What's Bruin at Pierce School?

Please make sure to fill out the paperwork as soon as possible.

Monday, September 7

• No School ~ Labor Day

Wednesday, September 9

• PTO Meeting ~ All Are Welcome!
• 6:00-7:00

Friday, September 11

• Cornucopia in 2nd Grade

Friday, September 18

• Black Bears Assemble at 2:30
• All are welcome. Mrs. Garland's class presents.

Wednesday, September 23

• Welcome Dinner and Title I Annual Meeting
• Open House

Ms. Gentilhomme will be joining us. Welcome!

Every year students create a Hope and Dream for the school year. It is a way for them to envision the future they want. It opens up discussion about how they want to grow as learners and members of the Pierce community. It also encourages them to reflect and take ownership of their own learning. Teaching them to build off their weakness and turn them into strengths. Ask your child about what they hope to grow in as learners this year

What a wonderful first full week of kindergarten! We have been busy learning, exploring, and getting to know our new classroom routines. This week, we worked on strengthening our pincer grasp using broken crayons and practiced drawing on vertical surfaces. We also began learning to tell our left from our right using fun beanbag activities! And, of course, we had so much fun exploring our new math tools! We are off to an amazing start!

In Mrs. Powells class we have jumped right into learning how to be first graders! We have been practicing routines, talking about our core values, and setting goals for the school year. In math we have learned a few different math games to help us practice our facts and loved counting collections!

Wow! It has been a busy and super start to school with the sparkling second graders. We have spent our days getting to know each other and establishing our Hopes and Dreams for the Year. The students are listening and discussing traditional fairy tales, while reviewing basic skills in math and phonics. Our highlight was our first Cornucopia visit being detectives discovering the changes in our garden. Be sure to ask your child what they found!

Fourth graders have been writing personal narratives to share a favorite summer memory. In math they worked on finding factor pairs. This led us on a journey to discover what makes a number square, prime, and /or composite.

Third graders defined and give examples of what it means to have courage and had the courage to present in front of our class! In math, students are reading and creating pictographs and bar graphs. If you could travel any way, what would it be?

Please turn in your Free and Reduced Lunch Application as soon as possible. Your child is eligible for free meals if any of the following conditions apply:

• Your household’s income falls within the limits on the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines (see the FAQ Parent Letter link below).
• Your household receives benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), or the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
• Your children participate in their school’s Head Start program.
• Your children are foster children under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court.
• Your children meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant status.
• Please review this Free and Reduced Income Qualification FAQ Parent Letter.

Note: If you qualify this year, or have qualified in the past, please fill out the application as soon as possible. The application has to be renewed annually. To file your family's application (only one application needs to be submitted to cover all children in your household), please click the link below:

• 2026-2027 Free and Reduced Meals Application.

Please reference our school handbook with questions about our school. Need more information? Please contact Robin Lamothe (rlamothe@conval.edu) or Rachel Lunan-Hill (rhill@conval..edu) or (603) 588-2131

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