May Perice School Family Newsletter

Greetings Peirce Families,

Good news came to Chicago Teachers, Administrators and Parents on Friday - school will remain open until June 20th, however the lawsuit that the city initiated against the State of Illinois was dismissed which leads to ongoing financial struggles that Chicago Public Schools will continue to face. Please note that the 2017-2018 CPS School Calendar can be found here.

May 1st-5th is Teacher Appreciation Week - please encourage your child to thank their teacher for the work that they do each and everyday. The Peirce Service Organization (PSO) will be hosting a teacher breakfast during the morning of Tuesday, May 9th which is National Teacher Day, if you are interested in participating, please bring a breakfast item in the morning to the front of the main office. I personally would like to thank all of the Peirce Teachers and Staff for their dedication to Peirce School students and families - our teachers go out of their way each day to make a positive impact on our youth. 

We have quite a few things to look forward to in May - Move-A-Thon, our PYP Verification Site Visit, MAP Testing and several of our arts partnerships will be coming to an end. Let’s finish strong!

Warmest Wishes,
Lori Zaimi

April Highlights: 

• Thank you to everyone who was able to make it out to Hopleaf on April 30th - we are truly thankful to Michael Roper and Louise Molnar along with Friends of Peirce for their ongoing support of Peirce School!
• Thank you to Ms. Thompson and all of the After School All Stars Teachers who contributed to our end of the year After School All Stars Performance Showcase! 
• 8th grade students began enrolling for high school! This year, we have 51 students projected to go to Senn High School for either their IB, Fine Arts or Neighborhood program! We also have students going to Lakeview, Lane, Lincoln Park, Rickover, Von Steuben, Whitney Young, Jones College Prep and many more!
• Our Student Council hosted a very successful spirit week, raising close to $5,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma society!
• Ms. Baumgarten & Ms. Bencel’s classroom finished their work with the CAPE project.
• 2nd grade students had a visit from the Japanese Cultural Center.
• Thank you to PSO and FOP for hosting our 2nd Parent Mixer of the year!
• Thank you to the PSO for hosting our Spring Parent Tour & Open House for prospective Peirce Families!
• We had another successful round of student-led conferences, this time all students in PK-6th grade participated, next year we will expand this into 7th and 8th grades.
• Several students received vision/hearing screenings and some students will be receiving new glasses.
• Thank you to Manini Rao, Bessy Broemel, Pickles the Panther and Peirce Cheerleaders for kicking off the Move-A-Thon fundraising campaign with a school-wide Pep Rally!
• We had over 20 people volunteer to present at Career Day - thank you to the many peirce parents and families who participated! Students walked away with a better understanding of the various career paths that are out there.
• The Junior PSO sponsored a Move-A-Thon Dance Kick Off.
• Student Council sponsored a playground clean up day on Earth Day - thank you to everyone who participated.
• Rebecca Hendrickson hosted our 2nd Math Parent Workshop!

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