Special thanks to The Fortnightly Club of Catskill for supporting Catskill Elementary School’s Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program, which provides books to students in our District for free.
Category Archives: Elementary School
MLK March & Program
The CHS Interact Club hosted its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. March for Peace the evening of January 16. Students, faculty, staff and community members marched from the Second Baptist Church on Main St. in Catskill to the Court House and then on to the Catskill High School for a MLK Program held in the […]
New Dinner Program Starting February 3
Catskill Central School District has started a new Dinner Program that provides FREE balanced meals for ALL Catskill students K-12. Starting February 3, 2020 our elementary, middle and high school students can stop by the Catskill Middle School Cafeteria from 2:15-4:00 p.m. on any regularly scheduled FULL school day and enjoy a healthy, delicious and […]
Twin County Recovery Offers “An Apple A Day” Prevention Program
Dear Parents/ Guardians: Twin County Recovery Services is beginning a program called An Apple A Day for students in kindergarten through grade 3. An Apple A Day is a literature-based prevention program designed to build self-esteem, understand and manage feelings, develop trusting relationships with reliable adults, and healthy friendships with peers. Through stories, journaling, and […]
Kunz is Employee of the Month
Congratulations to Catskill Central School District’s Employee of the Month for December, Nancy Kunz, who is our librarian at Catskill Elementary School. The Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools bestow this honor on one employee each month to recognize the hard-working, dedicated, results-driven staff members who serve our District with excellence. December’s theme was […]
2nd Straight Spelling Bee Title for 5th Grader
In a spelling showdown that took 19 rounds and 160 words to decide, 5th grader Samuel Kubicek became Catskill Elementary School’s Spelling Champion for the second year in a row. The CES Spelling Bee took place December 18, during which Sam rounded up the 2019 title by correctly spelling “shepherd” to edge out fourth grader […]
Holidays from Around the World
Each year the third grade invites grades pre-k through second to visit the third grade classrooms and learn about different holidays around the world. Each third grade class studies a different holiday and the third grade students then teach the younger students about that holiday. This year, the following third grade classes shared what they […]
Literacy Fair
The CES Literacy Fair was a fun filled family night promoting the love of reading and writing. On December 6, students walked through the familiar CES doors and found themselves strolling through the North Pole in a Winter Wonderland. Over 75 students in grades pre-K to second attended this great event! The children enjoyed read-alouds […]
A Day at the Alley
On December 9, the Catskill Central School District’s Physical Education department hosted an off-campus bowling event. Students from both the elementary and secondary campuses, along with their classroom teachers and support staff, took a bus to Hoebowl Bowling Centers in Catskill. The experience provided students with an opportunity to learn the fundamental skills of the […]
Second Graders Link Up for Literacy Fair
Our second graders made paper chains to decorate the CES Literacy Fair. Not wanting to miss out on an important learning opportunity, their teachers made the project a place value lesson; the children worked in teams to first link their strips in groups of ten and then put their tens together to make hundreds. There […]