You may have noticed the shipping containers in our parking lot! The materials are here and the project is currently slated to begin on October 23rd. Mr. Randy Kenyon, our Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, recently shared more details in his email to LASD parent community. Mr. Kenyon also presented on this topic during our PTA meeting in September. His presentation can be found here . The presentation also includes information on construction fence perimeter in the parking lot. Pick up/ Drop off lanes are not impacted.

Friday, October 6 - Picture Make Up Day - Ordering info Flyer here

Last week we celebrated our first Spirit Week of the year. The theme was Disney and it concluded with our much revered Annual Homecoming Float Parade. Kudos to our hardworking Leadership students whose hard work and behind the scenes organization let to our students enjoying a successful spirit week!

This week we showcase our rich array of electives at Blach that are designed to empower student voice and tap into exploring new passions with the Falcon Feed. The Falcon Feed is the 1st literary publication of the year and a product of cross elective collaboration between our students in Art classes and Creative Writing class. 

Finally, here is the October Middle Years Parent Newsletter for your reading pleasure.

One way to also stay in the loop on your child’s academic progress is to check PowerSchool, our home-school communication tool. Please use this tool as a starting point to have supportive conversations around what’s going well as well as specific areas of growth with your student. Encourage your student to self advocate with his/her teacher to ask questions and seek support. Student ownership of the  learning process is one of the key focus areas at the junior high level and you can help with support, encouragement, modeling and practice.

This Friday, Sept 15th: 3:03 to 5:15pm

Come join our first student party! There will be food and games to enjoy in a safe social environment after school supervised by our staff. We will have a photo booth and video games too!

$5 ticket includes ONE of the BBQ items and a drink, chips OR popcorn and a dessert. Additional food can be purchased. All students must have a ticket to enter this event.

Please note that, unlike our rest of the year evening student dance/party events, students will be able to leave when they want to and do not need to stay till the official end of the event this Friday. There are no in/out privileges. Students may not reenter once they leave. 

Our Leadership students are planning a memorable party for our Falcons!

Come support your fellow Falcons as they compete in our first Cross Country Home Meet!

Blach will host 10 other middle schools this Wednesday Aug 30th at 4pm. Parking will be tight, please walk or bike if possible and/or park away from the school.

We still need parent volunteers to host the meet. Please contact Gill Strode if you can help.  

Don’t forget school pictures Tuesday Aug 29th. Order Here.

Kudos to our student council and Leadership students who, together with Mrs. Mackenzie (our Student Council Advisor and Mr. Maye and Mrs. Honigmann (our Leadership teachers) worked tirelessly to create a warm first day welcome for their peers. Important dates this week:

• Aug 23 - Back To School Night (for parents) 6:30-8:45 pm
• Aug 25 - Min Day - Early Dismissal at 12:30 pm
• Aug 26 - Community Pancake Breakfast 8-10:30 am

Don’t miss the Pancake Breakfast! This event is being put on by our Blach PTA through the newly-formed Blach School Dad's Club, of which all dads and father figures of Blach students are members. You can purchase tickets at the event or order tickets online here and sign up to volunteer here. See you there!

For a complete list of upcoming events and more information, please refer to the most recent Blach Banner.

A hearty welcome to the new school year! We are so excited to start the school year together with you and are eagerly preparing for our students’ arrival on the 16th! 

For a complete list of Back To School information, please refer to the Welcome Back Email. 

Schedule Day, August 11, 2017
9:30 A.M.- 11:00 A.M. - 7th grade only
11:30 A.M.- 12:30 P.M. - 8th grade only

Students can pick up their Schedules, Planners, Buy PE Uniforms (we are asking for a $20 donation, cash or check) and Spirit Wear on this day. Please Note: Junior high students will not be allowed to pick up their schedules if their InfoSnap update is not completed. Be on the lookout for an email from Registrar@lasdk8.org regarding InfoSnap.

Welcome new staff members to Team Blach
Ms. Mollie Kesselring (Special Education) 
Ms. Liz Castner (Special Education) 
Ms. Diane Sasaki (Special Education)

We are looking forward to sharing our summer learning with each other while engaging in authentic collaboration in the service of our students

Congratulations to our graduating 8th grade class!

For a breakdown of the schedule during these last days of the school year, please refer to the Blach Banner.

8th Grade Graduation Party and Dance: Wednesday, June 7, 2016 from 6:30-9:30 pm, Blach Multi-purpose Room

We are in need of 7th grade parent volunteers to help during the party. Here is the link to the sign-up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a48adae1-blach

Thursday June 8: Last Day of School-

• 7th Graders: Dismissal at 10:03 A.M.
• 8th Graders: Arrive at 12:30 P.M. (required)
• Graduation Ceremony starts at 1 P.M.