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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Pakanasink Elementary students had a visit from the Circleville and Silver Lake Fire Districts during National Fire Prevention Week, which was celebrated Oct. 7-11. Students in each grade had a demonstration by the fire fighters, showing them the equipment on each fire truck and what it is used for, as well as getting instruction …
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Have a look at the menus for the month of October! Remember, all students in the district receive breakfast and lunch free of charge throughout the school year. Enjoy! Pre-K K-5 Middle School High School
PAK is celebrating reading with the Scholastic Book Fair! Classes have the opportunity to come to the fair, check out the large array of books and buy them for their very own library. They can choose from biographies, fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, pens and pencils, diaries and much more. Children love to choose …
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Five-day meal boxes will be available for pick-up through the Pine Bush Central School District School Nutrition Department in August for all children age 18 and under. Meal boxes will include a variety of fresh seasonal produce, bread, cereal and cereal bars, milk, peanut butter or eggs, and cheese. In order to sign …
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September is fast approaching and there are plenty of sales on back-to-school supplies out there. Take advantage of them! Here are the supply lists for Pakanasink Elementary School. Enjoy the rest of the summer!
A group of fifth-grade students from Pakanasink Elementary School created a website to welcome new students and their families and make them feel included and valued. What’s so special about this is that the site is for families who speak Chinese, Polish, Arabic, Spanish, Tagalog, French and English! This was a year-long project …
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