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Category: Circleville Elementary
It was an Esperanza extravaganza at CES
It’s something CES fifth graders look forward to each year – and it never disappoints! The students read the Scholastic classic, Esperanza Rising, and then spend a day doing some of the things that meant so much to Esperanza. Esperanza is a young girl living a life of privilege on her family’s ranch …
Last two days of school year, June 25 and 26, are now half days for elementary and middle school students
The Pine Bush Board of Education adjusted the student calendar at its May 28, 2024 meeting. Tuesday and Wednesday, June 25 and 26, the last two days of the school year for students, will now be half days for all elementary and middle school students. Click here for the revised calendar. …
Robin Conklin, Cara Robertson honored at Mid-Hudson School Study Council reception
Congratulations to Robin Conklin, Circleville Elementary School fifth-grade teacher extraordinaire! Ms. Conklin was honored with a teacher of excellence award by the Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) at a reception at North Rockland. Ms. Conklin is known by her administrators, colleagues, students and their parents as a selfless, kind and dedicated teacher. She was joined …
It was a poetry slam for CES fourth graders
Fourth graders at Circleville Elementary School were very excited for their first every poetry slam! Their classrooms were turned into hip little listening rooms where their friends and families gathered to hear the original poetry they had written. Andrea Urmston explained that the students did an incredible job with the poetry unit they just completed. …
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District-wide art show puts the love of art on display
The love of art by our students was on full display at the district-wide art show! Artwork from students in all of our seven schools was on display in Pine Bush High School for so many guests to view. Their works included drawing, painting, sculpture and more. Pine Bush High School National Art Honor …
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Author Susan Swiat visits CES and encourages healthy eating and growing a garden
Author Susan Swiat paid a visit to Circleville Elementary School recently, sharing her book, Grandpa’s Garden, with several of the younger classes. Swiat, a retired physical therapist who once worked for the Pine Bush School District, wrote the book about her grandson, BJ, who just didn’t like vegetables. His grandpa asks BJ to help …
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Robin Conklin, Cara Robertson to receive Mid-Hudson School Study Council Awards for Excellence
Robin Conklin and Cara Robertson will receive Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) Awards for Excellence this May. Robin Conklin will receive the Teaching Excellence Award. Cara Robertson will receive the Excellence in School Board Service Award. Superintendent Brian Dunn paid a surprise visit to Ms. Conklin in her fifth-grade class at Circleville Elementary School Wednesday …
Dinosaur races at CES? Go!
Seth VanGaasbeek’s third-grade students at CES, as well as passersby in their hallway, had an interesting and fun lesson about dinosaurs that culminated in a dinosaur race! During the lesson, students learned about fossil dinosaur tracks and that they reveal how quickly a dinosaur was running. Students figured out if they could have won …
It’s all about the eclipse for CES first graders
STEAM teacher Alyson Callahan came to visit Beverlyann Feuerstack and Maria Gabrell’s first-grade classes at CES to teach about the eclipse. The students were amazed by the lesson, learning that the solar eclipse is the result of the moon coming in between the earth and sun and casting a tremendous shadow! …
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