Robert Rossel: Third Grade Artist-in-Residence

Mrs. Whittier’s Kindergarten Tea Party. To view this photo slideshow you need to have Flash Player 9 or newer installed and JavaScript enabled. PhotoSnack is a photo slideshow software for high-quality photo presentations.

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…

Last Friday’s author’s tea in Mrs. Whittier’s class.

What does Mathematics instruction look like at Pittsfield Elementary? Last year, PES teachers spent time ensuring that all standards are met at each grade level. They have aligned the curriculum so that the same concepts are taught in all classes at a grade level, and that skills are built on in the following grade levels….

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…