A Halloween Thank You!

2020 has changed everything, and it’s easy to focus on the traditions that we will miss out on due to the pandemic. After the success of the outdoor flu shot clinic, we knew we could do a safe, outdoor Halloween event at the center.

It was a center-wide team effort to make the day feel as ‘normal’ a Halloween experience as possible. All of the teachers coordinated their class parties, collected treats and decorations, and made sure every child in the center had plenty of treats to take home. Parents sent in whatever was asked of them and created amazing table and trunk displays for the kids to trick-or-treat at. And two staff members stepped up to make the day amazing: Miss Patty and Miss LJ.

Both of these staff members returned to us full time after the event was already on the calendar. They were given it and were told “run with it and make it amazing.”

That is exactly what they did!

Over the Halloween week, more and more decorations showed up outside! Whenever Patty had a moment free from building furniture, learning to back up other duties, and preparing for her own class to begin next month, she was running around making decorations and coming up with ideas for Friday. While Miss LJ coordinated all of the volunteers and communication about the event - anxiously watching the weather and creating a back up plan if it rained!

Without Patty and LJ’s hard work, this even wouldn’t have been the amazing success it was. It truly felt like a normal Halloween party! Thank you, LJ, Patty, and all of the Common Ground team for making Halloween special in a year that’s been a different kind of special.

-Miss Liz

Please check out our photo gallery from Halloween here: https://lizbadley.smugmug.com/Common-Ground-Childcare/Halloween-2020/ the password is: common

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