Apr
17
Earth Day
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PES students commemorated Earth Day on Wednesday, April 17, at their monthly whole-school morning meeting.… Read More
Author: William Carr
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Mar
18
Muffins with Moms
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Last Wednesday morning, PES students invited mothers, aunts, and grandmothers to the Library for a snack and to read a book.… Read More
Mar
17
School District Meeting
On Thursday, March 14, approximately 130 Pittsfield citizens and interested non-residents attended the Annual School District Meeting in the PES Gym. The meeting started at 7:00 and ended just after 8:30.
Voters approved all the items in the $9.45 million… Read More
Mar
17
Teacher Communication: One Educator’s Journey
Note: Author Katie Bass is a second-grade classroom teacher, who also serves as PES’s Responsive Classroom Lead Teacher. She taught grade four for her first four years at PES.
In looking back at my five years here at Pittsfield Elementary,… Read More
Mar
12
Read Across America Week
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PES staff members shared pictures of their own reading experiences for last week’s Read Across America Week.… Read More
Feb
18
Artist in Residence
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Artist in residence, Erin Sweeney worked with the third grade students the week of February 11-15 to create hand-made pop-up accordion books based on the arctic animals they are studying in their classrooms.… Read More
Feb
17
Eight Suggestions for Improving Parent-Teacher Relations
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… Read More
Dec
14
Installation of New Windows & Siding at PES
A homeowner probably wouldn’t choose the third and fourth weeks of December for installing new windows, but for commercial contractors, winter is no obstacle.
Starting next Monday, a crew from Granite State Glass will replace 21 upper dormer windows, the… Read More
Dec
07
Parents Literacy Night (and PTO Craft Night)
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On Thursday, December 6, Duncan McDougall from the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) presented a workshop on reading to children, while the PES PTO sponsored a Family Crafts event, which kept kids engaged having fun. The combined events drew… Read More