Giving students the opportunity to put their own ideas into the curriculum is crucial to how we operate at Poughkeepsie Day School. Surely, a child with a sense of ownership over their learning is more motivated and empowered to reach…
The total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 was a cause for excitement all throughout North America, and as it quickly approached earlier this month, Poughkeepsie Day School curricula swiftly accommodated. In art and science classes, students across several age…
The idea of cultural competence has long been essential to Poughkeepsie Day School curricula across all grade levels. This year, humanities students in Grades 5-12 have been deeply committed to a year-long study of Africa, and their recent trip to…
Math Time!In Prek/K Math time involves a lot of hands on activities. Over the last month and a half we have been learning numbers 1-20 through place value and ten frames, celebrating 100 days in school activities which involved finding…
Spring has arrived at Poughkeepsie Day School. For those of us on campus, that involves spring cleaning, planting seeds (literally and figuratively), outdoor field trips, and lots of sunshine beaming in through the windows. As educators, we harness the power…
Writer’s Workshop, Reader’s Workshop, Visits from the students at The Culinary Institute of America, our new Assistant Teacher…. we have a lot to share! The class has been flourishing on so many levels!
Writer’s Workshop:
We started Unit 2 in…
To celebrate black history month, and prepare for our Changemakers event, the third grade went to Mid Hudson Arts gallery on Friday with Spiro! The students took ample notes on the artwork, with some observations on the themes of personal…
Dear Parents,
It has been a busy three weeks with preparing for the Expo, report writing, and making time to play in the snow! We hope you enjoyed our research on ancient humans. We learned so much, and are so…
December was filled with many accomplishments! We have had amazing group team work this month!Writer’s Workshop: We finished our first unit in writer’s workshop and celebrated our accomplishments with the 3/4’s class. The class worked on choosing their favorite drawing,…
Dear families,
Thank you so much for sending in your child’s contribution to our holidays around the world celebration! We put a lot of hard work into our presentations, and into the Winter festival. Please congratulate your child and…
