Pierce PTA Post
September 25, 2024 Issue 5
PTA Meeting
· Wednesday, October 2, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM in the Computer Lab (parents need to check in at the front office before heading to the meeting for a name tag - drivers license/ID is required)
· PTA Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month
· ALL parents are welcome to attend any PTA meeting. Younger siblings are welcome, and parents are welcome to show up after 9AM if preschool drop-offs or other schedule needs make it hard to be there right at 9AM. We would love to have you!
Fun Run 2024
· The Fun Run is tomorrow, Thursday the 26th starting at 9:30am! There is still time to donate at https://give.mybooster.com/pierce-elementary-school and support Pierce in our fundraising efforts. The entire grade that raises the most money will earn an extra recess and the class that raises the most wins a POOL PARTY at Goldfish swim school here in Birmingham! Run times are listed below:
JK/K: 9:30am
1st/2nd: 9:50am
3rd/4th: 10:10am
5th (Color Run): 10:45am
· Parents of 5th graders, don't forget to send your child to school in a light colored or white shirt and gym pants that they don't mind getting doused with colorful dye on Thursday morning! Students should also bring a change of clothes.
· We need your help! Volunteer opportunities are available for parents.
· We would like to thank our gold and platinum level sponsors for their contributions to this event:
Math Pentathlon 24-25
K through 5 students are invited to participate in Math Pentathlon. We get together weekly before school and play board games designed to enrich sportsmanship & critical thinking. All divisions will meet before school on Wednesdays.
To register for Math Pentathlon, please attend the FINAL parent meeting to learn about the program and sign up.
FINAL Parent meeting date
Tuesday, October 8th 6:30pm
*meeting will be held in the Pierce Commons
Participants in the program will have the opportunity to attend the national Math Pentathlon tournament held locally at the end of the season. Please visit here for more information. Any questions can be directed to piercemathp@gmail.com. Pierce club sign up will take place at the parent meetings.
PTA Reflections
The 2024-2025 Reflections theme is Accepting Imperfection!
Entries are due to the Pierce Office on November 7 and November 8. Pierce Reflections Information & Student Entry Packet
CONTACT If you need further information, please contact Jacob Bayer (jacobbayer@gmail.com).
RECOGNITION WITHIN THE SCHOOL
Certificates for participation and prizes for top honors; - Awards celebration with Mrs. Trudel and members of the PTA; - Only the artwork will move on; travel is not required for the competitions.
PIERCE PTA CELEBRATION
Pierce PTA will host a Pierce Reflections Recognition event for all students who submit an entry.
· Accelerated Reader (AR) testing for this school year is officially OPEN! The AR testing website can be accessed here. If you have any questions about your student's login info, please review AR program information here.
· The first harvest period closes on October 16th, and students MUST have earned points during every harvest this year in order to be eligible for the end-of-the-year AR party. · For more details about the AR program, please visit the PTA Academic Enrichments webpage.
For any questions about AR, please e-mail PierceElementaryAR@gmail.com.
Please send us your photos for the opportunity to be in the yearbook! We need your pictures from the Back to School Bonanza, first day of school, upcoming Carnival, and other in-school events. Send photos to PierceElementaryYearbook@gmail.com to be considered.
One of our biggest needs each year is daily help in our school library. Before you volunteer in the library, we ask that you attend a 30 minute training session. Once you are trained, you'll be sent the Sign Up Genius to sign up for slots. There are 5 open slots/school day (2 in the morning, 1 midday, 2 in the afternoon) and you are welcome to sign up for as many or few as fit your schedule.
Currently, we have training sessions scheduled on select Thursdays. No need to sign up ahead of time, please just check in at the office & head to the library that morning. Training dates are scheduled as follows. Please reach out to pierceelementarypta@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Oct -- TBD
Nov – TBD
