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  • REMINDER: PICTURE DAY CHANGED TO 10/27 (from 10/20)
  • PRINCIPAL'S FORUM 10/13  7pm @ PIERCE LIBRARY 
  • DONATE TO FOOD ON WHEELS 10/11 - 10/21
  • STEVEN RAE'S ART ON DISPLAY @ DECORDOVA MUSEUM 
  • CELEBRITY SERIES TICKETS $10 NOW!
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PRINCIPAL'S CORNER >

 

Principal's Forum: How We Build Community 

 

Thursday 10/13 - 7pm @ The Pierce Library

 

The School Council invites all Pierce parents to attend our first Principal's Forum scheduled for Thurs., Oct. 13th, at 7pm. Our topic is: "How We Build Community." During this interactive evening parents will learn about the techniques and strategies used in K-8 to minimize bullying behaviors and build community (Programs used are called the Responsive Classroom in grades K-5 and Developmental Designs in grades 6-8). Teachers and specialists across the grades will lead these activities. Our goal is to bring as many Pierce parents together so that the evening is informative, supportive, and helpful. 

 

A second forum this spring will address Technology's Impact on Education.

 

Hope to see you on October 13th!

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PTO CORNER >  

FOOD ON WHEELS  
10/11 - 10/21
PIERCE PTO/BROOKLINE FOOD PANTRY  
 
The Pierce School PTO and The Brookline Food Pantry invite you to join us for the next big Pierce event: Food on Wheels! Please donate non-perishable food and supplies to the bins at the entrance of the Pierce Main and Historical Buildings between 10/11 and 10/21.

The need is great. Anything you 
can donate will be appreciated, including canned goods, jarred goods, boxed goods, toiletries, etc.

AND THEN... please join us for a parade at 1 pm on Sunday, Oct. 23. Pierce families will walk from our school to the Brookline Food Pantry a few blocks away to hand deliver our collective 
donation. Bring your whole family along with wagons, backpacks or shopping carts. We will provide drinks and snacks at the Pantry.

Questions? Please contact: Toby Raybould, Jen Rothstein or Marissa Heller-Treistman, or email pierce.pto@gmail.com.

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UPCOMING EVENTS > Upcoming

 


ART TEACHER'S WORK DISPLAYED AT DECORDOVA  

DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Lincoln MA.

 

Pierce School art teacher Steven Rae is represented in a group show now on

view at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA. His sculpture is included in a

show titled: Art and Nature, which runs through the end of October.

 

For questions/ inquiries please contact Steven_Rae@brookline.k12.ma.us

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CELEBRITY SERIES TICKETS: $10 FOR PIERCE COMMUNITY 

 

The Celebrity Series of Boston is offering the Pierce School community several events at an incredible discount: $10 per ticket! Performances include: Alvin Ailey (only two performances for the Take Your Seat discount!), Mark Morris Dance Group, and Garrison Keillor.

 

Tickets are limited, and may sell out, so order early. The schedule and order form are available on the Pierce School PTO website: 
http://piercepto.weebly.com/news.html

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The Annual Cross Country Meet for Grades 5-8  

Thursday, October 20, Larz Anderson Park

 

Students in grades 5-8 are eligible to participate. Runners will compete in a one-mile cross country course at Larz Anderson Park. 

 

 The last three practices will be held from 2:30 to 3:30pm in the gym on: 

                Thursday 10/13

                Monday 10/17

                Tuesday 10/18

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PROBLEM OF THE WEEK #3

 

 

CLIMBING CATERPILLAR 

Solution due October 20th

 

A caterpillar is trying to crawl up the tree. It takes 2 minutes for it to climb 1 foot, but it falls back 6 inches each time it climbs 1 foot. How long will it take the caterpillar to crawl to the top of the 8-foot tree?

 

Show your work using pictures, numbers or symbols.

(Hint: Try to use a number line to solve this problem.)

 

When submitting your solution, remember to write both your first and last name on your solution as well as your class. Listen for the clues!

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SOLUTION TIME for POW#2 - Counting Shells 

 

It �s time for the Problem of the Week, and we've already broken a record

for the second week in a row.  We had 166 students complete the second

Problem of the Week.  There was a tie for the class with the greatest

number of solutions.  Both 1W and 3B submitted 18 solutions.

Congratulations to all 166 Pierce mathematicians!  Stop by the Problem of

the Week bulletin board by the front office to see the list of names as

well as a variety of solutions.

 

The correct answer was: Jack had 55 shells. 

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COMMUNITY CORNER 

 

 

 

CONNECT WITH LOCAL MOM/COLUMNIST ADRIENNE KERMAN  

 

Moms Talk is a local column about parenting that runs weekly on the Brookline Patch website and on other Boston Region Patch web sites. There's a different discussion topic each week anchored by the musings and humor of Brookline parent Adrienne Kerman. 

http://brookline.patch.com/articles/i-am-the-perfect-mom 

  

Feel free to email Adrienne with questions at kerman4@aol.com.

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Pumpkinfest! Join us for family fun!

Sunday, OCT. 16  12noon - 4pm

Lincoln School, 19 Kennard Rd, Brookline, MA.

RAIN OR SHINE

 

Bid for hidden treasure at the silent auction including t-shirts autographed

by Adam Sandler, a chance to create your own Reebok shoes, Red Sox

tickets, and court-side Celtics tickets!

 

Enjoy the Spooky Space. Take your chance at the Wheel of Fortune. Zoom to

the Sports Zone or dunk a teacher! Rides, games, pumpkins, a book sale, face

painting, cake walk, balloon blast, photo booth, harvest table goodies and

much more at this Annual Fall Festival.

 

Proceeds from the event support Lincoln School in Brookline. For more

information check out http://www.lincolnpumpkinfest.com/ 

or contact lincolnpumpkinfest@gmail.com.  

 

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FREE EVENT - Brookline SEPAC hosts guest speaker  

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. 

Monday OCT. 17 @ 7pm at the Lawrence School Auditorium,  

27 Francis Street, Brookline.  

 

Dr. Greene is the originator of the Collaborative Problem Solving approach and the author of highly acclaimed books, The Explosive Child and Lost at School. He is regarded as one of the top experts in working with behaviorally challenging children. His popular and dynamic lectures are known throughout the country and around the world. Parents, child and adolescent professionals, and educators shouldn't miss this wonderful opportunity! For more information contact brooklinesepac@gmail.com.  

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Brookline Teen Center OPEN HOUSE!                                                         

Sunday, OCT. 30 @ 1 - 4 pm

 

Come tour The Garage, the future home of the new Brookline Teen Center at 40 Aspinwall Ave., and envision what's to come. We'll feature live entertainment, great food, details about the new Teen Center and lots of surprises. This event is free and open to the public.

   

What you can do:

 

1. Please help spread the word! Forward this email to your people!

2. Volunteer to make this event incredible. Email Volunteers@BrooklineTeenCenter.org 

3. If you are an electrician, or know someone who is, there is a small event-related task that needs doing. Please email Volunteers@BrooklineTeenCenter.org for more info.  

 

For the most current info about the BTC visit BrooklineTeenCenter.org.  

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CYBERSPACE: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

SPONSORED BY THE BROOKLINE COALITION AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSE   

Thursday Oct. 27, 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Brookline High School, Martin Luther King Room

* Coffee and Conversation*

 

Please join us for a community action planning session on cybersafety in the 21st century. Mini-presentations will examine current trends in technology,

followed by table discussions to craft action plans for helping our

children use this technology in healthy and productive ways.

 

RSVP to Mary Minott, mminott@brooklinema.gov 

 

June Harris, Brookline Parent Education Network

Web site:  www.b-pen.org

Email jharris@brooklinema.gov

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CLASSIFIEDS

 

 

PIANO INSTRUCTION - about 1 mile from Pierce.

 

Learn Jazz/Blues/Classical, theory, and sight reading from a Berklee & New England Conservatory graduate with 30 years teaching experience. Build a high-quality musical foundation with a patient, caring instructor. Beginners welcome. 

Gloria Jasinski, phone: 617-566-9704, email: piano566@comcast.net

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