Ariana Lofrese’s students learned all about the voting process during the week of the presidential election. She and SRP Diane Nawoschik held a mock election for a class mascot. The candidates – a penguin and a wolf.   Ms. Lofrese gave each of the candidates a motto about learning, character traits and perspectives on learning …

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The PBE November newsletter is available! Have a look at what’s happening throughout our school!

Tara Tuttle’s kindergartners at PBE did a pumpkin investigation recently. They used words to describe their pumpkin, both on the inside and the outside.   They talked about the parts of a pumpkin and also got to measure their pumpkin with Unifix cubes and weigh it on a scale.   After that was all done, …

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This year, Stacey Venzel’s fourth grade at PBE is again continuing with the Mystery Reader program. The class was excited—and surprised!—to welcome a fellow PBE student (and graduate of Ms. Venzel’s class) to the Mystery Reader chair!     Rylee Ortiz, a fifth-grader in Patricia. LoPresti’s class, read one of her favorite books, “Today I …

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While most celebrated Wacky Wear, Wacky Hair Wednesday during Spirit Week, Pine Bush Elementary School had a special spirit day dedicated to awareness for Kabuki Syndrome. This rare genetic disorder is special to the staff and students at PBE because Ashlyn Cardone, a student at PBE, lives with Kabuki.     Children and adults with …

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