The Camden Central School District is on a 2-hour delay for today, Monday, March 24, 2025. Morning BOCES and Pre-Kindergraten classes are canceled for today. Have a great day and be safe.
We still have openings for the March Meeting of "Let's Play!". It is set for Wednesday, March 19th at 10 AM! This program is for children who would be Pre-K eligible for the 2026-27 school year (2nd birthday on or before December 1st, 2024).
If you are interested in attending, please take a moment to RSVP and confirm your attendance with Patti Ferretti, You can do so at at pferretti@camdencsd.org, or 315-245-2616.
This is a program supported by Ready For Kindergarten
It's become a rite of passage at CES. As with Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or other creatures of legend, our younger learners are fascinated by Leprechauns at this time of year.
In the days leading up to St. Patrick's Day, first grade students use their imagination to come up with elaborate traps to see if they can get a glimpse. And every year, the Leprechauns invade CES, make a mess of first grade, and slip away undetected, despite the brighter and brighter trap ideas employed by our first grade inventors. When they came in today, students saw a few things got moved around, but also found decorations for the holiday!
A full story is coming soon to CamdenSchools.org. While you wait, enjoy these photos of some of our great student projects, and a few reactions from our students!
In the spirit of the holiday, Miss Scheftic's kindergarten class completed a directed drawing of a Leprechaun today!
Our March edition of the "Look at Me, I'm Three!" program was all about Bears!
The group read "Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson. They learned about hibernation and made "caves" out of paper bags. During the mindfulness portion of the program, our young learners went on a little "bear hunt". As always, the evening also included music from Laurie Berkner and Dr. Jean!
We're excited to see how they're growing as they get closer and closer to their Pre-K eligible year! Information on next month's meeting is coming soon!
At Camden Elementary, Dutch loves to rotate portions of his Pez Collection in the front hallway display case. On display right now is this awesome collection of Mini Pez he has, all the way from Japan! These are typical of the dispensers sold in the country at vending machines or in convenience stores, also referred to as Konbini.
You just might recognize a few characters here!
Happy St. Patrick's Day from Camden Elementary School!
The Camden Central School District Board of Education has approved the following academic calendar for the 2025-26 school year.
The calendar is accessible at any time at this URL: https://www.camdenschools.org/o/ccsd/page/calendar
Friendly reminder in case you need it: There is no student attendance on Friday, March 14th for a Superintendent's Conference Day. We look forward to sharing some of the professional development activities happening tomorrow.
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Students from Mrs. Davis’ fourth grade class have spent the month of February working very hard with CES Social Worker Mrs. Berezein to record 100 acts of kindness by their peers.
The reward they selected as a class was reading to two kindergarten classes, Mrs. Gonzalez/Ouderkirk’s Class & Mrs. Leone’s class!
On Thursday, March 13th, the Connected Community Schools team will be hosting another Open Hub event at Camden High School!
Come see what the Connected Community Schools experience is all about, learn what the organization can offer our students and families, and pick up some essential items! Contact information for the team is included in the flyer!
The March Meeting of "Let's Play!" is set for Wednesday, March 19th at 10 AM! This program is for children who would be Pre-K eligible for the 2026-27 school year (2nd birthday on or before December 1st, 2024).
If you are interested in attending, please take a moment to RSVP and confirm your attendance with Patti Ferretti, You can do so at at pferretti@camdencsd.org, or 315-245-2616.
This is a program supported by Ready For Kindergarten.
Why Art? There's so many benefits from art education.
This week, 3rd graders from Miss Lis’s Art IFA group created Culture Jars. Students drew at least 8 symbols of things that are important to them. Great job, 3rd graders!
The Look at Me, I'm Three Program will have its next meeting on Wednesday, March 12th at Camden Elementary School!
This program is a collaborative effort between the Camden Central School District and Ready 4 Kindergarten. It is for students who will be Pre-K eligible for the 2025-26 school year.
To attend Look at Me I'm Three this year, a child must have had their third birthday on or before December 1st, 2024.
Monthly RSVPs are required to attend. Reach out to our Family School Navigator, Patti Ferretti (pferretti@camdencsd.org) to confirm your attendance.
How's this for a cool idea?
Rather than nominate students directly to be recognized at this month's "Cougars with Character" assembly, Mrs. Platt and Mr. Janes took a different approach. Each time students were noticed doing something kind, they were given an entry blank to put into the "Kindness Box". The more things they did, the better their chances to receive the award. The winners were drawn at last week's assembly, which made for a wonderful surprise!
At last week's Camden Elementary School Character Assembly for third and fourth grades, the focus was on kindness! Congratulations to all of our recognized students!
The Look at Me, I'm Three Program will have its next meeting on Wednesday, March 12th at Camden Elementary School!
This program is a collaborative effort between the Camden Central School District and Ready 4 Kindergarten. It is for students who will be Pre-K eligible for the 2025-26 school year.
To attend Look at Me I'm Three this year, a child must have had their third birthday on or before December 1st, 2024.
Monthly RSVPs are required to attend. Reach out to our Family School Navigator, Patti Ferretti (pferretti@camdencsd.org) to confirm your attendance.
Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs.
Happy Youth Art Month!
