Pine Bush has begun its search for a new superintendent. OUBOCES is conducting the search process and hosting forums for our community members. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Pine Bush High School cafeteria, the public is invited to share its vision for a new district leader. Earlier in the day, invited …
Library Media Specialist Aubrey Zamonsky invited students from pre-K through grade 5 at Pakanasink Elementary School to participate in the winter reading challenge over the winter break. Students were challenged to read for 20 minutes daily and participate in at least 10 of the reading challenges. Students could pick from more than 30 different …
Continue reading “PAK students take on the winter reading challenge!”
Here’s what’s for breakfast – and lunch – at Pine Bush schools in January! Pre-K Elementary K-5 Middle School High School Click here to learn more about our school nutrition department.
The Pine Bush Central School District is now accepting applications for the anticipated full-day universal pre-kindergarten program for the 2025-2026 school year. To participate in the pre-kindergarten program, children must be residents of the Pine Bush Central School District, and must be 4 years old by Dec. 1, 2025. Should we have more applicants than …
Continue reading “Applications are now available for 2025-2026 pre-K program”
What’s for lunch? Find out here! The December menus are posted on our website.
Students at Pakanasink Elementary School had an amazing new event happen last week. On Thursday, Oct. 31, their first ever Pumpkin Run took place! It was a beautiful warm day for it, too. Students from grades 3, 4 and 5 were invited to participate in the four-lap race around the soccer field. Students were advised …
Continue reading “The Pumpkin Run at PAK is a smashing success”
Progress reports for all students in pre-K through grade 5 are available starting Nov. 1, only on SchoolTool, our parent portal. If you do not have a SchoolTool account, click here for a short video walking you through the process of signing up. If you already have a SchoolTool account, click here for video instructions …
Continue reading “Elementary progress reports are available on SchoolTool”
Building bridges! Second-graders in Suzanne Parker’s class at Pakanasink had a great learning opportunity recently. It was a fall STEM activity with math/science coach Maria Gabrell. The challenge: work within a group to design and build a bridge that holds as many “spiders” as possible. Each group chose its own supplies and used …
Continue reading “Designing and building bridges is a second-grade project”
The 2024-2025 school year brings with it a school counselor supporting each of the Pine Bush Central School District elementary schools. The four elementary school counselors are: Deana Lenz – Circleville Elementary School Andi Simmons – Edward J. Russell Elementary School Carina Saint Louis – Pakanasink Elementary School Maureen Corcoran – Pine Bush Elementary School …
Continue reading “Our elementary school counselors are preparing students for their futures”
The students in Sarah St. Lawrence’s first-grade class at Pakanasink had a fall fun day recently! They learned about fall and pumpkins. With the help of ENL teacher Debora Hansen, they used all five senses to describe pumpkins and even brought some ELA into it by coming up with adjectives about pumpkins that they’ll use …
Continue reading “Fall fun day gives first-grade students at PAK a terrific learning experience”
