Mary E. Dardess Elementary School

MED fourth grader Ari Wojeski is a beekeeper at home and has his own honey business. On June 15 he gave a presentation with his mom and dad for all our fourth grade classes about ...

MED fifth grader and horse enthusiast Skylar Blass was at the NYS Capitol last week visiting lawmakers to advocate for a law to protect horses. Skylar is a Pony Power Advocate wit...

Ms. Shetsky's first grade class learned all about coins and money! On Monday, they discussed the coins and their value and each student received an allowance of 120 play coins the...

Another step closer to graduation! Chatham High School's Class of 2023 returned to their roots at Mary E. Dardess Elementary School for our traditional Senior Walkthrough on June ...

Ou fifth graders heading out to are at Nature's Classroom in Charlton Massachusetts for a week of team building and science-based activities in the great outdoors! ...

The fifth grade celebrated their moving on to Chatham Middle School with a Moving Up Ceremony for family and friends on June 8. MED principal Kristen Reno congratulated the stu...

Ms. Shetsky, Ms.Flanagan, Ms.Brandow, Ms.McCullough, and Mr.Botsford's students had a blast on their field trip to Thacher Park at the end of May! The first graders had the opport...

For their end-of-the-year celebration, our kindergarten classes hosted a carnival for students and their families on the MED lawn. The fun in the sun included games, face painting...

Mrs. Winter's Language Concepts 3-5 Class took a walking field trip to Five Roots Floral on Main Street in Chatham to celebrate the conclusion of their plant life cycle unit. Whil...

MED students celebrated Arbor Day with the return of our traditional outdoor assembly. For the first time since Covid, each grade level took a turn singing for the school. The hig...

Here are some photos from Space Day in Ms. Brandow’s first grade class, which celebrated the class wrapping their astronomy unit. The students made Moon dials displaying the lunar...

Students from Mr. Botsford’s and Mrs. Winter’s Language Concepts classes took a field trip to A. Ooms & Sons Dairy Farm in Valatie on May 24. While at the farm, the children held ...

MED's Panther Den took a trip to Art Omi to explore world-class sculpture exhibits available right here in our own backyard! Along for the trip was Mr. Roth, MED's art teacher, wh...

To help our soon-to-be sixth graders transition into middle school, the fifth grade spent an entire day at CMS this week to take tours of the building, experience changing classes...

The second grade visited Wild Play at Thatcher Park last Friday, May 12th. Students had time to play and enjoy the park and challenge themselves on the adventure course. Everyon...

MED students and staff alike enjoyed a visit from Eric Litwin yesterday! Eric is a song singing, guitar strumming, #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author who brings...

C is for Chatham! MED’s tennis equipment just got a big upgrade thanks to a grant from the United States Tennis Association. Kate Lynch (left), one of our third grade teachers and...

Knights, castles, great music and high adventure abounded when the MED Drama Club presented Magic Treehouse: The Knight at Dawn KIDS on May 19 and 20 . Based on the series by...

MED put out a HOUSE challenge in April for students to collect donations for area animal rescues. The drive was the idea of fifth grader Shelby Hunt. Students brought in donations...

Mrs. Ranita’s kindergarten class had a writers’ celebration on May 9! Students had been writing and illustrating books for the past few months during their writing time. Students ...