The day started with Suzanne getting these pictures of Sarah and Jane posing in their costumes by the house
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and then by the tree.
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Jane finally got her picture of the house
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before I took control of the camera for the rest of the day.
It being Halloween, we had pumpkin seeds
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and Suzanne was wearing her standard issue teacher's Halloween
sweater
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while the candy lay in wait
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and the orange flowers
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gave the colors of the season along with the pumpkin tray
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and the Cyclops pumpkin
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guarding our house.
I drove to Johnson park school and parked
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along the road. I walked up to the school
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and paused for a picture to add to my
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signage collection. Inside the school was Benjamin's cat picture (upper right)
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which didn't do well at close range.
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There were also the gates of learning.
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and I wanted a chance to Ask the Scientist
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but he wasn't there. Elena from down the street was there
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as was Kaylen's day
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who must have a name and Doris Shea
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and the Steinhardt's.
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Then it was time for the parade to start. As Dr. Ginsburg introduced the parade
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this lady with the funny hair appeared
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and soon we saw Benjamin's class approached led by his teacher and her dog.
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They got closer
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and then Benjamin appeared behind the ninjas
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He turned to see what his teacher was saying
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and then posed for the cameras
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a few times. Next I scanned his class
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and got a picture of Alice Barfield, Parker's mom
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and then a few of Benjamin's back
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sometimes with people passing by. Betsy Ie
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asked where the magician was. The Queen of Hearts walked by
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and Benjamin got ready to march back
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as Suzanne posed with Elena
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with Kurren's mother
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in the background. We caught a few pictures of Carlotta with her teacher Sue
Heller
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and then the witches appeared
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and marched by
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followed by some odd costumes
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We watched the fifth graders practice with their letters that spelled out the school slogans in this post-9/11 world.
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before going back to Benjamin's class
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and finally getting a good picture of Hot Dog
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The slogans began with fairness
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then respect
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and citizenship
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while the kids watched
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and then caring,
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responsibility
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and trustworthiness
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Ian watched Dr. Ginsburg
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as they began to march back
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and we caught a glancing picture of Carlotta
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and Benjamin's teacher
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passing by on their way back to the classroom.
Once in the classroom we saw Benjamin's desk
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at his table
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Then, the magic tricks began. Suzanne got together a table of kids,
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sat with them
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and started to deal the cards
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she built cards that added to 10
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then some more
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and even more as Benjamin watched by her side.
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Next, she put one in the deck
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and then the rest
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and she started to deal out 4 piles of cards
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She moved a card here
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and then a card there
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and then a final move
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and turned up one 10
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and magically everything she turned up was a 10.
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Finally, she showed the kids the cards to prove that it wasn't just a deck of 10's.
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