Let’s hear it for the Circleville Elementary School Chorus! The group attended New York State School Music Association at Wallkill High School and earned a silver distinction. Mary Sousa is the CES chorus teacher. She brought her fifth grade choral students – 50 of them – to the NYSSMA majors festival on May 21. They …
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Pine Bush Central School District are partnering to “Get the Meds Out” of your home’s medicine cabinet. All residents are encouraged to bring their unused and expired medications to the medication collection kiosks at: Crawford Police Department 121 Route 302 Pine Bush, NY 12566 845-744-3300 …
Pine Bush students represented their district with pride Tuesday, May 7, at the No Place For Hate Capital Region Recognition Ceremony, bringing home the Gold Status for each of the district’s seven schools, and one student – Crispell’s Hailey Korpai – being named a Gold Star student. Each of Pine Bush’s schools – Pine Bush …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Peace: a state of mutual harmony between people or groups, especially in personal relations. Circleville Elementary School kindergarten students made learning about peace a focus when they came back from their winter break. They have been learning about the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In doing so, they have learned the …
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Fifth grade students at Circleville Elementary took part in the 5th annual “Trick or Treat for STEAM” on Wednesday, Oct. 31. The day revolved around various STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities and, of course, candy. This year, students rotated through the four fifth-grade classrooms throughout the day. Learning activities included: Pumpkin Structures …
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