Peirce Update
April 29, 2022
Los boletines de Smore tienen una nueva función de "traducir". Para acceder a esto, haga clic en traducir en la esquina superior derecha del correo electrónico. Luego, una vez en el boletín, dirá "traduciendo". Haga clic en eso y seleccione el idioma en el que le gustaría leer el boletín. Comuníquese con cualquier pregunta.
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - an opportunity for us to intentionally celebrate the contributions of members of the AAPI community. While our teachers are intentionally planning throughout the school year to create a culturally responsive curriculum, we also know that it is important to intentionally highlight heritage months throughout the school year. Peirce has invited in the Mandala South Asian Performing Arts group in to engage our students in a performance later this month.
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 2nd - 6th is teacher appreciation week - and we know how important our teachers and staff are to our students and families! Consider celebrating your teacher by sending a note of thanks, picture or some other sentiment of gratitude. Help make our teachers and staff feel special and appreciated!
Enrolling Now for Next School Year!
Are you a new family to Peirce who lives within the attendance boundary? Now is the time to begin registration!
If your child will be transferring schools...
Summer Programming At Peirce
Peirce is in the process of applying for district funds to run a free summer program for Peirce students. The program would run from July 6th-29th 8:30am - 1:30pm Monday through Friday and combine academic and enrichment classes for students.
As we begin to design this program, please complete the survey below to indicate your interest in having your child participate along with the types of classes/activities that your child would like to participate in.
More information will be shared with families once we know if we received the additional funds to support a summer program.
Summer Interest Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgWCinhdXRghYfe8nOd4e93j5nqQh1-RBtEsP-iTaZI9m2Ow/viewform
Ms. Baumgarten & Ms. Fabianski are coordinating planting days for the school garden on May 13th and 20th. If you are interested in volunteering to support the planting days, sign up at the links below. Volunteers will need to have at least level 2 status to participate.
May 13th Sign Up
May 20th Sign Up
Questions? Email Ms. Baumgarten at glbaumgarten@cps.edu or Ms. Fabianski at bmfabianski@cps.edu.
The Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot will be open between Monday, April 25 at 9:00 a.m. and Friday, May 13 at 11:59 p.m.
As part of Mayor Lightfoot’s commitment to ensuring an equitable recovery, the pilot will provide $500 monthly cash payments to 5,000 residents hit hard by the pandemic over the course of 12 months. We encourage you to reach out to your community and let them know that the time to prepare for this application is now. Learn more at chicago.gov/cashpilot
Chicago residents who meet all of the following requirements are eligible to enter the lottery:
· You reside in the city of Chicago AND
· You are 18 years of age or older AND
· You have experienced economic hardship related to COVID-19 AND
· Your household income level falls at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level (click here to find out where your household income level falls)
LIHEAP
The state application deadline for gas electric debt relief from LIHEAP is closing on May 31st. For financial assistance on a gas or electric bill, residents may contact CEDA to see if they qualify for LIHEAP assistance (all Chicago residents, including undocumented residents, may be eligible). Assistance is available this year through May 31, 2022. Visit CEDA's website for intake site contact information. For other questions regarding payment options or to be reconnected if your service is disconnected, call ComEd or Peoples Gas:
Pre-School Application Is Open
Friends of Peirce Upcoming Events
Trees for Change
Trees for a Change
Fund a Tree & Raise Money for Peirce School
From April 18-29
Friends of Peirce will host a virtual fundraising event in honor of Earth Day (4/22) and Arbor Day (4/29). These two events focus on trees and their importance to us. FOP is partnering with the
Trees for a Change organization to help reforest areas of national forests that have been devastated by wildfires.
For each tree you fund at $15, FOP will receive $5 for programming and projects for our school. You will receive a printable card which you can use to dedicate your tree funding as a gift to someone.
Here’s how it works:
1. Go to our fundraising page at Trees for a Change at
https://bit.ly/3KQS7rU
2. Select how many trees you would like to fund.
3. Enter your name and email
4. Complete the transaction
Share this link with family and friends!
Peirce Trivia Night
Trivia Night
Fri. May 13 • 7-10pm
Empirical • 1801 W. Foster
Leave the kids at home, and come out for a fun night of trivia. Compete for prizes and bragging rights to trivial knowledge. Festivities will be hosted by Peirce parent Sandy Weisz, who runs The Mystery League!
Registration Cost (come as a team to save!):
$35 individuals | $120 team of 4 | $180 team of 6
Included are 3 hours of trivia and games, 1 drink ticket per person (more can be purchased) & light appetizers. Space is limited! Empirical can accommodate about 120 people for this event. Register your teams early to ensure you can be part of the fun! You do not need to be a member of the Peirce community to play or be on a team. This event is not appropriate for kids.
Don’t Wait! go to: bit.ly/3rFlQN3
Sponsored by Friends of Peirce (FOP). For more info visit our website at www.friendsofpeirce.org.
Proceeds from the event will support important initiatives, activities, and programs at Peirce School.
If you have any questions or need to adjust your registration, you can reach out to tanya@friendsofpeirce.org.
PEIRCE has the following vacant post(s):
- Post Location(s): BRYN MAWR/ BROADWAY
- AM Shift: 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
- PM Shift: 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
If you know of any parents or community members interested in supporting our school community as a Crossing Guard, please have them email us at crossingguard@cps.edu with their name and contact information.
Is your child interested in giving a Peirce staff member a shout out? Have them login with their CPS username/password and
complete this form.
Shout Outs to Peirce staff are included in our weekly staff bulletin.
Vaccine Rates Added to CPS COVID Dashboard
In order to provide more data to our families and school communities about the pandemic, CPS is now publishing student vaccination rates on our COVID-19 data dashboard. Vaccine numbers will be available at the District level, and families can also search for vaccine rates by their individual school.
As a result of the update to the district COVID dashboard, the internal document will no longer be updated.
Click here for a COVID Protocols FAQ Document
May
2nd-6th Teacher Appreciation Week
3rd 8th Grade Graduation Picture Re-Takes
10th Friends of Peirce Meeting, 6:30pm
13th Progress Reports Distributed
13th Trivia Night sponsored by FOP
17th Bilingual Advisory Council Meeting, Time TBA
19th Local School Council Meeting, 6:00pm
20th Spring Dance sponsored by PSO - Tentative
30th No School - Memorial Day
June
1st Move A Thon
3rd PSO Meeting at 8:15am
3rd New Family Orientation at 9am
7th Friends of Peirce at 6:30pm
8th Move-A-Thon Rain Date
13th 8th Graduation
14th Last Day of School
19th Juneteenth
July 6th-29th Summer Programming
August 18th - Tentative Back to School Festival & New Family Orientation from 3:00 - 5:00pm
August 22nd - First Day of School
Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies
