The May newsletter is ready
Hey EJR parents and guardians! Keep up to date on what’s happening at school this month with the May newsletter.
Category: Edward J Russell Elementary
Board recognizes three newly-minted Eagle Scouts
The Pine Bush Board of Education celebrated three amazing young men who recently earned the distinction of Eagle Scout. Pine Bush High School seniors Travis Coleman, Daniel Healy and Riley Kool, all part of Troop 37 here in Pine Bush, completed their respective projects, and even helped each other. Each of the young men spoke …
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EJR’s Scarlett Voight is the grand winner of the ADAC essay contest
What a surprise for EJR fifth-grader Scarlett Voight! Scarlett was chosen as the winner of the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Council of Orange County (ADAC) essay contest and received her awards right in her classroom. Alayna Eisloeffel and Briana Todor from Tri-County Prevention Coalition, Lauren Savino from Orange County Stop DWI, Maryalice Monarch from Alcohol …
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April newsletter is available
Welcome April and welcome back from spring recess! See all that’s happening this month at EJR in the April newsletter!
Crispell students bring much love and positivity to the little ones at EJR
There was lots of love floating around EJR and PBE when Crispell’s Students Making A Difference club and members of the Crispell chorus dropped by to read to the younger students and do crafts with them. It was part of Positivity Project. The bigger kids talked about things we love to do – some of …
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Students learn about the amazing women who helped fuel the space industry
EJR is celebrating Women’s History Month by learning about the accomplishments of some amazing women. Librarian Heather Mowen has the students reading about the women who were influential in the space race, scientific discoveries and those who pushed boundaries. The women include Mae Jemison, Bessie Coleman, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Christine Darden, Maryam …
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Football team spreads the message of literacy while visiting elementary schools
Pine Bush High School gridiron stars made their way back to elementary school to help celebrate National Reading Month with our younger students, giving the message that reading is important throughout your life. The high school students broke into teams and headed to the four elementary schools. Many of the players were returning to the …
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Building leaders is a focus at EJR
As part of EJR’s focus on the four core values of respect, responsibility, pride and cooperation, students in all grade levels have been participating in leadership assemblies. Assistant Principal Anthony Muia presented the good habits of successful leaders. Be Proactive – take initiative, make good choices, and always try your best. Begin with the end …
EJR raises $11,990 for American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge
Our EJR students spent the month of February learning all about keeping their hearts healthy by exercising and eating right. It was all part of the Kids Heart Challenge, an event sponsored each February by the American Heart Association. Students learn about their heart health and raise money for the organization. In addition to going …
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We are celebrating the third-grade authors at EJR
Moira Roberts and Laura Bronson’s third-graders celebrated their writing and drawing with an author’s day! The students’ writing was about small moments in their lives – they wrote about cookies, a crazy afternoon, a trip to the hospital, getting stitches, a fun Thursday, and much more! The students shared their stories with their classmates and …
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