On Friday, April 24, PES teachers are hosting parent-teacher conferences and sharing third quarter report cards. Several teachers are hosting conferences prior to that date as well. Look for a letter from your student’s teacher to set up a conference date and time.
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…
[nggallery id=11] PES students commemorated Earth Day on Wednesday, April 17, at their monthly whole-school morning meeting.
In Everyday Mathematics (EDM) students are introduced to many different methods for subtraction. As they get older, they are introduced to subtraction algorithms. Some are easier to learn, but not as efficient as others. EDM picks one algorithm as its focus algorithm. Focus algorithms are powerful, relatively efficient and easy to learn and understand. The…
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
Note: The following article summary is shared with permission from Kim Marshall, a former Boston principal, author, and nationally recognized educator. This is from his weekly educator e-newsletter, The Marshall Memo. In this New York Times article, sixth-grade teacher Sara Mosle says some parents are overly intrusive, which robs children of the opportunity to solve…
Pittsfield 3rd graders perform March 18 under the direction of circus artist, Rick Davis, and PE teacher Laura Smith. Photos by 6th grader, Alexis Rodriguez.
