Good afternoon all Pine Bush Parents of elementary and middle school students, A district task force has been designing our Return to Learn plan for the Pine Bush schools, and I’m calling/writing to give you a high-level overview of this plan today. It is based on what we learned from our parent, staff, and student …
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As of July 1, 2018 New York State law requires a health examination for all students entering the school district for the first time and also when entering Pre-K or K, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th , and 11th grade. The examination must be completed by a New York State licensed physician, physician assistant …
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Hello, It is with a very heavy heart that I make this call, to share some very sad news with you. Pine Bush has tragically lost two of our students: one in a house fire last night and the other to cancer last week. The student who died from complications of her cancer treatment was …
The Orange County Youth Bureau has compiled this list of summer camps to help parents access the limited number of programs available for children due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This list is not all-inclusive.
2020 has been a unique year! Since we cannot gather together to honor our fifth grade students, we will honor them in this virtual moving up ceremony. The staff at E.J.R. treasures the time it has had with this class. We all celebrate their accomplishments and join them in looking forward to all they do …
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Fifth grade students at EJR, under the direction of art teacher Heidi Meier, participated in the Getty Challenge, taking classic pieces of art and recreating them. Take a look at the results – they are pretty remarkable!
Each year, the Art Department holds an annual “Empty Bowls” fundraiser coinciding with our district-wide art show. It also hosts a senior art show. Since they were unable to physically do this, instead they have put together a virtual gallery in order to showcase the students’ efforts both in school and during this time of …
Dear Pine Bush staff and parents, I write to you tonight with a heavy heart. I have watched the news over the past week with a mounting sense of frustration and horror, and over the past few days I’ve seen some sickening social media posts from some of our very own students. Forget the coronavirus …
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Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, Tonight’s message covers our end of the year planning. At this point, since we didn’t take any spring recess, our students will have met their 180-day state requirement for school attendance on Friday June 12. So Friday, June 12, will be the last day of virtual instruction here …
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The Pine Bush Central School District media specialists have launched its “Ask a Librarian” on Google Meet. Students may log in Monday through Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to get answers to all library-related questions regarding ebooks, research and other topics, and to say hello to their school’s librarian. The librarians would also …
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