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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Pakanasink students and staff did more than show their love for Assistant Principal Colleen Delles this week. They left an impression she will remember forever. Ms. Delles retires today after serving our district since 1998. She started as a special education teacher and moved on as assistant director of special programs nine years later. …
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The Pakanasink Elementary School Pumpkin Run was a terrific event! Held on Thursday, Nov. 6 (it was rained out from the week before), chilly weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the students participating. Students from grades 3, 4 and 5 were invited to participate in the four-lap race around the soccer field. Students were …
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Suzanne Newton’s first-graders love their library time! The students returned their library books on their way in and sat down on the colorful carpet for their story. They were good listeners – sitting with their hands on their lap and eyes on the teacher. Library media specialist Aubrey Zamonsky read Spaghetti in a Hot …
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Each October, representatives from the Wallkill East Rotary pay a visit to each of our four elementary schools here in the Pine Bush Central School District and distribute dictionaries to every third-grade student in the district. Have a look at our slide show from the dictionary presentations. Dr. William Bassett, a …
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