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Dear PVES Families, I hope that you are enjoying this long weekend with your families. We are looking forward to a great 4-day week ahead at PVES. We stayed very busy last week with Fire Safety Week. Thank you so much to the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department for spending a full day at our school…
Dear PVES Families, I hope that you are all enjoying a happy and healthy weekend. The fall weather has certainly arrived, and it is a great time for outdoor activities. Our students have been participating in outdoor physical education classes on a regular basis, along with outside recess and other learning activities.  We hope that the…
Dear PVES Families, We have successfully completed our first full 5-day week of the school year, and the beautiful weekend is here! We are so happy to report that your children are becoming settled into the new school year, and great learning is taking place. I thank our entire faculty for the hard work they are…
Dear PVES Families, Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Back-to-School Nights for families of Grades 1 & 2, and for Grades 3 & 4 this week.  We greatly appreciate your enthusiasm and support, and I thank our teachers who were so well prepared to share the grade level curriculum information with you.…
Dear PVES Families, We have had a wonderfully successful opening to the school year at the elementary school, and we look forward to our 4-day week ahead. Please be reminded that there will be no school on this Thursday, September 16th, in honor of Yom Kippur. Schools will reopen on Friday, September 17th. Our PTA/PVES Picnic will…
Dear PVES Families, Welcome to the first Weekly Word of the 2021-2022 school year!  I hope that you are all enjoying this long weekend. After a quick and successful start to school for our staff and students, schools are closed on Monday, September 6th in honor of Labor Day, and on Tuesday and Wednesday in honor…
Dear PVES Families, I hope that this message finds you safe, relaxed, and enjoying the summer. We are busy here at the elementary school preparing for a wonderful year ahead. Please know that our Kindergarten families will be receiving class placement information in the mail by early next week.  Families with students in grades 1 through 4…