Pierce Downer This Week
Week of March 7-11
Pierce Downer Families-
Today we SPRING FORWARD, turning our clocks ahead an hour and enjoying some extra daylight in the evening. It was an eventful week at Pierce Downer School with the PTA sponsored Sweetheart Dance, staff v 5/6 students intramural volleyball game, mismatch day and a dine-out at Gatto's. A special thank you to all of the PTA volunteers who made the dance such a special event!
In the upcoming weeks your student will be participating in curricular content related to Erin’s Law. Erin's Law requires all students in Prekindergarten through 12th grade in Illinois to experience age-appropriate learning opportunities regarding sexual assault and abuse prevention. This year, students in Kindergarten through 6th grade will participate in lessons aligned with our core curricular resource for social emotional learning, Second Step.
In this edition of Pierce Downer this Week, we have information about the Service Learning Committee, Green Apple recipients, PLAY! at Pierce, the PD Cup returns, and Kindergarten Roundup.
Pierce Downer will be holding its Kindergarten Round-Up on March 22nd from 6pm-7pm. This event is for all incoming kindergarten students for the 2022-23 school year. Please call the Pierce Downer front office with questions or to get the process started, or visit the Kindergarten Resource page for more information!
Please remember the doors open each morning at 8:10 and class begins at 8:15.
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns via email LWagner@DG58.org or call 630-719-5860.
We are PD!
L. Wagner, Principal
Service Learning Committee
PLAY! at Pierce
Our March Madness FUNdraiser is around the corner: 3/19 from 3:00-8:00 at the Moose. Make sure to purchase your tickets if you haven't already!
Not able to come? You can still join in the fun! Raffle tickets can be purchased online for a chance to win one of our awesome prizes and support our cause. Need not be present to win.
- Raffle tickets are 1 for $5 or 5 for $20.
- Prizes include: 2 weeks of Avery Coonley camp, 2 tickets to a Blackhawks game, a Yeti cooler and an 8x8 Legacy Brick for the playground path.
Stay up to date: https://www.playatpierce.org/
PTA Battle of the Bands is BACK!
- Battle of the Bands Kids Show: Sunday, March 20th, 5pm at Evolution Music (923 Curtiss St., Downers Grove).
- Battle of the Bands Adults Only Show: Saturday, April 30th, 7pm at Ballydoyle.
District 58 invites community to facility information meetings
This week, all District 58 residents received a letter and flyer in the mail regarding District 58's current facility needs and a potential proposal to address these needs.
District 58 invites residents to learn more about our facility needs by attending a Facility Community Information Meeting + Tour. The format will be the same at each meeting: Tour - Presentation - Q&A.
Facility Community Information Meeting Schedule:
- Thursday, March 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. at O'Neill Middle School
- Saturday, March 12 from 9-10:30 a.m. at Herrick Middle School
Please visit www.dg58.org/facility-planning to learn more about facility planning in District 58.
Sweetheart Dance
Green Apple Awards
Grove Preschool Registration is Open!
Will your child be 3 or 4 years old this August? Please consider enrolling him or her at Grove Children's Preschool in District 58! Grove has proudly earned back-to-back gold ratings, which is the highest rating the State awards preschools for excellence in teaching and learning. Priority registration is open through March 8 at www.dg58.org/preschool.
PD Cup Recipients
Mrs. Zamora is one of Pierce Downer's school psychologists. You can find her working with teachers in their classrooms and supporting our PPS team with meetings, evaluations, and assessments.
Thank you both for ALL that you do!
Staff V Students Volleyball!
March 16
PTA General Meeting
March 19
Play! at Pierce March Madness
March 20
PTA Battle of the Bands
March 28-April 1
Spring Break-No School
April 4
School Resumes
Leland Wagner, Principal
Email: LWagner@dg58.org
Website: www.DG58.org
Location: 1436 Grant Street, Downers Grove, IL, USA
Phone: 630-719-5860
Twitter: @LWagnerDG58