Bingo and Shopping: All for a Good Cause

On Friday, November 14, Blanchard held its annual Bingo Night with guest announcers for the all important numbers that would determine the winners.  It is so funny to see the children's intensity when the numbers are called out.  They shout happily when they have the number, groan audibly when they do not and are generally dismayed when the game ends because someone (else) has scored a Bingo. Thanks to the Girl Scouts who kept us all honest in our reporting of the numbers on the card and to all the children and parents who made the night so fun.

In addition, local artisans and vendors displayed their wares for a pre-Holiday opportunity to purchase gifts for friends and family as well as benefiting the Blanchard Memorial School community with a portion of the profits.  It was great fun to see how talented our parents are the products that they make and to see local artisans as well.  Katie D. from the third grade helped me to take the pictures.  If you missed it this year, please try to visit next year!

Prototype Convention

On Friday, the sixth grade students staged their annual Prototype Convention.  The Convention fosters the four C's of current educational thinking: collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.  Students think of a product, outline their material needs, determine the cost per product and then, create the product.  In addition, students communicate their ideas about the product with the teachers and then produce a video or power point presentation to market their products.  Frequently, students collaborate as teams.  It is remarkable how many interesting products the students created and how well they marketed their items.