Here is a dilemma: How do our students who are new to our country learn when they don’t understand the language? It’s something our English as a New Language (ENL) teachers deal with every day. They keep looking to improve the educational experience of our ENL students in any way they can, making the transition …
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Eighth-grade students at Crispell enjoyed the annual career day where professionals in many fields come by to share their knowledge and experiences with the students who are giving some thought to what the future may hold for them. Students chose three careers in which they have interest and attended those sessions. There were a …
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In October, the Crispell Middle School Interact Club held its “Basketball for Breast Cancer” fundraiser and donated a portion of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society. Recently, Kristi Greco and Patti Mack from the ACS visited the Interact Club and thanked the students for all their hard work. Principal John Boyle, Interact Club advisor …
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The Crispell Students Making a Difference club organized its Thanksgiving can drive, collecting 1,005 items from families throughout the school in just two weeks! The drive collected enough food to assemble 20 boxes, which will feed 20 local families, and enough left over to be donated to the Town of Crawford PBA food pantry. The …
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The holiday season is approaching quickly! As it does, we are reaching out to our Pine Bush families in need as well as those who wish to contribute to make the holidays easier for others. If your family is in need for Thanksgiving or the holiday season, we have a team of staff members looking …
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Crispell students started a school-wide reading project that will have all students reading the same books throughout the entire school year. Principal John Boyle explained that we are all different people and we need to learn about other cultures, to see the world around us from another perspective. “4 Books for Crispell” recently kicked off …
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Crispell students in Pam Montemarano’s seventh-grade science class took a few pieces of paper, designed and created their own airplanes and let them take flight – all for an exercise in measurement. The class just finished studying the scientific method. For this project, they made their own paper airplanes, whatever size they wanted, using four …
Terese Chaikin’s art classes at Crispell have been working on self-portraits. They uploaded three selfies from different angles – front, side and three-quarter view – to create their portrait. Ms. Chaikin teaches about the proportions of the face and encourages her students to color them boldly. And that’s not the end of the project. They …
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Flu, or influenza, spreads easily and can make people very sick, especially children. Flu symptoms include: fever or chills body aches cough sore throat headache runny or stuffy nose feeling very tired stomach problems and diarrhea (especially in children)) Unlike a cold, the flu comes on very suddenly. Prevent flu Flu vaccine is the best …
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