Please Support the 5th Grade Election Day Bake Sale!
There will be a bake sale on Saturday, April 6th at Peirce school during the town election to support 5th grade graduation!
Please support the bake sale by visiting us between 8:30-1:30 pm!
If you'd like to sign up to bring a baked item to sale, please sign up using the link.
Arlington EATS April Vacation Lunch Program
April Vacation is just a few weeks away! Arlington EATS will be offering free pre-packed bags of groceries to any family with kids in Arlington schools in need of food support over the break. Vacation lunch bags are filled with nutritious, easy to prepare, and kid-friendly foods.
Pick up on is Thursday, April 11th at Arlington EATS, 117 Broadway from 4:30pm to 6:30pm
SIGN UP HERE by Thursday, April 4th or call 339-707-6757 to find out more.
Lost & Found to be donated after April 10
It is time for us to clean out the Lost and Found. As of April 10th, we will be cleaning all jackets, sweatshirts, boots, hats and matching mittens/gloves and sending to Cradles to Crayons. This should allow folks plenty of time to come and grab any items before this date. The Lost and Found is located across from the elevator on the 1st floor. We also have an excessive amount of water bottles without a name. In the future, please consider putting your child's last name on their water bottle.
We DID IT! Peirce kids (and staff!) will get an All School Pajama Day! (Date TBD)
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.
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).
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.
Are you interested in taking action against gun violence? You can start by attending a presentation at Arlington Public Schools!
TOPIC: Being SMART Saves Lives
DATE: Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm
PRESENTER: Beth Saunders and Megan Dowd Murray
TARGET AUDIENCE: Be SMART is for parents and all adults who are
concerned about kids, guns, and safety.
What is Be SMART?
The Be SMART campaign was launched in 2015 to promote responsible gun ownership in order to reduce child gun deaths. Whether you’re a gun owner, or you know someone who owns a gun, there is a role for everyone in the conversation around secure gun storage. Be SMART is a framework that parents, caretakers, and community leaders can follow to help keep their communities safe. Ultimately, you can help prevent kids from accessing firearms by storing them securely, and encouraging others to do the same. Because children deserve to feel safe, no matter where they are.
APS Literacy Coaches and Dr. Mona Ford Walker recently presented an overview of the new literacy curriculum that will be used in all K-5 classrooms beginning in the 2024-2025 school year. The team presented the theory behind EL, the components of the curriculum, shared their experiences, discussed what has been working well and how teachers have been responding and also answered questions. Please review the video for more information. Click the photo to go to the website where the recording is posted. EL Information Session Recording.mp4
7:00PM, Friday, April 5
Arlington High School Auditorium,
869 Massachusetts Ave.
free of charge, donations accepted
As part of the Arlington Education Foundation’s “Multicultural Concert Series” grant, the Arlington Public Schools Performing Arts Department will present Espirales, a Cuban ensemble, for the first in a series of Multicultural Concerts.
Arriving in Arlington from Cuba this week, the Espirales Project brings together five top graduates of Cuba’s Instituto Superior de Arte performing across several genres—Cuban, jazz, world, and chamber music. Tania Haase, Olivia Rodríguez, Alejandro Aguiar, Jesús Estrada and Rodrigo García have led or contributed nationally and internationally to projects across all these styles, performing at Cuba’s International Jazz Plaza Festival and the Habana Clásica concert music festival. They are also teachers who have designed a development program on Cuban music and culture.
The Espirales Project will present a free “Boston/Havana Connection” concert for the Arlington community on April 5th at 7:00 PM in the Arlington High School Auditorium. The “Boston/Havana Connection” concert will feature AHS Jazz Band at 7:00 PM and the Espirales Project at 8:15 PM.
Join us IN PERSON on April 9th at 7:30 PM for a workshop with autistic SLP Rachel Dorsey!
Head to the Arlington School Committee room at 14 Mill Brook Drive (park by the preschool entrance and enter at the back of the new High School).
Rachel will draw on her professional training and her experience as a neurodivergent adult to share an affirming, positive, and neurodiversity-forward understanding of communicating inner state.
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, April 11, 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.
The Arlington Human Service Network, Town of Arlington's DEI Division, and the Arlington Public Schools are hosting the
Arlington Community Connections Fair
Sunday, April 28th from 12 PM - 2 PM
Front lobby of Arlington High School
Organizations will be ready to connect folks to resources for food, jobs, housing, mental health, education and more.
This event is free and open to all.
The Ottoson Middle School Department of Performing Arts is proud to present Mean Girls Jr. !
This is a family friendly show (it's a junior) and includes loads of Peirce Alumni!
April 26 and 27 at 7:00 PM
Buy tickets here
Any questions, please email csmith@arlington.k12.ma.us.
Arlington EcoFest inspires connection to and celebration of our natural world through learning and action. Events include park cleanups and plantings, student-led projects, participatory public art, a puppet show, workshops, and fairs. See list of events here.
Saturday, May 4, 9:00 am --1:00 pm, Rain date, Sunday, May 5, 9:00 am --1:00 pm
Register online at www.arlcc.org for this event. Entries are accepted on a first-come, first-served
basis. Space is guaranteed to the first 62 entries.
Online Registration: Saturday, March 30 to Saturday April 13 (two weeks)
A $25 registration fee covers paint supplies purchased locally (an assortment of paint brushes
and acrylic paints in a pre-selected color palette, which will be available to painters on the day of
the event).
After the registration closing date, painters will be emailed their randomly chosen window
assignments, a rules and information flyer, and a list of window painting supplies and tips.
Eligibility: Anyone who resides in Arlington, or attends school in Arlington is eligible to
participate in this event. Painters under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
The paintings will remain on display throughout the spring and will be on view at the “Height’s
Spring Fling Festival” on Saturday, May 18, 2-5pm, which will feature live music, art, a variety
of family fun activities and 20+ community information tables on how to ensure environmental
sustainability.
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.