Mary E. Dardess Elementary School

Robin Newman visited MED to discuss the writing process and her experiences as an author, and read some of her stories! Newman is the author of the award-winning Wilcox & Griswol...

Miranda Trowbridge visited our fourth grade to deliver the eggs that the students will hatch in class this spring! She talked about chickens, how they lay eggs, and the conditions...

MED Drama Club proudly presents Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS . Based on the book by Rudyard Kipling and adapted from the classic Disney animated film, the musical features a hos...

The NAMM Foundation has honored Chatham Central School District with its Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) designation for outstanding support and commitment to mus...

The results speak for themselves! 5th grade scientists developed a three-step model to clean contaminated water and decrease the nitrate levels found in most fertilizers. Check ou...

Students at MED collected pet food and supplies as part of a school-wide drive during March and April. By the time the event wrapped up, they had piled up a total of 797 items tha...

Where else can you learn your ABCs, make a best friend in five minutes, and somehow lose a shoe before lunch? Kindergarten is full of big laughs, tiny chairs, lots of glue, and e...

April 13 was our latest HOUSE day at MED. Red, Blue, Green, and Purple HOUSES got together to enjoy a reading, games, and a dance party!

MED's current HOUSE Challenge is collecting items for local animal rescues and shelter from March 17 to April 17. Fifth grader Dakota Williams personally brought in 215(!) pet it...

Congratulations to our 2026 CMS Science & Technology Fair participants! This year’s winning projects are: 1st: Kaylie Williams (6th Grade) - Which household light bulb lasts the l...

March 20 was MED's fifth Effective School Assembly of this school year, during which we celebrated our students' collective achievement in class during the month of January. This ...

5th graders took a field trip to Museum of Innovation and Science in Schenectady on March 18. Students enjoyed a planetarium experience, a hands-on class about the planets an...

In science class, 5th graders are learning how to transport water. Students designed a water pump that could move 100 ml of water from one beaker to another. The constraints: the ...

MED's kindergarten classrooms were a whirlwind of glitter and green as our busy little leprechauns crafted special St. Patrick's Day projects. The real magic happened when it was ...

Mr. Botsford’s Language Concepts class received a special visit from some very cute guests, kids (AKA baby goats), from G. Ooms & Kids. The visit was organized by the Ooms family,...

MED turned the page on an incredible week! From March 2nd (Dr. Seuss’ birthday) to March 6th, students dove headfirst into the wonderful world of reading for Read Across America W...

Did you know that this March marks more than 40 years of celebrating Music in Our Schools Month? This month-long celebration celebrates the music made in schools throughout the c...

Our kindergarten students reached their legendary 100th day of school! It was a day dedicated to all things 100, filled with creative crafts and fun hands-on projects that showed ...

Nineteen members of Chatham Middle School's Service Club set up an afternoon of fun games for Chatham Kids Club, with spoon races, go fish, arts and crafts, and reading on Februar...

To celebrate 100 days in school, these First Graders turned into detectives to solve the mystery of the stolen pencil sharpener. Throughout the day they completed various 100-th...