"I do hope your first month of school has treated you well and that you feel suitably under pressure to learn."  She peered over her glasses at each table of students.  "Given the nature of the last year, the staff and I felt it might be good to have a moment for you all to have some fun.  With that in mind, I am happy to inform you that on Saturday, the thirty-first of October, we will be having a Halloween Masquerade Dance after the Halloween Feast."