Primary celebrates Halloween

"It's Halloween, everyone's entitled to one good scare."- Brackett

Halloween's origins can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, which was held on November 1 in contemporary calendars. It was believed that on that day, the souls of the dead returned to their homes and people dressed in costumes, lit bonfires to ward off spirits!

To introduce this popular international festival to our little ones, the Pre primary students came dressed in their spookiest best! They played theme based games like ‘Walk The Web’. The little ones enjoyed the Halloween corner decorated for them. The students came to school dressed as ghosts, witches, vampires, bats, etc for the Halloween celebration and were ready to go trick-or-treating!

Little students presented action songs like ‘Knock Knock, Trick or Treat,’ and ‘Walking down the streets on Halloween Night’.  Children also learned about Halloween's history and significance through the song ‘Trick or Treat’. They enjoyed making various crafts including spooky pumpkins, ghosts, monsters, and bats.

The students of class 1 were told about the history  of Halloween during a storytelling class. To add to the celebrations, they made pumpkins out of paper cutouts. The children enjoyed listening and singing along to 'songs of horror'.

Class 2 students celebrated this day with lots of excitement. Since masks are a big part of Halloween fun, students prepared Halloween masks using coloured sheets. 

On the eve of Halloween, class 3 and 4 students made beautiful cards with witty quotes. They also took the opportunity to make intriguing art and craft depicting the occasion. Some also narrated stories of their own as monologues.

Class 5 students donned hand crafted spooky masks. They played a game of ‘Trick or Treat’ and narrated stories to their peers, making it a fun-filled day.

Halloween marks a pivotal time of year when seasons change, but more importantly, observers also believe, the boundary between this world and the next becomes especially thin, enabling us to connect with the dead. This is where Halloween gains its "haunted" connotation.