We wish our sixth graders the best of luck as they head to middle school. Thanks to the generous support of the Pierrepont PTA and the sixth grade parents, our sixth graders celebrated with a carnival on the last day of school. There was a DJ, a variety of carnival games, and teacher dunk tank. … [Read more...] about Good Luck Sixth Graders!
6th Grade Geometry Projects
The students of Ms.Scrimenti and Mrs. Bongiovanni's homerooms finished their culminating geometry math projects. The assignment was to create "Net Mobiles" by first figuring out a theme, calculating volume and surface area, and finally, building the nets into 3-Dimensional Shapes. The students worked so hard and came up with awesome themes! They were very excited to show off their "Net"opias! Some created themes like "Foodtopia" and "Sponge-Topia" while others created mobiles of themselves, like "Otopia" which was the world of Olivia Walker one of Mrs. Bongiovanni's students. … [Read more...] about 6th Grade Geometry Projects
Peer Tutoring Program
The Pierrepont Guidance Department has implemented a Peer Tutoring Program at lunchtime to help students with their studies. Sixth grade students who hold an A- average or better in Math or Language Arts provide the tutoring under the supervision of Mr. Siskas, Guidance Counselor. The program has been well received by students and tutors alike. The program is offered 5 days a week and is available to all grade levels. Students who wish to sign up and or parents who would like to sign up their child- should contact Mr. Siskas. … [Read more...] about Peer Tutoring Program
Fitness Days
On May 23rd, 24th and June 7th Pierrepont school held Fitness Days. Physical Education teachers, Mr. Pampulevski and Ms. Mahoney, along with the PTA, ran the day. Students participated in various events and earned points for their homerooms. The end of the day culminated with a relay and the announcement of the class champion. This year Mrs. Silverstein's class won for the 4th grade, Mr. Bach's class for the 5th grade and Ms. Bongiovanni's class for the 6th grade. Fun was had by ALL! … [Read more...] about Fitness Days
NFL Play 60
Pierrepont School 5th graders have been participating in the Jets Play60 program, coordinated by Ms. Mahoney. Students have logged their active minutes and submitted their booklets in order to be entered into a raffle. Two students were randomly chosen, Jodi DeSalvo and Daniel Francisco. They will be receiving tickets to the Jets vs Dolphins game and will be honored on the field! In total our 5th graders were active for a total of 112,560 minutes! We are very proud of all who took part in this program. … [Read more...] about NFL Play 60