What's Bruin at Pierce School?

Art

Next week we welcome Mr. Melle back for Art.

Pierce Has a New Gaga Ball Pit

Pierce School was gifted a Gaga ball pit over the summer. Mr. Trevor Hunt approached the school at the end of last year and offered to build a Gaga Ball Pit for the students of Pierce School. Mr. Hunt raised $1500.00 to cover the costs of completing the project as well as assisting in the completion of the build. Pierce School is very grateful for Mr. Hunt's donation to help bring more recess opportunities to our students.

Black Bears Celebrate Core Values

Today the Black Bears came together to celebrate our school’s core values: kindness, safety, doing the right thing, and courage. Each grade level shared presentations on ways we can live out these values every day at school. We also gave a warm welcome to our newest Black Bear cubs—our kindergarten students—who are just beginning their journey with us. It was a joyful and meaningful way to close out the week as a community.

News from Ms. Besson

Kindergarten has been busy this week! We are learning how to use our school supplies and exploring our new building materials!

News from Ms. Powell

In Mrs. Powell’s class we have been working on a variety of things! Our class worked on some self portraits for an All About Me activity, we read the story The Curious Garden and talked about our hopes and dreams for the school year and we have been practicing and trying out some of the math tools we will be using this year!

News from Ms. Sutton

Students in Ms. Sutton’s class have gotten off to a great start! We have been reviewing our Core Values and modeling what it looks like to be a Pierce School Black Bear. We illustrated a bear and wrote about our own black bear traits. All were excited to begin learning cursive, a third grade tradition! This week we learned the letters a and c through rainbow writing. Our literacy focus included a story about Camilla Cream. She helped us learn about internal and external character traits. Ask your child about this character and why she ended up getting a bad case of stripes. We have been busy and have enjoyed getting to see our friends.

We Are All Connected

We are off to a great start this year! In writing, 4th graders have been working on draft copies of their Summer Stories. After writing down their main idea and details on 2-column note sheets, they began writing their stories. At the end of writing, we listened to each other’s summer adventures as students became “Writers on Stage.” Everyone did a wonderful job!

What's Happening in Title I

Welcome Back to School.

There is still time for students to turn in any of the summer Bingo Boards or Reading Journals that were completed as part of the Summer Scholars and Literacy Leaders program!

Stay Tuned for more opportunities for kids to participate in the Chapter Book Challenge again this year!

Students will also have the chance to check out books from the Library during the morning recess as Mrs. Pope will be in the Library every morning for Breakfast and for Books with BEAR Club...Begin Everyday And Read .

Can't wait to see you.

A Great Start!

Hello and welcome to Pierce Elementary School. My name is Sarah Kotwicki, and I am the school counselor at Pierce, Francestown, and Temple Elementary Schools. I am at Pierce three days a week: Monday, Thursday, and Friday. This year I will be supporting the Second Step curriculum with the classroom teachers. Second Step is a social emotional curriculum that focuses on understanding and recognizing emotions in yourself and in others. We will work on developing strategies to respond in healthy and productive ways. The Second Step program helps our students develop skills for getting along with their peers and finding success in school. In addition to these lessons, I will be meeting individually and in small groups with students throughout the year. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to me any time. I look forward to getting to know your children and you!

Gaga Ball with Mr. LeGraw

It was a great first week in PE! We worked on teamwork and what the expectations will be for the year. We also got to break in our new Gaga Ball pit that the students can enjoy during recess!

Hopes and Dreams What Will the Future Bring?

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