Mary E. Dardess Elementary School

A fresh blanket of snow on a sunny day really does turn the MED playground into a winter wonderland! There's snow telling how many snowmen, forts and mountains sprang up outside o...

Our students love to read in the MED library - here's a few photos of students caught enjoying some good books!

Fourth grade held a celebration for their six English as a new language students. They learned about their flag, traditions, and food. After the presentation, everyone enjoyed som...

MED held a holiday sing along on the last day of school before the holiday break!

Here are some photos of our English as a new language students at our elementary school and high school baking and decorating holiday cookies!

Third graders in Mrs. Lynch's class earned themselves a Fort Day this week. Fort Day is exactly what you think it it is - bring in some sheets and build the coolest fort you can i...

The pesky elves got into the school again and put out numerous holiday blow-ups overnight, then turned off all of the lights before the kids arrived December 21. MED ended the wee...

Pure excitement in the MED halls December 20. When the kids arrived this morning, they discovered the elves had put staff on a naughty or nice list! They couldn't believe it. Th...

MED pre-k classes held a special holiday celebration on December 19 with lots of family-fun activities in their classrooms!

The pesky elves got onto the loudspeaker in the morning and made an announcement that all students could enjoy a movie while having hot chocolate Tuesday! Food service supervisor ...

The first grade just wrapped up their “Different Stories from Different Lands” ELA unit, where they compared similar fables and folktales that originated in various regions around...

Looks like some pesky elves got into the school over the weekend to bring their idea of holiday "fun" to MED. These pointy-shoed pranksters can't help but cause mischief! Student...

A kindergarten holiday tradition at MED! Here are a few photos from our kindergarten's annual gingerbread house making activity with family members, held this year on December 1...

Miss Gomm's pre-k class has been reading different versions of The Gingerbread Man . On December 13 they rolled out dough, used cookie cutters, and baked, decorated, and ate thei...

Students got up close and personal with some scaly friends when Reptile Adventure visited the 3rd grade on December 1. While learning about different types of reptiles, the stude...

Effective December 4, Chatham CSD will officially begin using the Raptor Visitor Management System in all of our schools. Part of keeping our schools safe is knowing who is in our...

Lynn Bell and Mary Redler from the Rotary Club of North Columbia County visited MED today to give every student in third grade their very own dictionary. This is part of a long-st...

The third grade spread some Thanksgiving holiday cheer by caroling around the school singing some silly Turkey Day songs the day before break!

The day before Thanksgiving break our pre-k classes held a Friendsgiving feast!

Fourth graders put in weeks of research and hard work to build miniature Iroquois longhouses as part of their study of the history and people of New York State. On November 20, th...