Mary E. Dardess Elementary School

October 11 was Fire Prevention Day at MED, a student favorite! Volunteer firefighters from the Chatham, Ghent, East Chatham, and Spencertown fire companies came out to talk fire s...

Miss Mason’s kindergarten class and Mrs. Ronca’s fourth-grade class did a pumpkin craft together. Then they enjoyed apple cider donuts and apple cider as a snack!

What do you do when you are learning about the letter L? Make lemonade of course! The MED pre-k made freshly squeezed lemonade, first tasting the sour lemons and then adding sugar...

Miss Gomm’s kindergarten class and Mrs. Kolb’s second-grade class had their first K-Buddy meet up of the year! The 2nd graders taught the kindergarteners how to make a pumpkin col...

Meet “Monster Moldy Toad.“ Don't worry, ol' Moldy eats a kid-free diet; he will be gobbling up donations for the MED PTA's Trunk or Treat happening October 25. MED's monthly th...

First grade recently finished their unit on fables, the first part of their Core Knowledge Language Arts Curriculum. They celebrated the end of their study of fables by competing ...

September 27 was MED's first HOUSE day of the school year. At a school-wide assembly in the morning, students learned what color house they are in when their homeroom teachers bur...

Second grade celebrated the end of their "Fairy Tales and Tall Tales" unit with a theme party! Students dressed up as their favorite fairy tale or tall tale characters, including ...

Meet Chatham Central School District’s new school resource deputy (SRD), Timothy Roberts, who joined our District this September. Deputy Roberts is a five-year veteran with the Co...

Welcome to the 2024-25 school year! Thanks to all our Chatham CSD families who shared their first-day-of-school photos with us. Check out all those smiles! View more photos here....

The MED PTA will be decorating our vestibule with a monthly theme!

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 MED and CMS summer school programs treated students to a Touch a Truck event on July 15. The students got to check out a dump truck, ladder truck, two race cars, and got to m...

June 26 was our last day of school! As is the Chatham tradition, the staff at MED lined the drive to wave goodbye to the students as our buses brought them home for the last time ...

Students in Mrs.Van Wie and Mrs.Winter's 2nd Grade class worked super hard to fill their Star Jar (a whole-class incentive). They earned a water balloon fight just in time for the...

The 2nd graders took a field trip to Trowbridge Farm. While there, the students got to learn about and pet the animals, play games, and enjoy a nice summer snack. They also got to...

As part of their forces and interactions unit, the third grade at Mary E. Dardess Elementary School conducted an experiment to see how many rubber bands a watermelon could withs...

Umbrellas are, of course, good for keeping the damp and drizzle off of you, but they work well to keep the hot sun off you too! Our kindergarteners have been doing an ABC countdow...

Mrs. Kral’s and Mrs. Kolb’s classes had a buddy meet up! Kindergarteners and 2nd graders read stories to their buddy and 2nd graders worked with their buddy to help them read thro...

Our pre-k celebrated a school year full of firsts with an end-of-the-year celebration for pre-k students and their families. Our smallest students took a really big step in their ...