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 …
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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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.
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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What a joyful gathering it was at Pine Bush High School when students and family members in the English as a New Language program shared their culture and celebrated the diversity of the district at the annual pot luck dinner. Cathy Aller, ENL leader for the district, welcomed everyone to the celebration and introduced her …
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Elementary students throughout the Pine Bush Central School District had special visitors this month. Volunteers from local fire departments visited the schools and talked to the students about fire safety. At Edward J. Russell Elementary School, Pine Bush firefighter and past chief Craig Gillespie talked to the students about what to do in an emergency …
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It’s a Pine Bush tradition. In October, the Wallkill East Rotary visits each of the Pine Bush elementary schools and gives every third-grade student a dictionary of their very own. Last week, representatives from the Rotary did just that, stopping by Circleville Elementary, Pakanasink, EJR and PBE. Dr. William Bassett, a member of the Rotary …
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It is flu season. While the flu virus is here year round, it is most prevalent from October through February, lasting sometimes into May. The New York State Department of Health has issued “The Flu: A Guide for Parents.” Click here to go to the state website for tips on keeping your children safe and …
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The students at EJR Elementary School kicked off No Place for Hate with thoughtful discussion and a promise to be kind, accepting and respectful to each other. The 5th grade news team produced a video about what the promise means to them. All EJR students viewed the video and discussed just what it means to …
After conferring with the Orange County Department of Health, we have been informed that our district must exclude students that have not met immunization requirements immediately. Parents with children who have not obtained all of the necessary shots have been notified. Their children cannot report to school tomorrow and parents will be called to pick …
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