Pierce School now has an official Facebook page!
This page will be used to connect with the wider Pierce School community and share the exciting things that are happening at Bennington’s elementary school.
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This page will be used to connect with the wider Pierce School community and share the exciting things that are happening at Bennington's elementary school.
Please visit and like our page and encourage others to do the same.
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Pierce teachers and staff made sure that our students were provided with many different options to continue their learning during our remote learning adventure!
We hope everyone stays healthy and safe during this time.
[post_title] => Bennington Black Bears Breaking Barriers with Remote Learning [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => bennington-black-bears-breaking-barriers-with-remote-learning [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-03-19 21:02:22 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-03-20 01:02:22 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://bes.convalsd.net/?p=1904 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1765 [post_author] => 292 [post_date] => 2019-10-22 11:15:31 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-22 15:15:31 [post_content] =>Third Grade Teacher Jennifer Sutton along with Harris Center Naturalist Expert and Teacher, Susie Spikol have hosted a morning walking club for students at Pierce School! In a community partnership with our friends from the Harris Center, students, staff and families are welcome to join us for a brief walk in the woods to start our day in a calming way – outdoors! ‘Tis the season to smell earthy scents such as mushrooms, enjoy the sounds of a waterfall and hear the wind gently blowing falling leaves through the air – what a wonderful way to start the day! The walks have been very successful and we are even collecting data to show evidence that starting in nature helps our body and mind prepare for the learning day ahead – look for more information soon! We look forward to a few more walks before the snow flies. Come join us, the last two are on 10/25 and 11/1.
[post_title] => Morning Nature Walk with the Harris Center [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => morning-nature-walk-with-the-harris-center [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-22 11:16:12 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-22 15:16:12 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://bes.convalsd.net/?p=1765 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [3] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1758 [post_author] => 292 [post_date] => 2019-10-21 13:16:35 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-21 17:16:35 [post_content] =>Pierce School started it’s after school biking club earlier this month. The biking club is run by our 4th-grade teacher, Valerie Germain, and allows 3rd and 4th-grade students to get out on the trails behind Pierce School with one of their favorite teachers and friends in the fresh fall air. The biking club is held after school on Friday’s throughout the month of October.
[post_title] => Bennington Bears like to Bike [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => bennington-bears-like-to-bike [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-22 07:51:27 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-22 11:51:27 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://bes.convalsd.net/?p=1758 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [4] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1689 [post_author] => 292 [post_date] => 2019-09-12 10:12:08 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-12 14:12:08 [post_content] =>Pierce's black bears had a great time with Cornucopia this week working in the gardens. They harvested a large amount of carrots and purple beans. They even got to enjoy some summer squash and cherry tomatoes. More importantly, they were eager and willing to jump back into the gardens after having a long summer break, sharing their observations as they went.
Next week they will be exploring the different kinds of garden bugs. We can't wait to see what kinds of bugs live in our garden beds!
[post_title] => Time to Harvest [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => time-to-harvest [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-12 10:29:07 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-12 14:29:07 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://bes.convalsd.net/?p=1689 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [5] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1660 [post_author] => 292 [post_date] => 2019-08-28 19:54:28 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-28 23:54:28 [post_content] =>Pierce School had a fantastic first day back for the 2019-2020 school year.
We welcomed new friends and staff to the Black Bear family.
Everyone was so excited to begin another year of learning and growing together.
Welcome back, Black Bears!
[post_title] => First Day Of School At Pierce [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => friends-new-and-old-were-welcomed-back-to-pierce-elementary-for-their-first-day-of-school [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-08-29 20:39:45 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-08-30 00:39:45 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://bes.convalsd.net/?p=1660 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [6] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1643 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-08-26 00:10:04 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-26 04:10:04 [post_content] =>In the spring of 2016, NH Department of Environmental Services issued recommendations for voluntary testing of lead in drinking water at all schools and daycares. This action was in large part a result of lead toxicity to children from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
On February 8, 2018, Governor Sununu signed Senate Bill 247 Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning. This law requires, among other actions, that all schools and licensed childcare facilities test lead in drinking water at all locations where water could possibly be ingested by children.
The ConVal School District contracted with a State of New Hampshire approved water testing vendor to perform the testing in all of our schools. A total of 590 fixtures were tested according to DES protocols. Any location that was found to be outside of the acceptable levels has been labeled and clear signage has been affixed to indicate that this is not to be used for drinking water. It is important to note that the areas that have signs are not areas where students would typically drink water.
The first round of testing was required to be completed by July 1, 2019, and to be done every 5 years thereafter.
Listed below are the results of the sampling at your school that was completed in 2019.
Bennington Elementary (Pierce) School
In accordance with SB 247, the ConVal School District will perform the second round of water testing in 2024.
If you have any questions at all regarding testing, please feel free to contact me.
Tim Grossi
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Director of Facilities
603-924-3336 x2064 or tgrossi@conval.eduThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), also known as the Summer Meals Program, provides kids and teens with free meals when school is out.
The program was established to ensure that children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. In 2018, the SFSP provided more than 1.5 million nutritious meals and snacks to children nationwide.
Each SFSP location will be open Monday through Friday, beginning on July 8th and ending on August 16th. Please note that all children 18 and under are eligible for this program and can access it at any of the locations listed below.
Antrim Elementary School, Antrim
Dublin Consolidated School, Dublin
Pine View Village, Peterborough
Riverview Apartments, Peterborough
[post_title] => Summer Food Service Program July-August [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => summer-food-service-program-july-august [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-08-22 21:19:37 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-08-23 01:19:37 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://bes.convalsd.net/?p=1626 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [8] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1609 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-05-20 11:21:16 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-05-20 15:21:16 [post_content] =>We had an awesome time with the Pierce community at Children and the Arts Day in Peterborough! This year's theme was "Let Your Light Shine," and Pierce's light was shining brightly.
Students, teachers, staff, and parents marched in the parade. It was great to see the school's moss green T-shirts on display during the parade and afterwards at the many events of the daylong program.
Even some future Pierce students were part of the events, as the pictures below show.
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Students at Pierce School were treated to an operatic performance presented by the Raylynmor Opera company from Peterborough, NH. Soprano, Rebecca Shorstein sang "Oh Mio Babbino" by Giacomo Puccini, shared her enthusiasm for opera with the children and staff at Pierce.
Brava!
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This page will be used to connect with the wider Pierce School community and share the exciting things that are happening at Bennington's elementary school.
Please visit and like our page and encourage others to do the same.
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Pierce School now has an official Facebook page!
This page will be used to connect with the wider Pierce School community and share the exciting things that are happening at Bennington’s elementary school.
Students at Pierce School began remote learning on Wednesday, March 18th.
Pierce teachers and staff made sure that our students were provided with many different options to continue their learning during our remote learning adventure!
Read More: Bennington Black Bears Breaking Barriers with Remote Learning
Third Grade Teacher Jennifer Sutton along with Harris Center Naturalist Expert and Teacher, Susie Spikol have hosted a morning walking club for students at Pierce School! In a community partnership with our friends from the Harris Center,
Pierce School started it’s after school biking club earlier this month. The biking club is run by our 4th-grade teacher, Valerie Germain, and allows 3rd and 4th-grade students to get out on the trails behind Pierce School with one of their favorite teachers and friends in the fresh fall air.
Pierce’s black bears had a great time with Cornucopia this week working in the gardens. They harvested a large amount of carrots and purple beans. They even got to enjoy some summer squash and cherry tomatoes.
Pierce School had a fantastic first day back for the 2019-2020 school year.
We welcomed new friends and staff to the Black Bear family.
Everyone was so excited to begin another year of learning and growing together.
In the spring of 2016, NH Department of Environmental Services issued recommendations for voluntary testing of lead in drinking water at all schools and daycares. This action was in large part a result of lead toxicity to children from the water crisis in Flint,
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), also known as the Summer Meals Program, provides kids and teens with free meals when school is out.
The program was established to ensure that children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session.
We had an awesome time with the Pierce community at Children and the Arts Day in Peterborough! This year’s theme was “Let Your Light Shine,” and Pierce’s light was shining brightly.
Read More: Pierce School Students Enjoy Children And The Arts
Opera is a visual art that combines music, theatre, and dance to create a spectacular performance. Originating in Italy more that 400 years ago, today opera is enjoyed by audiences worldwide and is performed in almost every language,