Pine Bush Schools CLOSED on Thursday, March 12th
All Pine Bush Central Schools are CLOSED on Thursday, March 12, 2020.
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A comic exploring the coronavirus for kids
Here is a comic from npr.org for children to better understand the coronavirus and its effects on different people.
State assessments will be computer based in 2020
The Pine Bush Central School District has chosen to use computer-based testing to administer the New York State assessments for grades 3 through 8 this month. Click here to learn more about the assessments from Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Donna Geidel and a guide from New York State on what parents need to know before …
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Superintendent Mains: No known coronavirus cases in PBCSD as of March 10
March 10, 2020 Good evening, I’m calling with a Pine Bush update on the coronavirus. So far, we still have no known cases in our district, but that hasn’t stopped false rumors from spreading on social media. We did establish space in the high school today (and in the remaining schools tomorrow) where we can …
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100 days celebrated at EJR
One hundred was the magic number on Wednesday, Feb. 19, as elementary students around the district celebrated the 100th day of school. In Megan Collins’ first grade class at EJR, students worked together to read 100 books that day. Their activities also focused on 100. In one writing assignment, the students wrote about some of …
EJR March newsletter is now available
Take a look at the latest newsletter for EJR. It includes news from each grade and department, important dates and more!
EJR moves it!
The Kids Heart Challenge really got students moving at EJR during the month of February. While learning about heart health during February, which is Heart Health Month, the students put it into action as they jumped rope, played balloon volleyball, ran, crawled and jumped through the obstacle course, bounced on the hippity-hoppity balls and …
Information from the state regarding coronavirus
The New York State Department of Health and New York State Education Department commissioners have issued a joint statement regarding the coronavirus. They have requested we share it with our school district community. A new coronavirus called 2019 Novel (new) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was first found in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. This virus had not been …
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2020-2021 School calendar adopted by school board
The student calendar for the 2020-2021 school year was adopted by the Pine Bush Central School District on Jan. 14, 2020. Click here for the calendar. It can be found on the district website under Parent/Community; there is a link to it on the right of the page.
The passion of Mr. Schu takes EJR by storm
What a special day at EJR! John Schumacher, AKA Mr. Schu, Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs, made it a very memorable day for the third, fourth and fifth grade students and teachers at EJR. Mr. Schu’s mission: to spark enthusiasm for reading. He was successful. “Reading is my favorite sport,” Mr. Schu …
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