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The New Hampshire Department of Education and Governor Sununu have ordered that every student is assessed this fall. The results provide teachers with solid guidelines for instruction. Students in pre-school, kindergarten, and high school will be assessed by classroom assessments. Students K-8 will complete the NWEA MAP assessment. Our teachers like this assessment because it…

Our Pittsfield School Board has been selected as the 2013 School Board of Excellence by the New Hampshire School Boards Association (NHSBA); the NHSBA has recognized the work of the Board in community outreach. The Board will be honored at two events: first, at the annual NH Education “Eddies” awards banquet held in Manchester on…

In Everyday Mathematics (EDM) students are introduced to many different methods for addition. As they get older, they are introduced to addition algorithms. EDM introduces different methods for addition since some are well suited for mental arithmetic or larger numbers. Some are easier to learn, but not as efficient as others. EDM picks one algorithm…

[nggallery id=3] As part of our Year of the Book year-long celebration, children’s author and illustrator Marty Kelley met with the students at PES.

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Occupational Therapy The goal of occupational therapy is to help a person be independently successful in his/her meaningful and purposeful daily activities. OT services are approached differently for every individual.  The method of intervention used to reach the individual’s goal(s) is determined by the occupational therapist’s clinical judgment. Different methods of OT intervention: -Establish/restore skills – Compensation strategies/adaptations of the…