Welcome to February!
EJR families – have a look at what’s happening during the month of February! It’s a busy one for sure!
Category: Edward J Russell Elementary
Author, psychotherapist Thomas Kersting to speak to parents on the effects of cell phones and technology on students
Author and psychotherapist Tom Kersting will be speaking here in Pine Bush to students, parents and staff about technology and how it is impacting teaching, learning and our kids’ mental health. It is an important message all should consider. Kersting, who is based in New Jersey and lectures throughout the country on raising …
Our third graders are experts in the water cycle and weather
Third graders at EJR had an amazing experience learning about the water cycle and weather. In addition to their regular lessons, they had five weekly lessons from conservation educators Ashley Hickey and Sarah Archbald to support their classroom learning. During week one, Ms. Hickey and Ms. Archbald had them look at the important …
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EJR’s January newsletter is here!
Happy New Year EJR families! Have a look at all that’s happening in this first month of the 2024 year!
Fifth-grade students talk weather with cloud in a bottle experiment
STEM coaches Alyson Callahan and Leilani Howard worked with students at all four of our elementary schools on the cloud in a bottle experiment, ultimately giving them a better understanding of air pressure, temperature, clouds and their effects on each other. The students worked in pairs, all with their safety goggles intact. They …
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Meters of Mittens bring warmth, joy – and some math – to the EJR community
Fourth-graders in Patricia Van Leuven’s class at EJR run an amazing project during the month of December. It’s called Meters of Mittens – and it benefits everyone involved! The students put the word out via a flyer that is distributed to all students and staff that they are collecting mittens, gloves, hats and scarves for …
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EJR students are learning about their bones, muscles and all about basketball
EJR physical education teacher Chris Curnan recently had an eager group of second graders discussing bones and muscles and basketball! He and fellow EJR physical education teacher Barbara Hostetter have a bone and muscle of the month that the students learn about. The kids learn where in the body the bone and muscle are …
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New, delicious offerings for breakfast and lunch – and grab-and-go breakfast starting this week
Not only are breakfast and lunch free to all students at all schools here in Pine Bush, there are some new offerings available as well as grab and go breakfast carts coming to all elementary and middle schools! That’s right, students in our elementary and middle schools won’t have to go to the cafeteria for …
There is a lot happening at EJR in December
Check out the EJR newsletter for December! See what the students did in November and what they’re looking forward to in the upcoming month!
Diversity Day at EJR let’s students learn about other lands
Elena Kwoka moved from Ukraine to Pine Bush when she was just four years old. She and her family embraced their new life here in America. However, they have kept their Ukrainian culture close to their hearts and have passed their love of their culture on to the next generation in their family. …
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