The Critical Incident and Stress Management (CISM) provides resources for parents and students to promote social connectedness, maintain good mental health, wellness and selfcare tips and much more. Click here for a list of the group’s helpful resources.
Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, On Sundays, I have been reviewing the work of author David Rock, who identified five arenas of social needs in the brain that, when unmet, can make us feel threatened and lead to a fight, flight or freeze response. Lately, more and more of us are either combative, wanting …
Good evening, I hope everyone had a restful and/or productive “Flexible Friday.” By now we have had one full week of mandatory instruction following our revised Virtual Learning Plan. Thanks to all of you who have reached out to share your perceptions. Largely, I have heard from parents, students, and teachers that the plan is a …
Good evening, Given the current circumstances, we know that many people may be unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic and the protracted shutdown of so many businesses. We want to make sure that every family knows that if your household income has been affected, then you may qualify for reduced price meals through the National School Meal …
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Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, As you all should know, we are in day two of our redesigned plan for Virtual Learning. To augment the booklet that describes the changes, one of our middle school teachers, Katie Green, made a short, five-minute video that highlights the changes that, in particular, affect our secondary students …
Have you heard of “The Getty Challenge?” It’s taking Instagram and Twitter by storm. Initiated by the J. Paul Getty Museum, the challenge asks people to select a work of art from the Getty Museum and create it using items found at home. Patrice Butler, visual arts teacher at PBE, got her fourth and fifth …
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Congratulations to Chris Cain, Pine Bush High School varsity basketball’s senior forward who was named the 2020 Varsity 845 Player of the Year. Chris had an outstanding year for the Bushmen, helping them to a nine-win increase over the 2019 season and leading them to the Section 9 Class AA finals.
New York State Department of Education recently released guidelines on the modifications to requirements for students who had planned to take Regents in June. Click here for a chart of common scenarios as they apply to currently enrolled Pine Bush Central School District students in grades 8 through 12 who were planning to participate in …
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The Pine Bush Virtual Learning Guidance Document includes information for both students and parents regarding schedules, instructional guidelines and resources, and information on how to communicate with staff.
Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, As we approach the end of our first week of virtual instruction, I’ve heard a number of teachers express their dismay that some of their students are not logging into their Google Classroom accounts. Or they are logging in, but only completing a portion of the work. I hope …
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