MORAVIA - Dressed in a clown outfit, 7-year-old Cody Sayre looked at his card and noticed he needed the letter N, and the number 37, before yelling to everyone he had bingo.
Glenn Gaston / Special to The Citizen
Jake Langtry, “Elvis,” listens to the numbers being called during a game of bingo at Millard Fillmore Elementary School's costume and bingo party.
Jake Langtry, “Elvis,” listens to the numbers being called during a game of bingo at Millard Fillmore Elementary School's costume and bingo party.
Sayre, a second-grader at Millard Fillmore Elementary School in Moravia, was among the many children who attended the first costume bingo held at the school last week.
“It's a nice atmosphere for the kids,” said Cody's mother, Karen Sayre, who looked over to check on her 10-year-old son Adam, who was sitting with a group of his fourth-grade friends. “I will definitely bring the kids again.”
Costume bingo was the brainchild of the Moravia School District APT (Alliance of Parents and Teachers), as a way to bring the community together into the school, while providing a safe and fun atmosphere.
“It is important for the community to come together and have fun with each other,” said Jane Manning, APT board president. “Not only does this bring families into the school, but the kids are learning while having fun at the same time.”
Bingo not only is a fun game to play as a group, but it provides an opportunity to learn better letter and number recognition.
Manning said that in the past, the APT held Hawaiian bingo at the school during the winter months, and thought that costume bingo would be a nice way to celebrate Halloween in a safe environment. Hawaiian bingo will still be held, in addition to the annual Halloween bingo celebration.
Dressed as hula girls, 8-year-old Melanie Powers and her sister, 6-year-old Jenna, munched on pizza and soda with their cousin Keri Powers, 14, who attends East Middle school in Auburn. The three cousins enjoyed sharing their novelty-themed prizes they won earlier that evening.
“We forgot our real costumes at home, so we searched Grandma's house and found the hula girl stuff,” Melanie said. “I really like this, it's a lot of fun.”
After the bingo game had ended, children were brought on stage with their parents to sing and dance to Halloween music. Students then paraded around the cafeteria in hopes of winning a flashlight or glow stick to be worn trick-or-treating.
Mary Crull, a school nurse at Millard Fillmore Elementary, thought it was a useful way of communicating with the students, as well as the parents.
“It's a nice way to spend time with the kids that you see everyday at school,” Crull said.
“It's a nice atmosphere for the kids,” said Cody's mother, Karen Sayre, who looked over to check on her 10-year-old son Adam, who was sitting with a group of his fourth-grade friends. “I will definitely bring the kids again.”
Costume bingo was the brainchild of the Moravia School District APT (Alliance of Parents and Teachers), as a way to bring the community together into the school, while providing a safe and fun atmosphere.
“It is important for the community to come together and have fun with each other,” said Jane Manning, APT board president. “Not only does this bring families into the school, but the kids are learning while having fun at the same time.”
Bingo not only is a fun game to play as a group, but it provides an opportunity to learn better letter and number recognition.
Manning said that in the past, the APT held Hawaiian bingo at the school during the winter months, and thought that costume bingo would be a nice way to celebrate Halloween in a safe environment. Hawaiian bingo will still be held, in addition to the annual Halloween bingo celebration.
Dressed as hula girls, 8-year-old Melanie Powers and her sister, 6-year-old Jenna, munched on pizza and soda with their cousin Keri Powers, 14, who attends East Middle school in Auburn. The three cousins enjoyed sharing their novelty-themed prizes they won earlier that evening.
“We forgot our real costumes at home, so we searched Grandma's house and found the hula girl stuff,” Melanie said. “I really like this, it's a lot of fun.”
After the bingo game had ended, children were brought on stage with their parents to sing and dance to Halloween music. Students then paraded around the cafeteria in hopes of winning a flashlight or glow stick to be worn trick-or-treating.
Mary Crull, a school nurse at Millard Fillmore Elementary, thought it was a useful way of communicating with the students, as well as the parents.
“It's a nice way to spend time with the kids that you see everyday at school,” Crull said.
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