Mary E. Dardess Elementary School

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...

Dear Chatham Families: We are pleased to announce that all students enrolled at Chatham Central School District will be able to receive FREE breakfast and lunch at school begin...

After reading the book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet and learning about the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, students in 5th grade science completed a ST...

5th graders participated in National World Kindness Day on November 13. Each student created two hands and wrote an act of kindness on each. The grade then put all of the hands ...

November 13 was MED's first HOUSE activity of the year. This year's Red, Blue, Green and Purple houses each got together for the first time to enjoy board games and a dance party ...

It was Doctor Day in first grade! After learning all about the human body in their core knowledge language arts unit , students in first grade participated in Doctor Day to sho...

The MED PTA honored Veterans from our MED families with a ceremony and breakfast on November 8. The PTA would like to thank all the Veterans who were able to attend, our guest s...

Students across the District were treated to the sweet sounds of The Yale Spizzwinks(?) a cappella group on November 3. After performing two assemblies for students in grades 2-8 ...

Here are a few photos from MED's Halloween parade! Our elementary students and staff showed up in costumes that were fun to frightening and everywhere in between! More photos are ...

The third grade's annual pumpkin decorating contest was yesterday and students were the judges! Their pumpkins were displayed in that hall and all the other grades were invited to...

America's oldest underclassman a cappella singing group, The Yale Spizzwinks(?), will perform at Chatham High School this Friday, November 3 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adult...

Mrs. Winter's Language Concepts 2-3 Class carved their Halloween pumpkins this week! Each student scraped, designed and helped carve the spooky faces! A big thank you to Wally Eng...

All CCSD schools are collecting for this community service project sponsored by the Chatham American Legion Auxiliary. Donations are needed for military care packages that will be...

5th grade science students received Living Wise energy saving kits today. These kits were donated by NYSEG to help families save money at home with their Smart Energy program. The...

Students in all 5th grade science classes are investigating how animals take in food to live and grow. In class, they are experimenting with mealworms and a potato slice. Students...

A group of pink Panthers participated in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Albany's Washington Park on Sunday, October 15. The group of CCSD staff walked to celebra...

In celebration of finishing their first knowledge unit all about fables, the first grade held their very own Fable Olympics! Students competed in four different games that were ea...

Friday was Fire Prevention Day at MED! Our volunteer firefighters from the Chatham, Ghent, East Chatham, Tri-Village, and Spencertown fire companies visited our elementary school ...

The Chatham Board of Education has appointed John Roloson as dean of students at Mary E. Dardess Elementary School, effective October 10 through the end of the 2023-24 school year...

October is Bully Prevention Month. Counselors will be having classroom discussions about what bullying is, how it hurts, and what we can do to prevent it! Students will be...