Two captivating moments in different middle school classes last week:
The Fashion Show
In Erin Murphy’s 8th grade Spanish class, students presented a fashion show in order to practice vocabulary. They has a run way, outfits and, most important, accurate…
The final performance of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” took place on Friday evening in the James Earl Jones Theater. Students ran the entire show– not only acting, but also as set designers, sound and lighting technicians, and costume…
Sixth graders completed their structure of a food truck, built of Goya cans, at the Poughkeepsie Galleria mall! The truck is striking for several reasons: it has a lighted sign, reading How CAN I help you? It has brightly lit…
The PDS lunch menu is inspired by what our local purveyors offer each week. Right now, squashes, kale, and root vegetables are harvested, and these items feature in the salad and vegetable choices.
Our most common purveyor, Red Barn, sources…
The Building and Design course has gotten a wonderful start to the Green Future Mural, a mural that will reflect a Hudson Valley scene and one that will use upcycled glass, china and ceramics!
The Mural is part of the …
The sixth grade is in the final two days before the big Food Bowl build on Friday evening (March 3) at the Poughkeepsie Galleria!
Behind the scenes, the students have to practice. What looks like simple stacking has to carefully…
This month I’ve invited parents of grade 5 students to visit with me, tour the Holford Learning Commons and hear about the middle school program. Of special interest are parts of the program that work to build a bridge between…
PDS has partnered with NY Int’l Children’s Film Festival 2017 and will receive money when parents purchased tickets.
Tickets are selling quickly! NY Int’l Children’s Film Festival 2017 is just around the corner (February 24 – March 19th) and will…
PDS is proud of two of our families who organized one of the more than 650 women’s marches that took place on Saturday, January 21, all across the globe. Lisa Kaul P’20 and Paulina Bren P’22 spent two weeks organizing…
PDS draws a diverse group of families from all over the Hudson Valley and surrounding areas. They come from as far south as Peekskill, from Kerhonkson in the west, as far north as Germantown and all the way from Sharon,…
