Now this is how to learn about fractions! Third-graders in Dina DiNoto, Melissa Leonardo, Michele Galvin, Meghan Cronin, and Pamela Gruner’s classes at Pine Bush Elementary had a very memorable lesson on fractions using pizza! They used paper pizzas with toppings to visualize the concepts – and they had fun doing it. …
What an incredible art show at PBE last week! Lisa Poquette, the Pine Bush Elementary art teacher, hosted the school-wide art show, showcasing about 650 pieces of art. Art from every student from pre-K through fifth grade was on display! It was a wonderful evening for our budding artists and their proud families.
Students from the Crispell Middle School Students Making A Difference Club teamed up with chorus members to spread some cheer on Valentine’s Day with a surprise visit to the district office to share some songs. Then the group headed over to Pine Bush Elementary to work with pre-K students on the positivity project. …
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Pine Bush Elementary Student Council members went to all classrooms in the building to make presentations about respect. It was a No Place for Hate exercise that included all grade levels. The student council reps talked briefly to each class, getting feedback from the students about ways to show respect to themselves, their peers …
There was a special celebration Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Stacey Venzel and Jessica Fobert’s class at Pine Bush Elementary. It was Clemmy’s birthday! Clemmy is the now six-year-old guinea pig that is beloved by the class! As part of the celebration, the students had creative choice on their project – they could do a research …
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Students in Molly Terpening’s first grade class at PBE are making lanterns to celebrate Chinese New Year, which began on Sunday, Jan. 22. It’s the Year of the Rabbit! Those born under this sign are said to have quiet personalities; they are strong and confident, with good reasoning skills and attention to detail. They make …
Have a look at all the great things happening at PBE for the months of January and February!
This was probably the best turnout ever for Lisa Ruyack’s winter break reading challenge. The Pine Bush Elementary School library media specialist has been encouraging kids to read and helping them to love reading for many years. So this year’s reading challenge over the winter break was similar to previous years’ challenges except for one …
Stacey Venzel and Jessica Fobert’s fourth-grade students at PBE spent a week before the winter break building wigwams and longhouses in villages that represented the environments of the Algonquins and Iroquois, two Native American tribes that battled for territory in New York. For this social studies STEM project, …
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Students in Leilah Austin-Draitser’s fifth-grade class at PBE delved into biographies of many historical and popular figures recently. They learned of the discipline and nonviolence of Mahatma Gandhi, the trailblazing of Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks and Amelia Earhart, the bravery of Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Malala Yousafzai, the brilliance of Albert Einstein, …
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