10.16.2013
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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
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PTO CORNER >
JOIN US FOR HARVEST FEST: A PARENT & TEACHER SOCIAL
Friday, 10/18, 7-10pm @ Pierce School
Book your sitters and join us for this free social event with a cash bar and light snacks. Come enjoy a night out and mingle with other Pierce parents and teachers. HarvestFest is sponsored by the PTO and Brookline Education Foundation. $10 raffle tickets will be available with excellent prizes! For more information please contact dkm2001@columbia.edu or jennifer.rothstein@comcast.net
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FOOD ON WHEELS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED
Please donate now through Friday, 10/18; Parade on Sunday, 10/20, 1pm
The Pierce School PTO and The Brookline Food Pantry are excited about all the donations of non-perishables and supplies collected so far for Food on Wheels! It's not too late - collection boxes are inside the Main and Historical Buildings until 10/18. Please donate non-perishable foods like canned soups, boxes of oatmeal and pasta, and toiletries.
AND, we're looking forward to a fun-filled parade on 10/20 to deliver the donations to the Brookline Food Pantry. Please meet us in front of the Pierce Historical Building with your family, wagons, backpacks, shopping carts, etc. and we'll walk to the Pantry together. We'll need your help to carry everything, so please join us! At the Pantry, they will be waiting for us with drinks and snacks for all! Afterwards, join everyone for a group play date at Pierce Park. This is a really great Pierce family community event, so don't miss it!
THE NEED IS GREAT, and WE CAN HELP! Questions? Please contact Marissa Heller-Treistman (marissaheller@gmail.com), Toby Raybould (tobyraybould@gmail.com) or Jen Rothstein (Jennifer.rothstein@comcast.net).
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PIERCE SCHOOL DIRECTORY - PLEASE ADD/UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION
To date, 74% of students have information in the Directory. We'd like to see everyone entered into the Directory by Harvest Fest (10/18)! The new search functionality makes it easy for people to find students. For those who still haven't been able to complete this important task, here are instructions: Go to: http://www.pierceschoolbrookline.org/. Click 'Family Directory.' Click again to open, or select the Instructions. RETURNING students/families: Enter your email to log-on. Next screen, enter your password (or select 'Forgot password?'). Once logged in, please review, update, & edit your information. NEW students/families: Navigate to the directory from the PTO website, then enter your email and follow the prompts. Registration code for first-time users is 'coolidge.' IMPORTANT: enter this code when prompted before your temporary password. Contact PierceFamilyDirectory@gmail.com with questions. ______________________________________ SAVE THE DATE: PARENT FORUM Monday, 11/4, 6:30pm @ Pierce School Auditorium Dr. Lupini, Superintendent of Brookline Schools, will address myriad topics, including B-Space, RETELL, educator evaluation, Common Core, PARCC and MCAS, literacy trainings and BAS administration. Parents are encouraged to attend. ______________________________________ LOOKING FOR A PIERCE PARENT LIAISON TO SEPAC
Brookline's Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is looking for a Pierce parent/guardian liaison to play an important communication role between Pierce families and school administration. If you have questions about this role or are interested in being Pierce's SEPAC rep, please contact Elizabeth Myska, SEPAC co-chair, at e@thebeardgroup.com.
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WEB VOLUNTEER?
Want to be a part of the PTO, but can't commit to running events or daytime activities? Help out with the website! Minimal technical skills needed (if you can use Word, you are OK.) Time commitment of about 10 minutes a day. Contact parent volunteer Mariah Nobrega (mariah.nobrega@gmail.com) to learn more.
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WELCOME NEW COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEER
Jeff Walker, parent of a KKe student, has joined the Communications Team and will be assisting with the weekly production of The Bridge. Jeff's professional background is in public health and community health communications. Please welcome him!
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SCHOOL CORNER>
EARN $$ FOR PIERCE at STOP & SHOP!
Pierce School is once again earning cash through Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards Program. After you register your card, each trip to Stop & Shop using your store card earns CASH for our school! Each month, the cash awards will be updated on Stop & Shop's website - but you MUST register your Stop & Shop card and designate Pierce School in order to make it happen! (Even if you registered last year, you must re-register.) Friends and families can designate Pierce School, too. Contact Colleen Muldoon with questions: colleen_muldoon@brookline.k12.ma.us. Log onto www.stopandshop.com/aplus and use ID code 07899 to register online, or call 1-877-275-2758 to register your card by phone.
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BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Yet another way to support Pierce School: Collect Box Tops for Education! Simply clip the designated Box Tops at home and bring them to school. Pierce earns money with every Box Top you donate! Drop them in one of the collection boxes around Pierce, either in the foyer by the Main Building, or in the hall just outside KM, Historical Building. Please contact colleen_muldoon@brookline.k12.ma.us with any questions.
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SCHOOL-YEAR CALENDAR AVAILABLE
Printed paper calendars are located in the magazine rack along with the Problem of the Week, or in the Main Office with Annette.
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BOOK FAIR DONATIONS
Cleaning out your bookshelves? Think about donating to the Pierce Book Fair. In preparation for the spring Book Fair, we are accepting donations of gently-used books for all ages throughout the year. There is a blue donation bin in front of the main office. For large donations, contact Carin Aquiline, caquiline@mindspring.com. We appreciate your generous donations that make our book fair such a success. However, we ask that you donate only books or audiobooks (please, no magazines, games, puzzles or videos/VHS).
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SPECIALISTS' CORNER >
MUSIC EDUCATION IN GRADES K -5 WITH Ms. MANION & Ms. SHERIDAN
K students are singing, listening, dancing, and playing classroom instruments twice per week. October focuses on some Halloween favorites along with continued musical vocabulary expansion. Ask your son or daughter about the aural concepts of high/low, fast/slow, loud/soft, and echo/silence. At the end of each month, parents can plan to see a letter home from Ms. Manion showing a list of songs and games that students sang and played in the music classroom, along with an extension piece for at home.
Grade 1 students are enjoying rhyming songs and song tales, and have focused on identifying steady beats versus rhythm patterns. We will continue to learn about orchestra instruments and the story of " Peter and the Wolf." We will learn about "Peer Gynt" and dance out the story. Ask your child to sing "Apples Juicy" and "Jambo" for you. You can be the echo part!
Grade 2 students are singing songs and playing games that help us identify micro and macro beats. We will continue this work with several dances and activities. We will also continue to practice solfege patterns. Ask your student to show you some hand signs that they remember from class and explain how we play Simon Sings. Grade 3 students are learning how to produce a soft, musical tone as they play recorder. We will be learning music that uses the notes B, A and G. Ask your child to play these three notes for you. Please remind your student to bring their recorder and binder to music class each day. Practicing 5 minutes a day will help your child feel successful in music class! Grade 4 students are singing songs from New England and becoming experienced arrangers. We have combined parts on xylophone, recorder, glockenspiel, drum, maracas, rain stick, and our voices to create a performance of "Canoe Song." We will arrange and record these parts for group critique. Ask your child about it! Grade 5 students are completing their class composition. We have been exploring the musical form of symphonic poems, an instrumental song that tells a story, and have created our own! Ask your child to share the poem we used for inspiration, and what theme they are playing in class for the project. We will learn about themes and symphonic poems as we study the composer Saint-Saens and his famous piece "Dance Macabre." Visit the Music page on the school website http://www.pierceschoolbrookline.org/music.html. _______________________________________
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PROBLEM OF THE WEEK >
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COMMUNITY CORNER >
BROOKLINE'S SISTER-CITY ANNUAL EVENT
Saturday, 10/19, 7pm @ Vine Ripe Grill
The Brookline Quezalguaque Sister City Project (BQSCP) is celebrating its 26th anniversary.
Honorary Co-Chairs are Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III, Jesse Mermell, and Helen Charlupski. Gov. Michael Dukakis will be the keynote speaker, and Brookline High School a cappella groups Pitch Perfect and the Testastatones will perform.
BQSCP has built a health center, a school, and a library in Quezalguaque, Nicaragua, and supports many programs including housing, arts programs, and computer classrooms. BQSCP is a voluntary non-profit organization that receives no government support, but instead relies on the generosity of the Brookline community. Tickets at the door, or a donation can be made at www.brooklinesistercity.org.
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WE ART BOSTON - A FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT, FREE ADMISSION!
Sunday, 10/20, 11am-3pm @ Rose Kennedy Greenway (facing the Aquarium)
In response to the Boston marathon tragedy, Baker parents Susan & Joe Mckendry have organized an arts-centered fundraiser for the Emergency & Trauma Fund at Boston Children's Hospital. Activities include watercolor, collage, bookmaking, book signings & musical performances. Bring your favorite stuffed animal to have his/her portrait drawn by a professional artist! Rain date: Sunday, 10/27.
Online auction starts tomorrow, 10/10. Bid on donated work from children's illustrators, including Mo Willems (Knuffle Bunny), Ian Falconer (Olivia), David Macaulay (The Way Things Work) and our own Joe McKendry (Beneath the Streets of Boston). For details, please visit https://www.facebook.com/weartboston or http://weartboston.org. Interested volunteers may contact Susan McKendry (Susanmckendry3@gmail.com) or Naomi Mann (naomimmann@gmail.com).
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2013 PUMPKINFEST FESTIVAL AT LINCOLN SCHOOL
Sunday, 10/20, noon-4pm @ Lincoln School, 19 Kennard Rd, Brookline
Bring the family! Silent auction (Red Sox tickets, passes to Disney World, gift certificates to local eateries, and more), carnival rides, Spooky Space, tug-of-war, Dunk Tank, and a live musical performance. Enjoy hot dogs, cotton candy, baked goods, and authentic Japanese and Korean fare. Games, pumpkins and books for sale, face painting, a homemade cakewalk, balloon blast, glitter spa, photo booth. Proceeds support the Lincoln School. Contact lincolnpumpkinfest@gmail.com for more information.
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CORNER CO-OP NURSERY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, 10/23, 7-9pm @ 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline (entrance on Dean Rd.)
Corner Co-op (for ages 2 yrs. 9 mos. through 5 yrs.) is holding an Open House. Come and hear how we nurture an environment where children's natural, organic need to learn and grow is facilitated through a participatory, holistic, and dialogue-centered process. We regard play as an essential medium of learning.
We offer flexible morning schedules, plus optional early drop-off and lunch options. Ask about possible partial scholarships. Limited openings available for 2013-2014. Call 617-738-4631 or visit www.cornercoop.org.
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BROOKLINE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS - TOWN HALL WALLS
Proposals due Saturday, 11/2
The BCA is offering the Brookline community an opportunity to display their art work on the walls of Brookline's Town Hall. Town Hall Walls features art work in two public conference rooms on the first floor, and the Selectmen's Hearing Room on the 6th floor. 2-D artwork may be displayed with a rail hanging system; some 3-D work considered on a limited basis.
For an application and submission details, please visit www.brooklinearts.org. Contact brooklinearts@gmail.com or call the BCA at 617-730-2135 with questions.
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OCTOBER LIBRARY EVENTS FOR KIDS
- Fall Festival, Thursday, 10/17, 3-5pm @ Main Library (side lawn). Join us for mini-pumpkin painting, spooky candy tree making, professional face painting, hot cider and muffins, and literary pumpkin judging!
- Eileen Christelow, Friday, 10/25, 10:30am @ Main Library (Hunneman Hall). Author Eileen Christelow will read from her newest book Five Little Monkeys Trick-or-Treat! Join us for some Halloween silliness and get your favorite books signed by the author. Ages 3+.
- Weekend Storytime, Saturday, 10/26, 3pm @ Main Library (Rabbit Hole). Drop-in stories and a craft for children ages 4-6.
- Creature Teachers, Saturday, 10/26 10:30am @ Putterham Library. The Creature Teachers and their animal friends are coming to Putterham! Ages 4+.
- Pumpkin Palooza, Tuesday, 10/29, 3:30pm @ Coolidge Corner Library. Sweet fall stories and songs for little pumpkins (costumes optional) with Mary Jo Maichack. Ages 3-5 welcome.
Questions? Contact Natalie at nlayne@minlib.net.
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LACROSSE CLINICS
Brookline Youth Lacrosse's Fall Youth Lacrosse Clinics will be held on Sundays at Downes Field in Brookline, for new and returning players. No prior experience required, no tryouts, everyone gets equal playing time. Lacrosse is a spring sport with separate boys' and girls' teams ranging from 1st-8th grade. Girls' clinics on Sunday, 11/10; boys' clinics on Sunday, 11/10 and 11/17. For clinic times and more information, please visit www.brooklineyouthlacrosse.org. Contact boys' director Will Goldthwait (brooklineyouthlaxboys@gmail.com), or girls' director George Vien (georgevien@gmail.com).
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CLASSIFIEDS >
BROOKLINE SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY
Brookline Speech & Language Therapy is a private speech-language pathology practice that provides speech, language, and literacy services for children and adolescents. We are currently accepting new clients for evaluations and/or therapy. Please reference our website for further information, www.brooklinespeech.com, or contact us at zarah@brooklinespeech.com.
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CHUNGDAHM ReadWrite ENRICHMENT CLASSES
Newton Grand Opening! Give your child an academic edge this fall with CHUNGDAHM ReadWrite's advanced reading and writing enrichment classes. Email or call for a free assessment of your child's critical reading, writing, and thinking levels to learn how our rigorous and engaging curriculum will provide your child with tools for scholastic excellence. Inquire about our discount for first-time students. info@BostonReadWrite.com or 617-960-8877. www.BostonReadWrite.com. ____________________________________
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PANACHEBOX: KIDS STYLE IN A BOX
Pierce mom and Brookline resident Bre Vader has recently launched a company designed to simplify the lives of busy parents! PanacheBox.com is a website which links you to beautiful, quality kids fashions from around the world. Available in boys and girls sizes 2-8, PanacheBox delivers them right to your doorstep in a stylish Box. A special coupon code is available for Pierce families, worth 20% off your first order. Just visit www.panachebox.com and use code "PIERCE" at checkout.
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PIANO INSTRUCTION - ABOUT 1 MILE FROM PIERCE
Learn Jazz/Blues/Classical, theory, sightreading from a Berklee & New England Conservatory graduate with 30 years teaching experience. Build a high quality musical foundation with a patient, upbeat, and caring instructor. Beginners especially welcome. Have a positive and successful learning experience. Gloria Jasinski, phone: 617-566-9704, email: piano566@comcast.net.
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TUTOR AVAILABLE
Pierce 6th-grade teacher Melissa London available for tutoring students in grade 2-5 and 7-8 in reading and writing across the curriculum, math, and Spanish. Homework coaching with a focus on sharpening executive function skills (i.e. time management, goal setting, prioritizing, organizing) also possible. E-mail melissa_london@brookline.k12.ma.us if interested. The where and when of the sessions is flexible.
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