What an amazing morning for the Pine Bush Music Department! On Monday, May 15, for the first time ever, all three levels – elementary, middle and high school – were represented at the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Majors Festival. This is a special festival held for performing groups where ensembles choose songs …
April is National Poetry Month! April 27, in particular, was Poem in Your Pocket Day. Students across the district had a great time writing and sharing their own personal poems. At Pakanasink, second-grade students in Suzanne Parker and Kim White’s classes mingled so they could share their poems with friends in both classrooms. As students …
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This past weekend all four elementary schools and our two middle schools had students perform in the OCMEA Elementary All-County Music Festival at Twin Towers Middle School. Pine Bush had 29 students participate in the festival in band and chorus. An extra special honor was having three students from our district selected to do solos …
What a wonderful weekend for our Odyssey of the Mind teams that headed to Syracuse for the state competition on Friday. Our Crispell Middle School team finished third in its division of 11 teams. Pakanasink Elementary School and Pine Bush High School finished fourth in their respective divisions of 20 and 17 teams. We won’t …
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At the conclusion of their unit on non-fiction books, Lisa Andryshak’s kindergarten students wrote their very own books! On Friday, April 14, they held an author celebration. Each student read their own informational book around the room to the many families that visited. Students earned stickers after each read. After everyone read their book, the …
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Odyssey of the Mind teams from Pakanasink, Crispell and Pine Bush High School are on their way to Syracuse today, ready to take on competitors from throughout the state. There was a pretty remarkable send-off for the Pakanasink team (who doesn’t love a parade!), and a police escort for the Crispell Middle School and PBHS …
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Pakanasink second graders recently published a book about the things they love. To celebrate this wonderful accomplishment, family members came to school to hear these budding authors read their passage about what they love. Families are the number one love in Suzanne Parker’s glass, followed by friends, cooking, soccer, skateboarding and being at the beach! …
Our music students have been doing tremendous things! Have a listen at one of the songs they performed at the FAME (Families Assisting Music Education) Coffeehouse a couple weeks ago! Such talent!
Our district-wide art show was absolutely amazing! To have all that great artwork in one place was incredible. Here are a few photos from our wonderful Pakanasink artists! Great job to all!
Let’s get Virtually Speaking! Superintendent Brian Dunn starts his next round of online presentations with parents and guardians on Monday, March 27, kicking off with Circleville Elementary School families. Families signed up with School Messenger will receive the link to the presentation the day before their scheduled date (see below). Please look for it in …
