Please join us for the next PDS Parents Association Meeting on Thursday, January 19, at 8:30am. We plan to discuss the Faculty Grant Program, upcoming events and our PA budget. Remember that all PDS parents are members of the PA,…
by Monica Cleslak, CIA graduate and Cafeteria Assistant
Do you know about kale? Do you know that it is low in calories, high in fiber and has no fat? It’s also full of vitamins and great for your heart! That’s…
Even when the weather was still balmy, soup was a popular choice for our students. With a chill settling in, the soup bar has grown more popular.
Students can choose soup every day at lunch. Soups are a great way…
Early in the faculty meetings planning for this year, Jake Lahey, our 7-8 history teacher, wondered if we might create an interdisciplinary study that asked students to consider the history and processes that humans use to get energy from the…
By Tom Cosgrove, Food Service Director
Why have boring boiled Brussels sprouts when you can have the rich, nutty flavor of roasted sprouts instead? Trim and cut in half lengthwise Brussels sprouts, toss them in olive oil with chopped…
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the next PDS Parents Association Meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 8. And, as an added bonus, you can check out the book fair after the meeting.…
by lgraceffa
A student walked into my office today, with great excitement. She and her mom had taken time after school to deliver a play kitchen to the downtown Poughkeepsie daycare where some of our students volunteered during this year’s…
One of the goals of the food service as we began this school year was to try to increase the number of ways our students could eat fruit and vegetables.
The salad bar seem to be working to entice more…
One of the key concepts for seventh grade history is to help students realize that the Americas were full of people before the colonists arrived. My own image from childhood– a handful of Native Americans eating dinner with pilgrims–…
We don’t like to see our children in pain or frustrated. We want them to be happy, and as much as we know a life without frustration is impossible, and not even a good thing, we still try to smooth…
