At this month’s Parents Association Meeting, we will be talking about Teacher Appreciation plans and priorities for next year. All parents are invited to attend. Join us on Thursday, May 18 at 8:30am in the Kenyon House Solarium. Added bonus:…
Last week, high school students in the Animal Behavior class hosted a shared reading event with grade 2. The Animal Behavior students took on the challenge of either writing and illustrating original children’s books, creating a digital series of zoo…
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.…
by Dr. Brent Boscarino, high school science teacher
On May 11, 2017, a group of PDS HS students utilized an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to monitor and record the annual blueback herring migration during the group’s routine American eel…
Our last All School Activity for this year carried on the tradition of bidding farewell to the seniors.
The task for groups was to make a magic wand and write a special spell. One of the favorite “Caffeinator” to make…
The Poughkeepsie Day School College Office is pleased to announce the colleges and universities that our seniors have chosen to attend in the fall. After many years of rigorous academic work, coupled with sincere exploration of ideas, activities and interests,…
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…
May 1st is a few days away, and it is time for seniors to make THE BIG DECISION. While this can be a daunting task for many, here are a few strategies that may make it easier.
1) Make a…
by Wayne Toepp, high school and middle school art teacher
Students in the Seventeenth Century Dutch and Flemish art history course traveled to Amsterdam from March 28th through April 6th, visiting several museum collections topical to the course as well…
PDS is a participant in the NYSDEC’s Citizen Science Program and conducts Eel sampling work with the NYDEC (each Thursday in spring). A small group of high school students immerse themselves in the Hudson River water in order to gather…
