Blanchard Daily Announcements 10/19/2021
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Tomorrow is RED SOX SPIRIT DAY! Following last night's exciting game let's cheer on our home team as they head into game 5. Wear your Red Sox spirit wear or dress in red, white, and blue. Go Sox!
Student Council is selling Boo-grams at all lunches. Today is the last day. Surprise your friends with a special Halloween delivery. Buy one Boo-gram for 50 cents or three for a dollar. Boo-grams will be delivered on Friday, 10/29.
Oh my gourd! Fall is here! And we are excited for our first school-wide spirit day! Friday, October 29th will be Halloween Spirit Day at Blanchard! Get spooky! Be creative! Come to school in costume or wear your orange and black! This has become a scary fun tradition for students and staff at Blanchard because everyone makes school-appropriate choices. Some guidelines are listed below.
The Blanchard Book club will meet after school today in the Learning Commons. If you have a copy of Small Spaces (the October book), please bring it with you to the meeting or return it today during advisory. See Mrs. Brandt if you can't make it to the meeting but would like a copy of the November book
Our cross country team plays host to Concord this afternoon at Stony Brook. The meet time is 3:45. Girls feld hockey plays Bedford at Blanchard while the girls soccer plays them at Stony Brook. Our boys soccer is traveling to Bedford this afternoon. All games are set to begin at 3:30. Good luck Bulldogs!
There will be NO Blanchard Messenger meeting on Wednesday after school. The meeting is rescheduled for next Wednesday, the 27th.
Halloween Spirit Day Costume Guidelines: Students are still required to wear a mask at all times while in the building. No costume masks, please. Hats will be allowed if part of a costume and not covering your face. No costumes that could be offensive or a risk to safety. No weapons, sharp objects, chains or anything that could be perceived as a weapon, damage property, or cause injury.
The BIPOC or black indigenous people of color affinity group is a group for students who identify as people of color. The remote meeting is on Google meet today starting @2:30pm. To join the class, find the code in your Guidance google classroom. Any questions, please reach out to Mrs Talwalkar, Mrs Gupta, and Mrs Wolber. We look forward to seeing you!
The deadline for ski club signup is coming soon. Any student interested in joining one of Blanchard's most popular clubs needs to have their registration in by Friday, Oct. 29th. If you need more information see Mrs. Casey, Mr. Merrigan or Mrs. Ottesen. Extra permission slips can be found in the main office. If you have your registration you can drop it off in Mrs. Casey's room #93 or in the main office.