Pelham Elementary
Welcome! With a population of 120 students in grades K-6, Pelham Elementary School provides a positive, safe, engaging, and supportive learning environment in which all students can grow and learn to become productive members of their community. Pelham Elementary’s hard-working and passionate faculty and staff are focused on the development of each child and on helping every student achieve at their personal best. At Pelham, we celebrate the diversity of our learning community through our curriculum and our continual focus on social justice and culturally responsive practices. Arts...
Dual Language Program Update
This page contains information regarding the exploration of a possible Dual Language Program. The Enrollment Working Group will use this page to update with research results, presentations, helpful links and other information relevant to the Program. For questions regarding the exploration or the Working Group, please contact Debbie Westmoreland. See the Amherst Media's "Window into ARPS: Dual Language Program Presentation." For more information please see some of these helpful links: On Monday, November 5, 2018, the Amherst School Committee voted to approve a Dual Language Program in...
Bus Routes
Bus routes have been updated for the 2012-2013 school year. To search for a bus stop for elementary school students or secondary school students, go to http://arps.org/hss/BusRoutes.jsp. To find what elementary school your child is attending, use the Boundary Viewer provided by the Town of Amherst. Pelham Elementary School Bus...
Grade 1
Pelham Elementary School First Grade
Transportation
Peter CrouseTransportation Coordinator(413) Office Staff: Sally Jones, Administrative Assistant 362-1854 General Information The transportation department operates and maintains a fleet of nineschool buses and fourteen school vans. Both the buses and vans are usedon a daily basis to transport students to and from school both inAmherst and to outside placements. The department also providestransportation to athletic and cultural events both locally andout-of-state. We are not obligated by law to provide transportation for studentswho are not resident members of our...
Kindergarten
Who is Mr. Lawrie? This is my fifth year teaching Kindergarten at Pelham Elementary. Even though I get such amazing joy from teaching I still want to be a Beatle. After living in New Jersey, Boston, MA and Madison, WI, I moved to Amherst in 2014 with my family. I was lucky enough to stay home with our newborn at the time for nearly two years before I got back into education. I worked in Early Intervention at an organization called Reach, as a paraeducator in Northampton and finally at Pelham as the Kindergarten Teacher. Before getting into education, I worked for John...
Student Services
The Student Services Office is located at the Amherst Regional Middle School. If sending information via USPS please send to: Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools Student Services Office 170 Chestnut Street Amherst, Massachusetts 01002 You can also call or fax the office at: Telephone: (413) 362-1833 or (413) 362-1834 Fax: (413) 549-9834 Dr. Faye Brady Director of Student Services / Special JoAnn Smith Student Services Administrator Preschool through Middle School Kristen Hulvey, Out of District Placement Coordinator Wendy...
Kindergarten
Teachers: William Lawrie, Sage Scott I have been in education for 10 years. I worked as a paraprofessional for some years and found a true passion for Early Education when I was hired as a preschool teacher in Wisconsin. I have been teaching for three years at Pelham as the Kindergarten teacher and have had a wonderful time getting to know my colleagues and students. Teaching kindergartners to sing and love music is one of my favorite things to do. It allows me to be creative when teaching ELA and Math and it also allows kids to see that learning is an experience and not just using a...
Nurse’s Office
School Nurse: Cathleen (Katy) Guisti Email: Phone: (413) 362-1103 Health Policies Emergency Cards An emergency information card is sent home with each student at the start of the school year. Families are requested to complete and return the card to school as soon as possible. This card is used to collect information to contact families in the event of an accident, illness or emergency at school. It also asks for information on medical conditions that the school should be aware of. Please contact the school nurse office at any time during the school year if your address,...
Principal
Hi! I am Micki Darling, the interim principal at Pelham Elementary School. Prior to this year, I was a special education teacher for 6 years, and a classroom teacher for 6 years. I have taught second grade, fourth grade and special education. When I am not at Pelham School, I am with my family, my husband and our three boys, 19, 17 and 15. You might find me at the ice rink watching hockey, at the fields watching ultimate frisbee, hiking mountains or beaches with friends, or visiting my extended family. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to work with kids. After...