On Monday, November 24th, our Camden CSD 3rd grade teachers hosted their Curriculum Family Night at CES.
Families rotated between stations involving reading, writing, math, mindfulness, and a picture station. Each child was also given a free book from Title I. Attendees took home resources and manipulatives to help their third graders excel at reading comprehension, math facts, writing skills and self regulation strategies.
There were also raffles, with CES students Ryelyn Young and Colton Sanborn taking home the prizes!
The event was well attended, and all had a great time!
CES 3rd Graders had a wonderful Friendsgiving Feast in room 45!
On Tuesday, Mrs. Stone's second grade class at CES made apple pie in a cup, and completed a writing activity about their experience!
There was a bounty of Pre-Turkey Day fun for Kindergartners at Camden Elementary School!
Mrs. Littler and Mrs. Keller’s class made homemade applesauce yesterday for their Thanksgiving feast.
They were so excited to share their special dish with the other first grade students!
They were so excited to share their special dish with the other first grade students!
After reading the book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet and learning about the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 4th grade students at Camden Elementary held their own parade right in the library! Students created their own balloons, attached them to Ozobot robots and cheered on as they watched their balloons sail by.
Student council members at CES helped spread some kindness around the building on World Kindness Day! They secretly dropped off a small treat to each classroom. They also wrote notes and hung posters to remind us to be kind everyday!
Our 2025-26 “Look at Me I’m Three” program continues with our November meeting next week!
This program is a free monthly Pre-K prep program for students eligible to enroll in Pre-K for the 2026-2027 school year. To participate, a child must reach the age of three years old on or before December 1st, 2025.
The program starts at 5:30 PM and runs for approximately 45 minutes.
Contact our Family School Navigator and program director, Patti Ferretti, to reserve your spot for November’s program, which will be held on Wednesday, November 19th. You can also contact her with questions at (315) 245-2616, Ext. 5200, or pferretti@camdencsd.org.
These opportunities are presented in partnership with Family School Navigation, formerly known as Ready 4 Kindergarten!
This program is a free monthly Pre-K prep program for students eligible to enroll in Pre-K for the 2026-2027 school year. To participate, a child must reach the age of three years old on or before December 1st, 2025.
The program starts at 5:30 PM and runs for approximately 45 minutes.
Contact our Family School Navigator and program director, Patti Ferretti, to reserve your spot for November’s program, which will be held on Wednesday, November 19th. You can also contact her with questions at (315) 245-2616, Ext. 5200, or pferretti@camdencsd.org.
These opportunities are presented in partnership with Family School Navigation, formerly known as Ready 4 Kindergarten!
On Wednesday, November 5th the Adirondack Experience came back to visit Camden Elementary. This time they visited our 3rd graders, and taught them all about Animal Adaptations. This presentation coincided with their current ELA unit on animal classifications.
Veterans were honored at Camden Elementary’s morning program on Friday, November 7th. Mrs. Kowalski’s 3rd grade IFA reading group helped teach the younger students about this special holiday by performing a Veterans Day play. The students also presented the veterans with hand written letters of appreciation and a special key chain. To all the veterans out there, thank you for your service! 🇺🇸
Check out these upcoming events from the Connected Community Schools team! On November 13th, they're working with the Family Opportunity Center and CFLR to offer "Building Calm Connections" - an exploration of how to help a child displaying aggressive behavior.
On November 20th, Open Hub Hours will be held at Camden High School!
On November 20th, Open Hub Hours will be held at Camden High School!
The Let's Play Program is growing! Due to incredible demand, we will now have two sessions: Wednesday, November 12th, and Thursday, November 13th!
Offered in partnership with Family School Navigation (Formerly Ready 4 Kindergarten), the “Let’s Play” program is a new, free monthly program for two-year-olds and their families. It consists of a monthly one-hour block of play-based learning and socialization with parent/guardian involvement. It is offered with the aim of progressing into the “Look at Me, I’m Three!” program for the following year, and creating a two year skill development on-ramp into Pre-K programming.
To be eligible for this program, a student must reside in the Camden Central School District, and be two years old, or reach that age on or before December 1st, 2025.
Participation for this first meeting will be limited to 15 children, and will be on a first-contact, first-serve basis. Additionally, choice of date will operate on the same basis. RSVPs are required each month. To reserve your spot, or if you have questions, contact our Family School Navigator, Patti Ferretti, at 315-245-2616, extension 5200, or at pferretti@camdencsd.org.
Offered in partnership with Family School Navigation (Formerly Ready 4 Kindergarten), the “Let’s Play” program is a new, free monthly program for two-year-olds and their families. It consists of a monthly one-hour block of play-based learning and socialization with parent/guardian involvement. It is offered with the aim of progressing into the “Look at Me, I’m Three!” program for the following year, and creating a two year skill development on-ramp into Pre-K programming.
To be eligible for this program, a student must reside in the Camden Central School District, and be two years old, or reach that age on or before December 1st, 2025.
Participation for this first meeting will be limited to 15 children, and will be on a first-contact, first-serve basis. Additionally, choice of date will operate on the same basis. RSVPs are required each month. To reserve your spot, or if you have questions, contact our Family School Navigator, Patti Ferretti, at 315-245-2616, extension 5200, or at pferretti@camdencsd.org.
CES Third Grade Classes had the opportunity to explore the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse on Wednesday, October 29th! Their current unit of study is Animal Classification, so on the trip, students were able to work on classifying animals as mammals, vertebrates, invertebrates, omnivores, carnivores and herbivores. They had an awesome day and luckily, beautiful weather!
Teaching 3rd Grade is “CEREAL”sly awesome!
Happy Halloween from the CES First Grade Team!
Miss Mulvaney’s 1st grade class carved a pumpkin and practiced their writing with a “how to carve a pumpkin” activity!
On Wednesday, Camden Elementary and McConnellsville Elementary welcomed celebrated children's author (and Utica, NY native) Daryl Cobb for a visit! Students in grades K-4 were treated to his message that included the love of reading and writing. He even recruited some teachers and students to participate in his engaging, informative, and entertaining presentation!
October is Bullying Prevention Month. One of our CES Social Workers, Mrs. Berezein, worked with two fourth grade classrooms to make anti-bullying posters for the occasion!
During the evening of Thursday, October 23rd, the Camden Elementary School hallways were laden with commotion during the CES Fall Carnival!
This annual event gathers the CES community for hours of family activities, books, and refreshments. Among the highlights are the carnival games set up by teachers. Classics such as “Pin the Spider on the Web” and “Pumpkin Ring Toss” were joined by new additions like “The Human Slot Machine”. Craft activities included “Lollipop Ghosts”, a stress ball making station, and leaf rubbings with Connected Community Schools. Students also left with free books from the Title I initiative, and could also browse and purchase additional books from the Scholastic Book Fair.
Due to some dynamic weather throughout the day, this year’s event was held indoors, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of those in attendance!
This annual event gathers the CES community for hours of family activities, books, and refreshments. Among the highlights are the carnival games set up by teachers. Classics such as “Pin the Spider on the Web” and “Pumpkin Ring Toss” were joined by new additions like “The Human Slot Machine”. Craft activities included “Lollipop Ghosts”, a stress ball making station, and leaf rubbings with Connected Community Schools. Students also left with free books from the Title I initiative, and could also browse and purchase additional books from the Scholastic Book Fair.
Due to some dynamic weather throughout the day, this year’s event was held indoors, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of those in attendance!
CES Student Council reps held their first greeting party this morning! We had music, noisemakers and signs to welcome students to school on this dreary morning!
