Fifth-grade students talk weather with cloud in a bottle experiment

STEM coaches Alyson Callahan and Leilani Howard worked with students at all four of our elementary schools on the cloud in a bottle experiment, ultimately giving them a better understanding of air pressure, temperature, clouds and their effects on each other.     The students worked in pairs, all with their safety goggles intact. They …

Third-grade students talk weather with cloud in a bottle experiment

STEM coaches Alyson Callahan and Leilani Howard worked with fifth-graders at all four of our elementary schools on the cloud in a bottle experiment, ultimately giving them a better understanding of air pressure, temperature, clouds and their effects on each other.   The students worked in pairs, all with their safety goggles intact. They each …

STARS students bring the Mary Shelley classic ‘Frankenstein’ to life

In Ashley Michelitch’s English 12 class at STARS Academy, students study Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein over the course of 10 weeks. Their culminating project is a mock trial, in which students utilize several skills including reading, writing, speaking, listening and language to meet their learning targets and answer the essential questions for the unit which is: …

Self-care and fun are the messages at Wellness Club

Kristin Raucci had a special guest at the most recent Wellness Club gathering. Retired Crispell math teacher and craft aficionado Betsy Byrnes joined her and a large group of students for some holiday crafts and self-care. The students made hand warmers, relaxing reindeer bath, hot chocolate packets and stamped gift tags.   The room smelled …

Pine Bush High School Food Pantry is providing food baskets to 116 families

Thanks to the generosity of the Pine Bush community, along with coordinated efforts among the social workers in all of our Pine Bush schools, the Pine Bush High School Food Pantry is providing 116 food baskets for families in our community this holiday season. That is much-needed help to 116 local families.   The Positivity …

PBHS Spanish teacher Dan Edwards talks AI on PBS program New York Now

UPDATE: WHMT is having signal issues and recommends we watch on the live linear stream – https://www.wmht.org/live/ Back in November, PBS producer Catherine Rafferty and videographer Kyle Miller of WMHT in Troy, N.Y., worked out of Dan Edwards’ classroom at Pine Bush High School. The media professionals were producing a story about artificial intelligence – …

Meters of Mittens bring warmth, joy – and some math – to the EJR community

Fourth-graders in Patricia Van Leuven’s class at EJR run an amazing project during the month of December. It’s called Meters of Mittens – and it benefits everyone involved! The students put the word out via a flyer that is distributed to all students and staff that they are collecting mittens, gloves, hats and scarves for …

Mindful art encourages students to express themselves

Pine Bush Elementary School partnered with Bethel Woods Center for the Arts for an eight-week program bringing mindful art into three of its classes, including Sue Johnson and Leanna Ponsolle’s kindergarten class.     Each 30-minute session had Candace Rovela, lead teaching artist and senior program manager of Museum Education and Creative Programs at Bethel …

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