Growth in the Lower School

Dear families, In the Lower School, growth is the biggest part of our lives since kids do so a lot at this age in so many ways. After every break, the children’s physical growth is noticeable. One of my favorite…

Second Grade is…

The following is to be read with the tune Happiness from You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown in your head. Written by the 2017 second grade class Second grade is making some new friends, being a good sport, holding a…

Pre-k Interviews Community Members

by Judy Purcell, Pre-k teacher May has been a busy month in the  pre-k class! We have recently started our school community interviews. We are learning about a lot of the people we see around the school but didn’t know.…

PDSPA Used Book Fair and Book Cafe

By Lisa Kaul, chair PDSPA Used Book Fair It’s that time of the year when you can de-clutter for a cause! Please consider donating books to the Annual PDSPA Used Book Sale. Proceeds are used, among other things, to help…

PDS PA meeting date change – Now on April 28 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The PDS Parents Association is trying a new day and time to provide more parents the opportunity to attend our meeting. The original meeting, scheduled on April 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., has been rescheduled to Friday, April…

Trout and High School Science Buddies

By Lynn Fordin, Grade 2 teacher The second grade class is studying the Hudson River this year. This immersion is truly an example of an integrated curriculum. It transcends traditional classroom boundaries in so many ways. Today, for example, our…

Spring Cleaning? De-cluttering? We’re here to help! 

Donate your used books (gently used children’s books, cookbooks, thrillers, fiction, non-fiction, books that you had to read for work, etc.) to the PDS Parents Association. You can drop them off at the school near the gym doors between now…

Registration for the Largest Summer Program Ever!

Registration is now open for our largest summer program ever! It has three unique themes: Maker Camps (ages 7–13) include coding, programming and game design, 3D Printing, Minecraft, LEGO® Mindstorms® stop-motion animation, engineering and science. Young Adventures Camps (ages 4–11)…

Storytelling Through Fiber Art

By Rachel Silverman, grade 1 teacher The first grade has been engaged in an exciting cross-divisional collaboration with the kindergarten, 5th grade and a group of high school students in which we are exploring storytelling through textiles. Phase one of…

The Pizza Place

By Judy Purcell, PreK teacher A pizza puzzle in our class inspired weeks of activities based around one of our favorite foods, pizza!! The dramatic play area in our classroom has been transformed into “The Pizza Place”. The children created…