This Week:

Wednesday, 10/9 - 8:45 - 9:30 AM - Cornucopia Gardening Program, Gr. 2 (Wk.6/7)

Wednesday, 10/9 - 6-7 PM - PTO Meeting in Library - All are welcome!

Thursday, 10/10 - 5:30 - 6:30 PM - Open House Rescheduled, All are welcome!

Friday, 10/11 - Fire Safety Day, K-4, Walking Field Trip to the Fire Department in Bennington

Friday, 10/11 - 2:15 - 3 PM -4th Gr. - Walking Field Trip to GEP Dodge Library

Coming Up:

Monday, 10/14, No School for Students -Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day, All Staff PD Day

Wednesday, 10/16 - TIGER Theater, K-4 - 1:30 - 2:15 PM

Thursday, 10/17 - 5:30 - 6:45pm - Title I Family Engagement Night/Harvest Dinner at Pierce School (Students Cook the Dinner, partially from our school garden...menu to come!)

Tuesday, 10/29 - 8:30am – 3:00pm - Gr. 4 Field Trip to Great Bay Estuary

Thursday, 10/31 - Halloween Parade, K-4, 10:30 - 11:00 AM & Classroom Parties 2:30-3:00 PM

Tuesday, 11/5 - Teacher/Family Conference Day - No School for Students (Conference times to be announced by each teacher)

Congratulations to our Golden Spoon luncheon winners this week! Every week, students who demonstrate expectated behaviors in the lunchroom from Monday to Thursday are invited to a special lunch on the stage and receive a golden spoon as the invitation, for doing the right thing at lunch through the week.

Expected behaviors in the lunchroom:

• Raise a quiet hand to get up or get something
• Keep a low level voice, not yelling
  
• When a teacher says, "Show 5", students stop talking, focus attention on the teacher, and put a high five in the air to show they are listening to directions
• Sit at the table to eat lunch and have a safe body at the table

These are the expected behaviors that will earn students a golden spoon invitation to a decorated table on the stage on Fridays. A different teacher will sign up to host the luncheon each Friday. We hope all students will attend the Golden Spoon Luncheon!

On Halloween, 10/31, students will have the opportunity to march through Bennington for the annual school parade. Students are allowed to wear their Halloween costumes, and will show the town their spirit, which is set to depart Pierce School at 10:30 AM. It is estimated to take less than a half an hour, and the Bennington Police will be on site to help direct traffic as well. Family is welcome to be present to wave at students in the parade.🧙‍♀️👻🦸🏽‍♀️

Classroom parties will take place from 2:30 - 3:00 PM. If your student has a food allergy, please consider sending in an alternative snack for the afternoon. More details will come from classroom teachers with details about the classroom parties.

Ms. Sutton has 5 baby turtles this year, which are growing by leaps and bounds. In these photos, Ms. Sutton brought some turtles out and showed them around during snack time, and students get to monitor their growth with data throughout the year. This work is part of a rehabilitation program for turtles and they will be released into the wild in the spring. Well done Ms. Sutton and our 3rd graders, thank you for this work!