Costume Reminder

This is the 1st year Gardner Elementary is allowing students to dress up for Halloween.  Because Halloween falls during Red Ribbon Week this year, Thursday, October 31st, the district theme  is "Scare Away Drugs" .  The saying may be misleading, we are NOT encouraging your child to have a scary costume...Dorthy, Alice, and Batman are welcomed and encouraged!

We do need to remember that this is still an academic school day so we are asking for your help in assisting your child to follow our costume guidelines listed below.  At Gardner, we have three expectations, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe.  We expect these three rules to be followed when choosing and wearing costumes that day.  

If any of the guidelines below are not followed, parents will be called and the possibility of Gardner Elementary students dressing up in the future will be at risk.

We appreciate your help making this a memorable day for your child,

COSTUME GUIDELINES

*Students should come to school in their costume.

*Costumes must be bathroom friendly & able to be worn all day without interfering with instruction.

 *No face painting of any kind (not even whiskers painted on to be a cat, etc.). 

* No face masks of any kind...the entire face must be visible.

* No props or weapons of any kind.  We do not want anyone getting injured or a prop being lost or broken.

*No blood, guts, etc. 

*Appropriate shoes must be worn for PE and recess

 -If you are wondering if your child's costume will violate any of the above guidelines, it will be best for them not to wear it.