THE FAIRMONT FIVE halloween crafts

A new season is upon us, and it's time to get crafty. There are more clever Halloween projects out there than a goblin can shake a stick at, but we particularly like these:

Halloween surprise balls make great favors for a Halloween get-together.


Recycled milk jug lanterns become bright decor to light the way for trick-or-treaters.

Spooky specimens will delight your mini mad scientists.

Candy topiaries (like those pictured above) take ordinary Halloween candy to a new level of sophistication.

Glue ghoulery necklaces are the must-have fashion assessories this Halloween season.

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BOOK REPORT halloween night

Halloween Night

By Marjorie Dennis Murray

Illustrated by Brandon Dorman

Twas Halloween night and all through the house

Every creature was stirring including the mouse

The walls were aflutter with little brown bats

While hordes of black spiders crept out of the cracks

By the fire in the kitchen, the witch stirred her brew;

To make it more smelly, she threw in a shoe.

There's something irresistible about this Halloween take on everyone's favorite holiday read-aloud, The Night Before Christmas. Halloween Night twists the original tale of golly old St. Nick into a not-so-spooky ghost story complete with all the traditional Halloween fixins'--ghosts, witches, spiders... You'll love the lush illustrations as much as the imaginative text. Short and sweet, it may just become a Halloween holiday tradition.

Here are some other great Halloween book suggestions, all available online at amazon.com:

The Halloween Kid by Rhode Montijo

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

By the Light of the Halloween Moon by Caroline Stutson

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

Boo to You Too! by Elizabeth Rodger

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ARTS & CRAFTS dinosaur terrarium

Have you noticed?  Terrariums are everywhere these days.  Housed in beautiful glass vessels--from modern, streamlined vases to old-fashioned, oversized mason jars--they become whimsical home decor.  And, they're also a living science project you can create with your children.  In honor of International Dinosaur Month, you may get inspired, as we were, by this prehistoric version of a terrarium, complements of yellow brick home.

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SCHOOL NEWS fairmont wins anaheim chamber family owned business award

We are honored to accept the Anaheim Chamber's 2011 Family Owned Business Award and would like to congratulate all of the other winners! We'd also like to recognize the Jackson family for their unwavering dedication to making Fairmont a phenomenal school and a second family for so many students, parents, teachers and administrators for the past 58 years. 

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FRIDAY FOLDER october 14

Highlights From This Week 

Parent Teacher Conferences 

Parent Teacher Conferences are around the corner on Friday, October 21. Look for correspondence from your child's teacher with your exact time slot and make note that there is no school on that day. Make the most of your Parent Teacher Conference with these helpful tips. 


Red Ribbon Week 
Red Ribbon Week will be celebrated at the Mable Campus next week and at the Anaheim Hills and Edgewood Campus the following week (10/24-10/28). Each campus recognizes this week with its own unique activities, so check your campus e-newsletter below for more details. 


Halloween Festivities 
Halloween is just around the corner, and each campus has a few tricks and treats up its sleeve to help families get in the spooky spirit! At Edgewood, you can stock up on candy at the ECPA Halloween Fundraiser and you won't want to miss the annual costume parade on Monday, October 31 at 1:15pm. Mable's annual Halloween Haunt on Friday, October 28 is sure to be a screaming good time, and 1st-2nd grade students will show off their Halloween fashions in a parade on Monday, October 31 at 10am. Purchase a Boo Gram for your little one at Citron, and don't forget to donate to Operation Candy by Thursday, November 3. Halloween Parades and Mr. Scott's PE Halloween Extravaganza will get the Anaheim Hills campus in the spirit on Monday, October 31. 

Weekly E-Newsletters 
Anaheim Hills Campus 
Citron Campus 
Edgewood Campus 
Mable Campus 

October Lunch Menus 

AH Preschool-1st Grade

AH 2nd-8th Grade

Citron

Edgewood Preschool-Kindergarten

Edgewood 1st-8th Grade 

Mable 1st-3rd Grade 

Mable 4th-6th Grade 

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SNACK TIME owl smores

Who, who, who can resist this wisely concocted smore treat?  It’s the perfect after-school snack for your own little smarty. How to make?

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THE FAIRMONT FIVE nearby pumpkin patches

'Tis the season for all-things-pumpkin! From pumpkin pie to jack-o-lanterns to roasted pumpkin seeds to pumpkin spice lattes--pumpkins are the quintessential fall ingredient. Celebrate fall with a family trip to one of these great local pumpkin patches. You're guaranteed to find the perfect pumpkin, and make some lasting memories too.

Tanaka Farms is conveniently located in Irvine and offers a U-Pick Pumpkin Patch open daily through October 31st from 9am to 6pm. Admission and parking are free. In addition to a vast selection of pumpkins and fresh vegetables, there are wagon rides, a petting zoo, and a corn maze. Enjoy games, arts & crafts, and a Food Open each weekend too!

Irvine Park Railroad offers the ultimate pumpkin patch experience--complete with train rides, hay rides, tractor races, face painting, panning for gold, a child-friendly haunted house, great food, and more. Irvine Park Railroad is open 7 days a week from September 17 to October 31 from 10am to 5pm on weekdays and 10am to 6pm on weekends. Admission is free and parking is $3 on weekdays and $5 on weekends.

Johnson Brothers is also centrally located in Irvine and boasts a harvest decorating headquarters. You can pick up all sorts of goodies to make your house festive for fall. There are also pony rides, barnyard animals, and a pumpkin graveyard to enjoy. Admission is free and the pumpkin patch is open every day until Halloween from 9am to 9pm. 

Pumpkinpalooza at Zoomar's Petting Zoo in San Juan Capistrano offers all sorts of activities and is included with admission to the petting zoo. Visit Zoomar's Facebook page for more details about this year's event and consider taking the train to San Juan for an added adventure! 

Big Horse Corn Maze in Temecula boasts the largest corn maze in Southern California, which just may make it worth the drive. Also unique are its pick-from-the-field pumpkin patch, hay wagon rides, corn cannon, and pumpkin bowling! Enjoy these Harvest Festival activities  Saturdays and Sundays through October 30 from 10am to 4pm. 

Contributed by Alyssa