or gore. Though students may paint their faces, masks and weapons are not allowed. Anything that depicts violence is banned (knives, guns, swords, spears, etc.). If you have questions about costume accessories, please contact us. Just to reiterate, no blood, either depicted on the costume or in makeup, is allowed. 

• Parent Teacher Conference sign ups are available on Bloomz. Please sign up for a time that works for you.
• We have started our school food drive. Any donations would be appreciated. In addition to food, sanitary items are also appreciated. This includes (unused) toothbrushes, bar soap, floss, travel size shampoo and conditioner, etc.
• If you have not paid the $20 donation from the beginning of the year for your child’s classroom supplies, please do so. 
• If you are not sure if you did or not, I have a list.
• Thank you to those who already have!!

***I know some parents already let me know that they would be able to sew dress. I would still appreciate the bottom part of this letter returned with that info, just in case things have changed.
***I will be sending home a hard copy of this letter on Monday. Look for it in your student’s backpack!

Dear Parents,

         Your third grader is in the process of making an apple witch.  For this project, your student needs to bring a few items from home.  If you have any problems providing the materials needed, please email me as soon as possible.  If we do not hear from you, we will not have extra materials available for your child.  Your student will need these materials by Wednesday, October 24^th (all put together). If he/she brings them before then, great. 

Attached is a pattern for the dress, gloves and a hat.  Please have all of these items precut and the dress sewn together, leaving a very small space open (just big enough for a skewer to fit through) for the neck. To make the hat, just roll the hat top into a cone, and glue it in the middle of the hat brim.

Place all parts in a baggie and label them with your child’s name.  Following these steps will save A LOT OF TIME!  Note: If you cannot sew the dress, please send it precut by the 16^th of October and we have some fabulous moms who will help us with sewing.

Materials

• 1 Square foot of any material (Cut out the using the dress pattern)
• 1 to 2 Small pieces of felt (Any color you want to match your material).  Use the glove pattern and cut out 4.  You may use the same piece, or a different color to cut out the hat. Making the hat (with hot glue) ahead of time is strongly suggested.
• 1 six-inch stick or twig from a tree for a broomstick.  Please do not send a dowel. It should be about the size that was shown in class to students.

I will provide your student with yarn for hair and the needed pipe cleaner for the arms.  Upon completion of this portion of the project, your student will be writing about the character they have made.  We will then send the apple witch home with a fun story about it.   This project will store for many years to come.

We will be dressing our apple witches on Wednesday, October 24^th, starting at 1:30.  If you can help us that day, please sign the note below and return to school as soon as possible.

Thanks,

Miss Young

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_____ I can sew dresses after the 16^th of October

_____ I can help with apple witches Wednesday, October 24^th from 1:30-3:00

Name ______________________________________