Cairo-Durham Elementary School

Congratulations to Raymond K. for being named the "Star of the Week" in the Thompson/Lopez class at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!

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, Jan. 12, 2024. Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeA4JzX_j0Z_9MP3YVi5cNIcWXy42FUFT3gg63WYoShEJlgxQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

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. 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)

Students in Mrs. Fitzgerald's class at Cairo-Durham Elementary School built Christmas trees out of Legos and K'NEX during their time with Librarian Mrs. Rell on Dec. 22!

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, Jan. 12, 2024. Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeA4JzX_j0Z_9MP3YVi5cNIcWXy42FUFT3gg63WYoShEJlgxQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Brittany, also known as "Miss D," is well-known for her love of all things banana-related and her passion for arts and crafts! She's been an invaluable part of Cairo-Durham Elementary School for 12 years and recently joined the 5th grade team in Miss Wagor's classroom, where she consistently assists all of the teachers with a smile. In recognition of her dedication, the 5th grade team wanted to express their gratitude by joining together to gift her a fully equipped cricut machine and a banana bag to store it in! Thank you for all you do, Miss D.!

Congratulations to Natalie G. for being named the Thompson/Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!

2nd Grade Teacher Mrs. Thompson was surprised by her class with a beautiful floral arrangement and handmade cards for her birthday! The students also learned to sing "Happy Birthday" in Spanish! Thank you to Mrs. Gabrielle for her help with the surprise and to Mr. Brooks for the Spanish lesson.

Congratulations to Sophia M. for being named the Whitbeck/Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!

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, Jan. 12, 2024. Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeA4JzX_j0Z_9MP3YVi5cNIcWXy42FUFT3gg63WYoShEJlgxQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Pre-K students at Cairo-Durham Elementary School received a very special, early visit from Santa Claus himself prior to break!

A spectacular job by our 4th grade team last week performing carols for businesses on Main Street in Cairo! Thank you to the Greene County Sheriff's Office for allowing our students and staff to cross the street safely!

A huge shoutout to our elves for spreading holiday cheer at Cairo-Durham Elementary School last week!

Theresa Corrigan, a vibrant local artist and the nanny of Ms. Wagor, teamed up with Miss Wagor's 5th-grade class at Cairo-Durham Elementary School to organize an absolute blast of a sugar cookie decorating session! With an array of cookies, frosting, and toppings, Mrs. Corrigan led the students in designing trees, mittens, snowmen, and more! The class sang holiday carols, and laughter filled the air as everyone had an exciting time together!

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, Jan. 12, 2024. Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeA4JzX_j0Z_9MP3YVi5cNIcWXy42FUFT3gg63WYoShEJlgxQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Our Kindergarten students and families at Cairo-Durham Elementary School had a blast decorating gingerbread houses on Dec. 19 for the holiday season!

Happy Holidays from Superintendent Michael Wetherbee! Dec. 22, 2023 Dear Cairo-Durham Central School District Families, Faculty and Staff, It’s a pleasure to write to you and your loved ones and wish you all a happy and safe holiday season. I hope you all take the time to share what you are grateful for and enjoy this special time together. It has been a busy year thus far full of progress for our district, and I’d like to highlight just a few key points that stood out. Our classrooms and hallways have been filled with many bright-minded students and faculty members looking to better themselves and their peers every day. The ability of both sides to interact cohesively and produce quality results in all three schools has provided me a sense of pride. In regard to business, continued efforts to work on securing grants, equipment and opportunities by our central office staff and faculty have not gone unnoticed. We are inching closer to budget season and look forward to filling you in on the progress, plans and development of the district as a whole. A prominent feature for the District this year has been the use of the Wellness Center, offering community members 18 years and older the chance to work out for free. We look forward to more applications in the upcoming year. Our students and faculty have exemplified the saying “practice makes perfect” with their efforts in competitive athletic contests, marvelous winter performances and stunning artwork. Their efforts make the start of 2024 even more anticipated. We will continue to spotlight the positive difference makers in our district and spread the important traits of kindness, responsibility, accountability, respect and empathy amongst all members. Maintaining and ensuring a safe and successful working and learning environment for our faculty and students remains one of my highest priorities. Steady growth and sustainability for the District combined with the positivity radiating out of each and every member of the Mustang community are what make my job exciting and worthwhile, and I thank you all for your work this year. Here’s to a prosperous, collaborative and joyous 2024 building off of the success of 2023! Sincerely, Michael Wetherbee Superintendent of Schools

Students at Cairo-Durham Elementary School were pleasantly surprised to be greeted by The Grinch, Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus this morning!

Jaelynn P. in the Whitbeck/Lopez class at Cairo-Durham Elementary School showed off her creativity and embraced the holiday season by illustrating an elf for her writing project. Way to go!

Students in the Thompson/ Lopez class at Cairo-Durham Elementary School enjoyed practicing addition with regrouping using a spinning game! All of the students had fun and did a great job!