Author: Margaret Podesta

Dear PVES Families, As the holiday season approaches, we welcome you to take part in our PVES Holiday Food Drive! Students are welcome to bring in non-perishable food items and drop them in our donation boxes in the main lobby of our school, now through Monday, November 25th. All food donations will be brought to a…

Dear PVES Families, Today we honor our Veterans. Thank you to all who have served our country and who are protecting our freedoms and keeping us safe. Our students have been learning about the significance of Veterans Day in their classrooms. Please be reminded that tomorrow is a half-day of school for our elementary students (only). There…

Dear PVES Families, Welcome to the busy month of November! There will be no school for students on this Tuesday, November 5^th. It is Election Day, and all staff will be participating in our Superintendent’s Conference Day. There will be no school next Monday, November 11^th, in honor of Veterans Day. Elementary students (only) will have…

Dear PVES Families, Tomorrow is World Series Monday at PVES! In honor of the World Series and the great world of sports, all students and staff are invited to wear baseball hats, baseball shirts, or any other sports apparel to school. As always, we look forward to a great “community theme day” in our elementary school. This…

Dear PVES Families, I hope that you and your family members are enjoying the beautiful fall weather and all of the outdoor activities that are available at this time of year! Our elementary students are busy learning, growing, and socializing, and they are loving the problem-solving Character Ed theme this month. We are so proud of…

Dear PVES Families, Thank you so much to our Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department for visiting our school last week and meeting with all our grade levels for fire safety lessons. The children were able to learn about fire safety and prevention, and they even got to climb onto the visiting fire trucks. We are so…

Dear PVES Families, I hope that you are all enjoying the nice long weekend, and Happy Rosh Hashanah to all who celebrate! It looks like it’s going to be a beautiful week ahead, and as always, we will be very busy at PVES! Please mark your calendars for this Friday, October 11^th. Schools will be dismissing 15…