Peirce Update
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Move-A-Thon Resecheduled
NEW DATE: Friday, May 19, 2023
Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow we are moving Move-A-Thon to our rain date - Friday, May 19, 2023.
If you were scheduled to be a chaperone, walking with your class, please let your teachers know if you are still able to join for this amazing event.
If you were scheduled to volunteer, ie. scheduled as a crossing guard, etc, please be on the lookout for an email from Becky Radoszewski. If you are able to volunteer on May 19th, please reach out to Becky Radoszewski at becky@friendsofpeirce.org.
We are still raising funds to reach our goal of $60,000 towards Peirce Arts Partnerships. Please consider donating by:
- Clicking Here
- Setting up a donation page for your child
- Turning in funds before or after school.
Any amount counts towards our goal!
If you have any questions regarding Move-A-Thon please reach out to Kimberly Lebovitz - kclebovitz@cps.edu.
Again, Move-A-Thon has been rescheduled for Friday, May 19th.
Thank you
Move-A-Thon 2023
NEW DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023
Important Move-a-Thon Info from Friends of Peirce
Peirce's Annual Move-a-Thon is back! This event is celebrating its 22nd year at Peirce! On Friday, May 12, 2023, K-8 Peirce Students will complete a fun walk to the lakefront and back, and our Pre-K students will walk to Cochran playground. This event is a celebration of community, movement, and Peirce!
About Move-a-Thon
The Move-a-Thon is our only student fundraiser of the year, and the event aims to raise funds to support Arts Partnerships at every grade level. It is a great time to ask friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to support your child's participation in the Move-a-Thon.
How to Help
1) Set up your child's online donation page and share it with friends and family! Visit this link and click on participants. Setting up a link takes less than 2 minutes. Ask friends, families, neighbors, and coworkers to support your child. You can see the progress towards our $60,000 on the website! This website is free for our use; the only cost is standard processing fees.
2) Come to one of our outdoor cash collection days on May 5, 8, 11-12. Prefer to make a cash/check donation? We can help with that. Volunteers will be in front of the field house or on the corner at the branch before/after school on these dates.
3) Fund a T-shirt! When you check out online, you can add on a $5 donation to cover the cost of a t-shirt for a student participant. We provide shirts for all students and would love your help funding them.
4) Return permission and water policy slips! To make sure your child can be a part of the fun, return your child's Move-a-Thon permission slip and water safety form. Please ask your child's teacher for another copy if you missed it.
5) Have time to volunteer on May 12? Either volunteer to join your class by e-mailing your child's homeroom teacher or participate as a crossing guard by emailing Becky@friendsofpeirce.org.
6) Be a cheerleader! Can't volunteer for the event but want to cheer your kids on as they leave for the Move-a-Thon? Feel free to hang out on the turf after drop-off and celebrate as the classes leave the school! It will add to the fun to hear your cheers as they leave. Classes leave the building beginning at 8:20am.
7) Share the excitement with your children! The Move-a-Thon is a Peirce tradition 22 years in the making and is easily many Peirce students' favorite day of the school year. We also add to the fun by doing prize drawings throughout the days leading up to the event. Students who submit donations of any amount, online or by cash/check, will be eligible for the daily prize drawings! Prizes include Hydroflask water bottles, Burt's Bees products, Starbucks mugs, and tumblers, gift cards to fun places like Forever Yogurt, Women & Children First, and Dice Dojo, a Play prize package, a self-care package, and more. Grand prizes include a sailing summer camp at CCYC, a season of i9 sports, a 10-person trampoline birthday party at Altitude Chicago, and two tickets to Hamilton in Chicago.
8) Reach out if you have questions. We have more info available here, and you can always email us at info@friendsofpeirce.org if you have questions.
Thank you, Peirce Community!
Sincerely,
Friends of Peirce and the Move-a-Thon Planning Team
Move-A-Thon Chaperone vs. Volunteer Update
If you are looking to be a chaperone for your child's homeroom specifically for Move-A-Thon, you must be Level 1 approved. Please reach out to your child's teacher.
If you would like to volunteer for Move-A-Thon in another capacity on May 12th, you must be Level 2 approved. For this click on the QR Code above.
If you have any questions about this, please reach out to Mrs. Lebovitz at kclebovitz@cps.edu!
Additionally - Please return Permission Slips and Water Policies to your child's teacher no later than Thursday, May 11th.
Upcoming Events
May
9th Friends of Peirce Meeting, 6:30pm at Hopleaf
11th Peirce Service Organization Meeting, 8:15am
12th Move A Thon
12th Parent Basketball League, 6:00pm
19th Move A Thon Rain Date
19th Parent Basketball League, 6:00pm
23rd New Family Orientation, 9:00am
23rd 5th/6th Sports Banquet, 5:00pm
24th 7th/8th Sports Banquet, 5:00pm
25th Local School Council Meeting, 6:00pm
26th Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, 8:30am
26th Parent Basketball League, 6:00pm
29th No School - Memorial Day
June
1st Equity Committee Meeting, 7:00pm
2nd Parent Basketball League, 6:00pm
2nd 8th Grade Graduation
6th Racial Equity Parent Group Meeting, 7:45pm
7th Last Day of School
7th Kindergarten Sing, 9:00am
June 26th - July 28th Summer Program, TBA
July
13th LSC Organizational Meeting, 6:00pm
August
17th Back to School Festival & Meet your teacher, 3:00 - 5:00pm
17th New Family Orientation, 3:00pm
21st First Day of School, 8:00am
Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies
Email: lzaimi@cps.edu
Website: peirce.cps.edu
Location: 1423 W Bryn Mawr Chicago, IL
Phone: 773-534-2440
Facebook: facebook.com/peircecps