SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING & OFFICE HOURS TOMORROW
Thurs., 11/13, 6pm @ James F. Walsh Committee Room, 5th Floor, Town Hall
Please see the full
meeting docket here. The School Committee will also be holding Office Hours prior to the meeting from 5pm to 6pm, also in the Walsh School Committee Room. This is an open discussion with the Brookline School Committee and the public, with topics to be determined by the participants. Please contact Robin Coyne with questions at
617-730-2430 or
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MATH LEAGUE FOR 4TH, 5TH & 6TH GRADERS
Informational Mtg. for Students: Wed., 11/19, 8am (after a.m. announcements) @ Pierce Auditorium
Math League is a challenging way to expand your mathematical horizons. It is open to all 4th, 5th and 6th graders and involves three town-wide math competitions. The regular Math League practice sessions will take place before school, and will begin the week of 12/1 and continue until 3/19. Come learn more!
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SUPERINTENDENT LUPINI COMING TO PIERCE
Fri., 11/21, 8-9am @ Pierce Auditorium
Brookline's Schools Superintendent will be meeting with the Pierce community. Bring your questions and comments!
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PARENTS: MATH LEAGUE COACHES NEEDED!
Informational Meeting for All Coaches: Mon., 11/24, 7:45am
Parents, are you interested in working with students and becoming a Math League Coach? Math League is starting up soon for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade Pierce students, and we're looking for more parent volunteers to coach one morning per week before school (Mon - Fri 7:20-7:55 am). The regular Math League practice sessions will begin the week of 12/1 and continue until 3/19. During the practice sessions, 2-3 coaches help the children work through sample Math League problems. Each morning of the week will be assigned a certain topic for students to practice. The five topics that the students will compete in are: Operations, Geometry, Bases, Patterns, and Problem Solving. We will provide coaches with plenty of practice problems from previous year's meets, and each topic will have an experienced coach to support you. If you have coached or are interested in coaching, please contact Tara Washburn or Dave Carter at piercemathleague@gmail.com.
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PIERCE SCHOOL SOCK DRIVE!
Mon., 11/3 through Wed., 11/26 - Donate in classrooms
Pierce School students have a longstanding tradition of supporting the most vulnerable members of our community. We hope to collect at least 600 pairs of new cotton socks (all sizes, white ones preferred) to donate to the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) "foot room" program.
About the "foot room" program:
- Homeless people suffer high rates of foot infection and disease. Athlete's foot and pre-frostbite are two common foot conditions that can be helped by wearing clean dry socks.
- In the foot room, homeless patients can have their feet cleaned, nails trimmed, underlying medical issues assessed and treated, and each patient is given a pair of clean cotton socks. This can greatly reduce the risk of many foot infections.
- While patients are there talking with staff, other medical issues often come up and can then be assessed and treated.
- Preventing foot infections reduces trips to emergency rooms, which saves lives and minimizes costs to the health care system.
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