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Note from Dr. Linda

Boo! Yes, it’s October and that means Halloween. But October isn’t just ghosts, witches and trick or treat. It’s one of the most beautiful months where nature is at its best.

There’s a poem that I’d love to share with you. It’s called “October’s Party.” I’ve never met children who don’t light up from this poem immediately.

Some will want to start writing a poem of their own. Others will want to draw pictures illustrating the poem. The poem even lends itself to dancing with Miss Weather, Professor Wind and leaves of every color.

Enjoy reading “October’s Party” to your kids or you can listen to me reading it on the audio at the top of the page.

October’s Party
by George Cooper

October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came—
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,

Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
The Chestnuts came in yellow,
The Oaks in crimson dressed;
The lovely Misses Maple
In scarlet looked their best;

All balanced to their partners,
And gaily fluttered by;
The sight was like a rainbow
New fallen from the sky.
Then, in the rustic hollow,
At hide-and-seek they played,

The party closed at sundown,
And everybody stayed.
Professor Wind played louder;
They flew along the ground;
And then the party ended
In jolly “hands around.”

Let me know how your kids reacted to this poem so I can share it in my November newsletter. By the way, I’ll also be including Thanksgiving Recipes from all of you in my November newsletter. So, if  you have a special Thanksgiving recipe that your children love to eat or that your children love to cook, please tell us. Just  send the recipe to me. I’ll include as many as possible.

And your child’s name will be mentioned, with your permission, of course.

Dr. Linda

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School Success Tips

Feel free to print the page from my book, “My Own Book of Feelings” which asks, “How do you feel on Halloween?” Give your children an opportunity to write and draw a picture about how they feel on Halloween. Print page 28.

If you and your child are starting to feel overwhelmed, you’re not alone. September is a busy month and by the first of October, you’re feeling that school has been going on for months already.

Print the Schedule from my books, “Improve Your Study Skills” and “Why Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids” because one of the most important rules of school success is time management. In fact print lot of copies so that you and your family can fill them out. This gives you a clear picture of how your family spends their time. Be sure there’s enough time for homework, play, relaxing and sleep. Print schedule page.

Halloween Quiz for Kids

1. A jack o’lantern is a carved face on a (pumpkin, banana, grape).

2. A pumpkin grows in a pumpkin (tree, patch, bush).

3. A witch’s form of transportation is a (car, bus, broomstick).

4. The spirits that haunt houses are (pumpkins, ghosts, giraffes).

5. A spider makes a (web, house, hive).

First five kids with the correct answers win a Halloween surprise.  Send your answers, your name and address. If you’re a winner, I’ll put your Halloween surprise in the mail.

Now It’s Your Turn

Thanksgiving Recipes: Do your kids like pumpkin pie? Or do they like to stir the filling and pour it in the pie shell? If, you have a special Thanksgiving recipe that your children love to eat or that your children love to cook, please tell us. Just send the recipe to me. I’ll include as many as possible in my November newsletter.

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Wishing you and your children a happy and successful school year

Watch for Thanksgiving recipes kids love to cook and eat in our November Newsletter.