Pierce PTA Post

At Pierce, the support of our parents and families is invaluable in making our school the great community that it is. So far this year, we’ve had parents volunteering at Back to School events, the Pierce Carnival, and the Fun Run - along with daily in our Pierce library, and offering to support our teachers as room parents and classroom helpers.

We have some one-time needs coming up, along with various PTA Volunteer Positions. Please see the Volunteer section below to learn more. Thank you for all your help!

https://piercepta.membershiptoolkit.com/

· Wednesday, November 6, 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!

Please join us on October 16th and 17th, 10am-7pm. 15% of purchase benefits Pierce Elementary School.

Let's enjoy the 4pm DCFC game on Saturday, 10/18, with other Pierce Panthers while getting a % of our tickets donated back to our PTA!

· Discounted Ticket link

· Parking Area (To purchase parking click here) Address: 9101 Joseph Campau Ave, Hamtramck, MI 48212) Then come down Roosevelt Street to Gate 2

Trunk or Treat

WHEN: Wednesday, October 23, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

WHERE: Pierce parking lot!

TICKETS: Tickets on Sale now on MTK! Tickets are $10/child (staff, adults & siblings under age 3 are free).

Tickets on Sale - click here!

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Trunk-or-treating around the Pierce parking lot.

• Cider and donuts (FREE with your admission ticket!)

• Teacher-decorated pumpkin raffle (advance purchase ONLY on MTK by Friday October 18th)

• Monster-themed chocolate-covered Rice Krispie treats-gluten + nut free (Advance purchase ONLY on MTK by Friday October 18th)

• Dance party w/music from Ralph the DJ

• And a 360 Photo Booth!

DECORATE A TRUNK: Sign up for a space and hand out nut-free candy, snacks, or trinkets! There will be prizes for the best single and group trunk so don't hold back!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - please consider contributing your time to help make this event a success. A sign up sheet can be found below! We cannot hold this event without your help!

Sign up here!

COSTUMES - Kids and parents are encouraged to wear costumes (refrain from weapons and gore)

It will get dark so, for safety reasons, please supervise your kids. We encourage lower elementary students to come early while there is still some daylight, and feel free to bring flashlights!

Are you ready to kickstart your martial arts journey AND support our school? Join us for the **TRUE Martial Arts Fundraiser**!

For just **$39**, you can sign up for a **2-week trial** of martial arts classes, and the best part… **ALL proceeds go directly back to Pierce Elementary!**

**When?** Sign up today and start your classes anytime (schedule online)!

**Why?** Learn new skills, build confidence, and help our school at the same time!

**Who can participate?** All students and their family members are welcome!

Let’s come together to support our school while discovering the amazing world of martial arts!

**Sign up now and spread the word!** Together, we can make a difference!

Sign Up Here!

Looking for a fun monthly activity for your Kindergartener? Join the Girl Scout Daisy troop at Pierce! Please visit this sign up sheet to indicate whether your daughter is interested in joining the troop, as well as interest in becoming a troop leader!

Everyone is invited to the BPS Board of Education Candidate Forum. The forum will be held on Monday, October 21st at 7pm in the Groves Little Theater. The link to learn more about the candidates can be found here. If you would like to submit questions prior to the forum, please fill out this form.

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.

The Accelerated Reader program is up and running for students in 2nd - 5th grades! As we near the first point harvest, we want to remind any student interested in participating in this PTA-sponsored program that in order to be eligible for the big AR party in the spring, students MUST EARN AT LEAST ONE POINT DURING EVERY HARVEST PERIOD.

The deadline for the first point harvest is at noon on Tuesday, October 15th. Any student who does not earn at least one point by this time may still earn AR prizes throughout the year, but will not be eligible for the final party in the spring.

You can find more information about the AR program information here.

Please reach out to your teacher or the AR Co-chairs directly at PierceElementaryAR@gmail.com with any questions.

Please send us your photos for the opportunity to be in the yearbook! We need your pictures from Back to School, Carnival, Fun Run, Centennial Celebration 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 25 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.

Monday, November 11th 8:50-9:15am

Do you have Halloween costumes at your house that you can no longer use? Please consider bringing in any gently costumes to the Pierce Office. We are looking to revamp our Halloween costume collection.

Any families that need costumes, please contact Angela Geisler.

• UPDATED DATE: Tuesday Oct 15th 6:30-7:30 - Audra Holdorf, the new Special Services Director, will be introducing her staff and do an overview of the services they provide at BPS.

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• Thursday Nov 7th 6:30-8pm - Minoti Rajput from Secure Planning Strategies will join us to discuss financial planning for kids with special needs.