7th graders donned the gloves and wielded the scalpel for their anatomy/dissection class this spring. View more pictures from Ms. Leventes room 302 Blog here!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Peirce Playground Clean Up Pictures!
Peirce's Playground Clean-up was a Shining Success.... 
Ms. Hopkins led Peirce student council members, family volunteers & teacher/staff volunteers on a wonderfully windy Saturday as all combed the Peirce campus for debris and garbage.
In all, approximately 250 lbs. of refuse were collected and tossed. We appreciated our very motivated middle-schoolers who teamed up to tip the scales with trash.
Also, Ms. Hopkins led a group of volunteer gardeners who planted some pretty annuals in our garden. Well Done to all!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Reminder: Kindergarten Tea this Friday!
Parents with children entering kindergarten in the fall are all invited to the Peirce Kinder Tea!
Friday May 27, 9:15am - 10am
Peirce Gym
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Free Admission! "Bugz" Perice 5th Grade Musical
"Bugz"
the musical
the musical
An original theatrical production
Starring: Peirce 5th Graders
2 Shows Only!
Wednesday May 25th, 6pm
Thursday May 26th 1pm
Thursday May 26th 1pm
this show is suitable for all ages :)
*free admission
You're Invited! May 26th: Coffee and Conversation with Peirce Principal and Assistant Principal
Peirce School
Thursday, May 26th at 9:15am.
Room 321 (3rd floor, new wing)
Stop by the office for a visitors pass
Siblings are welcome. Stroller-friendly elevator!
773-534-2440
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Fiesta de Arte, mucho gracias to all !
Many thanks to all who helped make the first Fiesta de Arte fundraiser a wonderful evening at Peirce School. The Peirce community turned out - reports have the attendance at 275 attendees - to support the many student artists at Peirce School.
Much thanks and appreciation to Beth Tenney & Kim Biggs and the many volunteers that helped create a wonderfully artful "street fair" in the hallways of Peirce.
Appreciation is also to be shared with Vaugh High School who provided the tasty culinary delights. The food received as much rave as the student artists. One parent was overheard commenting that "this was the best food I've ever had in a school".
As the art displays delighted and inspired all, so did the activity tables of Origami, Face Painting, Balloon Tying, and Silly Family Portraits.
Community musicians seranaded the Fiesta-goers throughout the evening including, Zane, Isaiah (on guitars), Hillary Bayley quartet (Music for Kids), Peirce drum circle, & SDS Trio (featuring our own Mr. Strening).
*** Special thanks for the donations of time, talent & treasure from our many Peirce parents ***
Rebecca Eichenlaub, Morgan Anderson, Christine Pinalto, Ms. Tarrant, & Maynor Vidal - all shared their photography skills.
From decorating the hallways, to hanging art, arranging the auction displays, and clean-up there were fabulous volunteers that helped us stage this event.
Thank you to our many teachers & Ms. Beers (our contract art teacher) who gathered classes to create collaborative pieces to sell and donated auction items themselves.
And thank you to the Peirce student artists who created magical art....
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| Peirce artist - Ashley - Fiesta de Arte 2011 |
Much thanks and appreciation to Beth Tenney & Kim Biggs and the many volunteers that helped create a wonderfully artful "street fair" in the hallways of Peirce.
Appreciation is also to be shared with Vaugh High School who provided the tasty culinary delights. The food received as much rave as the student artists. One parent was overheard commenting that "this was the best food I've ever had in a school".
As the art displays delighted and inspired all, so did the activity tables of Origami, Face Painting, Balloon Tying, and Silly Family Portraits.
Community musicians seranaded the Fiesta-goers throughout the evening including, Zane, Isaiah (on guitars), Hillary Bayley quartet (Music for Kids), Peirce drum circle, & SDS Trio (featuring our own Mr. Strening).
*** Special thanks for the donations of time, talent & treasure from our many Peirce parents ***
Rebecca Eichenlaub, Morgan Anderson, Christine Pinalto, Ms. Tarrant, & Maynor Vidal - all shared their photography skills.
From decorating the hallways, to hanging art, arranging the auction displays, and clean-up there were fabulous volunteers that helped us stage this event.
Thank you to our many teachers & Ms. Beers (our contract art teacher) who gathered classes to create collaborative pieces to sell and donated auction items themselves.
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| by Peirce artist Kindergartner, Mila - Fiesta de Arte 2011 |
To-and-From School: Safety at Peirce
Thursday, May 19, 2011
REMINDER Friday, May 20th: SchoolKids Orders are Due!
Friends of Peirce is excited to offer the SchoolKids pre-packaged, back to school supply kit program as a service to the students and parents of our school! We believe this is a wonderful program for purchasing your child's exact school supplies and encourage you to take advantage of this offer.
We are currently taking orders until Friday, May 20. Please be sure to turn in your order on time and legibly since each package is personalized with your child's name.
Return your order form(s) and check (made payable to Friends of Peirce) to your child's homeroom teacher by tomorrow.
If you have any questions, please call Bethany Kaufmann at 773-865-3637 or email her at bljohnson1@cps.edu.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Wanted: Beer Booth Workers for Andersonville Midsommarfest
Work the beer booths at Midsommarfest & Raise $$ for Friends of Peirce
ALL DAY SUNDAY JUNE, 12TH.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED:
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED:
Sunday 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - 10 volunteers
Sunday 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - 20 volunteers
Sunday 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - 36 volunteers
WHAT WE PROMISE
Enjoy the company of fellow FRIENDS OF PEIRCE - raise money
that will directly benefit the students of Peirce Elementary School.
Sunday 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - 20 volunteers
Sunday 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - 36 volunteers
WHAT WE PROMISE
Enjoy the company of fellow FRIENDS OF PEIRCE - raise money
that will directly benefit the students of Peirce Elementary School.
VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP
Contact PGBurchard@yahoo.com and GAhitow@gmail.com with your shift request and phone number. Only 66 volunteers will be able to join in the fun - respond today.
Spread the word - invite your friends - you will have a great time.
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| Andersonville Midsommarfest 2011 |
Best Regards,
Paul Burchard, Friends of Peirce, Event Chair/Midsommarfest773-944-9310
Garrett Ahitow, President, Friends of Peirce
773-531-1671
RSVP: Peirce Spring Fundraiser This Wednesday, May 18th!
How can you support your neighborhood school, the arts, have fun and feed your family dinner all at once? Attend PEIRCE'S FIESTA de ARTE THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 FROM 6 P.M. to 8 P.M.
Family admission is $25 and includes food and live entertainment. There will also be art for sale created by Peirce students. The money raised will help support the school arts program.
On the menu? Tacos, tamales, Mexican style corn on the cob, pepinos, fresh fruit, and churros.
Entertainment will include a drum circle, SDS Trio, a string quartet, face painting, silly portraits, balloon creatures, and more.
Food will be ordered Monday so it would be great to know if you plan to attend. To RSVP, email kimbiggs@rcn.com.
Guest Performer at Peirce: Chicago Philharmonic Violinist Heather Wittels
Peirce welcomed Heather Wittels of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra for a mini performance in the music room. Check out the Peirce Photo Gallery to see shots of her visit! Also listen to her recent performance on ABC. Wittels performed the first movement ("Grave") of the Solo Sonata No. 2 in A Minor for Violin by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Peirce Walk-a-thon: Thank you!
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| Peirce Walk a thon Photos Apr 14, 2011 |
The annual Peirce MPTSO Sponsored Walk-a-thon event was an enormous success! We would like to cordially thank each of our parent volunteers for putting together a fun and energetic day filled with many games and activities. Thank you to all of the parents and guardians who contributed to this fundraiser and a special shout out to Peirce parent Kate Merrill for coordinating this event. Your contributions helped the MPTSO raise over $8000.00 for future projects and activities for Peirce students!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Universal Breakfast Starts This Week at Peirce
Ready or not, Universal Breakfast starts this week at Peirce. For background information, check out the following articles, including a link to the Healthy Schools Campaign.
Healthy Schools Campaign: Breakfast in the Classroom in Chicago Public Schools: HSC's Perspective "Here in Chicago, the hot topic in school food recently has been Breakfast in the Classroom -- and more specifically, the recent decision by the Chicago Board of Education to provide Breakfast in the Classroom to students in all of the district’s elementary schools."
Peirce School Parents Groups Updates
Springtime greetings!!
Happy Mother's Day to all our Peirce Mom's ! 
Preparations are underway for Peirce's Art Fundraiser - Fiesta de Arte. 
Volunteers are needed to complete our schools transformation into a "street-style fair".
Beth Tenney (Peirce parent and artist extraordinaire) will be supervising afterschool "art studio" so that parent volunteers and their kids can help with creating decorations for our Fiesta de Arte.
Wed. May 11th, 2:45pm - 3:45pm parent volunteers and their kids can meet Beth in our Art Room (3rd floor) to paint, glue & create......
Additional afterschool decorating sessions will be held on Monday, May 16th & Wed., May 18th (event date) ; help is needed as we prepare displays of student artwork.
Please join us as we prepare for this fun event !
Don't forget to purchase your tickets to Fiesta de Arte !
Peirce's Playground Clean-up was a Shining Success....
Ms. Hopkins led Peirce student council members, family volunteers & teacher/staff volunteers on a wonderfully windy Saturday as all combed the Peirce campus for debris and garbage.
In all, approximately 250 lbs. of refuse were collected and tossed. We appreciated our very motivated middle-schoolers who teamed up to tip the scales with trash.
Also, Ms. Hopkins led a group of volunteer gardeners who planted some pretty annuals in our garden. Well Done to all!
Peirce Walk-A-Thon Needs a Thank-A-Thon..... 
Thank you to Kate Merrill and her volunteer team for producing a fun & profitable Walk-A-Thon event this year. Our thanks to the approximately 2 dozen volunteers who ran the event - special thanks to Grandma Alice, Uncle Jim & Grandma Mary - Peirce volunteers were a multi-generational group this year. We appreciate your efforts! Walk-A-Thon proceeds will be used to support Peirce's athletic teams.
And many thanks to our students who participated in raising funds and enjoyed the games and popcorn !
Our Communication Committee continues to update The Peirce Post, please take a moment to "click around" and enjoy the submitted posts from April and prior. Consider adding The Peirce Post to your "favorites" as submissions are continually added. Feel free to contact PeirceSchoolParentsGroups@
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Peirce Prospective Kindergarten "Tea" May 27th
Peirce Prospective Kindergarten "Tea" will be held at 9:30am, Friday May 27th. Parents who would like to know more about this event should contact Sally at 773-534-2440 or stop by the office for more information.
Preschool and Kindergarten Registration
will continue now through June. Applications are still available at the office, but do not delay as space is limited!
Preschool and Kindergarten Registration
will continue now through June. Applications are still available at the office, but do not delay as space is limited!
Peirce Parent Group Meeting: Friday, May 6th, 9:15am
Join us for the next Peirce Multi-lingual Parent Teacher Student Organization (MPTSO) planning meeting:
Friday May 6th
9:15am
Peirce field house
Friday May 6th
9:15am
Peirce field house
- The influence of a beautiful, helpful character is contagious, and may revolutionize a whole town. ~Collier Graham
Teachers and Staff: We Appreciate You!
“WHOSE CHILD IS THIS?”
author unknown
"Whose child is this?" I asked one day
Seeing a little one out at play
"Mine", said the parent with a tender smile
"Mine to keep a little while
To bathe his hands and comb his hair
To tell him what he is to wear
To prepare him that he may always be good
And each day do the things he should"
"Whose child is this?" I asked again
As the door opened and someone came in
"Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile
"Mine, to keep just for a little while
To teach him how to be gentle and kind
To train and direct his dear little mind
To help him live by every rule
And get the best he can from school"
"Whose child is this?" I ask once more
Just as the little one entered the door
"Ours" said the parent and the teacher as they smiled
And each took the hand of the little child
"Ours to love and train together
Ours this blessed task forever."
Teacher Appreciation Week 2011
author unknown
"Whose child is this?" I asked one day
Seeing a little one out at play
"Mine", said the parent with a tender smile
"Mine to keep a little while
To bathe his hands and comb his hair
To tell him what he is to wear
To prepare him that he may always be good
And each day do the things he should"
"Whose child is this?" I asked again
As the door opened and someone came in
"Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile
"Mine, to keep just for a little while
To teach him how to be gentle and kind
To train and direct his dear little mind
To help him live by every rule
And get the best he can from school"
"Whose child is this?" I ask once more
Just as the little one entered the door
"Ours" said the parent and the teacher as they smiled
And each took the hand of the little child
"Ours to love and train together
Ours this blessed task forever."
Teacher Appreciation Week 2011
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