Vol. 15,  No. 1	September 11, 1998
	
A Near-Weekly Publication of the Peirce PTO
Absent/Tardy: 	552-7560
Peirce Office:	552-7558
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Peirce/	
Patience   Equality   Inclusion   Responsibility   Cooperation   Effort	

From Mr. Greene:

The Pink Link
Editors:
Lorraine Gray	lorraine_gray @ praxisint.com
Wendy Weinstein	w2@mediaone.net
Karen Solomon	TBA
Andrea Minz	TBA

Submission deadline: Tuesdays, by Noon

Calendar
September
	8th	7:30 PM	PTO board meeting at 109 Prince St.
	15th	5:30 PM	Back-To-School Picnic
	16th	5:30 PM	Rain Date For Picnic
	21st		No School - Rosh Hashanah
	24th	 7:30 PM	Curriculum Night
	30th		No School - Yom Kippur

October
	6th	7:30 PM	PTO Board Meeting At 109 Prince St.
	12th		No School - Columbus Day
	15th	12:30 PM	Early Release Day		
	18th-20th	TBA	Book Fair
	20th	7:30 PM	Joint PTO/School Council Meeting
				
PEIRCE SCHOOL / PTA NOTES

•	Peirce School Directory: if you have not yet completed the form, please contact Nancy Leeser at 964-7371 or check the tables outside to office for additional forms.
•	Labels and Box tops for Education: Gary Nye is once again the coordinator for the Campbell’s and General Mills promotions.  Please remember to save and turn in the labels and tops from the items on the list posted on the Pink Link bulletin board.
•	Some gentle reminders: Students are not supposed to be in the halls or classrooms before first bell.  Staff parking should be reserved for staff.  Temple street is one side of the street parking only (yes, the synagogue remodeling makes for an interesting morning traffic jam).    Please reserve drop-offs for the parking lot to help maximize traffic flow on Temple street.  Have fun and have a great school year!

Editors’ Notes

Welcome to the revised and updated Pink Link.  Watch for more changes in upcoming issues as we continue to look for ways to get more and better information to the Peirce community.

Ad Policy: Anyone submitting an item to the Pink Link must be able to show a connection to the school (student, alum, family, staff) or demonstrate a benefit to the Peirce community.  All items will be printed on a space available basis, and inclusion does not imply endorsement.  Please include a $1 donation for all community notes.  Submissions can be made to the Pink Link mailbox, or by email to the editorial staff.

Bulletin Board Items:
The Pink Link now has its own bulletin board – the Big Pink, at the Parking lot end of the center hallway.  Please refer to it for additional information about some of the listings in the community notes, as well as for many other postings.

•	Host Families Wanted
•	Children’s Programs at the Newton Libraries
•	Concert by Joanne Olshansky Hammil
•	Bread & Circus bottle redemption for charities 
•	Int’l Women’s Group
•	Newton Parks & Rec. fall programs
•	Boys & Girls clubs – donations and volunteers needed

The Pink Link is printed by:
Allegra Printing

Community Notes	

•	Volunteers Needed: Parent Child Home Program, an early intervention/education  program for birth-age 4.  Please contact Carol Rubin, LICSW at 969-5906 x144.  Spanish speakers encouraged to apply.
•	For Sale: Clarinet.  Excellent condition.  Limited use.  Call 527-5119.
•	For Sale: Saxophone.  Excellent condition, hardly used. $450.  Call Gina at 965-9667
•	Drum Lessons: provided by the Fine Arts Dept. for grades 4 and 5.  Semi-private lessons on Tues. & Wed. at NNHS.  Price is $200 for 14 lessons.  Call 617-721-0490
•	Violin lessons: beginning or continuing; in Newton Center.  Call 527-2064.
•	Piano lessons: all levels & ages.  Call Anne Hartman at 332-5092
•	Newton METCO: Elementary late bus service for Boston students on Tuesdays and early release Thursdays begins at 2:30pm.  Last pickup in Newton is approximately 3:30pm.  Additional IMPORTANT information posted on the Big Pink.
•	Tennis lessons: Tennis and match play programs begin 9/14/98 with the Newton Parks & Rec. Dept.  Call 552-7120 for more info.
•	International Women’s Group: Non-profit group for newcomers to the USA from other countries.  Provides friendship and support, meetings twice monthly, at the First Baptist Church.  For more info:  Call Margaret Power, at 527-5219 after 4:30 p.m.

PEIRCE  SCHOOL  P.T.O.  1998/99      COMMITTEE CHAIRS & OFFICERS	
CO-PRESIDENTS		Ellen Bennett	964-2249	
		Andrea Kelley	964-4609	
VP, FUNDRAISING		we need a volunteer		
VP, MEMBERSHIP		Joanne Zangrillo	969-3072	
TREASURER		Sharon Sisskind	969-3547	
SECRETARY		Amy Bloomstone	969-2788	
CITY-WIDE REP		Ron Berkowitz	965-6171	
CREATIVE ARTS		Nancy Bernheimer	244-7714	
		Janet Rosenfield	527-7507	
DIRECTORY EDITOR		Nancy Leeser	964-7371	
FIFTH GRADE PROGRAM		needs volunteers to co-chair		
				
GENDER EQUITY		Pat Normand	965-7155	
		Gary Nye	Peirce Staff	
		Susan Ryan	Peirce Staff	
HEALTH & SAFETY		Elaine Mchale	969-1981	
		Margaret Szerlip	244-1010	
HOSPITALITY		Gail Hoffman	630-0808	
		Meryl Kessler	964-0988	
K & NEW PARENT LIAISON		Kathy Altieri	244-4244	
		Judy Zackman	332-7413	
LANDSCAPE & ENVIRONMENT		Joyce Van Dyke	630-0333	
LIBRARY		Barbara Fain	527-6451	
		Karen Kames	964-5051	
METCO PROGRAM		Liz Rose	332-2024	
NEWTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION		Marina Sanches	332-7296	
PINK LINK NEWSLETTER EDITORS		Lorraine Gray	969-3386	
		Andrea Mintz	527-3315	
		Karen Solomon	969-7720	
		Wendy Weinstein	244-4916	
PLAYGROUND		Amy Bloomstone	969-2788	
		Tref LaFleche	965-5979	
PROGRAM SPEAKERS		Jennifer Stone	527-5921	
ROOM PARENT	GRADES K-2	Susan Shulman	527-3433	
COORDINATORS	GRADES 3-5	Cheryl Kosmo	964-2666	
766 COORDINATOR		Connie Bauer	Peirce Staff	
SCIENCE GROUP		Laura Pappano	332-6431	
SOCIAL ACTION		Laura Dorfman	244-8639	
		Melissa Payne	332-6580	
TEACHER APPRECIATION		needs volunteers		
TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE		Barbara DePasquale	Peirce Staff	
UNDERSTANDING OUR DIFFERENCES		Janet Rosenfield	527-7507	
(formerly Understanding Handicaps)		Joanne Zangrillo	969-3072