Kindergarten teacher Lindsay Brooks had many eggs in the incubator at her Circleville Elementary classroom. She and her students watched and learned about the development of the chicks. As the chicks hatched, she invited her virtual students to see them in person! She organized the families to come after school at staggered times with social …
Talk about heroes. Wednesday, May 12, is National School Nurses Day. What can we say about our nurses. They have always been valuable to our district, providing professional medical care to our students and staff every single day of the school year. Our nurses provide wellness screenings and set up district blood drives. They coordinate …
Congratulations to Emmanuel, a fifth-grade student at Circleville Elementary School who was chosen as a prize winner in the district’s “Imagine Your Future” contest through Imagine Learning. Emmanuel logged an incredible 407.5 minutes of learning with Imagine Learning over spring break, which earned him 31,524 points for the prize drawing. The contest was a collaboration …
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Monday kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week and boy is this week one to celebrate! For more than a year now, our teachers have devised innovative ways to teach our students who are sitting in front of them in the classroom as well as those who are learning remotely through a computer screen. They have been …
Swimming for Fitness at the Pine Bush High School pool runs Monday, May 3, through Thursday, June 10. This program is for swimmers who want to improve their skills. All students must be able to swim the length of the pool. The program is open Monday through Thursday each week. Ages 7-10 swim from 5 …
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Pine Bush Central School District Continuing Education is offering its Learn to Swim program for children ages 2 through 12 at the Pakanasink Elementary School pool. There are four levels of instruction: beginner, novice, intermediate and advanced. Session 1 runs from April 26 through May 19 on Mondays and Wednesdays or April 27 through May …
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Dear Pine Bush Families of Students in Grades 3-8: Earlier this year, the New York State Board of Regents petitioned the federal Department of Education for a waiver to cancel the Grades 3-8 Math and English Language Arts exams, as well as the Grades 4 and 8 Science exams. While the Department of Education has …
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The Pine Bush Central School District is working with Concerts in Motion to share their PEAK program with students in grades 3 through 7. The program – Performance Education Access Knowledge – takes place each Tuesday in April at 4 p.m. via zoom. The schedule for the remaining sessions is: April 13 – Turning Obstacles …
Odyssey of the Mind teams from Pine Bush High School and EJ Russell Elementary School finished first in their respective regional divisions and are now moving on to the state competitions. All levels of this year’s Odyssey competition are virtual. Teams recorded their work and sent it off to the OOTM headquarters in New Jersey, …
We celebrate reading throughout the year but we put a special emphasis during March when we celebrate Read Across America. Librarian Lisa Ruyack at Pine Bush Elementary shared some videos by authors with connections to Pine Bush as they read their books for all to enjoy. Jordan D. Brown The first author is Jordan D. …
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