North East Elementary School

Welcome to the North East Elementary School!

The North East Elementary School consists of grades K-5 and serves our youngest learners in the school district. In the truest sense of the words, collaboration and teamwork are essential as the faculty and staff work collectively in educating our elementary students.

The Elementary school is filled with motivated learners eager to continue their journey of learning throughout their early years. Students in the primary grade levels will learn in self-contained classrooms, spending the majority of their day with one teacher and “traveling” to each of their Specials classes.  Specials consist of Art, Library, Music, Physical Education, Aquatics Education (in grades 3-5), and STEAM.  A key theme in the upper elementary (3-5) grade levels is the concept of departmentalization.  This term means that teachers in these grade levels have a focused content area that they are responsible to instruct on a daily basis.  In turn, the students begin to “travel” more frequently and are taught by several teachers throughout each school day.  Students are exposed to a variety of content including: language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and the previously shared Specials.  Students are also given appropriate opportunities to engage and interact with technology, both in their classrooms as well as other learning spaces.

The PA Core Standards drive the overall curriculum at the Elementary School.  To this end, instructional content is heavily geared to meeting the requirements found within the PA Core.  Students will begin to be tested on state PSSA assessments in third grade.  These assessments are entirely aligned to the PA Core and serve as one measure of effectiveness for student learning.  It is important to note that both student achievement and student growth are key concepts for the staff at NEES. It is a philosophical tenet of the Elementary School administration and faculty that parental involvement is critical to the learning process for children.  We strive to build connections and maintain open lines of communication with parents to maximize the learning possibilities for all students.  As we continue the academic and extracurricular development of our students in school, we ask for the continued support of all parents at home as well.  Together, we will truly be successful in growing all learners!