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Category: Archive
Snow! Snow! And more snow!
Snow! There certainly has been lots of it around. At Pine Bush Elementary, Molly Terpening’s first grade students were very busy writing about snow and reading lots of fiction and non-fiction books about winter and snow. She decided to complement her literacy instruction with science by having her students – both in class and at …
Changes to interim report periods, third quarter marking period changed for secondary students
According to the district’s printed calendar, tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 26, would be the end of the 25-week period for the basis of preparing interim reports. However, we are going to push that back by one more week for secondary students, which will have a ripple effect on the end of the third quarter and the …
PAK selected for international diversity project with ADL/Chelsea Football Club
Pakanasink Elementary School was one of just five schools in the United States chosen to participate in an international cultural diversity identity project. The project is a partnership between the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) No Place For Hate and the Chelsea Football Club in England. (See the Times Herald-Record article about the project here.) Pakanasink Assistant …
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PBE students study Black leaders as part of Black History Month
PBE fifth grade students in Mrs. LoPresti and Mrs. Ponsolle’s class focused on Black leaders in our country and beyond, part of their Black History Month curriculum. Students chose a Black leader in history and did research on them. The students learned about their background and accomplishments, then completed a form listing biographical information and …
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Photos needed for CVMS yearbook; order your copy by March 1
Attention CVMS students: We need pictures for the yearbook! All photos are due by March 1! Email to cvms.yearbook@pinebushschools.org All students are asked to send a portrait photo of themselves to be used in the yearbook. It does not have to be a professional photo. The portrait should: have a neutral background, be from the …
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PBHS offering the ASVAB test at PBHS on March 16
Pine Bush High School will be offering an in-person Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. in the PBHS library. ASVAB is a timed, multi-aptitude test used by all branches of the military, designed to help determine a candidate’s strengths and find where he or she will succeed. …
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Have a look at what Middletown Thrall Public Library offers to our students
The CVMS Library has access to a Sora collection of online eBooks and audiobooks. However, The Middletown Thrall Public Library provides access to another Sora collection. Most CVMS families are a part of the Middletown Thrall Public Library . Click here for an informative, short video from Dennis at the Youth Services Department at Thrall …
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The Nurtured Heart Approach six-week course begins Feb. 24
Learn a transformative approach to parenting and working with children with Pine Bush Central School District Assistant Director of Special Programs Rosemary Mannino as she facilitates a six-week course “Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach.” The course will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. via Zoom on six Wednesdays: Feb. 24 March …
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EJR launches Reading Together with The Lemonade War
Reading – it is the gateway to learning. At EJR, Principal Elizabeth Halsey Sproul and her building level team have launched Reading Together, a partnership between teachers and families to share reading aloud with their students. Here’s how it works: the team chose The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies as its first shared book. Each …
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