Upcoming Events & Announcements

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Stay Safe

• Complete the health attestation form for each child.
• Review the return to school health procedures.
• Check your child for symptoms of Covid-19 and take their temperature every day before school. If your child’s temperature is 100 F or 37.8 C or above, keep them home.
• Watch the Pierce health and safety video with your child (5 min).
• Get your flu shot (required for all Brookline students)
• Check the PSB School Health Services website for more information.

Stay Informed

• Check the Pierce School website for news and updates.
• Keep reading The Bridge, this email newsletter from the PTO.
• If you missed it, watch the Pierce Community Forum recorded video and view the related slides.
• Watch the Pierce back to school video (grades 1-2).
• Read the Pierce protocols for hybrid learning (grades 1-2).
• Many decisions are made and important issues discussed during Brookline School Committee meetings. Full committee meetings are generally on Thursday evenings. View the schedule of upcoming meetings. If you could like to watch, meetings are live streamed and recorded.
• Check for district news on the PSB Reopening Hub

Stay Connected

• Login or activate your account through Membership Toolkit, our Pierce School directory where you can find contact information for other parents in your child's class or friends from previous classes  for mutual support.
• This is a great time to volunteer with the Pierce PTO. We are currently planning a Halloween parade for younger children and we need your help to make it happen, so please email us if you can lend a hand. We are open to other ideas so join our monthly coffees (held virtually the first Friday of the month - keep an eye on The Bridge for meeting times and links).
• Connect with other parents through the Friends of Pierce Facebook group.

Stay Sane

• Top 10 Tips for Caregivers and Students
• Check the PSB School Counseling website for resources to help families cope with Covid.
• Check the Brookline Parent Education Network website (B-Pen) for help with social, emotional and developmental challenges for pre-teens and teens.

Recommended Supplies for In-Person School Days

• Fully charged Chromebook
• Headphones
• Nut-free lunch and snack (and utensils if needed). Or order lunch online.
• Water bottle
• Personal hand sanitizer (the school will have hand sanitizer so this is recommended but optional)
• An extra mask
• Anything else your teacher specifically recommends

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