Ms. Flubacher's 5th grade class is preparing for the upcoming ELA State Test and found a way to practice and review in a fun and engaging way!
Students partnered up and used board games to answer questions. For every correct question, the student was able to make a move on their game board and continued to play until there was a winner!
These students had a blast participating in dinner group activities related to social emotional learning!
The Class of 2023 is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser hosted by the Blackthorne Resort on Sunday, April 23rd from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The cost is $10 per person and there will be a dine-in and takeout option. All proceeds will go towards the Class of 2023's Senior Trip. For more information, please email bragos57@gmail.com or call 518-821-3364.
At yesterday's Whole Group Mentoring event at CDMS, students decorated pots with animal faces and planted grass (for the animal fur) in one pot and planted marigolds in another pot. The group then had snacks and played UNO!
A special shoutout goes to Colton in Ms. Adrian's 1st grade class who recently assisted Ms. Rell as a library helper!
For the second year in a row, the Cairo-Durham Elementary School Student Council created a framed puzzle of a soldier and donated it to the Greene County Veterans Service Agency in Catskill in honor of all veterans.
In attendance for the donation were Ed Bloomer, District 3 – Athens; Matt Luvera, District 1 – Catskill; Jim Thorington, District 6 – Windham Ashland Jewett Prattsville; Harry Lennon, District 8 – Cairo; Greg Davis, District 4 – Greenville; Tommy Hobart, District 2 – Coxsackie; Pat Linger District 5 – New Baltimore; and Linda Overbaugh, District 1 – Catskill. A representative from Senator Hinchey's office brought certificates for all students as well.
Representing CDES were Principal Christopher Stein, Assistant Principal Rachel Pollard, Deputy Steven Espel, Student Council advisors Heather Fitzgerald and Bonnie Whateley, President Thomas Rushkoski, Treasurer Aubree Walz, Secretary Lily Zeun, Historian Benjamin Nova and Class Representatives Makayla Cucceraldo, Aleah Hough, Alex Twitty, Adalyn Butler, Jano Guiragossian and Brielle Lewis.
There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, April 26th from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham High School Gymnasium. Register to donate at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=1830nyp
For their Library special, students in Mrs. Margiasso's class got to play marshmallow-sight word Bingo. When they got five in a row, students ate the marshmallow!
The Class of 2023 is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser hosted by the Blackthorne Resort on Sunday, April 23rd from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The cost is $10 per person and there will be a dine-in and takeout option. All proceeds will go towards the Class of 2023's Senior Trip. For more information, please email bragos57@gmail.com or call 518-821-3364.
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is extremely proud of Cierra Ford, a Welding student attending Questar III’s Donald R. Kline Technical School in Hudson, for delivering a presentation at a recent Questar III Board meeting! Here, Cierra is pictured with Questar III Assistant Superintendent Anthony Taibi and Donald R. Kline Technical School Principal Melissa Fox, as well as Cierra speaking during the meeting. Way to go, Cierra!
Starting April 19th, Twin County Recovery Services Inc. will be offering a six-week parenting class for active parents. The class will have a hybrid option of meeting virtual and/or in-person. For more details, please contact Tara Eldred-VanRoy at tarav@twincountyrecoveryservices.org or by calling 518-943-2036 ext. 3311.
The Class of 2023 is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser hosted by the Blackthorne Resort on Sunday, April 23rd from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The cost is $10 per person and there will be a dine-in and takeout option. All proceeds will go towards the Class of 2023's Senior Trip. For more information, please email bragos57@gmail.com or call 518-821-3364.
Starting April 19th, Twin County Recovery Services Inc. will be offering a six-week parenting class for active parents. The class will have a hybrid option of meeting virtual and/or in-person. For more details, please contact Tara Eldred-VanRoy at tarav@twincountyrecoveryservices.org or by calling 518-943-2036 ext. 3311.
There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, April 26th from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham High School Gymnasium. Register to donate at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=1830nyp
The Easter Bunny made a special appearance at CDES for Mrs. MacGiffert's Pre-K class!
The Class of 2023 is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser hosted by the Blackthorne Resort on Sunday, April 23rd from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The cost is $10 per person and there will be a dine-in and takeout option. All proceeds will go towards the Class of 2023's Senior Trip. For more information, please email bragos57@gmail.com or call 518-821-3364.
Students in Ms. Whitbeck's 3rd grade class traded in their Dojo points for a "Harry Potter" themed day on April 5th!
Everything was Harry Potter themed all-day long. Students came in, found their Hogwarts acceptance letters, and then were sorted into their houses and got their wands. They solved word problems about time with the different characters, created their own spells and did cause-and-effect work with an excerpt from the first book!
Then, students made slime during "potions" class, with their choice of Felix Felicious/liquid luck, skelegrow, or polyjuice potion.
Way to go, class!
Mr. Hitchen and Mr. Yaple teamed up for a lesson about the Scientific Method! Students in Mr. Hitchen's/Mrs. Goodwin's 9th grade Global class are studying the scientific revolution, and Mr. Yaple's AP Chem students led a lesson about the Scientific Method.
Starting April 19th, Twin County Recovery Services Inc. will be offering a six-week parenting class for active parents. The class will have a hybrid option of meeting virtual and/or in-person. For more details, please contact Tara Eldred-VanRoy at tarav@twincountyrecoveryservices.org or by calling 518-943-2036 ext. 3311.
April 6, 2023
Dear Cairo-Durham Families and Staff,
It provides me great joy to wish you and your loved ones a happy and safe April Break! I hope you all take the time to enjoy your precious time together, whether it’s on a planned vacation or recharging from home.
In the classroom, our students have been elevating the standard for achievement due in part to their determination to succeed and the comprehensive instruction from our amazing staff of dedicated professionals. Testing season is upon us and we are confident that our students and staff are prepared to excel.
Outside of the classroom, our art, music, sports, and theater programs have all been performing at a high level, and it’s been an entertaining pleasure to soak it all in! We are excited to soak in the intensity of our Spring sports matchups, passion and creativity of the arts and are still relishing in the success of “West Side Story”.
Our crew of dedicated members in administration and in the district office have been crucial to the district's daily operation and behind-the-scenes work, as we prepare the 2023-24 school year budget. We will have the full proposal to reveal in the coming weeks!
Enjoy the break, and we look forward to welcoming students, faculty and staff back in-district on Monday, April 17th.
Sincerely,
Michael Wetherbee
Superintendent of Schools
