Mary E. Dardess Elementary School

October 24 was MED's first Effective School Assembly of the school year, during which we celebrated our students' collective achievement in class. October's theme was at MED was "...

As part of National Bus Safety Week, our transportation supervisor, Wally Engel, and bus drivers Diane Morse, Wanda Gawron, Carrie Sharpe, and Miranda Trowbridge visited classroom...

Heggerty Hedgehogs Hank and Helen are here! Miss Gomm's and Miss Mason's magnificent pre-k classes merged for a marvelous morning of phonemic awareness. Our prickly pals picked a...

Dear Students, October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and a particularly meaningful day within this month is National Unity Day , which was today Wednesday, Octobe...

First grade recently finished their second unit, The Human Body, in their language arts knowledge curriculum and celebrated with Doctor Day! Students participated in stations that...

All CCSD schools are participating in a community service project sponsored by the Chatham American Legion Auxiliary. We are collecting items to create military care packages tha...

Miss Mason’s pre-k class had a bushel of fun when Mrs. Ristau, MED's literacy coach, came in to teach an exciting unit all about apples! The classroom was buzzing with excitement ...

Stop, drop, and roll! October 10 was Fire Prevention Day at MED! Volunteer firefighters from Chatham, Ghent, Spencertown, and Tri Village showed the students what to do if there i...

Kindergartener's in Mrs. Baskiewicz's class enjoyed a fruitful lesson all about apples this week! They learned and labeled the key parts of an apple, identifying the stem, skin, f...

MED celebrates and encourages acts of kindness and compassion. Pictured here is our English as a New Language teacher, Mrs. Garcia, and her students caught being kind when they ma...

5th graders conducted their first lab of the school year! While learning about lab safety and the scientific method, they investigated if plants take in carbon dioxide to live and...

It's summer at CCSD, and that means our schools get their annual floor to ceiling cleaning by our custodial crews. The floors at MED and CMS are starting to get that special glow...

Dear Chatham Families, I wanted to inform you about our new school policy regarding student personal electronic devices. A committee representing parents, students, faculty, adm...

As part of the cycles in nature science that we have been doing at MED Summer Camp, our students have learned about cycles in space, life cycles, and the water cycle. For a hands...

View your child’s school supply list by grade/class: Pre-K School Supplies Kindergarten School Supplies 1st Grade School Supplies 2nd Grade School Supplies 3rd Grade Scho...

Our last day of classes was June 27. Chatham Middle School and MED Elementary School staff were out to wave goodbye to our students as the buses brought them home for the final ti...

Our 5th graders created an explosive chemical reaction between Coke & Mentos to celebrate their fabulous year & move to the middle school! Thanks to the MED PTA, geysers, Mentos, ...

MED held a surprise parade to celebrate long-time MED PE teacher Linda Colwell‘s retirement. A few of her colleagues surprised her at the top of the hill to drive her down in a co...

To celebrate their achievement this school year, Ms. Mason's kindergarten class enjoyed a well-deserved Ice Cream Sundae Party. With big smiles, sweet treats, and lots of sprinkle...

It was HOT for field day this year but that didn't stop everyone at MED from having a great time outdoors!