Students in Stacey Venzel and Jessica Fobert’s class at Pine Bush Elementary learned all about Hanukkah and its traditions recently. It was part of their nonfiction unit as they learn about their classmates’ cultures. The students learned the meaning of the menorah. Thanks to classmates Delilah and Hayden, the students learned how to play dreidel. …
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What a wonderful way to end a unit! Stacey Venzel’s fourth-grade class at Pine Bush Elementary had more than 30 visitors to their classroom as families were invited for their end-of-unit celebrations in science and writing. These fourth-grade students wrote songs about erosion (that’s a hot topic!), then performed the songs …
Sometimes, visualizing things really helps to understand them. Jessica Abrams’ class at PBE did just that with their emotions. The students worked with Dr. Shannon Renner, the school psychologist, and Sheena Carey, PBE school social worker, to make glitter mixed emotion jars. They added glue, warm water, and different colored glitter to represent …
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Students in Andrea Gennaro and Amy Green’s classes at PBE had a wonderful treat recently, thanks to their own generosity and that of our local IHOP owners, Raven and Fran Atria. The Atrias rewarded the two classes that brought in the most food items during the Thanksgiving food drive – one class in kindergarten to …
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Teresa Salvato’s first graders at Pine Bush Elementary went old school as they played some games that children played at the first Thanksgiving many years ago. They learned that you need good eye/hand coordination and patience to play ring pin. Hiding the shell while playing …
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Fourth-grade students in Stacey Venzel’s class at PBE experimented with two types of “lava” to understand different types of volcanoes. To kick off the experiment, the students got dirty collecting dirt and mud in small groups. For the lava experiment, they collected mud in one cup and had water in the other cup to represent …
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PBE marked World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14 by wearing blue! World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. It is marked every year on the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922. Learn more …
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PBE music students are learning ukulele, thanks to a program by Jean Lubera! Have a listen to their first song.
Fifth-grade students in Katelyn Cleveland’s class at PBE were tasked with a STEM challenge using the Engineering Design Process. Students needed to build a tower that was high and sturdy using 16 candy pumpkins per group and unlimited toothpicks. Students truly used their creativity and planning skills in this challenge while having lots …
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Teresa Salvato’s first grade class at Pine Bush Elementary watched a Homeschool Pop video about Veterans Day. The students learned that a veteran is anyone who served in the military, and that the military defends our freedom on land, in the sea, in the air, and even in cyberspace. The children were …
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