Thursday, November 1, 2007

November 1 Journal

Hi! Welcome back to writing lab. Turn your information stips and parent surveys into the colored bin (8th grade red, 7th grade yellow, and 6th grade green).

Here are your two journal topics:
  1. Should there be school on Halloween? Defend your position.

  2. If you could get only one type of treat while trick-or-treating, what would it be? Explain.

When you are done, read your Scholastic Book and wait for directions.

108 comments:

  1. Marissa l 8a,
    I think we should have school on halloween because it is not really a nation holiday.

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  2. Sotero Perez Jr. 8A
    I would want some money for trick or treating cause on the east-side lil mexico they gve out money...

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  3. Should there be School on halloween? I think so. Trick or treating does'nt begin untill about 330. And why should we stay home another day for a halloween?it's not even a national holiday.Plus, that means there's an extra day to make up for towards the end of the school year.

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  4. Johnnie J. 8a

    We shouldn't get school on halloween because some people like to go trick or treating. We should have school on halloween because some people dont beleive in halloween.

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  5. Deanan H. 8A
    If I could only have one piece off candy for Halloween while tick or treating it would have to be a "Twix" candy bar. I would want it to be "Twix" befavorite because that is my candy ever and almost everyone I know loves "Twix" too.

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  6. If i could get only one treat while trickor treating it would be a snickers.I like snickers enough to eat a whole life time supply of them.

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  7. I don't think there should be school on Halloween because it is a holiday

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  8. Priscilla rice 8a
    the one good treat i would like is a milky-way because they are good and they are also sweet and they are good to give to littles kids.
    they love that kind of candy.

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  9. If there was only one type of candy we got I would want it to be sour candy or something like that because that one of my favorite types of candy. That would make a good halloween treat to me.

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  10. David H 8A
    There should be no school on Halloween because kids and people should have fun dressing up without having school or work. This will have kids have more time and fun Trick-or-Treating without school blocking their fun.

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  11. taylor m
    If I could only get one type of candy when it's halloween that would be skittles.The reason would be for that is because that's my favortie type of candy.And that'z the only main candy I eat.

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  12. Amanda B 8a there should be no school on Halloween or at least the day after Halloween because most people go trick or treating and people often get hyper on all of the sugar so we can't focus in class. another reason is that most people want it to be a day where they can be with friends and share candy. Also if we got the day off Trick or treat hours would be extended.

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  13. To have a day off from school on halloween be nice but I rather have the day off the day after halloween because I want to eat my candy. The reason for the day off is I would probly be tired from all the suger tomrrow.

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  14. I think there should be a half day on Halloween,because we only get to trick or treat for 2 hours , and that is not fair we need lots of candy.

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  15. No there souldnt be school on Halloween because some people have to get ready for it. I dont know why we have school on Halloween but thats just the school. For Halloween Im just passing out candy for Halloween thats all I do. I dont trick-or-treat anymore. I havent trick-or-treat in like two years.

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  16. Halloween is an important holiday that should be celebrated like Thanksgiving or Christmas by having no school. I just got out of math class and I got homework on Halloween. Some of us need to prepare and get our costumes ready.It would make the day more fun if there was no school on Halloween.
    The one type of treat I need to have is a Hershey's bar because it is my absolute favorite type of candy.

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  17. Lewis N 8A Yes there still should be school on Halloween because it really dosent start intel we get out of school.If i had to get any thing i would get money for a halloween.

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  18. romance monegan8a yes i tink we should because its not a hoilday

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  19. If I could get one type of trick-or-treating it would be money becuase it would be better becuase i can buy some candy i want instead of getting candy that i might not want

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  20. No their shouldn't be school on halloween because it's a holiday and we should get it off. Plus it's halloween and it's a day to have fun and enjoy yourselfs

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  21. I think that we should have Halloween in school. I think this because its a fun time to dress up as someone diffrent and to be creative and express what you feel.

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  22. there should not be school on holloween.after holloween people want to eat there candy. and I know people like candy.

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  23. I think we shouldnt have school on halloween because we probably have to buy a cumstume or buy candy for people who come to are house.Another reason why we shouldnt have school on halloween because it just wouldnt be fun to have school on a day when we get to go out and get candy.

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  24. I would not whant school on Halloween beacuse somtimes we get homework and that ruins Holloween so I would say NO SCHOOL ON HALLOWEEN!So this is why I would not whant school on halloween.

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  25. I think we shold have school on Halloween because we need the education more then we need candy.

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  26. I think there should'nt be school on Halloween because to some people it is a holiday like me. and also so we can have more time to get ready for Halloween. And because so the teachers can have a day off also like the students!

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  27. I thjink we have school on Halloween.I like to spend Halloween at school because we do different activities and I get to be with my friends.

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  28. If I could get only one type of candy on halloween I would pick gum because i like to chew on things and it would most likely last longer for me.

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  29. If i had one type of treat for halloween it would be twix or snickers, reese's because they my foverite candy

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  30. i think we should not have school on halloween because it just like chrismas or thanksgiving it's a holiday tou celebrate it or not.

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  31. There should be Halloween, but there sholdn't be a full day of school. people need to get in their costumes and get ready for trick-or-treating. In my opinion, I think that school on Halloween is not good because the kids do not pay attention in class because they are worried about trick-or-treating the whole day. School on Halloween may aeffect peoples' grades beacuse they are so excited for this holiday.

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  32. There should be Halloween, but there sholdn't be a full day of school. people need to get in their costumes and get ready for trick-or-treating. In my opinion, I think that school on Halloween is not good because the kids do not pay attention in class because they are worried about trick-or-treating the whole day. School on Halloween may aeffect peoples' grades beacuse they are so excited for this holiday.

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  33. I think that it would be ok becuse you have more peopel to celabrat and see what others are for holween.

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  34. I say that question to myself everytime Halloween is near. I always say there shouldn't be Halloween because kids should get out early and collect candy. It's bad having school on Halloween because now they have that new rule of going back to your homes by 6:00 pm. And we always got home like at 7:00pm.

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  35. I think that we should not have school on hollween or and other holiday because that is the days you spend with your family and friends that why i think you should be out.

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  36. Do I really thnk I we should have school on Halloween? I think we should not have school becaause students would be able to sleep in so they could be up all night begging people for candy, well not actually not begging but getting candy.

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  37. I don't like to have school on Helloween. Why because would not have homework.

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  38. I dont think there should be school on halloween because we need time to get into our costumes.If we dont have school we can treck or treat longer and it would be safer because its still light outside!

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  39. I think there should be a half day on halloween because people need time to get your costum ready and the treats.

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  40. My name is Jorge Ramirez and i'm here in writting lab and in this classroom I want to learn about how to use the computers and I love to use labtops and want to learn how to write.

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  41. their shouldn't be school on halloween because it takes time off my tricks & treats.

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  42. I think that there should not be any school on halloween.I say no because it is my birthday and also so we can get candy faster.So that is why I think there should not be school on halloween.

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  43. 1.No because it is a national holiday.Also it is not reasonible that it is the only holiday that we have school on.

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  44. I think we shouldn't have school on halloween because it is a holoday

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  45. I think that there should'nt be shool on Holloween because it is a holiday and we go trick or treating and we get to dress up and have fun.We should also be at school because we need to learn and
    have fun.

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  46. There shouldn't be any school because instead we should get even more candy.

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  47. I think we should have school on halloween because I need all the time I can get with my girlfriend.

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  48. I think you shouldn' go to schoool on halloween because it is a holida.Also that is isn't right going to school on halloweeenis just not right to go to school.

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  49. No, I think that there should be no school on Halloween because kids should be able to get ready in thier coustums. Also, they should have Halloween as a fun day.

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  50. No there should not be school on halloween because halloween is a holiday.

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  51. I would want to get all pop tops. They are my all time favorite candy.I can also eat them with my braces.

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  52. l tinke the to have a school went is hollowen and we nead to selebrate hollowen have a party for hollowen and be a happy studen

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  53. If I went trick or treating and I only got 1 candy. I would get twix becuse I love them. I also would get that candy because I love carmel and it has carmel inside of it.

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  54. We should only have a half day of school on halloween because then after school we can get ready and also hang out with our friends.

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  55. I believe their should be school on halloween because not only do we want to spend time with our family but our friends to and usually school Is the place where we all see each other so why not celebrate together also, I know that halloween Is a the day where u should have fun and be with friends and so I think that we should have school on halloween.

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  56. We should not have school on Halloween and the day after. So people can REALLY celebrate it instaed of 2hours then you have to go home. Kids will be hyped on candy for hours anyway. Kids could have fun all day runaround get candy and dress up and scare people.

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  57. If I were to get any teat while trick or treating it would be any type of candy I am not to picky on what I get candy is candy.

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  58. If I were to get only one treat for halloween, it would be snickers or recees, because their the best.

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  59. I think that we should have a half day on Halloween because it kind of a holiday and kids could go trick-or-treating longer.

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  60. I dont really know if we should have school on Halloween. I mean now when you trick-or-treat its only to 6:00, and it starts a 4:00. Couple of years ago we could go trick-or-treating until like 8:00. So I guess that we shouldnt have school on Halloween. Because if we dont have school on Halloween we could have more time to go trick-or-treating, like we start earlier... Well thats what i have to say.

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  61. If I could only get one type of treat for Halloween while trick or treating it would be Herseys chocalate because that's my favorite type of candy and also because they barely give you any Herseys on Halloween.

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  62. Should there be school on holloweeen?YES and NO! Its not really a national holiday and plus what would i do at home for 7 hrs?NOTHING! Plus I would not want to stay in school any longer at the end of the school year. Its really not a big deal to me weather or not we stay in school because at the end of the day I still go trick-or-treating and get alot of delisious candy! Its not really a yes or no answer to me.

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  63. I think there should be school on halloween because its not really a holiday to celebrate.

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  64. I do think there should be on halloween because it doesnt start until school is over anyway and kids don't need more candy to kill thier teeth with.There should be some give and take though. Teachers shouldn't give homework or be to hard on them because it is still a holiday.We should still go to school but teachers should be leinient.

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  65. There should not be no school on hollween because well stay up late an the next day wellbr sleeping.

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  66. I think that we should have school on Halloween but it should be half day so we can enjoy the day and maybe have more time to trick or treat.

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  67. There should be schoolo on halloween because its not celebrated by everyone. Plus you would have to wat all day before people start to pass out candy.

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  68. no there should not be any school on holloween becaus then there would be more time trick or treating for us and more candy to.

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  69. no there should not be any school on holloween becaus then there would be more time trick or treating for us and more candy to.

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  70. If I could only get on type of candy on Halloween it would be Kit-Kat because that is my favorite candy. I think it would be a good kind of candy to give out on Halloween!

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  71. For a trick or treat they should give out money because candy is getting old.

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  72. I dont think we should have school on halloween because some people really like halloween a lot and so I do too its really fun going out at night during halloween because you get to scare people or the people get to scare you an thats funny the way they do so I really dont think we should have school on a halloween day so we can have the whole morning to get ready for halloween

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  73. I think that there shouldn't be school on halloween because then we would have alot more time for parties and trick or treating.

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  74. If I could only get one type of treat I would would want Take5 bars because I love chocolate and thoughs rock!

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  75. Treat that i will want is a famliy size bag ofhot puffs.they are so delicouis i would stop trick or ttearting if i got bag of those.man they are good . I dont think we should have school on because then we get home work and we cant trick or treat for a long time

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  76. I think that there should be school on Halloween. Because it's
    not like Christmas, Thanksgiving, or any thin like that

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  77. I think there should be school on halloween so we can do fun activities and learn about it.

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  78. i dont think theres should be school on halloween because if there is not we can go out and get more candy.

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  79. If i can have a candy named after me i would choose the snicker . I would choose it becase it is my favorite chocolate .

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  80. No i think we should come to school. The reason why i think we should come to schol is because Halloween isnt a holiday and besides when your home in the morning theres nothing to do anyway. Its better to come and see your friends and then go trick-or-treating afther school.

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  81. In my opinion i think that we should have money because if we got money for a halloween treat i bet everyone would go out trick or treatin but i dont think that many people would like to give out money cause they aint got none for their own......

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  82. Wut up doe!!!! I think there shouldnt be any school cause we can get more candy like that

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  83. I do not think we should have school on halloween so then we could trick or treat all day.

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  84. i dont think we should no have halloween because people can not deliver candy in the school.

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  85. I think we should have school because we really dont even do anything for halloween but get candy.
    also,we should have school on halloween because the school work is more inportant, and you get to see your friends.

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  86. I wuld have to pick a resse cause i think it is the best candy i ever had.And me and my uncle callit poison cause it taste so good.

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  87. There should not be school on hollween because then we would be late trick or treating and we would not have time to trick or treat.

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  88. No I think halloween should not be
    on school beacues.You get more time
    trick or treating and it is a holiday.And we usual be out of school on holidays.

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  89. We should not get school on haloween because it is a nationel holiday and we don"t shouldn"t get school on national holidays.

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  90. No there should not have school on halloween. I think that because some people have to get their hair done or sprayed when they get home and this year trick or treating time was to short it was until 3:00 to 6:00 this year. So some peole didn't get that much candy because we got out of school.

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  91. No way! We should have our own time on holloween. Like Marten Lother King day we get that day off but not holloween.Holloween is a big holady Marten Luther King day iset a big holaday. So ya we should get holloween off.

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  92. I do belive there should'ent be school on Halloween. Its a time where children should be able to go out and enjoy there self without knowing they have to wake up mabye with a bad stomach that they have to go to school.Thats the main reason I think we should have no school on Halloween

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  93. I think we should not have school on Halloween because it's a holiday and we shouldn't have school on holidays because Chirstmas is a holiday but we are on chrismas break.

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  94. I thinhat there should be no shcool on Halloween because it is a holiday and we deserve a day off becausewe work hard all day for 5 days a week.That is why we shold not go to shcool on Halloween

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  95. I wonder if i could only get 1 treat it would be reese's cups.The treat would be reese's because i really like reese's cups.The chocolate is rich a sweet.After the chocolate is the peanut butter,the P.B. is just like the chocolate but better because i'm just that type of guy that likes peanut butter.So that is the treat i would like if i could only get 1 type of candy,I wouldn't i like morethan just reese's c.ups

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  96. No I dont think there should be school on halloween because its a holaday.

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  97. I dont think there should be school on halloween because it is a holiday just like chrismas.Also it is dangerous to trick or treat at night so we should trick or treat during the day.My other reason is that people have a curfue at night i mean im sure people want to trick or treat almost all day.so t hat is why we should have no school on halloween

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  98. I would have to pick a Reese cause I think it is the best candy I ever had.Also, me, and my uncle call it poison cause it taste so good.

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  99. no there should not be any school on halloween becuase there willmore time trick or treating.

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  100. If i could only get one trick-or-treat it would be totsie roll becausre i love totsie rolls thats what type of trick-or-treat i would like to have.

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  101. I think we should not have school on halloween because in jr. high we can't wear our costumes a school. Also, we can't have parties during school.

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  102. I if I could get only one piece of candy while I was trick-or-treating it would probaly be Reeses

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  103. If Idalia were to live anywere it would be in Barcilona.I piked Barcilona because it looks like it is a very fun place.I saw a show on Barcilona and it is a very beutiful place.That is why I would want to live in Barcilona.

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  104. No there sholud not be school on halloween because it starts at 330 and you would not have enough time to get ready to go so there should not be school on halloween

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  105. Yes it should be it is not your celebrateing anything special.It is noy a good holiday ay all.So that is why there should be school on halloween.

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  106. iwould want some money for halloween because i could go to the mall all the time.

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  107. No we should not have school on halloween because it starts at 3:30 and we will have no time to get ready for trick-or-treating will we will barelly will have time. that's why we should not have school on halloween

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