Author: Margaret Podesta

Dear PVES Families, Congratulations to our wonderful Kindergarten students on their amazing musical performance today!  These children made us all smile and feel so proud, and we thank the many parents and family members who were able to attend the show!  Thank you also to our entire Kindergarten staff and to our music teacher, Mrs. Calhoun,…

Dear PVES Families, I would like to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.  At this busy time of year, it is so important to take a moment to realize how fortunate we all are, and to spend quality time with friends and family.  Your children will remember these special moments, and they bring such excitement…

Dear PVES Families, We have had a busy schedule this week, and we thank our parents for keeping the students on track during this busy calendar week.  There will be no school on this Monday, November 12^th, in honor of Veteran’s Day.  We then look forward to four consecutive days of school next week! Please remember that…

Dear PVES, Happy November!  We have had a very full week here at the elementary school, and our Halloween festivities were filled with fun and great energy!  We thank our District Office neighbors for treating our students and staff to amazing decorations and costume fun on our parade route, and we thank all parents for helping…

Dear PVES Families, Thank you for a wonderful week of learning and growth!  Our teachers are preparing to meet with you over the next two weeks at Parent/Teacher conferences to update you on your child’s progress so far this year.  Brief First Quarter Progress Reports will be shared with you at conferences, with official Report Cards…

Dear PVES Families, I hope you have all had a good week!  The month of October is zipping by, and we look forward to the Halloween festivities and the busy November calendar.  Please remember that students are allowed to bring their costumes to school (no masks or weapons, please) on October 31st for a school-wide activity.  The children will then bring their costumes home…

Dear PVES Families, Thank you to our Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department for providing wonderful fire safety lessons to all of our PVES students this week.  We greatly appreciate the important safety information, the connection to community, and the fire hats and treats.  This is always such a special day for us, and our children learned…