Fourth grade musicians at PBE have been working hard on a pretty unique project from their teacher, Jean Lubera. They are each building a homemade instrument out of recycled materials. Each student’s instrument had to make three distinct sounds. With their completed instruments, students worked in groups to develop and compose a “Homemade Instrument Symphony” …
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Pine Bush students will continue to have recess and physical education classes indoors until the air quality improves enough that it is safe to be outside. The district consulted with the Orange County Department of Health yesterday and determined that the air quality due to the Canadian wildfires is not safe for outdoor activity. Decisions …
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Tiffanie Reilly’s first graders at EJR were pretty excited this overcast but warm May day. Equally eager were the students in Teresa Salvato’s first grade at PBE. The two classes were finally getting to meet after being pen pals throughout the school year! The teachers paired up their students and each month they wrote to …
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In direct consultation with the Orange County Department of Health, please know that Pine Bush schools will hold all recess and physical education classes indoors tomorrow, Wednesday, June 7, in response to the air quality concerns stemming from the Canadian wildfires. Decisions about field trips that are scheduled for Wednesday will be made in the …
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The last four days of the school year – June 20, 21, 22 and 23 – are half days for all elementary and middle school students. Below are the dismissal times for walkers at EJR and Crispell, parent pick-up at all elementary and middle schools and bus departures for each. CES – Parent pick-up begins …
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History is fascinating! Not only did kids back in the 1760s not have iPads and Google, houses were a bit different than the ones we have as well – think plumbing and electricity. PBE’s third grade classes visited Huguenot Street in New Paltz recently, to visit and get an idea of what life was like …
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Pine Bush Elementary School celebrated Diversity Rocks week with many activities for all to learn about different cultures and traditions, people with different abilities, as well as the origins of American music. The week started with all students and staff encouraged to wear as many colors and patterns as they could to show just how …
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This past weekend all four elementary schools and our two middle schools had students perform in the OCMEA Elementary All-County Music Festival at Twin Towers Middle School. Pine Bush had 29 students participate in the festival in band and chorus. An extra special honor was having three students from our district selected to do solos …
Fourth-grade students in Stacey Venzel’s class at Pine Bush Elementary rounded out their celebration of Earth Week with some awesome work. The class picked up litter around the school and weeded the courtyard at PBE as part of their unit on understanding processes that shape the earth. This tied in with their Positivity Project this …
Staff and students at Pine Bush Elementary dressed as their favorite storybook characters in honor of Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) day on Wednesday, April 12. DEAR day falls each year on legendary author, Beverly Cleary’s birthday. Cleary would have been 106 this year but passed away in 2021. Organized by PBE Library Media Specialist …
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