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  1. Paula Agins
    October 31, 2016 @ 11:01

    Just in case you are homesick for PMS……….the kids are all psyched!!!!

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    • Tim Flanagan
      November 1, 2016 @ 08:45

      And it’s a Monday, so what a long week it will be!

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  2. Cindy Cassidy
    October 31, 2016 @ 12:27

    As I look around the hallways & classrooms today and see the empty candy wrappers thrown on the floor (and trick or treating is still a few hours away), I’m wishing that we could celebrate Vietnamese-style! So many schools this year have cancelled parades, traditions, etc. due to many factors, but yet there’s this part of me that remembers how much fun it was to go to school dressed up, bringing in a baked good and collecting Halloween candy, (like you would on Valentine’s Day) in our (awesome) decorated bags! It’s such a struggle when the shoe is on the other foot, but I’m glad to see that the students restored your faith in how it can be done well! Happy Halloween, Tim!!

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    • Tim Flanagan
      November 1, 2016 @ 08:47

      Yes, those were the good old days! Times have changed. Hope you had a good Halloween!

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  3. Lori
    October 31, 2016 @ 14:23

    Happy Halloween, Tim!!! Sounds like it was a fabulous experience! Kids here are ready to hit the streets!!!!

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    • Tim Flanagan
      November 1, 2016 @ 08:47

      Hope you had a few treats yourself!

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  4. LInda Wight
    October 31, 2016 @ 15:46

    HI Tim, it’s nice the whole school gets together and celebrates- sounds like long days for students and teachers- my guilty pleasure candy corn – we don’t have many trick or treaters in our neighborhood and churches or clubs seem to have more parties so they won’t have a lot of children out after dark. I think I’ve outgrown Halloween- I think Chrissy probably does for the grandchildren though I don’t know the costumes. Stephen’s kids have a little par and parade at their preschool during beginning of class I think. THis year 2 and 4 so maybe a little trick or treat in neighborhood as they live in a cul de sac (spelling?) and thre are a lot of little children. I remember enjoying it when little and going to gramma’ house which was 2 blocks away and use to take Teresa Jojnnu and Cecelia when I was a teenager. Many, many years ago Happy Halloween Tim

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    • Tim Flanagan
      November 1, 2016 @ 08:49

      Thanks for sharing your memories. I can’t imagine trick-or-treating in Brooklyn is the same today. Happy Halloween!

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  5. Leah Nero
    October 31, 2016 @ 23:05

    Never a dull moment with you Mr. Flanagan!! Happy Halloween – tomorrow should be fun – the Day of the Dead.

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    • Tim Flanagan
      November 1, 2016 @ 08:52

      Haven’t heard anything about that here. The next big holiday is Teacher’s Day. I keep hearing what a big deal it is, and there are all sorts of events being planned. I’m sure I’ll be writing about it.

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  6. Deidre
    November 2, 2016 @ 06:56

    This was so heartwarming! It seems the students truly know how to celebrate Halloween. I loved the photos you did take and it made me want to be there with you.
    The maturity level of the students and appreciation for each day is evident. Miss you Tim.

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    • Tim Flanagan
      November 4, 2016 @ 01:42

      Miss you, too! 🙂

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  7. Susanne Murphy
    November 2, 2016 @ 21:40

    It does look like fun, and I remain amazed at how well the children manage on their own. Perhaps we do attend too much.

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    • Tim Flanagan
      November 4, 2016 @ 01:45

      I’m always asking myself what would we have to do differently to get our kids to be able to be more independent when it comes to managing their behavior. A student here who spent a week at a school in Singapore told me that the students there behave much better than the students in Vietnam, so I guess it’s all relative.

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