




Christopher Sanita, Principal
3437 Carman Rd. Schenectady, NY 12303
Phone: 518/357-2770
Fax: 518/356-3172
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Fourth graders in Mrs. Felts' and Mrs. Motto's classes examined colonial artifacts to wrap up their study of the colonial period in New York. The students saw items such as a beam auger, ice tongs, a candle mold, and a mortar and pestle. The artifacts helped the students to see how people lived during the colonial era.
Fifth Grade Band Celebration
hits all the right notes
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PBES third grade classrooms highlighted on national blog
Every year, Pine Bush Elementary third graders
organize and host a Halloween Fun Fair to benefit UNICEF.
Learn more about this event Their efforts were recently
recognized on a blog written by U.S. Fund for UNICEF Managing Director
Leslie Goldman, who noted that "
It was abundantly clear that the third grade teachers made global
awareness a key part of their curriculum."
Read the blog
Camp Invention is coming to Guilderland this summer
In partnership with the national nonprofit Invent Now, Guilderland Central School District is pleased to offer the nationally-acclaimed Camp Invention program to children entering grades one through six this summer. This exciting, weeklong adventure in creativity immerses children in imaginative play that reinforces and supplements school-year learning in the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The camp will be held at Farnsworth Middle School. Learn more
Upcoming school recess days
Please note that there will be no school on on Friday, May 25 (contingent recess holiday) and Monday, 28 (Memorial Day observed).
Parent Greeters at Pine Bush
Special thanks to each of our parents who volunteered to greet visitors in our main lobby area. If you are interested in volunteering any time to assist in this role, please contact Karen Cornell (x-3101) or Deb Sim (x-3102) in the main office.
District residents approve 2012-13 school budget
GCSD
students shine at New York State History Day finals
Fifty-five elementary students participate in Math Olympiad Program
Guilderland named one of the best communities for music
education
GCSD celebrates Earth Week 2012
A closer look at today's school libraries
Upcoming Parent Transition Sessions for students with disAbilities and their
families