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Smarter Balanced Testing
New Hampshire children have taken the annual NECAP – the New England Common Assessment Program – assessment each fall for years. The Smarter Balanced Assessment replaces the NECAP. State and federal law require all schools to give an annual assessment to students in grades 3-8 and once in high school. Starting this year, New Hampshire…
Footwork Friday
[nggallery id=17] 48 walkers last Friday! FOOTWORK FRIDAY will resume on October 25th. Dropoff is at the Family Dollar Store starting at 7:10 am. for students who want to participate. Parent volunteers are welcome to join us. The walk is weather permitting.
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About the Teacher
This is Mrs. Bass’s fifth year teaching at Pittsfield. For the past four years, she has taught fourth grade, and she is very excited for a new adventure teaching second grade! She loves living here in New Hampshire, but is originally from upstate New York. She attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she…
An Alternative Addition Method: Partial Sums Addition
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…




