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PIERCE SCHOOL GREEN TEAM UPDATE AND INQUIRY
We're excited to announce the revival of... the Pierce School Green Team! Coordinated with the Pierce School Administration, this fun and educational initiative will empower students to be leaders in environmental stewardship and activism, to live their lives sustainably, and to be good global citizens. Student-led, project-based activities will inspire students to take responsibility for improving the environment at their school, home, and/or in their community. Students will explore local, national and/or global environmental issues and their related social justice and economic connections - learning how actions affects the environment, as well as how the environment helps us and how we can help the environment.
Proposed initiatives:
- Green Team Forum, a speaker and/or film series for families;
- The Bridge Green Team Blog on eco-conscious, healthy living;
- PTO goal of net zero waste events;
- After-school Green Team Club for interested students (given logistical constraints, the Club will initially involve students in grades 6-8);
- Student-led general environmental audit of Pierce School via a science class;
- Exploration of STEM-related green curriculum models.
Parents, we need YOU to...
...serve as Guest Speakers for the speaker series, sharing your expertise or passion around an eco-issue;
...recommend relevant films;
...assist with Green Team/Forum activities;
...serve as bloggers for The Bridge Green Team Blog;
...share your interests and vision for Green Team/Forums;
...contribute to the Green Team's success by volunteering in any way!
Parents interested in contributing to the Green Team/Forums should contact Crystal Johnson at Crystal@ISESplanning.com. Thank you!
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DON'T MISS HARVESTFEST THIS FRIDAY: 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 (see below)! For more information, please contact pierce.pto@gmail.com.
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...AND CHECK OUT THESE RAFFLE ITEMS!
The following items will be available to win in a raffle at HarvestFest! We will also be selling raffle tickets outside school on Thursday and Friday. Thank you so much to all families and teachers who donated items!
$100 gift certificate to Cafe Sushi in Cambridge, voted Boston Magazine's Best of Boston two years in a row. Donated by Pierce parents Mindy Hunt & Seizi Imura.
Photo of the Tanzanian Landscape donated by Pierce teacher Melissa London, who took the photo while on a BEF-funded trip.
Two tickets to Mama Mia at the Colonial, Sat. 11/1, 8pm, Orchestra Center, row L (value $240). Donated by Pierce parents Jennifer & Geoff Hunt.
Two Red Sox tickets (Right Field Box, section 89; seats are just under the roof deck for some shade). Exact dates TBD as 2015 schedule is not set. (Value: $80-$140 for the pair, depending on which game you choose). Donated by Pierce parent James Kim.
Five tickets to a Boston University vs Notre Dame hockey game on Fri. 2/20/15, 7pm at Agganis Arena ($100 value). Donated by Pierce parents Kate & Jeff Thibault.
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FINAL DAYS! DONATE TO FOOD ON WHEELS THIS WEEK
Parade from Pierce to Brookline Food Pantry on Sun., 10/19, 1pm
Through Fri., 10/17, please donate non-perishable food and supplies in the bins at the entrance to the Main and Historical Buildings. All donations appreciated.
On 10/19, Pierce families will 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!
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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PUBLIC HEARING - OVERRIDE STUDY COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT
Mon., 10/20, 9am @ Town Hall, 6th Floor
The Board of Selectmen will hold the second of two public hearings re: the Override Study Committee's findings and recommendations. The OSC report is available here:
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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MORNING MATH AND READING
Mon-Thurs, 7:30-7:55am @ The Pit
Students in grades 1-6 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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SPECIALIST'S CORNER >
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Visit the Physical Education page on the school website to see what our kids are "actively learning."
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POW #4: UNICEF COLLECTION
Due Tues., 10/28
Look for POW #4 on the board this Friday. Visit the POW page on the school website: http://www.pierceschoolbrookline.org/problem-of-the-week.html
SOLUTION FOR POW #3: BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR!
There were 91 handshakes.
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COMMUNITY CORNER >
Community Corner has streamlined! Our updated format features easier readability and more accurate chronology, so you can see what's coming up just by scanning the page. Check out
for details on Pumpkinfest, a new scholarship fund for Brookline High School, TEDxTalks, Sister City Week, Public Health meeting, and more.
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CLASSIFIEDS >
FLORIAN MARTIAL ARTS CENTER - CLASSES FOR AGES 5 TO 14 Increase the confidence of your child, in a constructive learning environment through Florian Martial Arts Center! We have been located in Brookline's Coolidge Corner for 6 years, teaching hundreds of kids the value of self-defense, leadership and confidence! Contact us now at 617-323-3228, or email us at info@florianmartialartscenter.com. We are conveniently located at 6 Webster Street, across from Subway on the corner of Webster and Harvard Street.
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HELPING KIDS COMMUNICATE!
In-home speech-language therapy is provided by Meryl Heller Schram, M.S., CCC-SLP, a seasoned and respected pediatric speech-language pathologist. Youngsters with speech-language disorders (including articulation/phonological disorders, apraxia, language-learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders) are serviced. Phone: 617-733-1995; email: mhschram@comcast.net.
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PIANO LESSONS
Piano lessons - offered in Brookline in your home by an experienced teacher specializing in early childhood music education. Great local references! Please contact Barbara S. Gawlick gawsro@msn.com. ____________________________________
GIRLS YOGA (AGES 10-12)
Fridays 2-3pm, starting 10/3
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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Contact Information
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