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Mrs. Beare's class recently went outside for Science on a nature walk! Students used their five senses to explore the school campus and write sentences that described what they found while outside. The class also used their sentences to create drawings of their findings.
The class studied how to be a scientist, how scientists use their five senses to conduct experiments and learn more about the world around them.
Students also studied the trait of the week, "curiosity", to ask questions and learn more about the little things they saw outside.
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We are so excited for the Fall Festival at the Cairo-Durham Elementary School playground THIS FRIDAY, September 29 from 5-7 p.m.
Come join us for games, food, face painting and more!
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Approved at last Thursday's Board of Education meeting, October 13th, 2023 will be a District-wide Early Release Day for all students.
Students at the secondary campus will be released at 11:45 am and students at the elementary campus will be released at 12:45 pm.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your flexibility as we work to provide more professional development opportunities for our teachers to grow and best support our students and their learning.
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Mrs. Thompson's class said farewell on Friday, September 22, to Amanda Rushkoski, an amazing member of the CDES team who will be starting a new journey in the Marshall Islands. The students made beautiful cards and wrote complete sentences in order to convey how much they appreciate all she does! Good luck Mrs. R, we will miss you!
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The Cairo-Durham National Honor Society is hosting the annual Fall Festival and Community Yard Sale on September 30th from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!
Setup will be at 8:30 a.m. Parking spots and 10x10 lawn spots are available. The price is $15 for pre-registration and $20 for at the door. The rain date for this outdoor event is scheduled for October 1st. Use this link to register for a yard sale spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-d12ENy9t4-6CHgoQ_3qzCunXO0M3zakOKEmuB_qfEvpVUw/viewform
For more information or to pre-register, please contact Cairo-Durham National Honor Society Advisor Allison Manoli at amanoli@cairodurham.org or by calling the high school main office at 518-622-8543 and asking to be transferred to Mrs. Manoli.
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Congratulations to Milleth Cruz (Lopez/Whitbeck) and Noah Masterson (Thompson/Lopez) for being recognized as this week's "Stars of the Week"!
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Creativity at CDES! Ms. Sniffen's class crafted a model of Earth's layers by using Play-Doh, clay and a marble!
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The Cairo-Durham Booster Club is hosting a 9" potted mum sale with mums from Story Farms in Catskill! Each plant costs $15. Checks may be made out to the Cairo-Durham Booster Club at 1301 Route 145, Cairo, NY, 12413. Pickup will take place on September 23 during Cairo-Durham's Homecoming. Please use the link below to purchase your mums today!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5JRX4Z4e62l7PBFM6ONARY6vf4kJ6e96-AYStQtGFiEwV0g/viewform
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The Cairo-Durham National Honor Society is hosting the annual Fall Festival and Community Yard Sale on September 30th from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!
Setup will be at 8:30 a.m. Parking spots and 10x10 lawn spots are available. The price is $15 for pre-registration and $20 for at the door. The rain date for this outdoor event is scheduled for October 1st. Use this link to register for a yard sale spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-d12ENy9t4-6CHgoQ_3qzCunXO0M3zakOKEmuB_qfEvpVUw/viewform
For more information or to pre-register, please contact Cairo-Durham National Honor Society Advisor Allison Manoli at amanoli@cairodurham.org or by calling the high school main office at 518-622-8543 and asking to be transferred to Mrs. Manoli.
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Our students said "cheese" but Mac said "treats"! Thanks to iSmile for two great picture days!
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The Cairo-Durham Booster Club is hosting a 9" potted mum sale with mums from Story Farms in Catskill! Each plant costs $15. Checks may be made out to the Cairo-Durham Booster Club at 1301 Route 145, Cairo, NY, 12413. Pickup will take place on September 23 during Cairo-Durham's Homecoming. Please use the link below to purchase your mums today!
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Congratulations to Natalie G. in the Thompson/Lopez class at Cairo-Durham Elementary School for being recognized as the "Star of the Week" for the first full week of school!
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The Cairo-Durham National Honor Society is hosting the annual Fall Festival and Community Yard Sale on September 30th from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!
Setup will be at 8:30 a.m. Parking spots and 10x10 lawn spots are available. The price is $15 for pre-registration and $20 for at the door. The rain date for this outdoor event is scheduled for October 1st. Use this link to register for a yard sale spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-d12ENy9t4-6CHgoQ_3qzCunXO0M3zakOKEmuB_qfEvpVUw/viewform
For more information or to pre-register, please contact Cairo-Durham National Honor Society Advisor Allison Manoli at amanoli@cairodurham.org or by calling the high school main office at 518-622-8543 and asking to be transferred to Mrs. Manoli.
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The Cairo-Durham Booster Club is hosting a 9" potted mum sale with mums from Story Farms in Catskill! Each plant costs $15. Checks may be made out to the Cairo-Durham Booster Club at 1301 Route 145, Cairo, NY, 12413. Pickup will take place on September 23 during Cairo-Durham's Homecoming. Please use the link below to purchase your mums today!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5JRX4Z4e62l7PBFM6ONARY6vf4kJ6e96-AYStQtGFiEwV0g/viewform
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The Cairo-Durham Booster Club is hosting a 9" potted mum sale with mums from Story Farms in Catskill! Each plant costs $15. Checks may be made out to the Cairo-Durham Booster Club at 1301 Route 145, Cairo, NY, 12413. Pickup will take place on September 23 during Cairo-Durham's Homecoming. Please use the link below to purchase your mums today!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5JRX4Z4e62l7PBFM6ONARY6vf4kJ6e96-AYStQtGFiEwV0g/viewform
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Every Friday a class sings the Cairo Durham alma mater over the loudspeaker during morning announcements. Thanks to Mrs. Kuhn's class and 5th grade announcement helpers Rogan and Brayden for signing today!
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The Cairo-Durham National Honor Society is hosting the annual Fall Festival and Community Yard Sale on September 30th from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!
Setup will be at 8:30 a.m. Parking spots and 10x10 lawn spots are available. The price is $15 for pre-registration and $20 for at the door. The rain date for this outdoor event is scheduled for October 1st. Use this link to register for a yard sale spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-d12ENy9t4-6CHgoQ_3qzCunXO0M3zakOKEmuB_qfEvpVUw/viewform
For more information or to pre-register, please contact Cairo-Durham National Honor Society Advisor Allison Manoli at amanoli@cairodurham.org or by calling the high school main office at 518-622-8543 and asking to be transferred to Mrs. Manoli.
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The Cairo-Durham National Honor Society is hosting the annual Fall Festival and Community Yard Sale on September 30th from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!
Setup will be at 8:30 a.m. Parking spots and 10x10 lawn spots are available. The price is $15 for pre-registration and $20 for at the door. The rain date for this outdoor event is scheduled for October 1st. Use this link to register for a yard sale spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-d12ENy9t4-6CHgoQ_3qzCunXO0M3zakOKEmuB_qfEvpVUw/viewform
For more information or to pre-register, please contact Cairo-Durham National Honor Society Advisor Allison Manoli at amanoli@cairodurham.org or by calling the high school main office at 518-622-8543 and asking to be transferred to Mrs. Manoli.
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On September 11, Ms. Wagor's class discussed the tragic day in American history, but how the United States came together during this challenging time. After September 11, many people united to show their support. To demonstrate this, Ms. Wagor's class created a "unity chain."
Students wrote one word or phrase on each strip that represents unity, such as "kindness," "helping others," "working together" and "peace". The class glued the strips of paper together to create chain links and then listened to each other talk about how we can promote unity and support each other in our daily lives.
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The Cairo-Durham Booster Club is hosting a 9" potted mum sale with mums from Story Farms in Catskill! Each plant costs $15. Checks may be made out to the Cairo-Durham Booster Club at 1301 Route 145, Cairo, NY, 12413. Pickup will take place on September 23 during Cairo-Durham's Homecoming. Please use the link below to purchase your mums today!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5JRX4Z4e62l7PBFM6ONARY6vf4kJ6e96-AYStQtGFiEwV0g/viewform
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