2012 Summer Letter

PES was awarded a $5,000 Grant from the Laura Bush Foundation.  Former First Lady Laura Bush worked as a public school librarian in Texas, and after leaving the White House set up the LBF to support urban and rural libraries throughout the 50 states. PES is the only NH library to be awarded the grant. …

Pittsfield Project HOME, a habitat improvement initiative that aims to develop our schoolyard so it is attractive to wildlife and people as well as creating an outdoor classroom for our students, has completed it’s first project at the Elementary School. With the help of energetic Kindergarteners, hard working six graders and enthusiastic volunteers, a beautiful…

Check out the new PES music website. Band lessons are underway and will run from 7:30-8:00 AM. Flute lessons will be on Monday, saxophones will meet on Tuesday, clarinets on Wednesday, and trumpets and percussion on Thursday. If you have any questions about band, please contact Mrs. O’Connor. Happy music making!

Safety and Security are our First Priority! A New PES Security System. Over the summer a new entryway security system was installed for the main entrance to Pittsfield Elementary School.  The security system allows our staff to secure the building during the school day, keeping the front door locked so that no-one can enter without…

“Collegial Support and professional development in schools are unlikely to have any effect on improvement of practice or performance if they are not connected to a coherent set of goals that give direction and meaning to learning and collegiality.” — Dr. Richard Elmore, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2003

On Monday June 6, the Kindergarteners with the help of some six graders Team plant flowers outside of the Kindergarten area at the elementary school as work on Phase 1 continues. Find out about Project HOME!