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[Mellie32]

You might need to give them some extra TLC the first week in November.

Halloween is on a MONDAY this year.  

I think we should change it to Friday just to keep our sanity.

[Goldengate8361]

I don't understand. Why would Friday be better than Monday? (I don't have kids and I'm not a teacher, so I'm clueless about what you mean)

[Dell1]

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@Goldengate8361 wrote:

I don't understand. Why would Friday be better than Monday? (I don't have kids and I'm not a teacher, so I'm clueless about what you mean)

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@Goldengate8361, if kids eat a boatload of sugar on Monday they will be hyper on Tuesday.  If they eat it on Friday, then they have the weekend to recover and not be in school for a couple of days.

[Pandalady]

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@Mellie32 wrote:

You might need to give them some extra TLC the first week in November.

Halloween is on a MONDAY this year.  

I think we should change it to Friday just to keep our sanity.

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As a teacher, I understand what you mean.  Kids REALLY enjoy their candy that day and now they'll come to school with a sugar rush on Tuesday.  Yikes!!

[Carmie]

In my area Halloween is celebrated the Thursday before Oct 31 as far as Trick or Treating.

I don't understand why there are still people who believe that sugar makes kids hyper or changes their temperament.  There are many studies that have proved that this is not true.

I do know that chocolate makes me happy and there are studies to prove that chocolate is mood altering. 

[Mellie32]

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@Goldengate8361 wrote:

I don't understand. Why would Friday be better than Monday? (I don't have kids and I'm not a teacher, so I'm clueless about what you mean)

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Buckets of candy mixed with the excitement of dressing up in costume, going to Halloween parties in the classroom and elsewhere ---- it's gonna be a looooooooooooooooooong week.

[Mellie32]

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@Carmie wrote:

In my area Halloween is celebrated the Thursday before Oct 31 as far as Trick or Treating.

I don't understand why there are still people who believe that sugar makes kids hyper or changes their temperament.  There are many studies that have proved that this is not true.

I do know that chocolate makes me happy and there are studies to prove that chocolate is mood altering. 

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Um.... you 3rd paragraph contradicts your 2nd. 

Sugar definitely is mood-altering.  

[Lila Belle]

Thanks @Carmie

[RoughDraft]

How long does a sugar rush last?  If they overdo on Monday afternoon, they'll be restless all night.  Bye Tuesday morning they should be exhausted and struggling to stay awake in class.