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Muffins with Moms this Wednesday
Moms, step-moms, grandmothers, aunts, and other matriarchal figures are invited to sit back, relax, and read with your child (Preschool through grade three) next Wednesday, March 10, between 7:15 and 8:00 in the PES Library. We will provide muffins, coffee, and juice. Bring a favorite book or borrow one of ours.
Principal
A Year of Innovation: PES Principal’s Annual Report
Each year the Pittsfield School Board asks building principals to submit a report to be included with the School Board Annual Report, published in advance of Town Meeting. Below is Mr. Kilmister’s report written in early February.
This has been a year of change and innovation at Pittsfield Elementary School. While our school’s core instructional programs—the Four Blocks Literacy framework, Everyday Mathematics, and our standards-based science and social studies curriculum—all remain intact, we have worked to develop programming that supports our struggling learners. Many changes have come about in direct response to PES’s “School in Need of Improvement” (SINI) plan, described below. Other changes include a redesigned website, new school management software (PowerSchool), a whole-staff writing initiative, a focus on building aligned science curriculum, and the development and use of a staff full-value contract. All in all, these changes have served to strengthen our core program and provide additional support for learners, whether they happen to be children or adults.
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March is Youth Art Month
From the left is PES Art Teacher Ms. Stevens, Rich Gaynor(senior at St. Thomas Aquinas), Governor Lynch, Paula Maskwa (Art Teacher at St. Thomas) and Martha Rives (NHAEA President).
PES Art Teacher, Lisa Stevens, is the NH Chairperson for Youth Art Month. Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs.
Parents
Safe Homes for PittsfieldParents of students in grades 4, 5, and 6 received a brochure from the Pittsfield Community Coalition last Friday. Although the brochure is designed for parents of teenagers, we felt that parents of preteens should be aware of this community effort. Children, after all, seem to be growing up fast these days.
The Safe Homes Initiative is a pledge-based commitment that parents sign agreeing to actively supervise youth gatherings at their home and not serve alcohol to youth or provide youth with access to alcohol.
Projects
Save the Environment & MoneyWe have been very successful purchasing school supplies with funds received by participating with local vendor programs.
The school is now collecting drink pouches (Capri-Sun & Honest Kids) and spread containers (I Cant Believe It’s Not Butter, Country Crock, Promise, and Brummel & Brown). Not only are we keeping them out of our landfill but also get 2 cents for each one we return.
Please visit Terracycle and see how they recycle these items.