The following letter was received by the Pine Bush Central School District from the Orange County Department of Health regarding the measles outbreak in the county. A copy was sent home with all elementary students. STEVEN M. NEUHAUS COUNTY EXECUTIVE DR. IRINA GELMAN, DPM, MPH, PhDc COMMISSIONER COUNTY OF ORANGE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFFICE OF …
History came to life at the Pine Bush Elementary Library Media Center on March 21 as acclaimed storyteller Jonathan Kruk visited fourth and fifth grade students and brought his unique approach to history. Fourth graders were treated to New York Lore, with stories of the Empire State’s unique history, including Native American wisdom, Dutch, British …
Spring is officially here and, with some luck, there will be no more wintry weather to delay or cancel school. The district has four unused days that were built into the school calendar and reserved for inclement weather. If there are no further emergency closings, those days will be given back to students, teachers and …
Pine Bush has five Odyssey of the Mind teams moving on to the state competition in Binghamton on March 23 after first-place finishes at the Region 5 championships held Saturday, March 9, at Orange/Ulster BOCES in Goshen. Both Pine Bush High School teams took first place for their respective problems, OMER to the Rescue Again …
Students in all four Pine Bush elementary schools participated in the Hour of Code, a world-wide initiative to encourage boys and girls to get involved in computer science. Circleville, EJR and PBE third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students all participated, while second- through fifth-grade students at Pakanasink had the opportunity to sit and try their hand …
There has been much talk and we have received several inquiries about the unusual circumstances that caused us to have both a late arrival AND an early dismissal for secondary students only on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. We thought it might be helpful if we shared a bit more detail about the thinking behind these …
Fourth-grade students focus on the history of New York in their social studies class so what better way to introduce the concept of informational and persuasive writing than by using the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a landmark event in New York. Students were given a note catcher and access to two digital stories: “Balloons Over …
Imagine Harriet Tubman sitting next to Malala Yousofza discussing their lives and their struggles. Picture Henry Ford having a conversation with Mickey Mantle and JFK, or Steve Irwin getting some swim advice from Missy Franklin. Welcome to Jessica Herb’s fifth grade classroom. While many students were focused on the upcoming winter break, Herb’s students were transforming …
No Place for Hate is woven throughout our district All students in the Pine Bush School District take the “No Place for Hate” pledge each school year. “I promise to do my best to treat everyone fairly. I promise to do my best to be kind to everyone – even if they are not like …
