Cairo-Durham Elementary School is hosting a "Spirit Week", March 4-8, 2024! Check out the theme days here!
Students in Kindergarten were filled with wonder and excitement upon receiving beautiful, new decodable books from Syllasense (SyllaSense Inc).
These books were purchased from the Dollar General grant received earlier this fall. SyllaSense Decodable Readers provide opportunities for students to develop and practice grapheme-phoneme correspondence as well as an understanding of orthographic conventions, morphology, and high frequency words.
Mark your calendars! Pre-K and Kindergarten Orientation for the 2024-25 school year at Cairo-Durham Elementary School will take place on the following dates:
- Kindergarten: March 19, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 5-years old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
- Pre-K: March 26, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 4-years-old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
Registration packets available at Orientation, in the Cairo-Durham Elementary School Main Office and on the District website!
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is incredibly proud of the valiant effort of its High School Varsity Boys Volleyball team this season! We are grateful for the support from all three building levels and the community displaying Mustang Pride on Feb. 29, 2024!
If you didn't get a chance to see the District's video wishing the team good luck, check it out here: https://fb.watch/qwKltU1IV3/
Healthy Kids Programs at Cairo-Durham Elementary School Enrollment information is now available! Check out the attachments to see programs being offered for the 2024-25 school year for students in Kindergarten to age 12. For more information, visit healthykidsprograms.com
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following position:
- Cairo-Durham Elementary School Teacher Aide
For more information, please view the attachment!
Cairo-Durham Elementary School is hosting a "Spirit Week", March 4-8, 2024! Check out the theme days here!
Mustang Pride was on full display in the Cairo-Durham Central School District, as we wish the best of luck to our Varsity Boys Volleyball team competing in the Section 2 Class C championship match tonight at 7 p.m. at Rensselaer High School against Catskill! Check out a video here: https://fb.watch/qwKltU1IV3/
If you are attending the game, be sure to have your tickets purchased in advance as cash sales and purchasing tickets at the door are prohibited! You can purchase your tickets here: https://gofan.co/app/school/NYSPHSAAII
Can't attend? We have you covered! Check out the livestream of the match here: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ny/rensselaer/organization/126868/rensselaerscho-high-school/watch?s=U2NoZWR1bGVFbnRyeTI1MzU2NzA4
There will also be a watch party at Old Factory in Cairo for those interested in catching the match!
Go Mustangs!
Cairo-Durham Elementary School recently celebrated its 100th day of school for the 2023-24 school year!
Planning on attending the Cairo-Durham Varsity Boys Volleyball Section 2 Class C Championship match against Catskill at Rensselaer High School tonight at 7 p.m.? Be sure to get your tickets for the contest in advance using this link: https://gofan.co/app/school/NYSPHSAAII
Spectators must purchase a ticket in advance in order to attend. Go Mustangs!
Mark your calendars! Pre-K and Kindergarten Orientation for the 2024-25 school year at Cairo-Durham Elementary School will take place on the following dates:
- Kindergarten: March 19, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 5-years old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
- Pre-K: March 26, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 4-years-old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
Registration packets available at Orientation, in the Cairo-Durham Elementary School Main Office and on the District website!
CALLING ALL MUSTANGS! Help us send off our Cairo-Durham High School Boys Volleyball Team to their Section 2 Class C Championship game with a Mustang Pride Day! Students, staff, families and community members are encouraged to rock their blue and white! All are invited to meet in front of Cairo-Durham High School, today, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at 4:10 p.m. to give our boys a celebratory send-off. The game will take place at 7 p.m. at Rensselaer High School against Catskill. Go Mustangs!
Planning on attending the Cairo-Durham Varsity Boys Volleyball Section 2 Class C Championship match against Catskill at Rensselaer High School on Feb. 29, 2024 at 7 p.m.? Be sure to get your tickets for the contest in advance using this link: https://gofan.co/app/school/NYSPHSAAII
Spectators must purchase a ticket in advance in order to attend. Go Mustangs!
On March 14, 2024, the Cairo-Durham High School Classes are hosting an 'Elementary Teacher vs. Middle/High School Teacher' basketball game as a fundraiser! Tickets for entrance to the game will be sold, as well as concessions.
The CDTA will sell 50/50 tickets, with proceeds toward the CDTA Scholarship fund. The Booster Club will be selling school merchandise.
Each high school class has been assigned a list of concession items to avoid duplicates. The money raised from the concession stand will offset the cost of class activities such as pep rallies, prom, the senior trip and more. Please see the attachment for what each class is responsible for.
The game ticket prices are:
Adults $5
Kids/Students $3
If you want to purchase game tickets, please contact a Cairo-Durham High School Class Advisor:
Senior Class Advisors
Mary Savoia (msavoia@cairodurham.org) and Alyssa Wickham (awickham@cairodurham.org)
Junior Class Advisor
Jennifer Searing-Burke (jsearing@cairodurham.org)
Sophomore Class Advisors
Joshua Yaple (jyaple@cairodurham.org) and Matthew Hitchen (mhitchen@cairodurham.org)
Freshman Class Advisors
Shelly Gouza (sgouza@cairodurham.org) and Jennifer Hill (jhill@cairodurham.org)
CALLING ALL MUSTANGS! Help us send off our Cairo-Durham High School Boys Volleyball Team to their Section 2 Class C Championship game with a Mustang Pride Day! Students, staff, families and community members are encouraged to rock their blue and white! All are invited to meet in front of Cairo-Durham High School at 4:10 p.m. to give our boys a celebratory send-off. The game will take place at 7 p.m. at Rensselaer High School against Catskill. Go Mustangs!
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions:
- Cairo-Durham High School Teaching Assistant
- Cairo-Durham Central School District Speech/Language Therapist
Please view the attachments for more information!
Mark your calendars! Pre-K and Kindergarten Orientation for the 2024-25 school year at Cairo-Durham Elementary School will take place on the following dates:
- Kindergarten: March 19, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 5-years old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
- Pre-K: March 26, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 4-years-old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
Registration packets available at Orientation, in the Cairo-Durham Elementary School Main Office and on the District website!
Congratulations to Ranveer T. for being named the Whitbeck-Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School last week!
LAST CALL! Know a Cairo-Durham Central School District Alumni that is a role model, has flourished beyond high school and deserves to be recognized? Here's your chance to nominate them for the Monthly Mustang Alumni Spotlight! All nominees must be graduates of the Class of 2018 or prior. Please fill out the Google Form below by Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Past nominations will also be considered in the selection process.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Congratulations to Lindon A. for being named the Thompson-Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School last week!
