North Salem is ‘School to Watch’
North Salem Middle School faculty, staff, and students are strutting their stuff this week after the NYS Education Department designated the school as a 2010 Essential Elements School to Watch. Full Story
The Bookbag
*from Prof. John Senior’s List of “Good Books”
If you read any of these books*, submit a short book review, 300 words or fewer, for publication in the Courier. Please send submissions to courier@pcnr.com. Look for more recommendations in the future.
KiNDERGARTEN
Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
FiRST GRADE
Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling Full Story
Science Fair Brings out the Best of Carmel Middle School Children
The Secret of Learning, the Language of Lying, Seismic Waves and Earthquakes, Lots O’Levees, Can Plants Survive with Other Liquids, and Doorbells Aiding the Bind and Deaf were among more than 250 original projects submitted by boys and girls in Carmel during the George Fischer Middle School’s 34th annual Science Fair. Full Story
‘Pi Day’ Celebrated in Brewster
The concept of “pi” (ƒ) and its relationship to the circumference of a circle was the order of the day at the C.V. Starr Intermediate School in Brewster. Full Story
Rite of Spring Returns to C.V. Starr School in Brewster
The sap is running in Southeast!
Children at the C.V. Starr Intermediate School in Brewster discovered nature’s wonder last week when visiting property adjacent to their school off Farm-to-Market Road, tapping trees, and collecting more than 100 gallons of pure maple sap. Full Story
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