March 2 was Read Across America Day, part of Read Across America Week, an initiative of the National Education Association to encourage reading and literacy in our children. Pakanasink and EJR elementary schools invited guest readers to read to students in their classrooms. Board of Education President Gretchen Meier, Vice President Kristi Kheiralla, Superintendent …
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Monday was an exciting day here in our Pine Bush elementary schools. Members of the Pine Bush High School football team traveled to the district’s elementary schools to celebrate Read Across America Week. They read books to the younger students – classics, funny ones, newer books and books the kids already know and love. A …
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Students at Pakanasink have been celebrating Black History Month throughout February as well as kindness in Kia Ward’s art class. Each grade level has learned about the importance of kind words and how to use them in their artwork. While learning about kindness, each grade level is also learning about Black History Month. Students created …
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Friday, Feb. 13 was our 100th day of school here in the Pine Bush Central School District! Woo hoo! Our younger students in the elementary schools celebrated by dressing like 100-year-old people, which is always a highlight of the day. It also included lots of 100-centric educational activities. Like sorting and stringing candies …
Let’s eat well! February provides some great choices for breakfast and lunch for all our students at no charge! Have a look at your child’s school menu here and plan on some delicious and nutritious school meals all month long!
Pakanasink celebrated No Name Calling Week last week! They started out talking about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and all the work he did for civil rights in our country. They also discussed what Dr. King would thing of No Name Calling Week – he would be supportive they concluded. No Name Calling Week is …
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Second graders in Suzanne Parker’s class at PAK read books and discussed the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Together, the class generated a list of words to describe him, such as leader, caring, wise, brave, positive, dedicated, peaceful, and activist. Ms. Parker then guided students through the process …
At Pakanasink Elementary school, Library Media Specialist Aubrey Zamonsky had students in grades pre-K through five participate in the Winter Reading Challenge over the winter break. Students at PAK were challenged to read for 20 minutes daily and participate in at least 10 of the reading challenges. Students could pick from over 30 different …
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Pakanasink second-graders had an exciting day just before the winter break. The three classes were divided into four groups, with students from all classes mixed together. They were having a different craft in each classroom. Suzanne Parker led a group in making winter trees. Kim White’s group made elf hats. …
Our fifth-grade students at Pine Bush Elementary and Pakanasink Elementary recently took part in the John Lennon Real Love Project! It was a wonderful experience for them. The project, which is offered through the Theatre Within, gives the students a way to express themselves creatively by rewriting the lyrics to Lennon’s song, Real Love. They …
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