Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, Friday’s news that we will remain closed for the remainder of the year has hit many hard. Whether it’s the loss of cherished traditions, like field trips and proms, the prospect of trying to maintain the more taxing effort of online learning, or just the realization that teachers won’t …
Good evening, Today the Governor finally announced what many of us had anticipated: Schools throughout New York will remain closed to the end of this school year. He also indicated that in-person summer school will not be decided until the end of May, so I will wait until then before making any final decisions about …
While school buildings have been closed since mid-March, most everything else about school as we know it has continued. Teachers have prepared lesson plans and taught their students in a new way. Administrators have worked diligently on developing a contingency plan for the remainder of the closure. The school board has met regularly doing the …
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Good evening, The governor has announced that he would be opening up the state after May 15 slowly – by regions and in stages. He has been pretty clear that stage 1 would include construction and manufacturing and he has said that each stage will last for at least a two-week period in order to …
Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, On Sundays I have been reviewing the work of author David Rock, who identified five arenas of social needs in the brain that align with the acronym SCARF. When you find yourself (or you notice others) blowing up, wanting to be left alone or being frozen with indecision, it …
Good evening, Today is the first day of Ramadan, regarded as the most special month of the year for Muslims, as it was the month in which the Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammad. During Ramadan, adult Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. To our Muslim families I say Ramadan Kareem! For all of our …
New York State is using a portion of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds to provide child care to income eligible essential workers at no cost. Essential workers who must work outside of the home and who are using a regulated child care provider will receive a scholarship for …
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Good evening, Today is Earth Day. In fact, it is the 50th anniversary of this event meant to emphasize our need to protect and preserve our planet. National Geographic is encouraging kids to start their own safaris by creating artwork featuring their favorite animals (there are resources on their website – https://www.nationalgeographic.com – to get …
Good evening, Tonight I have some good news and I have some bad news. The good news is that in today’s daily briefing, the governor said that New York appears to be on “the descent” of its curve of coronavirus cases. The bad news is that coronavirus deaths in New York remain “horrifically high,” with 478 …
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