Robin Conklin’s fifth-grade students continued a tradition at Circleville Elementary School reading Esperanza Rising, a historical fiction chapter book that is read by fifth grade classes at CES and across the district. In addition to the reading, students also make their own yarn dolls, which have significant meaning in the story about a young …
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Hello Pine Bush Parents and staff, I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about our plans to return for more learning this spring. So I want to fill everyone in on where we stand in our efforts to begin more frequent teacher-student contact. And at the end I have something to say about spring sports. …
Earlier in March, our schools celebrated the annual Read Across America Day, a true festival of reading. At PBE, Leilah Austin and her fifth-graders read “We Are Water Protectors,” a beautiful picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade. The book tells the story of an Ojibwe girl who fights against the …
There’s been a lot of reading going on and Ms. Porter at CES decided to bring a favorite story to life! So on Friday morning, March 12, she made a special breakfast for her kindergarten students – green eggs and ham! The students loved trying this unique breakfast, one they mostly only read about!
Winter is almost over but the students at CES had a tremendously fun time creating this whimsical, virtual snowball fight. Mary Sousa, the music teacher at Circleville Elementary School, said the students used choreographed motions to practice listening for form and details in this piece of music. All of her kindergarten, first and second grade …
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CES third graders in Seth VanGaasbeek’s class took on the tower challenge! Each student had 14 index cards and two feet of tape to create a tower that would ultimately hold a small stuffed bear. The added challenge: build the tallest tower in the class. This STEM activity really got the creative juices flowing for …
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This is Eric Winter, principal of Pine Bush Elementary School with some important information regarding the next phase of our Return to Learn planning for our students this spring. As we finalize our plans about when and how we can bring our students back to school for more in-person instruction, we may need to hear …
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This is Brian Breheny, principal of Pakanasink Elementary School with some important information regarding the next phase of our Return to Learn planning for our students this spring. As we finalize our plans about when and how we can bring our students back to school for more in-person instruction, we may need to hear from …
This is Elizabeth Halsey-Sproul, principal of E.J. Russell Elementary School with some important information regarding the next phase of our Return to Learn planning for our students this spring. As we finalize our plans about when and how we can bring our students back to school for more in-person instruction, we may need to hear …
