PDS is excited to have Nitya Narasimhan leading the industrious groups of lower and middle school Lego Robotics enthusiasts on Fridays after school this fall. Nitya’s own enthusiasm for the activity is clear from the moment you meet her. She…
Whether it is in person, via skype or with an alumni, many colleges offer applicants the opportunity to interview. Students should contact each of their top-choice schools and ask to schedule a time. Be warned, some schools don’t offer interviews…
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…
By Hannah Sunshine, grade 4 teacher
The beginning of reading buddies was a highly anticipated event in the 4th grade classroom. The students had participated in buddy partnerships in the past, but always as the younger students. Partnering with the…
Poughkeepsie Day School is deeply saddened to share news of the death of Cecilia (Ceci) Hart, mother of Flynn Earl Jones ’01 and wife of actor James Earl Jones, after a long illness on October 16 at age 68.
A…
Craig recently retired after 20 years at IBM and 22.5 years as Professor at Marist College. Craig has been extremely involved in the Chess World of the Hudson Valley. His activities include being president of the Vassar-Chadwick Chess Club for…
By Dorothy Luongo, Grade 5
On Friday, October 14, the fifth grade was invited to observe a team of archaeologists at work right here at PDS. Their work was tied into the permit process for installing a solar array, as…
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–…
The students in After have been engaged in the changing season in many ways. Cooler weather has inspired their creativity and appetites.
Students have been making weather-inspired collages out of recycled paper and newsprint with some intriguing results.
Baking is…
