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[nggallery id=14] On Tuesday, May 28, PES students and staff came together for a whole-school morning meeting to commemorate Memorial Day.  The PES band performed “Amazing Grace” and the National Anthem.

Students from Ms. Whittier’s kindergarten class working on a science unit called “Adopt a Tree.” Students in groups carefully observe trees, make observations, and notice changes throughout the seasons. These photos were taken in November.

Second graders are expected to spend 30 minutes on homework each night. Fifteen of these minutes are for reading. What the children reads is up to her/him. The other fifteen minutes will usually be a short math assignment based on that day’s math lesson and a written paper in reading or writing literacy. We encourage…

For your convenience, our summer letter for the 2012-2013 school year is attached. Feel free to contact me for any further information! ..Summer & Beginning of Year2012 Summer Letter.docx ..Summer & Beginning of YearSummer Letter 2012.doc

What does Mathematics instruction look like at Pittsfield Elementary? Last year, PES teachers spent time ensuring that all standards are met at each grade level. They have aligned the curriculum so that the same concepts are taught in all classes at a grade level, and that skills are built on in the following grade levels….

In the primary grades at Pittsfield Elementary School, our Everyday Mathematics curriculum includes many counting activities that use number grids. For example, we might have children count by 10s starting at 17 (17, 27, 37, 47, 57) or count backward by 10s starting at 84 (84, 74, 64, 54). Parents can use number grids at…