Important information regarding moving-up ceremonies, high school graduation, masks

Hello all Pine Bush families and staff, As promised, I wanted to outline our plans for moving-up ceremonies and high school graduation for the end of this year. Our moving-up ceremonies for fifth and eighth graders will occur for each school on the dates listed in our printed calendar and on our website, but the …

A tribute to our nurses

Talk about heroes. Wednesday, May 12, is National School Nurses Day. What can we say about our nurses. They have always been valuable to our district, providing professional medical care to our students and staff every single day of the school year. Our nurses provide wellness screenings and set up district blood drives. They coordinate …

Our teachers are super heroes!

Monday kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week and boy is this week one to celebrate! For more than a year now, our teachers have devised innovative ways to teach our students who are sitting in front of them in the classroom as well as those who are learning remotely through a computer screen. They have been …

Swimming for Fitness is being offered for kids ages 7-18 through Continuing Ed

Swimming for Fitness at the Pine Bush High School pool runs Monday, May 3, through Thursday, June 10.  This program is for swimmers who want to improve their skills. All students must be able to swim the length of the pool.  The program is open Monday through Thursday each week.  Ages 7-10 swim from 5 …

Continuing Education offering Learn to Swim classes starting in April

Pine Bush Central School District Continuing Education is offering its Learn to Swim program for children ages 2 through 12 at the Pakanasink Elementary School pool. There are four levels of instruction: beginner, novice, intermediate and advanced. Session 1 runs from April 26 through May 19 on Mondays and Wednesdays or April 27 through May …

PAK second graders learn to be persistent and let their dreams fly

Suzanne Parker’s second grade class had some fun while participating in the Positivity Project (P2), part of the social emotional learning program. The character strength they were studying was the love of learning. As a class, they listened to the book, Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty. This is an excellent example of the love …

Let’s read! Two authors with connections to Pine Bush read their books for us

We celebrate reading throughout the year but we put a special emphasis during March when we celebrate Read Across America. Librarian Lisa Ruyack at Pine Bush Elementary shared some videos by authors with connections to Pine Bush as they read their books for all to enjoy. Jordan D. Brown The first author is Jordan D. …

A message from Principal Brian Breheny regarding changes to instruction for the spring

This is Brian Breheny, principal of Pakanasink Elementary School with some important information regarding the next phase of our Return to Learn planning for our students this spring. As we finalize our plans about when and how we can bring our students back to school for more in-person instruction, we may need to hear from …

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Pine Bush Central School District
State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone: (845) 744-2031
Fax: (845) 744-6189
Amy Brockner
Interim Superintendent of Schools
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