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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Fourth-graders in Stacey Venzel’s class at PBE worked on their book, “The Adventures of Tofu the Guinea Pig,” earlier in the school year. Their stories and illustrations about Tofu were to be published in a book! Well that day finally happened and how exciting it was! Have a look at the big reveal video: https://youtu.be/BD1imiwv54A …
The Pine Bush Elementary School November newsletter is now available! Have a look.
Stacey Venzel’s fourth-graders at PBE are working on a book called “The Adventures of Tofu the Guinea Pig.” The students are each writing a story about Tofu. Those stories will be compiled together and published in a book. But first, there is a lot of work to do. The students reviewed capitalization, punctuation, …
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Students and staff at Pine Bush Elementary School wore green last Thursday to show support of Kabuki Syndrome Awareness Day. It’s an important cause to the school since third-grader Ashlyn Cardone lives with Kabuki Syndrome. The day started off pretty special for Ashlyn and her twin sister, Avery, when they were picked up and driven …
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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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Pine Bush Elementary students had a visit from members of the Pine Bush Fire Department recently, to go over safety procedures for them and their families. Our volunteer firefighters talked to each class in the gym, explaining how important it is to get out of a building if there is a fire and to have …
Third graders at PBE started their October writing with some fun prompts. Each week throughout the month, they will choose one of the prompts and write about it. Those prompts included giving instructions to carve a pumpkin, choosing just one candy to have for their lifetime, and giving their opinion on whether students should be …
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Our incoming kindergarten students had a wonderful orientation. They got to meet their teachers and new classmates, and explore their classroom and school, all with the comfort of having someone special with them – a parent, grandparent or other trusted adult. One of the special moments of orientation was that each kindergarten student in the …
From pre-K to senior year, the first day of school is momentous! Here is a display of photos, most sent from proud parents and guardians. We hope everyone has an incredible 2025-2026 school year! We are #PineBushProud
