A Message from Nurse Susan
Parent Health Portal: Look for the introductory letter sent Tuesday March 5.
Student Attendance During Illness: There are times when a student should remain at home for their own welfare and the protection of other students. Your student should remain at home if they have: Uncontrollable and/or productive cough Fever over 100.0 degrees fahrenheit within past 24 hours Vomiting or diarrhea within past 24 hours Sore throat and swollen glands Undiagnosed rash or skin eruptions Earache, severe headache or drainage from eyes Students should remain home for 24 hours after an acute illness or after starting antibiotics for a diagnosed infection. They should also be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication (acetaminophen, ibuprofen, etc). These absences can be excused with a note from a student's health care provider. After your child has improved, it is very important for them to return to school. When students miss extended periods of school, we begin to worry about them missing out on school work and social relationships. Our teachers follow rigorous curricula that build upon each lesson, so missing many days can lead to confusion. Additionally, they miss out on time with friends and can feel left out after an extended absence. REQUEST: The Nurse's office is looking for outgrown leggings, sweatpants and T-shirts.
Arlington EATS April Vacation Lunch Program
School vacations often mean less food for families. By offering meals when school is not in session, we strive to decrease food insecurity for families who rely on school meals. Food support is available when school is not in session over the February and April vacation weeks and six weeks in the summer for Arlington students and their families. For lunch support over April Vacation, sign up here by April 4th. For more information call 339-707-6757.
Please join us at McClennen Park - April 7th at 10:00am for the Peirce School Fun Run!
Register as an individual participant, register for children, or as a family and be sure to register by March 13 to guarantee that you receive a Fun Run T-shirt!
To participate in the Fun Run, we ask each runner/walker to do one of the following:
1. Set up your fundraising page with a minimum fundraising of
$20 per runner/walker
or
2. Register and donate $20 per runner/walker with a $50 family max
If either of these options are a barrier to your participation, please reach out to the
PTO (peirceschool.pto@gmail.com).
Food For Thought!
In the United States, food waste is estimated at between 30-40 percent of the food supply. Let us discuss some fun ways to reduce food wastage and help our planet.
Come join the Green Team on Friday, March 15th from 2:30-3:30pm (Ms. Bone's room (224) ).
Please sign up here :sign up
Jyoti, Emily, Claire, Alex
Get Involved in Peirce Multicultural Night - Cook!
Less than 2 weeks to go! We are looking forward to Peirce Multicultural Night on Friday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the school gym and cafeteria. Come celebrate and learn about the many cultures that make up both our community and the world we live in.
Cook! Bring a dessert to share for the intercultural potluck. Please, no nuts! The dessert portion of the evening will begin at 7:30pm.
Sign up at this link: https://bit.ly/peirce-cooks
Other exciting things to look forward at Multicultural Night include:
Raffles! Thanks so much to South Asian subscription box company Toka Box, for their generous donation of their Celebrate Holi! box, which will be up for raffle at the event. You'll get all the materials you need to celebrate Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors, at home. Come buy a raffle ticket at Multicultural Night!
Instructional drummer! Students will learn how to drum from Jafar Manselle, the leader of The Wendell Warriors--a performance drum class formed five years ago. Over the past 35 years, Jafar has performed throughout New England with many Boston-based dance troupes. Over the same time period he has taught drumming in the Boston and Cambridge Public Schools. He now works with the Five Colleges as an accompanist for African Dance classes. Jafar also plays in a Boston-based jazz band and a reggae band here in Western Mass called "Root Jiyah."
Looking forward to seeing you there!
The Peirce Snack Program, supported by Arlington EATS, provides snacks to any child who needs one (for any reason) so there is no stigma attached to getting a snack at school. Snacks are available in the classrooms and in the main office.
Support The Snack Program: If you have the ability, please consider supporting our snack program by donating snacks. Over the last year demand for snacks has increased significantly while donations have declined. You can purchase off the Amazon wish list by clicking the button below, or by donating snacks or money directly. Donations are welcome throughout the school year.
Dear Parents,
In the depths of winter as we begin to imagine spring is on the horizon we are preparing for next year. Attached is the enrollment form for Arlington After-School Program for the 2024-2025 school year.
The form should be returned to the school by Monday March 25th. Please return it either as a hard copy or as an attachment to a separate email to aasppeirce@arlington.k12.ma.us. Please do not respond to this email with your registration, as it's easy for it to get lost in the email thread.
We will process the forms as quickly as we can and will be getting back to everyone by April 1st to let you know your status.
We are including the enrollment policy. Please look it over. If you have any questions you can contact your site coordinator (aasppeirce@arlington.k12.ma.us) or Todd Morse (tmorse@arlington.k12.ma.us).
Please be sure to circle your school at the top right of the form.
We will be looking forward to new and returning families joining the program in the fall.
Thank you
The Lost & Found is located on the 1st floor by the elevators. We would appreciate it families could label clothes and water bottles to minimize all that has to be donated. We try and take pictures of most items in the lost and found but it does become overwhelming.
Please be sure to check out our google photos for your students lost sweatshirts, water bottles and lunch boxes. The lost and found is already overwhelmed with items.
Arlington Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) is a parent group that acts as a resource for parents and advises the district regarding meeting the needs of students with disabilities. We provide support and networking opportunities for parents and guardians of children with disabilities, offer workshops and guest speakers to help parents become better informed about special education issues. We meet regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development and evaluation of special education programs in town.
We hope you will join us!
Special Education Parent Advisory Council,
Tuesday, March 12th , 9:00am on Zoom
Join the Arlington SEPAC Recurring Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86234778319?pwd=ZDFPdDNZZjZxbXVwNUYyZDR1VjJsUT09
Please save the date for the next APS Rainbow Leadership Task Force LGBTQIA+ Community Conversation on Wednesday, March 13th at 5.15 p.m. (location to be confirmed). Our next Community Conversation will feature hot chocolate and a Q&A session for students, caregivers and the community with Chief Julie Flaherty and School Resource Officer Bryan White, as well as an author reading of "Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend" by critically acclaimed writer Ben Kahn.
"Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend" chronicles the adventures of a non-binary child, Elle Campbell, to meet their non-binary icon hero, Nuri Grena. "Comic-author Ben Kahn makes their middle grade debut with this zany, heartfelt love letter to friendship . . . and the power of accepting who you are . . . even when there's no set map for where you're going."
Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase books and have them signed during a meet & greet with the author.
The APS LGBTQIA+ Community Conversations are hosted in partnership with the Arlington LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Commission and the Human Rights Commission.
Please join us for our bi-weekly regular meeting that will be held in person at the District Offices in the School Committee Room located at 14 Mill Brook Drive Arlington and online via Zoom or on ACMi at 6:30PM on the following dates:
- Thursday, March 14 6:30 PM - Regular School Committee Meeting
- Thursday, March 21 6:30 PM - Regular School Committee Meeting
All members of the school district community have the opportunity to address the School Committee on issues that affect the school district and are within the scope of the Committee's responsibilities during the Public Comment portion of the School Committee Meeting and/or through written correspondence to the Members. For full school committee calendar and more information please visit the School Committee Website. If you have any questions please contact Liz Diggins via email ediggins@arlington.k12.ma.us.
For the most up to date calendar of subcommittee meetings you can look here.
Nowruz Crafts and Activities
Robbin's Library
March 23rd from 1-3 PM
Nowruz is the Iranian or Persian New Year celebrated by various ethnic groups worldwide
As the Persian/Iranian New Year, "Nowruz” which aligns with the spring equinox, approaches on March 19, many people around the world are excited to celebrate the arrival of spring, and this vibrant cultural tradition celebrated for over 2000 years originated in Iran.
There will be a Nowruz crafts and activity session at Robbin's Library on March 23rd from 1-3 PM.
It's a wonderful opportunity to learn more about Nowruz customs and create some beautiful crafts together.
Children’s Book Sale- Save the Date-Saturday, May 18 at the Robbins Library. We will be selling children’s and Young Adult books, puzzles, games and more. Donations will be received at the Robbins Library beginning in early May. Start cleaning off those bookshelves! Teens may earn Community Service hours helping to prepare for the Sale.