Kindergarten students are receiving hands-on lessons in school bus safety at all elementary schools this month. In Red Mill’s parking lot on Tuesday, small groups of students stepped off the school bus, walked out away from the bus and then watched for the driver’s signal to cross. When they saw the signal, they looked both ways and crossed the parking lot to a staff member.
Elementary schools in the East Greenbush Central School District are celebrating National Fire Prevention Month in October as a way to teach students important lessons about fire safety.
All elementary schools will be hosting outdoor Halloween parades on Tuesday, October 31. Families are welcome to attend and can go directly to the parade routes.
The East Greenbush Central School District is developing a new Capital Project that would improve facilities and grounds at all seven schools. The proposed project, which was presented to the Board of Education at its public meeting on Wednesday evening, includes items such as adding air conditioning throughout all five elementary schools, classroom additions for Universal Pre-K, library renovations, new playgrounds, athletic field improvements, new tennis courts at Columbia High School, a pedestrian sidewalk from Columbia to Luther Road and infrastructure improvements.
The East Greenbush Central School District’s 13th annual Transition Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, November 8 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Columbia High School library.
Students competed in the Red Mill Great Apple Race on Thursday in front of cheering family members. All kindergarten and 1st grade students participating ran a distance of 300 meters (once around track). Students in 2nd through 5th grades ran a distance of 600 meters (twice around track).