ENL Students recently went on a field trip to walk to the local park and enjoy a meal!
On Tuesday, May 27, students in Mrs. Margiasso's class were visited by George Steele (a naturalist educator), who brought a hen, a rooster, and an incubator!
Last week's Grade 2 Thompson / Lopez Star of the Week was Greyson! The Grade 3 Whitbeck / Lopez Star of the Week was Connor!
Greyson participated in all activities, completed his work, waited his turn patiently, and was kind to everyone all week! Greyson worked extremely hard in math and writing! He is doing a great job analyzing different types of graphs, measuring objects, answering word problems, naming fractions, and adding more details to his writing samples! Greyson also did an extraordinary job at the aquarium. Way to go, Greyson!
Connor demonstrated respect, responsibility, and kindness all week. Connor also participated in all activities, completed his work, waited his turn patiently, and made safe choices. Connor has worked extremely hard on a writing sample, and he has been doing an amazing job during all math review. Connor also did a great job advocating for himself this week. Thank you for always doing your best, Connor!
Congratulations, Greyson and Connor! Your teachers are so proud of you!!!!
Reminder: the Cairo-Durham CSD is closed today, Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day.
On Wednesday, Ms. Correll's class did a math escape room to review the 4th-grade math concepts they’ve learned this year. It was a fun and engaging way to continue practicing skills after working so hard on the 4th-grade Math State Test last week!
Reminder: the Cairo-Durham CSD will be closed from Friday, May 23, to Monday, May 26, for the Memorial Day Weekend.
Help Us Tape Principal Stein to the Wall!
CDES school is working hard to reach an incentive goal, 70% of students meeting their typical or stretch growth goals on the upcoming I-Ready Reading diagnostic assessment.
To make this unforgettable event happen, they'll need WIDE DUCT TAPE (any color or pattern is welcome and encouraged!).
Please send in rolls of wide duct tape with your child by June 16th. Thank you for supporting our students and making learning fun!
Thank you to everyone who came out and voted on the 2025-26 Budget!
We want to extend our gratitude to our poll workers for graciously supporting the C-D community.
The Cairo-Durham CSD is excited to announce that the 2025-26 budget passed!
Read more here: https://www.cairodurham.org/article/2226586
Last week's Grade 2 Thompson / Lopez Star of the Week was Levi! The Grade 3 Whitbeck / Lopez Star of the Week was Colton!
Levi participated in all activities, completed his work, waited his turn patiently, and was kind to everyone all week! Levi worked extremely hard in math and writing! He is doing a great job analyzing different types of graphs, measuring objects, answering word problems, and adding more details to his writing samples! Levi also did an extraordinary job performing at the concert. Way to go, Levi!
Colton demonstrated respect, responsibility and kindness all week. Colton also participated in all activities, completed his work, waited his turn patiently, and made safe choices. Colton has worked extremely hard restating, answering and citing when answering text based questions, and he has been doing an amazing job during math review even though he has not been feeling well! Thank you for always doing your best, Colton!
Congratulations, Levi and Colton ! Your teachers are so proud of you!!!!
The C-D Elementary Student Council completed their Domino Challenge with over 400 boxes collected! Way to go, Mustangs! Watch it here: https://youtu.be/TymKNUb7TB0
Mrs. Beare's 2nd-grade class has been studying the life cycle of seeds and plants in science and graphing in math class. They were given five mystery seeds and worked with partners to put them into different categories based on the type of seed they thought it was. Once the students put their seeds in categories, they recorded their information. The students created greenhouse bags to hang on the classroom window and planted the different seeds in the soil. The class then voted and collected data on which seed the students wanted to study further until the end of the school year. Students planted sunflower seeds in soil and paper towels to compare growth, charted their data, and will track the life cycle weekly through the end of the year. They're excited to watch their plants grow! 🌻📊
Your vote matters! The Cairo-Durham Central School District 2025-26 Budget Vote and Board of Education Election takes place on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 1-9 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham High School Distance Learning Room.
Visit https://www.cairodurham.org/page/budget for information on the proposed budget and https://www.cairodurham.org/article/2161794 to meet the Board of Education candidates!
Reminder: On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, all Cairo-Durham CSD schools will be dismissed early. The middle and high schools will dismiss at 11:45 am, and the elementary school and AM Pre-K will dismiss at 12:45 pm. There will not be any PM Pre-K. Buses will still transport high school students to Questar programs at their normally scheduled times. Also, school will be closed on Friday, May 23, 2025, through Monday, May 26, 2025.
The students in Grade 2 (Thompson, Lopez, and Licis ) and grade 3 ( Whitbeck, Lopez, Licis) worked extremely hard to create a special poster for Mr. Stein in order to celebrate him on National Principals’ Day!
The students wrote personal messages and thanked Mr. Stein for being such an amazing principal. They also presented him with a giant chocolate bar!
Thank you for everything, Mr. Stein! You are so appreciated!
The Cairo-Durham CSD is hiring a Teacher's Aide assigned to Bus Duty and hiring multiple Bus Drivers!
Learn more:
Teacher's Aide- Bus Duty: https://5il.co/3gb3e
Bus Driver: https://5il.co/3gb3f
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, all Cairo-Durham CSD schools will be dismissed early. The middle and high schools will dismiss at 11:45 am, and the elementary school and AM Pre-K will dismiss at 12:45 pm. There will not be any PM Pre-K. Buses will still transport high school students to Questar programs at their normally scheduled times.
Also, as a reminder, school will be closed on Friday, May 23, 2025, through Monday, May 26, 2025.
The Capital District YMCA honored Cairo-Durham students and a teacher for their outstanding and dedicated community contributions at its Student & Educator Breakfast held on May 7 at the Pegasus Restaurant in Coxsackie. Congratulations to CDHS students Andrew Esslie and Alan Lopez-Agustin and CDES teacher Leandra Margiasso.
Read more: https://www.cairodurham.org/article/2216088
Last week's Grade 2 Thompson / Lopez Star of the Week was Westley! The Grade 3 Whitbeck / Lopez Star of the Week was Merrick!
Westley participated in all activities, completed his work, waited his turn patiently, and was kind to everyone all week! Westley worked extremely hard in math and writing! He is doing a great job analyzing different types of graphs, measuring objects, answering word problems, and adding more details to his writing samples! Westley also did an extraordinary job performing at the concert. Way to go, Westley!
Merrick demonstrated respect, responsibility and kindness all week. Merrick also participated in all activities, completed his work, waited his turn patiently, and made safe choices. Merrick has worked extremely hard restating, answering and citing when answering text-based questions and he has been doing an amazing job during math review! Thank you for always doing your best, Merrick!
Congratulations, Westley and Merrick ! Your teachers are so proud of you!!!!
