The annual Balloons Over Broadway project at EJR was a tremendous success once again. This collaborative, cross-curricular experience blended art, persuasive writing, reading, and robotics into one unforgettable event. Fourth-graders began by reading Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet, which tells the story of …
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The décor at EJR is warm and inviting, thanks to Patricia Van Leuven’s fourth-graders. There are garlands of mittens and scarves and hats lining the halls! That’s because it’s time for Meters of Mittens, an annual project that benefits everyone! The students put the word out to the EJR community that they are collecting mittens, …
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What a great day in Ellie Cassidy’s third-grade class! Recently, two parents and a grandparent, Raquel Martinez, Yesenia Macerone, and Maria Rivera, visited to share their Mexican heritage during Hispanic Heritage Month. The students looked through a display of cultural toys, clothes, foods and more. Mrs. Martinez showed a slideshow with pictures of …
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Each October, representatives from the Wallkill East Rotary pay a visit to each of our four elementary schools here in the Pine Bush Central School District and distribute dictionaries to every third-grade student in the district. Have a look at our slide show from the dictionary presentations. Dr. William Bassett, a …
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Members of the Pine Bush Fire Department spent some time with all EJR students Tuesday, part of fire safety week. They talked to the students about having a meeting place outside of their home should a fire occur. The rule, they said, is to get out, first and foremost! One of the trucks carries …
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The EJR PTA hosted a coin war fundraiser that was a huge success! Here’s how it went: students in each grade were tasked with collecting coins to deposit into their grade’s container. Collecting pennies for their grade gained points for them. Silver coins and bills were to be deposited in other grades’ containers to take …
Our incoming kindergarten students had a wonderful orientation. They got to meet their teachers and new classmates, and explore their classroom and school, all with the comfort of having someone special with them – a parent, grandparent or other trusted adult. One of the special moments of orientation was that each kindergarten student in the …
Popsicles with the Principal was a terrific success at each of our four elementary schools! Pre-K and kindergarten students were invited to meet their principal and assistant principal, have a popsicle and play on their school’s playground. It was great seeing the students having so much fun on the playgrounds and giving parents …
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September menus are now posted! Students will be back in the buildings on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Each student in the district will receive one breakfast and one lunch meal each day, at no charge. A second meal or a la carte item may be purchased. Please encourage your students to try the district meals – …
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Superintendent Joseph Lenz and Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Amy Brockner presented Elizabeth Halsey-Sproul a certificate of service on Thursday, Aug. 14 – her retirement day – recognizing her 14 years with the Pine Bush Central School District. Ms. Halsey-Sproul, principal of Edward J. Russell Elementary School, has been at EJR her entire time …
