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, I can easily say that I have come a long way in my communication with parents….
[nggallery id=8 template=caption] PES staff members shared pictures of their own reading experiences for last week’s Read Across America Week.
[nggallery id=7] 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.
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 Mosle says some parents are overly intrusive, which robs children of the opportunity to solve…
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 windows that face PMHS and allow light to flood our main hallway. Windows will be…
[nggallery id=6] 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 more than 30 PES families. Parents were able to select two books for each of their children…
[nggallery id=5] This year sixth-graders meet with their first-grade book buddies weekly to read. Today they also shared lunch time.
[nggallery id=4] On Thursday, November 8, all PES students participated in a Veterans Day assembly in the Gym. Retired Marine Coronal, the Honorable Gerald J. Boyle, presented an official Statement of Support for the Guard and Reserve, which Mr. Kilmister signed on behalf of our school community.
[nggallery id=3] As part of our Year of the Book year-long celebration, children’s author and illustrator Marty Kelley met with the students at PES.
[nggallery id=2] Every Friday morning between 8:00 and 8:30, PES students in grades 4-6, visit their book buddies in grades 1-3.
