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Fall Festival & Costume Parade LS Details

Source/Author: Dr. Lisa Bianco, Head of Lower School

October 28, 2019

Lower School News

We are looking forward to this year’s Fall Festival sponsored by the Shorecrest Community Association (SCA). On Thursday, October 31, the day begins with our annual costume parade. Fall Festival will follow on Haskell Field (the football field) from 10am - 12pm.

There are a lot of details involved to keep children safe all morning. These details have changed from last year, so please read carefully. Below are instructions for:

Student Arrival & Costumes
Visitor Parking
Parade Viewing
Signing out
Registration for Fall Festival (paid)
Fall Festival
Dismissal
Child Care after 12pm (paid)
Rain Plan

Student Arrival & Costumes

The school day begins as usual, but in costume.

Please drop your children off in regular carline wearing their costumes and with a change of play-clothes for later. Then find parking if you plan to view the costume parade (see Map.)

Costumes should be appropriate for the school environment and considerate of young children. Please refrain from toy weapons and sight-obstructing masks.

Visitor Parking

Please view the attached Map for parking locations.Upper School parking spaces and event parking will be available. Staff will be directing cars. Please park only in designated areas - NOT in the front parking lot.

Parade Viewing

The costume parade will begin at 8:30am. Kindergarten students will start the parade and will be joined by each of the Lower School grade levels as they process. Alpha and JK will join the parade, merging in front of Charger Commons at Charger Blvd. Check the Map for great spots to view the parade, or wait in the A/C of the Athletic Center. We will have photographers along the route.

The parade will continue into the Crisp Gym. Family and friends will move to the Athletic Center to view the children in their costumes. We ask that families wait until all the children have paraded to the Athletic Center before they enter the gym themselves. While in the gym, students will be seated on the floor. Please remain behind the classes.

Map of the parade route and viewing locations.

Signing Out

Following the parade, every student will need to be signed out before attending Fall Festival. Parents / guardians may sign children out beginning at 9:45am.

Sign out sheets will be with the teachers in the classrooms.

Registration for Fall Festival

Admission to Fall Festival is $25 per child which includes participation in all games as well as snacks and drinks. Please register your child online for the Festival by Friday, October 18. An electronic signature on the waiver is required for each student in order for your child to participate in all Fall Festival activities. Register online here.
If your child is not going to be here on October 31, Lower School families should call the office at 727-456-7520 to let us know your child will be absent.

Fall Festival

Kindergarten - second grade students must be accompanied at all times by a parent/guardian. If you are unable to join your child, an adult friend or relative is welcome to supervise your child so he or she can enjoy the festivities.
Third and fourth grade students need to be signed out in the classroom by an adult who will be responsible for keeping an eye on them while they enjoy the activities with their friends.
Spirit Wear will be available for purchase during the Festival in the Athletic Center.

Please help us be sure that all children are safe.

Dismissal

To ensure that all students are properly accounted for after the Fall Festival, we ask that you complete the registration for each student by Friday, October 18.

Schools Out Child Care

Schools Out Child Care is available after the Fall Festival starting at noon for those who have already pre-registered (the charge is $44.) Those attending Child Care need to bring a lunch. Any child who is not supervised at 12pm will be directed to Schools Out Child Care.

What if it RAINS?

It will be a regular arrival drop off.
There will not be a costume parade.
Students may dress in costumes, but they will only share with their teachers and peers.
Students will need to have rain gear to walk to the Athletic Center.
Experiential School parents / guardians will sign out their student at 9:15am and accompany them to the rainy day Fall Festival location.
Indoor games will be set-up for Fall Festival in the Rec Gym and the children will rotate through based on their grade. Times in the Gym: Alpha, JK, K 9:30 - 10:15am; 1st and 2nd grades 10:15 - 11:00am; 3rd and 4th grades 11:05 - 11:50am.
The school day for ES students will conclude when they are signed out for the Fall Festival.
If a student will attend child care, the parent/guardian will sign their child back into school at noon. The family has to be pre-registered for childcare.