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Photos courtesy of the Pittsfield Historical Society.

  Check out some student work from the 2009-2010 first grade class. Student work from 2010-2011 will be posted on our classroom blog (http://mrsmarble.edublogs.org/).   Student readings of written stories Lucy- Blue Lion Lucy – Blue Lion  Makayla- My Kitten Sunny Makayla – My Kitten Sunny   Please feel free to leave comments to let…

The PES Parent Teacher Organization elected new officers at its May 10 meeting. Amy Ramsey will serve as president, Becky Frost as Vice President, Erin Butler as treasurer, and retiring President Tina Nevins will serve as Secretary. We thank Ms. Nevins for her two years of service as PTO president.

PES Artists at the May 25 Spring Arts Festival.

The Pittsfield Safe Routes to School Program’s Foot Power Friday are intended to promote health and fun. Pictures taken on week 4 – May 14.

As part of an Earth Day whole-school meeting on April 22, PES students witnessed and participated in the planning of a birch tree, donated to the school by Mr. Jeff Edmond of Millican Nursery in Chichester.  Mr. Edmond and school board member, Mike Wolfe, were on hand to help students with the planting.

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…

PES third graders worked the week of March 15  with artist in residence “Dancing” Bob Gundy and performed to an audience of peers and parents.

On Wednesday May 10, dozens of moms, aunts, grandmothers, and others visited PES from 7:15 to 8:00 to read with their children and enjoy coffee and muffins.