Blanchard Elementary Pumpkin Patch

Sarah Yenesel

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

A Blanchard Elementary teacher, Mrs. Heather Fisher, made an effort to bring the pumpkin patch to Blanchard Elementary School this year since field trips are canceled due to COVID-19. With the help of the Parent Teacher Organization, Fisher was able to bring about two-hundred and fifty pumpkins from a Perryville farm that usually hosts Blanchard field trips to a field next to the school. This week, every class is getting a chance to pick pumpkins and play with various toys. Mrs. Crystal Williams' kindergarten class and Mrs. Scarlet Winans' first grade class had their chance on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 to enjoy the pumpkin patch.

From left, Kindergarteners Jeric Aden, Summer Carter and Leyna Kramer pick out pumpkins from the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch in a field outside Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Kindergartner Ila Lynn poses for a picture taken by her teacher, Mrs. Crystal Williams, at the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch in a field outside Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
From left, Kindergarteners Kendra Simpkins, Elijah Phiffer and James Marberry hold their pumpkins from the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch while they wait in line for their picture to be taken at Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Kindergartener Rylie Smith falls down while trying to pull Jeric Aden up a hill at the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch in a field outside Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kindergartener Kendra Simpkins plays with tiger paw print platforms at the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch in a field outside Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Kindergartener Caeson Jones plays with a bowling pin set while his teacher, Mrs. Crystal Williams, takes pictures with her phone at the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch in a field outside Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Retired Teacher and Volunteer Mary Ann Lewis sanitizes toys used by the kindergarten students before the next class arrives at the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch in a field outside Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
First Grade Teacher Mrs. Scarlet Winans and Volunteer Mary Ann Lewis write the names of first graders on their picked pumpkins at the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch in a field outside Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
First Grader Tailynn Cooper (front) bounces on a bouncy ball at the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch in a field outside Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)

First Grader Amelia Gammon throws a ball aiming for buckets on a wooden fixture at the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch in a field outside Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Mrs. Scarlet Williams and her first grade class pose for a picture at the Blanchard Pumpkin Patch in a field outside Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)