Ms. Whittier’s kindergarten class working on “Adopt a Tree.”

On Monday through Thursday evenings, students are assigned homework to reinforce concepts taught during the school day. These assignments should be completed as activities would in a school setting: in a quiet environment with adequate lighting and without distractions. On Fridays, students are asked to read for fifteen minutes over the course of the weekend….

[nggallery id=7] Artist in residence, Erin Sweeney worked with the third grade students the week of February 11-15 to create hand-made pop-up accordion books based on the arctic animals they are studying in their classrooms.

Move Over Famous Artists! Pittsfield Elementary School artists are taking over the spotlight! Lisa Stevens, PES art teacher, has teamed up with Artsonia, www.artsonia.com-the world’s largest online kid’s art museum — to display the students’ artwork. Anyone can view the school gallery online at:www.artsonia.com/schools/Pittsfield2. Visitors can browse the art work in the school gallery by…

On Wednesday, January 18, PES third graders led a whole school morning meeting on the theme of cooperation.

The PES Parent Teacher Organization elected new officers at its May 10 meeting. Amy Ramsey will serve as president, Becky Frost as Vice President, Erin Butler as treasurer, and retiring President Tina Nevins will serve as Secretary. We thank Ms. Nevins for her two years of service as PTO president.

Parents/Guardians, I thought you would be interested in the complimentary comments that Governor Hassan made about our Pittsfield schools in her state-of-the-state address delivered at the State House in Concord on Thursday, February 6, which are excerpted from her speech below. Thank you for your ongoing support of our students and school. Sincerely, John J….