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 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 …
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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 …
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Dear Pine Bush Families of Students in Grades 3-8: Earlier this year, the New York State Board of Regents petitioned the federal Department of Education for a waiver to cancel the Grades 3-8 Math and English Language Arts exams, as well as the Grades 4 and 8 Science exams. While the Department of Education has …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
Lisa Andryshak’s Kindergarten students love to read and they love to make art projects! As a celebration of Read Across America Day on March 2, they created their own hats just like in the beloved Dr. Seuss book, The Cat in the Hat! Each year, Read Across America Day is celebrated on March 2. It …
One hundred. It’s a milestone for sure. In school, we celebrate the 100th day of school with plenty of counting and reading. In Heather Stelmaszyk’s kindergarten class, the students used a filter to create their own 100-year-old version of themselves. They also showed how proficient they are with their counting, showing 100 items next to …
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Pakanasink Elementary School was one of just five schools in the United States chosen to participate in an international cultural diversity identity project. The project is a partnership between the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) No Place For Hate and the Chelsea Football Club in England. (See the Times Herald-Record article about the project here.) Pakanasink Assistant …
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