Undermountain Elementary School, a unit of  the Southern Berkshire Regional School District, aims to provide an environment which recognizes the uniqueness of each child, stimulates the fullest development of a child’s potential and encourages pride in achievement.  Students are helped to acquire skills needed to become purposeful and effective members of this ever changing society and to understand the scope of their responsibilities.

Ideally our efforts will foster a life-long interest in learning.  We welcome, honor and enjoy the uniqueness of each person who comes to our school. We accept and celebrate differences in people and strive for a school environment in which students, parents, staff and other community citizens are active partners in educational excellence.  We are committed to challenging each and every student and providing many options to the ways in which children acquire knowledge and express what they have learned.

Meeting the academic, social and emotional needs of our students is our first and foremost goal.  Academically, the Undermountain Elementary School core curriculum is based on both the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and on national curriculum standards in the arts, English, history and social studies, health, mathematics, science and technology.  Art, music and physical education are a part of the each student’s schedule and formal technology education begins in grade 5.  Throughout the school year, special opportunities available to students include dance, theater, YAPP (Young American Playwright’s Program), after school sports such as wrestling, baseball, softball and soccer, the DARE Program, and pottery. 

The classes at Undermountain Elementary School never have more than 25 students.  In grades PreK-2, each classroom teacher has a paraprofessional who assists in the classroom, at lunch and during recess.  Paraprofessionals also assist teachers in grades 3-6.  The paraprofessionals give our teachers the flexibility to group and regroup students throughout the school day.   Parents are updated on their child’s progress at parent conferences, team meetings, through teacher phone calls, and written reports that are sent home two times per year in grades K-2 and three times per year in grades 3-6.

Among the vital organizations that help to make Undermountain Elementary programs excellent are the school council and  the P.T.O.   Through collaboration, these organizations provide our school community with support in the development of the school’s improvement plan, scholarships, enrichment programs and supplies and materials.

 
 

More Information contact: 
Principal, Mary Edwards
Assistant Principal,
Secretary to the Principal Terry Palfini