Jump Rope for Heart

Pittsfield’s Old Home Day Bike Parade is scheduled for Saturday, July 22 at 12:15 p.m. This year’s theme is “Pittsfield Goes to the Circus”.  Can you think of a way to decorate your bike in a circus theme?  If so, give it a try! The parade is open to all who would like to ride their bike, tricycle or…

[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.

Welcome to March! After a much needed break students came back to school and amazed me with the work on their Rube Goldberg machines. Everyone showed a great deal of care in researching,planning, hypothesizing, experimenting, and reporting on their outrageous machines! Some featured elements include: A lift launch of the marble raised by a string…

If you need to contact me at any time during the year, please feel free to call the school at 435-8432 x107, send in a note with your child, or email me.   Please note that phone calls and notes may be the best way to get a hold of me during the school day….

  Here at Pittsfield Elementary School we teach using the Four Blocks Literacy Framework as well as the Everyday Mathematics program. The four blocks consist of Guided Reading, Self-Selected Reading (SSR), Working with Words and the Writing Block. These blocks, as well as mathematics, are taught daily. In addition, students will be exposed to Science…

As Pittsfield readers may know, we have been on a journey of redesign of our schools for several years; this work may be thought of as a reinvention of our schools to become more student-centered.  This means that we are becoming more responsive than ever to individual student needs, strengths, and interests. One of the…