EJ Russell Elementary School had an amazing and fun way to promote reading throughout the school – it was the Masked Reader! Seven staff members, dressed in inflatable costumes (and one pickle suit), were recorded reading a book with a voice changer app. It was a great way to disguise both their …
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Our district-wide art show was, in a word, amazing! Our students displayed incredible works, from painting to sculpture to pottery and more. And they had lots of fun. All elementary schools displayed their works in the cafeteria. with. many students eagerly searching the walls for their works of art to show their families. …
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Pine Bush High School was alive with music as the district hosted its second annual All-District Music Day. Music and chorus students from Crispell Middle School and Circleville Middle School, along with fifth-graders from all elementary schools met in the high school auditorium on Thursday, March 27, to share ideas, learn from other …
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It’s Autism Awareness Month! You may notice that many of our local businesses have colorful puzzle pieces, hearts and infinity symbols painted on their windows to help with the effort of spreading awareness of the disorder that approximately 1 in 36 children and millions of adults live with every day. Pine Bush SEPTSA …
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The Pine Bush community came together last Wednesday for the annual senior citizen dinner and show. Senior citizens from throughout our community, 126 in all, came to Pine Bush High School for a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings and dessert. Seventy-five volunteers from the district did the work, from prep and …
Our community food pantry at Pine Bush High School has been a busy place. Coordinated by Katie Carson-Decker, a social worker at the high school, it has served our entire district community since November, 2022. Ms. Carson-Decker was busy packing bags of food recently as part of something new at the pantry – the backpack …
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EJR students recently got a first-hand account of how graphic novels are made. That’s because they got a visit from Matt Holm, the illustrator of the Babymouse series of children’s books, and others. Babymouse is a sassy little mouse getting through the adventures of elementary school. There are 20 books in the …
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Members of the Pine Bush High School football team traveled to the district’s elementary schools to celebrate Read Across America Week. They read children’s classics to the younger students and had the opportunity to visit with some of their former teachers and administrators. The younger students truly enjoyed their guest readers. They had …
Our planet is getting warmer and, if it continues, many animals and insects won’t reproduce, causing changes to our ecosystem. Andrew Clough from Orange and Rockland Utilities talked to students at EJ Russell Elementary School about energy and how they and their families can help slow the warming of the planet by making changes in …
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EJR had an amazing February, celebrating Black History Month and learning about influential and successful Black Americans. Fifth-graders learned all about Oprah Winfrey – show host, television producer, actress, author, and media mogul. They gathered information about her and shared it with second grade students. Students in Sean Blessing, Katie Yowell and Heather …
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