Let’s celebrate Pi Day! They do it in a very special way at CES! Math takes center stage, of course, as students learn about the mathematical constant, Pi (3.14159), but there is excitement for another reason. Watch our short video here. The student at each grade level who raised the most money for the …
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There is so much to look forward to in fifth grade. At Circleville Elementary School, the Esperanza Rising experience is certainly a highlight!. All fifth-grade students at CES read the Scholastic classic, Esperanza Rising. But they don’t just read it; they experience it! Esperanza is a young girl living a life of privilege …
Three Pine Bush teams are heading to the state competition in Syracuse for the Odyssey of the Mind state competition on March 21, after the Region 5 competition at OU BOCES on Feb. 28. CVMS took on problem 5, Taller Tales of John Jivery, and took first place in their Division 2. Circleville Elementary …
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Monday was an exciting day here in our Pine Bush elementary schools. Members of the Pine Bush High School football team traveled to the district’s elementary schools to celebrate Read Across America Week. They read books to the younger students – classics, funny ones, newer books and books the kids already know and love. A …
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Friday, Feb. 13 was our 100th day of school here in the Pine Bush Central School District! Woo hoo! Our younger students in the elementary schools celebrated by dressing like 100-year-old people, which is always a highlight of the day. It also included lots of 100-centric educational activities. Like sorting …
February is heart health month and our elementary schools are driving that message home. At CES, Cara Donohoe from the American Heart Association talked to students about how to keep their hearts healthy – drink water to stay hydrated, eat smart with lots of lean protein, fruits and vegetables, sleep 9-12 hours each day, move …
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Art teacher Kelsey Skudder is turning Circleville Elementary into a giant masterpiece. In a school-wide “puzzle project,” every student—from pre-K to 5th grade—is creating a unique piece of a larger story. While Pre-K masters the traditional self-portrait, older grades are diving a little deeper: Kindergarten is mapping emotions through color. Grade 1 is …
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Let’s eat well! February provides some great choices for breakfast and lunch for all our students at no charge! Have a look at your child’s school menu here and plan on some delicious and nutritious school meals all month long!
Fourth-graders at CES have been learning about Native Americans, including those who lived here in our local area. They have been learning about the way the native Americans walked on snow – by creating snow shoes, how they took care of the earth with their respect for nature, how they made their homemade shoes – …
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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