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9.26.2012

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WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
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OPEN HOUSE: GREAT START TO SCHOOL YEAR
 
The completion of the Open Houses is a marker that the school year is well underway. I thank all the families who came out to meet teachers and see the spaces their children occupy each day.
 
Feedback from parents and teachers was very positive about the enthusiasm and care that was shown as we begin to establish the family/school partnership.
 
I want to take this time to also thank the staff for their preparations for the Open Houses. We will continue to look at the format of the K-6 Open House as we try to determine the best ways to have families meet specialists. Some parents and specialists thought this year there were more families available to meet the specialists. 
 
At the 7-8 Open House we reformatted the evening with more time in the auditorium with the 7-8 team and less time in the classrooms.This received mixed reviews from parents. Some liked the idea of more time meeting the team while others wanted more time in the classroom. 
 
We will review all the information shared and continue to search for the right balance and structure for sharing lots of information in a limited amount of time. Thank you to all who came out and who shared their thoughts about both Open Houses.
 
Overall, we are off to a great start to the school year!
 
Pipier Smith-Mumford, Ph. D.
Principal, Pierce Elementary School
PTO CORNER >PTOcorner

For the full list of up-to-date news and events please visit our website pierceschoolbrookline.org

 

 

PICTURE DAY NEXT WEEK!

Wednesday, 10/3 @ Pierce School 

Parents: expect order forms to come home in your child's folder. 

Please send them in with the kids on picture day! 

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JOIN US FOR HARVEST FEST: A PARENT-ONLY SOCIAL 

Friday, 10/12, 7-9pm @ Pierce School

Book your babysitters and join us for this parent-only free social event with a 

cash bar and light snacks. Come and enjoy a night out and mingle with other 

Pierce parents. HarvestFest is sponsored by the PTO and Brookline Education Foundation.  $5 Raffle will be available with excellent prizes!  For more info contact dkm2001@columbia.edu or jennifer.rothstein@comcast.net  

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Electronic Directory is Up and Running and We NEED YOU! ElectronicData
200 students' contact information has already been uploaded to the online directory, but we are now a school of 760!  If you want your contact information to be included in the directory, YOU MUST INPUT YOUR DATA! 

Please follow the directions on the website at secure.pierceschoolbrookline.org and on the flyer in Thursday's home school folder.  We are looking for 100% participation by Sept. 28th. 

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Short-Term Volunteer Need

We need short-term help creating an electronic spreadsheet that people will use on the Pierce website to sign up to volunteer. Please email piercepto@gmail.com if you can help.

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Artwork For Education ArtworkForEducation

A quick reminder to collect the permission slips and artwork and place it in the Artwork for Education box available in the teacher's lounge tomorrow, Sep 27. If students need one more day, that's OK. Material will be collected Friday afternoon. Email questions to michal.preminger@gmail.com 

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LOST WALLET AT FITFEST  

If you lost a wallet at The Etiquette Academy table while answering the quiz about sports etiquette, please contact Blanka at Blanka@EtiquetteAcademy.org 

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PROBLEM OF THE WEEK 
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PROBLEM OF THE WEEK - 1    "HIGH FIVE"

pierceschoolbrookline.org/problem-of-the-week.html 

 

Solution to POW #1:  High Five
Even if the Red Sox aren't off to a great start, Pierce students started off the year with a record!  We had 150 students submit solutions for the first Problem of the Week.  The correct answer was that there would be 36 high fives exchanged amongst the 9 Red Sox players.

Congratulations to all Pierce mathematicians!  We'd like to recognize all 150 students, so stop by the Problem of the Week bulletin board to see the list of names as well as some excellent solutions.
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PROBLEM OF THE WEEK - 2  "Magic Square"

pierceschoolbrookline.org/problem-of-the-week.html 

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MATH CORNER >MATHCORNER

 

Volunteers Needed For 7th & 8th Grade Regional Math Competition

Parent volunteers are needed to coach practice for the Math Counts competition in February.  

 

Sessions will be held on Fridays from 7:20am -7:50am or during lunch-time on a rotation schedule. For more info email Ira Heffan heffan@yahoo.com, Ms. Bare tracy_bare@brookline.k12.ma.us or Ms. Galolo dawn_galolo@brookline.k12.ma.us.

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SCHOOL CORNER >SchoolCorner

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CAR-FREE DAY, Oct. 3rd

Students can walk, bike, rollerblade, skateboard, or take public transportation to school October 3rd! This effort is a uniquely Brookline way of participating in "International Walk to School Day," which involves three million children worldwide in 21 different countries. 
 
Six to nine parent volunteers are needed the morning of Oct. 3rd to greet the students by stamping their hands with a green footprint that represents Car-Free School Day. The stamp promotes Brookline's community effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For more info contact Blanka at belablanka@me.com
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INTERESTED IN SHOW BUSINESS?  
Co-producer and/or assistant producer needed for the 3-6th grade play. 
Preferred: someone with afternoons free to attend rehearsals every once in a while and serve as a liaison to the Director, etc. For more details contact Josh Abrams, jlabrams@me.com, 617 676 8110. 
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COMMUNITY CORNER >COMMUNITY 
For complete community news please click: pierceschoolbrookline.org/news  

 

 

 

BOYS / GIRLS BASKETBALL FOR GRADES 6/7/8

Non-competitive league designed to teach basic individual skills and emphasize team play. All games are held on Saturdays with one team practice held during the week at one of the Brookline Public Schools. Ten players per team and a 10-game schedule. REGISTER @ BrooklineRec.com or call 617 730-2069

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PACK 6, BROOKLINE, CUB SCOUT MEETING -
BOYS IN GRADES 1-5 GRADE WELCOME!

Thursday, 10/11, 6:30-7:30pm @ Coolidge Corner Library 31 Pleasant St. 
Conference Room (downstairs - take ramp next to large-print section)
We'll perform the Bobcat Badge Ceremony, complete with face painting!  If you have not purchased the handbook, you can read the requirements online at boyscouttrail.com/cub-scouts/bobcat-scouts.asp . For more info contact Matt Amory, Cubmaster and Driscoll Dad at (917) 771-4157 or  matt.amory@gmail.com 
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING 
Thursday, 9/27,  6:00pm @ Town Hall 
James F. Walsh School Committee Room, 5th floor 
Statutory notice of this meeting has been filed with the town clerk. 
Docket for this meeting can be found at brookline.k12.ma.us. 
The public is invited to attend. 
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BHS FORUM: SHAPING OUR DIGITAL WORLD

Wednesday, 10/3 @ 7pm @ BHS, Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium

This event explores the challenges and opportunities of growing up in a public and powerful online world. Panels include "Shaping Our Digital World: You Have the Power," with Harvard Graduate School of Education professor Howard Gardner and Common Sense Media co-founder Linda Burch - and a panel of BHS teens. For more information and to RSVP visit  digitalworldboston.eventbrite.com 

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The Brookline Asian American Family Network (BAAFN) Open House
10/14, 2-4 PM at the home of Ben Chang (School Committee member) and Amber Chan, 342 Tappan St.  For information or to RSVP, email chichiwu@hotmail.com  Check out BAAFN at brooklineasianamericanfamilynet.weebly.com/ 
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VOTE IN 2012! vote2012info.com
The League of Women Voters of Brookline is ready to register voters and assist with absentee ballot applications in every school in the town. We can set up a voter registration and voting information table at your school before a special meeting or at school start or dismissal times.

Contact Paula Jo Coelho at pjck3@verizon.net or 617-232-0338
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