CES is a cornucopia of giving! Leading up to its annual Turkey Trot, students and families at CES donated non-perishable food items to support local families in need through the Matthew 25 Food Pantry. The school’s November character trait of Gratitude tied into this time of giving by reinforcing the idea of being thankful for […]
Here are the results from this year’s Turkey Trot at Catskill Middle School!
Miss Heppner, our student teacher from SUNY New Paltz, read “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” to Mrs. Morrow’s third grade class at CES. At the completion of the book, the children were each given a “Wonka” candy bar and inside found a golden ticket. The students loved the book and especially their golden ticket surprise. […]
The CES Student Council donated $500 in groceries to the CES Cats Care Room. Ms. Erceg, Mrs. Connor, and Mrs. Sisto took the kids shopping at Walmart in Catskill, where they divided into 3 groups, each with an item-specific list and a budget for each group to spend. After shopping, they delivered the groceries to […]
A Catskill tradition, CES had their annual turkey trot on November 14. All the kids got to run this year’s course and were provided with apples and hot chocolate upon finishing. A big thank you to all the students and families who donated to the food drive. All non-perishable food that we collected was donated […]
The CES and CMS Business Clubs will be collecting personal care items for the Home Sweet Home Assisted Living Facility in Catskill. Please support us by bringing in blankets, card games, coloring books, shampoo, lotion, soaps and other personal self care items by Friday, December 12. Donations can be placed in the box in the […]
The VIA Aquarium in Schenectady visited our kindergarten students to give a presentation about reptiles. They brought in some of their snakes and turtles for our youngsters to get up close and personal with! Funding for this special visit was provided by the CES PTA.
Mrs. Alvarez’s first grade class practices gratitude daily by taking five minutes during social-emotional learning (SEL) time to draw a picture of what they are grateful for. Each morning after the lesson they share with a partner their daily gratitude. The students enjoy listening to others and sharing their ideas. They are creating a “gratitude […]
The CES Turkey Troy is an annual event where each grade races around the school. The school community is invited to watch the races and it is a fun tradition that everyone enjoys. The event also serves as a food drive where students collect non-perishable food donations for the Matthew 25 Food Pantry. Pictured here […]
Each year, CES proudly hosts its Veterans Day Ceremony prior to the holiday to honor our Veterans. The school invites all veterans from the community and any relatives of students who are veterans to join in. This year, the CES Student Council gave speeches on the history of Veterans Day, the missing man table, and […]
