The Path of Most Resistance

Here's another FYI, just in case you're one of those crazy people who runs for recreational purposes. Personally, I'm more of a "running towards something" guy. I think you'd need to just drive me five miles away from my house and make me run home. But hey, I'm not everybody, which is why we have the Ghosts & Goblins Run. Note that it's the day after we get back from Camp Tecumseh, but if you're a runner, you're not likely to be exhausted by a few days in the woods anyway. Here's the official memo:

On October 29th—that’s a Saturday—at 9am in the morning, there’s a great
activity happening at the high school for all of you who like to run, walk, dress
up in Halloween costumes, and make money for your school. It’s the 3rd Annual
GHOSTS & GOBLINS 5K/2K held by the Carmel Clay Education Foundation
(the people that raise money so our teachers can do neat projects with us)
This event is for all of you serious runners out there as well as you folks
who just like to take it easy and walk. You can go 5K or 2K, and your whole
family can join in the fun. You don’t have to dress up, but safe costumes are
welcome to add to the festivities. It’s a scenic course through the Arts and
Design District, there are prizes for the fastest runners, and you get “treated”
at a Wellness Fair with snacks at the end.

But wait--maybe the best thing about this event is that, just by participating,
you will earn dollars for Woodbrook! That’s right! --for each student
that signs up, the organizers will give $2 right back to the school for teacher
grants—so 50 students who register means $100 for our school and so on.
But that’s not all--the school in Carmel that gets the most students to sign up
will win the Top Participating School Award that will be coming to our school
for you to check out in October. Last year, West Clay Elementary won this contest,
with Prairie Trace in 2nd. Also, each registered student from the winning
school will also receive a free cup of frozen yogurt from ORANGE
LEAF! Not a bad deal!

So, we will announce when the traveling trophy gets
here for us to display in the cafeteria for a couple of
days. Check it out then and check out the posters in the
cafeteria and in PE class and register online at
www.CarmelGhostRun.com for the Ghosts & Goblins
5K/2K on Saturday, October 29th.

True story, by the way: I teach karate to the hot dog and the mustard. (Note to last year's class, isn't that a classic example for the "I'll bet that's the first time that sentence has ever been said in the history of mankind" game?)

There's a theme test on Friday for Reading Theme 4, by the way. There is also a Spelling Test, of course, on that day.