10.08.2014 
 
PTO CORNER >  
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GROWING PAINS: NEW PROCEDURE FOR OUTSIDE PICK-UP AT DISMISSAL

During outside pick-up time after dismissal, those picking up students in the circle in front of the Historical Building must remain with their cars. The school buses picking up students between 2:30 and 2:50pm must have a clear road in the circle.

 

Cars waiting for students are asked to park in a legal parking space in front of the Historical Building, or to wait in the Town Hall parking lot. Please arrange with your child to meet them away from the circle. Please shut off car engines while you wait (to help our environment and to prevent accidents).

 

The circle at dismissal is full of waiting students who will often run into the area to get into cars; there are just too many students and cars in this small area. We need your help to change the present congested condition. More staff are being assigned to the area to help monitor students and to remind parents of the pick up procedures.

 

Thank you for your help!

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TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS - OVERRIDE STUDY COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT

TOMORROW (Thurs., 10/9, 7pm) and Mon., 10/20, 9am @ Town Hall, 6th Floor

The Board of Selectmen will hold two public hearing re: the Override Study Committee's findings and recommendations. The OSC report is available here: http://www.brooklinema.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5638. 

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CAR FREE SCHOOL DAY POSTPONED

New Date: Wed., 10/15

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JOIN US FOR HARVESTFEST: A PARENT & TEACHER SOCIAL

Friday, 10/17, 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 pierce.pto@gmail.com.
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VOLUNTEERS! PLEASE LEND A HAND AT HARVESTFEST!

We're looking forward to Pierce HarvestFest, but we need your help to make it great! Volunteering for events is a great way to meet other parents and to get involved. HarvestFest is a perfect opportunity to provide short-term volunteer help with food, beverages, decorations, and ticket sales. Please click on this link to volunteer: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c49a5a92aab9-harvest. Contact pierce.pto@gmail.com with questions.
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RAFFLE ITEMS NEEDED FOR HARVESTFEST
We're looking for 3-4 items to be donated for a raffle at HarvestFest on October 17th. In the past, families have donated sporting tickets and restaurant dinners. Please contact us at pierce.pto@gmail.com if you have something you can donate for a small raffle. All proceeds will directly benefit the school. Thank you.
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FOOD ON WHEELS - DONATE AT SCHOOL THROUGH FRIDAY, 10/17

Parade from Pierce to Brookline Food Pantry on Sun., 10/19, 1pm

Please join us for the next big Pierce event: FOOD ON WHEELS! Donate non-perishable food and supplies in the bins at the entrance to the Main and Historical Buildings. All donations appreciated: canned goods (soup, tomato puree, diced tomatoes), boxed goods (pasta, oatmeal), toiletries, etc. 

 

THEN... join us for a parade on 10/19 as Pierce families walk a few blocks from our school to the Brookline Food Pantry to hand-deliver our collective donation. Bring your family, wagons, backpacks, shopping carts, etc.! There will be drinks and snacks at the Pantry when we arrive, and a group play date at Pierce park after that!

 

The Brookline Food Pantry is in St. Paul's church (corner of St. Paul/Aspinwall), and has been serving our community, including families with children, for years. July and August were their busiest months, with 1,100+ households visiting.

 

THE NEED IS GREAT, and WE CAN HELP!!! Please contact Marissa Heller-Treistman (marissaheller@gmail.com), Toby Raybould (tobyraybould@gmail.com), or Jen Rothstein (Jennifer.rothstein@comcast.net) with questions.

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RECESS/LUNCH PILOT PROGRAM - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Please help us support staff and students in promoting healthy, safe outdoor play at recess. Pierce staff will provide training and guidelines. Volunteers will be engaged and supportive of healthy, open-ended play; will be patient with children; and will provide a safe, reassuring presence. Staff will always be present and in charge of recess. You may volunteer once per month, or bi-weekly. Please sign up for times other than your own child's recess/lunch as we pilot this program. All volunteers must have a completed CORI form on file.

 

The following times are available:

1st and 2nd Grade Recess: Mon-Thur 11:05 to 11:27; Fri 10:35 to 10:57

3rd and 4th Grade Recess: Mon-Thur 12:05 to 12:28; Fri 11:40 to 11:57

 

During kindergarten lunchtime, you'll support lunchroom staff and teachers in the cafeteria, helping our youngest students to open containers, navigate lunch lines, etc.

 

Kindergarten Lunch Times available:

Mon-Thur 12:55 to 1:25; Fri 12:20 to 12:50

Rainy Day Lunch Time: Mon-Thur 1 to 1:30 pm; Fri 12:25 to 12:55

 

Friday Pizza Day brings long lunch lines! We need volunteers to help facilitate the long lines so that 1st and 2nd graders have more time to eat.

 

First and Second Grades Lunch Time: Fri 11 to 11:25

Rainy Day Lunch Time on Fri: 11:00 to 11:30.

 

Please contact Lisa Stahl at lisa2stahl@gmail.com by Wed., 10/15. Training will be provided.  

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PTO K-2 POTLUCK BREAKFAST

Thursday, 10/23, 8am @ Cafeteria 

Join parents and PTO leaders for a potluck breakfast. Please bring something to share if you can. Coffee will be provided. Contact pierce.pto@gmail.com with questions. See you there!
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MONTHLY PTO SPENDING REPORT 

What is the PTO spending money on this month? PTO funds go toward a wide variety of community-building activities, and a small amount of money goes far to welcome both new and returning children and families. This month, community-building included support for the annual kindergarten picnic in August, and family/teacher welcome back coffees on the first two days of school. With the start of classes, the PTO also gave $20,000 to teachers and specialists to cover a portion of the materials they purchase for use with our children this year. Thank you to all of our wonderful teachers and specialists for their hard work and the additional investments they make in our children's education!

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SCHOOL CORNER >  
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MORNING MATH AND READING

Mon-Thurs, 7:30-7:55am @ The Pit 

Students in grades 1 through 6 are invited to participate in Math games on Mondays and Wednesdays; and Reading time on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Read with your friends or play fun math games before school!  

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SMILE! IT'S TIME FOR PICTURE DAY...AND WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! 

Wed., 10/15

Volunteers are needed to assist with picture taking at school. This is a fun, easy, (very) short-term volunteer opportunity.
 
Volunteers help each class get ready for individual and group photos, check order forms, and occasionally make faces behind the photographer to get kids to smile!
 

Six volunteers needed for EACH two-hour time slot on Wed., 10/15:  

8:15 to 10:15
10:15 to 12:15
12:15 to 2:15 

 

Please contact Molly at molly.zuker@comcast.net with any questions, or to volunteer. 

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PENGUIN POST NEEDS A PATRON - OR A PHOTOCOPY FAIRY
The Penguin Post is looking for an individual or business to fund hard copies of the newspaper (about 225 copies of each issue). If you would consider funding this project or offering equipment/supplies to make the copies, please contact Carin Aquiline,  caquiline@mindspring.com.

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PIERCE BOOK FAIR - SEEKING NEW LEADERSHIP 
Do you love Pierce Book Fair, and want to see it continue? Do you have ideas that may help improve it? If so, please consider volunteering for a leadership role for the event. While we usually have plenty of volunteers for support positions, Pierce Book Fair needs a few people for leadership roles in order for the event to happen this spring. To discuss what a leadership position entails, contact Carin Aquiline, caquiline@mindspring.com.

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GOT BOOKS? DONATE TO THE PIERCE BOOK FAIR
The Pierce Book Fair takes place in May, but donations of gently-used books are accepted all year long. Look for a donation bin outside the main office. Bring books in all genres for all ages, but please, no textbooks, encyclopedias, or outdated technical manuals. Thank you!

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SPECIALIST'S CORNER > 

SPANISH
Visit the Spanish page on the school website to see what our little estudiantes are learning!
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PROBLEM OF THE WEEK >

 

POW #3: BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR!

Due Tues., 10/14

The POW #3 will go on the board Friday. Or visit the POW page on the school website: http://www.pierceschoolbrookline.org/problem-of-the-week.html


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COMMUNITY CORNER > 
 
Tis the season for PumpkinFest at Lincoln School! Plus, TED Talks / TEDxBeaconStreet coming to Brookline... Lunch & Learn at Boston Children's Museum... new Brookline Community Foundation Scholarship Fund established. See Community Corner for details.

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GIRLS YOGA (AGES 10-12)

Fridays 2-3pm, starting 10/3

$10 per class

62 Harvard St Brookline | 617-232-7440

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KIDS' YOGA CLASSES AT COOLIDGE CORNER YOGA

These classes are the perfect blend of after-school fun and fitness. We have classes for every age group from toddlers to teens. See class descriptions and schedule at www.coolidgeyoga.com/pages/kids-yoga. (Here's a secret - parents can come too, and sneak their own yoga in at our concurrent adult classes!) Your kids will be too busy having fun to notice, but yoga provides increased strength and flexibility, improved posture and balance, enhanced concentration, and stress management tools.

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