Fifth grade is special for so many reasons. At Circleville Elementary School, Esperanza Rising is one of those reasons. All fifth-grade students at CES read the Scholastic classic, Esperanza Rising. But they don’t just read it; they experience it! Esperanza is a young girl living a life of privilege on her family’s ranch in …
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Circleville Elementary School had some special guests recently as the African Children’s Choir brought the students on a musical trip into the cultural traditions of Africa through music, dance and drumming. Students in grades 3-5 got to enjoy the program, participating in every aspect, dancing, singing and drumming! The children in the choir …
This past weekend all four elementary schools and our two middle schools had students perform in the OCMEA Elementary All-County Music Festival at Twin Towers Middle School. Pine Bush had 29 students participate in the festival in band and chorus. An extra special honor was having three students from our district selected to do solos …
Circleville Elementary Students were mesmerized by the science of Dr. Wizard! Dr. Wizard, also known as Larry Mandrese, makes CES an annual stop with his entertaining and educational presentations of science experiments. They captivated our CES students in every grade with their visual effects and Dr. Wizard’s enthusiastic demonstrations! Students saw Dr. Wizard light …
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PB and Jam, the incredibly talented band of teachers at Circleville Elementary School, is participating in the United Way of Orange Dutchess Talent Competition. Please vote for free daily using this link. If you would like to donate to the United Way, PB and Jam receives double the votes on Fridays (April 21 and …
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Circleville Elementary School did an wonderfully creative project to show its diversity – it was the Puzzle Project and was a collaboration between art and library. Each CES student completed their own unique puzzle piece. The puzzles represent how our school fits together and embraces everyone. Each grade had its own …
This week’s Positivity Project (P2) character strength is humor! We certainly all need more laughter in our lives so the fourth graders and teachers at Circleville Elementary School presented their second annual comedy show this week. The jokes and skits were hilarious and it was great to see the students get up in front of …
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The future’s so bright, these fifth-graders from Circleville Elementary School have to wear shades! And now they’ve got them, thanks to Kevin Allen, a certified prevention educator from ADAC (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council). Mr. Allen gifted cool sunglasses to each fifth-graders for completing the 10-week program, Too Good For Violence. Mr. Allen worked …
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Let’s get Virtually Speaking! Superintendent Brian Dunn starts his next round of online presentations with parents and guardians on Monday, March 27, kicking off with Circleville Elementary School families. Families signed up with School Messenger will receive the link to the presentation the day before their scheduled date (see below). Please look for it in …
Our district-wide art show was one for the books! Our students displayed incredible works, from painting to sculpture to pottery and more. Set up in the high school, all elementary schools displayed their work in the cafeteria. So many of the students searched the walls for their artwork, smiles coming over their faces as …
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