

October
Program
Details
Theme: Internet Safety; Halloween
Featured Titles by Grade:
K
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Unplugged, by Steve Antony
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Hardly Haunted, by Jessie Sima
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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat, by Lucille Colandro
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Stumpkin, by Lucy Ruth Cummins
1
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Blackout, by John Rocco
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Creepy Carrots, by Aaron Reynolds
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The Hallo-Wiener, by Dav Pilkey
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Room on the Broom, by Julia Donaldson
2
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Chicken Clicking, by Jeanne Willis
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Gustavo the Shy Ghost, by Flavia Z. Drago
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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, by Linda Williams
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Creepy Pair of Underwear, by Aaron Reynolds
3
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The Recess Queen, by Alexis O’Neill
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The Spider and the Fly, by Mary Howitt and Tony DiTerlizzi
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Big Pumpkin, by Erica Silverman
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Bone Soup, by Cambria Evans
4
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Minecraft Woodword Chronicles Series, by Nick Eliopulos
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Farah Rocks Series, by Susan Muaddi Darraj
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She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein, by Lynn Fulton
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The Widow’s Broom, by Chris Van Allsburg
5
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Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen
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The Front Desk Series, by Kelly Yang
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Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, by Adam Rex
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Short and Shivery, by Robert D. San Souci
6
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The Dark is Rising Series, by Susan Cooper
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The Spiderwick Chronicles Series, by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
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Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein, by Linda Bailey
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Short and Shivery, by Robert D. San Souci
Detailed Titles and Activities Downloadable PDF
Common Sense Media (2025)
Program
Details
8:05-8:25am
K & 1 Classrooms/Outside (Weather Permitting)/Library
Dates:
October 3, 2025
October 10, 2025
October 24, 2025
October 31, 2025
Spooky Story
Costume Party
A Special Event
Program
Details
October 25, 2025
6-8 pm
Cafeteria
Students and families are invited to dress in costume for a night of Spooky Stories. In between stories, spooky tunes will play. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
Read Aloud Titles:
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The Ugly Pumpkin, by Dave Horowitz
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat, by Lucille Colandro
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Room on the Broom, by Julia Donaldson
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The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky, by Jory John
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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, by Linda Williams
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The Scariest Story You've Ever Heard, by Ron Keres
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Click, Clack, Boo, by Doreen Cronin
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Bone Soup, by Cambria Evans
Snacks Served:
Chips, Cookies, Soda, & Bottled Water
Marketing & Promotion:
Teachers will communicate about the Spooky Story Costume Party to their students’ families via ClassDoJo. Flyers will be sent home with students in mid-October and posted to all common areas, bathrooms, classrooms, in the cafeteria, and main office. Flyers will also be posted on school social media and communications platforms.
Staffing and Support: The PTA will provide volunteers to help serve snacks. Teachers
and other staff will volunteer as guest readers.
Total Expenses: $177
