Students at Pakanasink Elementary School had an amazing new event happen last week. On Thursday, Oct. 31, their first ever Pumpkin Run took place! It was a beautiful warm day for it, too. Students from grades 3, 4 and 5 were invited to participate in the four-lap race around the soccer field. Students were advised …
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The Pine Bush Continuing Education Department is offering classes for kids and adults, ranging from swim lessons, to break breaking. Have a look at what is being offered.
Progress reports for all students in pre-K through grade 5 are available starting Nov. 1, only on SchoolTool, our parent portal. If you do not have a SchoolTool account, click here for a short video walking you through the process of signing up. If you already have a SchoolTool account, click here for video instructions …
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The second annual pumpkin carving contest at CVMS is in the books and Chris Canor retains his title as pumpkin carving champion! Mr. Canor carved pumpkin #7 for the title, which is voted on by staff and students. It all starts out as a class activity with Jennifer Kirby’s science classes and Ralph …
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The Pine Bush High School Youth in Government group competed in the annual platform convention, held at Minisink Valley High School on Friday, Oct. 18. The Pine Bush delegation had two winning planks coming from the committees. The platform convention is an event where students get the chance to write and present their …
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Building bridges! Second-graders in Suzanne Parker’s class at Pakanasink had a great learning opportunity recently. It was a fall STEM activity with math/science coach Maria Gabrell. The challenge: work within a group to design and build a bridge that holds as many “spiders” as possible. Each group chose its own supplies and used …
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Tara Tuttle’s kindergartners at PBE did a pumpkin investigation recently. They used words to describe their pumpkin, both on the inside and the outside. They talked about the parts of a pumpkin and also got to measure their pumpkin with Unifix cubes and weigh it on a scale. After that was all done, …
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October brings falling leaves, cooler temperatures, apple picking, pumpkins, and fire safety! Yes, October is Fire Safety Month and the students at Circleville Elementary School received a visit from fire fighters from Circleville Fire District, Silver Lake Fire District, and Bullville Fire District. Students in each grade had a demonstration by the fire …
This year, Stacey Venzel’s fourth grade at PBE is again continuing with the Mystery Reader program. The class was excited—and surprised!—to welcome a fellow PBE student (and graduate of Ms. Venzel’s class) to the Mystery Reader chair! Rylee Ortiz, a fifth-grader in Patricia. LoPresti’s class, read one of her favorite books, “Today I …
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EJR students participated in a leadership assembly recently, part of the school’s commitment to No Place for Hate. Assistant Principal Joe Prestianni facilitated the assembly, talking to the students about the importance of No Place for Hate and leadership. The theme of the assembly was Dream, Lead, Succeed. They discussed habits and …
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