Peirce Update
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month
On Wednesday, May 10th students will get to experience a performance by Mandala Arts, highlighting the dances of India. Teachers have been provided with a curriculum guide to incorporate lessons into their curriculum such as, geography - understanding how India is divided into states and where it is located on a map, culture - discovering the different dances of India.
Thank you to Friends of Peirce for supporting this experience for our students.
Move-A-Thon 2023
Important Move-a-Thon Info from Friends of Peirce
Peirce's Annual Move-a-Thon is back! This event is celebrating its 22nd year at Peirce! On Friday, May 12, 2023, K-8 Peirce Students will complete a fun walk to the lakefront and back, and our Pre-K students will walk to Cochran playground. This event is a celebration of community, movement, and Peirce!
About Move-a-Thon
The Move-a-Thon is our only student fundraiser of the year, and the event aims to raise funds to support Arts Partnerships at every grade level. It is a great time to ask friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to support your child's participation in the Move-a-Thon.
How to Help
1) Set up your child's online donation page and share it with friends and family! Visit this link and click on participants. Setting up a link takes less than 2 minutes. Ask friends, families, neighbors, and coworkers to support your child. You can see the progress towards our $60,000 on the website! This website is free for our use; the only cost is standard processing fees.
2) Come to one of our outdoor cash collection days on May 5, 8, 11-12. Prefer to make a cash/check donation? We can help with that. Volunteers will be in front of the field house or on the corner at the branch before/after school on these dates.
3) Fund a T-shirt! When you check out online, you can add on a $5 donation to cover the cost of a t-shirt for a student participant. We provide shirts for all students and would love your help funding them.
4) Return permission and water policy slips! To make sure your child can be a part of the fun, return your child's Move-a-Thon permission slip and water safety form. Please ask your child's teacher for another copy if you missed it.
5) Have time to volunteer on May 12? Either volunteer to join your class by e-mailing your child's homeroom teacher or participate as a crossing guard by emailing Becky@friendsofpeirce.org.
6) Be a cheerleader! Can't volunteer for the event but want to cheer your kids on as they leave for the Move-a-Thon? Feel free to hang out on the turf after drop-off and celebrate as the classes leave the school! It will add to the fun to hear your cheers as they leave. Classes leave the building beginning at 8:20am.
7) Share the excitement with your children! The Move-a-Thon is a Peirce tradition 22 years in the making and is easily many Peirce students' favorite day of the school year. We also add to the fun by doing prize drawings throughout the days leading up to the event. Students who submit donations of any amount, online or by cash/check, will be eligible for the daily prize drawings! Prizes include Hydroflask water bottles, Burt's Bees products, Starbucks mugs, and tumblers, gift cards to fun places like Forever Yogurt, Women & Children First, and Dice Dojo, a Play prize package, a self-care package, and more. Grand prizes include a sailing summer camp at CCYC, a season of i9 sports, a 10-person trampoline birthday party at Altitude Chicago, and two tickets to Hamilton in Chicago.
8) Reach out if you have questions. We have more info available here, and you can always email us at info@friendsofpeirce.org if you have questions.
Thank you, Peirce Community!
Sincerely,
Friends of Peirce and the Move-a-Thon Planning Team
Move-A-Thon Chaperone vs. Volunteer Update
If you are looking to be a chaperone for your child's homeroom specifically for Move-A-Thon, you must be Level 1 approved. Please reach out to your child's teacher.
If you would like to volunteer for Move-A-Thon in another capacity on May 12th, you must be Level 2 approved. For this click on the QR Code above.
If you have any questions about this, please reach out to Mrs. Lebovitz at kclebovitz@cps.edu!
Additionally - Please return Permission Slips and Water Policies to your child's teacher no later than Thursday, May 11th.
Friday, May 12, 2023
Still some spots left for Peirce Babysitting!
Sign up now for Friday, May 12th from 6-9 at Peirce
This fun event is sponsored by Friends of Peirce (FOP) and hosted at Peirce School, with volunteer parents and some help from our 7th and 8th graders.
- We will have games, sports, activities, and read alouds!
- Snacks and pizza will be served if you wish to participate.
Cost: $25 Per Child | $40 for Multiple Children (up to 3)
Sign up here: https://peirce-babysitting-nights.cheddarup.com
Proceeds will go back to support the incredible students at Peirce Elementary School!
Limited Space, sign up now!
Peirce Family Night with Dilla
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 4:00pm
https://peirce-dilla.cheddarup.com
Thank you for supporting!
Enrolling Now
Do you have a child who will be attending Peirce in SY24?
This form is to only be filled out if your child will be entering Peirce School for the first time. Kndg.-7th grade parents that already have their child(ren) attending Peirce do not need to re-register. Someone from the main office will be contacting you via email with enrollment forms.
If you have received an offer from the Office of Access and Enrollment (GO CPS) you do not need to fill out this Google form. A separate email will be sent to those families at a different time.
New Family Orientation
If your child will be transferring schools...
Summer Program Interest Form
Cost: Free to current Peirce Students
Grades: Current Kindergarten through 7th Grade Students
Dates: Tuesday, June 27th through Friday, July 28th
Days: Monday through Friday
Hours: 9:15am - 1:15pm
*Programming will not run on July 3rd or 4th.
*Interest form is due by 3pm on Friday, May 5th
*Hard copies of this form will be coming home on Monday, April 24th
Please indicate your interest in participating by completing one form per student. Space in the program is limited and families will be notified of acceptance by Friday, June 2nd.
Questions about summer programs can be sent to Lynn Carro at lcarro@cps.edu or by calling 773-534-2440.
Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-MdvifwGuemSMCWOFBGHr2lOBhZHGA9IsFA6oyIn_O3h4ig/viewform
SY24 Fee Based After School Programs
SY24 School Budget
Peirce Changemakers Club
Seussical Jr.
Congratulations to the Cast and Crew!
Kindergarten celebrates "B" during ABC Countdown - Books and Beach towels/Blankets
Chance Dance - Roll the dice to decide your dance moves.
8th graders learn about the Personal Project which takes place in MYP in 10th grade.
6th Grade Garbologist Day!
IB Learner Profile of the Month
Balanced
We understand the importance of balancing different aspects of our lives—intellectual, physical, and emotional—to achieve well-being for ourselves and others. We recognize our interdependence with other people and with the world in which we live.
What can you do at home???
~Create a daily schedule that includes time for school work, outside physical activity, arts and music, rest, balanced meals.
~Allow time for a variety of activities daily with your children (school activities, indoor play, outside play, active play and quiet activities)
~Model doing a little bit of everything in front of your child: play, learn, exercise, rest, eat healthy foods
~Praise your child for demonstrating a balance lifestyle
~Visit many different places to learn: libraries, museums, nature trails and nature preserves, parks, Historical Parks
~Explore different hobbies: yoga, jogging, knitting, cards, marbles, collecting stickers
Some fun Spring Activities to develop a balanced attribute
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How To Plant Spring Flowers With Kids
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The BEST homemade playdough recipe - I Heart Naptime
This is the BEST homemade playdough recipe - make it in less than 5 minutes for under a $1 and have it last for months! It is so soft and squishy and cuts perfectly with cookie cutters.
Build a Meal Game for Kids- Have Fun Creating Balanced Meals Virtual Food Game, Choose Healthy Foods for Meals and Snacks
Travel with Kevin from the kitchen, school cafeteria and grocery store as he races the clock to build the perfect meal. Good luck!
Peirce Counseling Corner
Peirce Service Organization (PSO)
REP Community Meet Up
SY23-24 YMCA Registration
The direct link to the registration request form: https://forms.gle/mUV8J376uZWbkZeb7
Current families received the link in early March and were given priority registration. New families can start being registered on May 3rd.
Sports Summer Camp Opportunity
DePaul inStem Summer Program
DePaul University College of Education’s inSTEM program was designed to serve female students who are in underserved or underrepresented STEM populations. The program is an engaging and rigorous two-week STEM summer program for rising 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade middle-school female students. inSTEM aims to broaden access to STEM learning for girls, particularly from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds and those in low-socioeconomic Chicago-land areas.
The program focuses on exposing middle school girls to hands-on experiences in science, technology, engineering, and math while developing their leadership and communications skills. The academic experience will directly address the following three priorities: Engage students in innovative STEM activities; provide challenges in the form of Project-based tasks; and foster creative thinking by building STEM mindsets.
Due to the high interest in inSTEM virtual program enrollment, participants must commit to the full two-week summer program.
Grades: Rising 6th – 8th graders (Female students only)
Dates: July 17th - 28th
Days of the week: Monday - Friday
Time: 10:00 am - 1:15 pm (with a 15-minute break between sessions)
Session 1: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday)
Grade Level Programs:
6th grade - Solar Car Building
7th grade - Robotics
8th grade - Coding
Session 2: 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM CDT (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday)
All Grade Level Program: Flagway
STEM Wednesdays: 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM CDT 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SGH: Exploration in Engineering 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Fun Science with Dr. Shelby
Location: DePaul University - College of Education 2247 N. Halsted St. Chicago, Illinois 60614
Materials: While enrollment for the inSTEM Summer Program continues to be offered at no cost, there is a relatively low cost for rising 6th-grade families for the solar car kit. The materials list can be found here: Solar Race Car Kit - $22.95 (Mini Solar Powered Race Car Kit | Home Science Tools)
Important Notice: Completing this registration form does NOT guarantee enrollment of your daughter(s) into the summer in-person program. All parents/guardians will need to complete potential participant(s) inSTEM's 2023 Minor Waiver and the Photo/Media Consent forms. All documents have to be completed, signed and emailed back to us in order to finalize the participant's registration process for enrollment.
Note: Priority will be given to our returning participants and to new participants from underrepresented populations who attend Chicago Public School or private schools in the Chicagoland areas.
Potential Participant Information: Please review camp requirements prior to registering a participant. Carefully read and provide the following information for the participant you are registering.
** If you are registering more than one child, you must complete an individual form for each participant.
Quick Links
- Family Handbook
- PK Handbook
- Specials Schedule - see when your child will have Art, Dance, Drama, Music, PE & Spanish
- Meal Viewer (English | Spanish)
- Booklist
- Accommodations for Meetings (Right side)
If you hear about harm that has happened in the school community, you can report in a variety of ways:
- Contact any school administrator - contact information found on the staff directory
- Incident Reporting Form
- Suggestion Box
- Report to CPS directly
Upcoming Events
May
9th Friends of Peirce Meeting, 6:30pm at Hopleaf
11th Peirce Service Organization Meeting, 8:15am
12th Move A Thon
12th Parent Basketball League, 6:00pm
19th Move A Thon Rain Date
19th Parent Basketball League, 6:00pm
23rd New Family Orientation, 9:00am
23rd 5th/6th Sports Banquet, 5:00pm
24th 7th/8th Sports Banquet, 5:00pm
25th Local School Council Meeting, 6:00pm
26th Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, 8:30am
26th Parent Basketball League, 6:00pm
29th No School - Memorial Day
June
1st Equity Committee Meeting, 7:00pm
2nd Parent Basketball League, 6:00pm
2nd 8th Grade Graduation
6th Racial Equity Parent Group Meeting, 7:45pm
7th Last Day of School
7th Kindergarten Sing, 9:00am
June 26th - July 28th Summer Program, TBA
July
13th LSC Organizational Meeting, 6:00pm
August
17th Back to School Festival & Meet your teacher, 3:00 - 5:00pm
17th New Family Orientation, 3:00pm
21st First Day of School, 8:00am
Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies
Email: lzaimi@cps.edu
Website: peirce.cps.edu
Location: 1423 W Bryn Mawr Chicago, IL
Phone: 773-534-2440
Facebook: facebook.com/peircecps