MV Elementary Kindergarten teacher Elizabeth Van Dunk, like all teachers, is showing students that learning remotely includes creative lessons which are both educational and fun. In this instance, Mrs. Van Dunk combined weekly letter recognition work with a STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) project. The letter “Ss” was used in tandem with the words “snow” and “science” in …

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Teachers like Minisink Valley Elementary Kindergartener teacher Amanda Singleton are always looking for creative ways to create experiences for their remote students to mirror experiences they would have in the classroom. “While trying to navigate remote learning and still give our kindergarten students the experiences they would have had in class, I felt celebrating ‘Holidays …

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Late yesterday, Dec. 5, the district was advised that a Minisink Valley Elementary staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Due to mandated confidentiality guidelines, no further information can be disseminated. All contact tracing has been completed today, Dec. 6.  If you did not receive a message, you are not believed to have a risk of …

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