Some photos from our Family Math Game Night! On March 28, Greg Tang, Jr. and his team from Tang Math visited Catskill Elementary School for the ultimate day of learning and fun. Mr. Tang is a master game developer, programmer, word problem expert, and the creator of math games like Tangy Tuesdays, Ten Frame Mania […]
Category Archives: Elementary School
$5,290 for Cancer Reasearch, No Hair for Principal
During the month of February, the CES Business Club and CES Student Council (Team Catskill’s Kids) raised money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to “Conquer Childhood Cancer.” If the students could reach their goal of $3,000, CES principal John Rivers agreed to have his head shaved in front of the whole school. […]
CES Places 1st at Odyssey of the Mind
Congratulations to Catskill Elementary School’s Odyssey of the Mind team! The team placed first in their division at the Region 4 Odyssey of the Mind tournament, held March 9 at Coxsackie-Athens CSD, and now advance to the State tournament at Binghamton University on March 23rd! In their competition problem, “Opposites Distract,” the team became the […]
NYS Assessments 2019
March 1, 2019 Dear CES Families, I hope this letter finds you well, and that you enjoyed the February break with your family. In a few weeks, New York State assessments in ELA, math, and Science will be upon us. The schedule for state assessments is as follows: · ELA (Grades 3-5): Tuesday, April 2nd and Wednesday, […]
Read Across America Day at CES
Community leaders, friends and family visited Catskill Elementary School on March 1 to read to our students in kindergarten, first and second grades, part of our school’s participation in the National Education Association’s Read Across America program, which celebrates Dr. Seuss’s birthday. The Friday event capped off a whole week of Dr. Seuss and reading-themed […]
Important Informational Letter from Dr. Cook- Snow Utilization Update / 3-Hour Delays
March 1, 2019 Dear Catskill CSD Community: I personally would like to thank each and every District employee, resident, and student who had a part to do with the February 12, 2019 Capital Project vote. The next phase of the Capital Project is to gather input from several stakeholder groups. After the stakeholder groups have […]
Pre-Kindergarten Registration March 7 & 8
If you reside in the Catskill School District and have a child who will turn 4 years of age on or before December 1, 2019 please call and get on our Pre-Kindergarten registration mailing list for the 2019-2020 school year. There are a limited amount of Pre-Kindergarten spots available for the 2019-2020 school year. The […]
Kindergarten Registration March 4 & 5
If you reside in the Catskill School District and have a child who will turn 5 years of age on or before December 1, 2019 please call and get on our Kindergarten registration mailing list for the 2019-2020 school year. In order to be eligible to enter Kindergarten this coming fall, a student must be […]
4th Grade Native American Life Museum
The fourth grade hosted its annual Native American Life Museum at CES on January 31. After learning about the Haudenosaunee and Algonquian people, who lived in our area long before it was New York State, each fourth grade student chose a specific aspect of their lives in the 1400s to research. After becoming an expert, […]
CES 4th Grader Headed to Regional Spelling Bee March 5
The winner of the CES Spelling Bee is 4th grade student Samuel Kubicek and coming in second place is 4th grade student Caitie Cummings. As the CES spelling champion, Sam will travel to Proctors Theatre on February 13 to compete in the Capital Region Spelling Bee with our Middle School champion….