Kerry's Korean Adventure: Happy Halloween!

Penguins Class

Happy Halloween! Poly went out all this year with a frightful Halloween. The school was decorated with spider webs, vampires, and haunted houses. My classroom created monster faces and bats that flew from above. We listened to Halloween music each day to prepare for the Halloween celebration.
This year was filled with many exciting events. The students watched a Halloween slideshow that discussed the background of Halloween and how it is celebrated in the United States. Next, my two ECP6 (Early Childhood Program) classes were joined together, 24 students in all, to create a design for our jack-o-lantern. We decided on a scary expression to go along with the overall theme of the decorations. My co-teacher, Barbara, experienced her first pumpkin carving and did a fantastic job. So great was the carving, that we took first place in the jack-o-lantern contest!

Miss B. carving our pumpkin

Each student reached in to pull out a handful of pumpkin guts!

Later, the students created pumkin baskets for their candy and vampire lollipops. They used their baskets to hold the candy they recieved from the businesses in our building. They even went trick-or-treating to the MINI dealership. I took many candids and checked out the latest models as well.

Like last year, I worked the haunted house. This time though, my duty was to grab student's feet as they walked past. They screamed and would try to run, but I would hold on. It was a fun and dangerous job. I got hit with swords and kicked a few times.
The day ended with a fashion show. Each class walked down a red carpet and showed their costumes to the entire staff and students of the early childhood program.

The highlight of the day, was wearing my penguin costume. I, along with several other teachers, had ordered it from a Korean website. We had each decided to wear the animal that our classes were named after. I decided to take a risk and walk to school in my costume. I figured that I always am getting stared at, so now I will give every passer by a reason to stare. It was great!

Michelle and I at a traditional Korean restaraunt. Yes, you sit on the floor.

The evening ended with a wonderful dinner shared with my co-workers. Of course, we went to dinner (bone soup) in our costumes. On the way out, the employee asked if we were entertainers. A kyopo stated that it was Halloween. She then had to explain Halloween. It was a wonderful way to end a fantastic day. It felt like I was home.