Interesting Facts 31 October Halloween or Halloween a

Interesting Facts: 31 October Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of All Hallows' Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It is tradition on Halloween to carve lanterns out of pumpkins, however in Orkney we use neeps and they’re known as “Neepy Lanterns”.

Interesting Facts: 4 November 2008 On this day, current President of United States Barack Obama was voted in to Office, where he has served his Country for two terms. In November this year he will resign his post and a new President will be voted in. The two main candidates this year are Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton.

What’s on this week? Monday 9. 15 Business Meeting – Infant Hall Tuesday All Day 1. 10 P 1 – P 7 Flu Vaccinations Swimming 7 M Wednesday 3. 00 SUPA Club P 5 – 7 GP Room 1 & PE Hall Thursday 12. 00 Pupil Council – GP Room 2 Friday 9. 00 St Lucy Rehearsals – Infant Hall

Bonfire Night Safety Mick Harcus, the Community Safety Advocate for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, came to give us a talk all about fire safety with regards to Bonfire Night. He gave us some interesting facts! § Between 31 October – 6 November there are 1300 people in the UK injured due to fireworks/bonfires, around 900 people needing hospital treatment. § Hot water boils at 100ºC, chip pan oil boils at 360ºC and sparklers are 1000ºC. We hope everyone stays safe, and has a lovely Bonfire Night.