Key Dates:

• Friday, August 12 – Schedule Day: Blach Main Entryway/Quad
  7th Graders 10:00 am - 11:30 am and 8th Graders 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
  Students will receive their schedules and have an opportunity to take a campus tour led by our Blach Leadership Students. Samples from our hot lunch partner, Pasta Market, will be available for all to try.  Parents are welcome and encouraged to join their student for this special day! Bring a checkbook to purchase PE uniforms, Spirit Wear, and PTA Memberships and to donate to Blach’s Direct Appeal Campaign.

• Wednesday, August 17 – First Day of School (Late Start Schedule, 9:17 am start)

• Thursday, August 18 – Welcome Coffee & PTA Meeting (9:00 am - 10:00 am Multi)

• Wednesday, August 24 – Blach Back-to-School Night (6:45 pm in the Multi)

• Friday, August 26 – Minimum Day, all classes are dismissed at 12:30 pm.

• Monday, August 29th – School Picture Day

Blach Back-to-School Checklist:

• Verify info on InfoSnap and Fourleaf
  (look for an email from Jackie Sigua at LASD).

• Attend Schedule Day on Friday, August 12 - Remember to bring a checkbook!

• Get PE Uniforms at Schedule Day – Have your child label all uniform items.

• Complete Blach Back-to-School form attached or complete online at the Blach website: http://www.blachschool.org/georginais/1196-PTA.html

• Join the PTA:  Membership is $12/person AND includes a paper school directory!

• Contribute to the Blach Direct Appeal: Blach relies solely on our “direct ask” to fund our PTA budget that the school relies on to provide computer carts in classrooms, new technology essentials, extra textbooks (so that students can take a set home!), academic planners, and all sorts of other necessary school supplies and resources.  The PTA Direct Appeal suggested donation is $350, though any amount is appreciated. Visit http://www.blachschool.org/georginais/1196-PTA.html to complete the form.

• If you have questions regarding the company matching program or would like to make your contribution in stocks, please contact Suzie Noël at chouze.noel@gmail.com.

• Order Hot Lunch at https://pastamarket.orderlunches.com (The password is Blach179)

• Pick up your class planner on Schedule Day. Specific supplies required for classes will be provided by teachers on the first day of class. Get your bike and helmet in order and clean out your backpack!

• Support Blach by shopping on Amazon Smile! Click the Amazon link on the Blach website and add Blach Intermediate School PTA as your charitable organization. Amazon will automatically donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases, made through your regular Amazon (Prime included) account, to the Blach PTA at no additional cost to you! http://smile.amazon.com/

• Purchase Blach Spirit Wear! You’ll find great t-shirts, sweatshirts, and more at Schedule Day, the Welcome Coffee, and online.

• School Photos - Picture day is Monday, August 29th.

• Sign Up to Volunteer at School! To learn about available opportunities, contact Jackie Olson at blach_pta_info@lasdschools.org