Pakanasink second-graders had an exciting day just before the winter break. The three classes were divided into four groups, with students from all classes mixed together. They were having a different craft in each classroom. Suzanne Parker led a group in making winter trees. Kim White’s group made elf hats. …
Members of our Pine Bush High School Youth in Government program participated in the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 13. This ceremony takes place all across the United States and at several of U.S. foreign cemeteries on the same day at the same time. It started back in 1992 in Maine with …
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Melissa Boniface’s students at EJR completed a fun STEM activity recently, which definitely kept them motivated before the winter break. They read different versions of the classic tale “The Gingerbread Man.” The students discussed characters, story elements and problems and solutions. They also compared similarities and differences between the stories. The students were then …
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Several students from Janice Barth, Julie Palinkas and Diane Trad’s classes had artwork selected to be part of this year’s SUNY Orange Human Rights exhibition. Those students are: Caroline Barth, Ava Dymond, Jackson Hujus, Dominic Licardi, Parker Scoville, Jake Thompson, Kaileen Bautista, Jazzlyn King, Imie Magdua, Kelli Lugo, Conor Kilgore, Brooke Gluszak, Ella Humphrey …
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Our fifth-grade students at Pine Bush Elementary and Pakanasink Elementary recently took part in the John Lennon Real Love Project! It was a wonderful experience for them. The project, which is offered through the Theatre Within, gives the students a way to express themselves creatively by rewriting the lyrics to Lennon’s song, Real Love. They …
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The kindergarten students in Lindsay Brooks’s class learned all about Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. They learned how to play the dreidel game and even colored and made their own dreidels! They had so much fun and loved sharing their creations. The class also made Christmas trees and menorahs, which are lining their …
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The students in Pine Bush High School’s Business Retail Management class with Nora Callahan collaborated with Valley Central students to create a t-shirt for a recent fundraiser that Valley Central hosted. The event, the Tinsel Trot, was to “ring” in their new track. We know our business students do a tremendous job on Pine …
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Pine Bush High School library and media specialist Robin Renahan worked with Briana Caruso’s class recently after they read the book, “Wonder.” It’s an amazing book with a powerful message about kindness and empathy. The teacher in “Wonder” has a precept every month. What’s a precept? It’s a rule! Rules about friendship, kindness …
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Our CVMS staff recently teamed up with a colleague or worked independently to create theme-based gingerbread houses, and let’s just say… the competitive holiday spirit was alive and thriving! After school, teams gathered in our Family and Consumer Science classroom for an afternoon of creativity, collaboration, competition, and good old-fashioned fun. Armed with …
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Fourth-graders in Stacey Venzel’s class at PBE worked on their book, “The Adventures of Tofu the Guinea Pig,” earlier in the school year. Their stories and illustrations about Tofu were to be published in a book! Well that day finally happened and how exciting it was! Have a look at the big reveal video: https://youtu.be/BD1imiwv54A …
