It is a fundamental goal of the Pine Bush Central School District to provide accurately-vetted information regarding health and safety issues that impact our students, staff, district families and the extended community. Our hope is that providing this information promotes transparency as we work toward providing a safe, nurturing environment for our students. One of …
Stacie Blaut’s sixth-grade students at CVMS participated in the tower lab challenge recently. Their goal was to construct a free-standing tower using the least amount of index cards in order to hold a stuffed animal for 20 seconds. The students used this lab to explore the Scientific Method. The groups used a variety of methods …
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Good afternoon. Today, September 22, 2022, the high school administrative team became aware of a YouTube post that contained a video threat made over the summer by one of our own students. The student was immediately removed from class to begin an investigation. Local law enforcement officials were promptly notified and have been directly involved …
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Bobbi Walter’s sixth graders at CVMS are working on the scientific process unit. Recently they conducted two science labs – the penny drop lab and the Skittles lab. The students are learning how to write a hypothesis and then conduct the experiment. For these labs, the students were thrilled to have a special guest – …
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Students in Ellie Cassidy’s third-grade class at EJR are rewarded with “class cash” for following the classroom and school expectations. Fridays are shopping days where they can trade in their cash for prizes. One prize is the opportunity to read to another class. The kids love reading to their former teacher’s class or to their …
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Each summer, students from Pine Bush Elementary School are challenged to read for 40 days. This year, an amazing 85 students completed the challenge over the summer! It’s PBE Library Media Specialist Lisa Ruyack’s way to keep students engaged through the summer months. “My professional goal has always been to increase reading outside the school …
Flu, or influenza, spreads easily and can make people very sick, especially children. Flu symptoms include: fever or chills body aches cough sore throat headache runny or stuffy nose feeling very tired stomach problems and diarrhea (especially in children)) Unlike a cold, the flu comes on very suddenly. Prevent flu Flu vaccine is the best …
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Start With Hello encourages students to make an effort to connect with others, especially fellow students they may not know well or someone having a hard time. All students at Pine Bush Elementary Pine Bush Elementary learned about Start With Hello and its three-step approach to building the school community. Principal Eric Winter discussed with …
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Fourth-grade teachers at Circleville Elementary School – Kaylin Bourke, Lisa Quick, Andrea Urmston and Maria Gabrell – challenged their students to an early STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) exploration to “Help Harry.” The students had to create a safe perch where Harry could look out over the classroom. They were limited to a …
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New York State Senator James Skoufis is accepting applications for the fall cohort of his Youth Advisory Council. The deadline to apply is Friday, Sept. 30. The council will be a small group of students ranging from 14-21 years old that are passionate and curious about state and local government. The student-led group will have …
