Students in the high school are once again tapping our PDS community for the purpose of giving to others. At least four initiatives are in the works currently. The first is the ongoing food drive to support those who experience…
A report by Jonathan Heiles, science teacher, on a field trip-based geology course that is open to 10th – 12th graders
With the opening of the Library branch on Boardman Road, the Geology class gained access to a new outcrop.…
By Lynn Fordin, grade 2 teacher
The second grade classrooms are deep in the swing of things, or rather deep in our studies of the Hudson River.
Each of our two classrooms have begun to consider how the river and…
By Erin Murphy, middle school and high school Spanish teacher
On Friday, November 20, ten students in Seminar Spanish and one student from Spanish 4 took a trip to New York City to see a production of Federico Garcia Lorca’s…
We had a packed few days before we said goodbye for Thanksgiving break. They were fun, and also responsible.
Jake’s advisory buddied with Hannah and David’s 4th graders to make and top the apple crisp for our All School Activity…
According to FairTest, there are now 850 test-optional colleges. Perhaps surprising to some, 46 percent of top-tier liberal arts colleges, and a good number of large research universities, no longer require the tests. These include schools such as George Washington…
If you are shopping for the holidays, please consider shopping in 3 ways that benefit PDS.
1. Take advantage of retailer programs that support education. It costs nothing to participate and requires only a little advance planning.
If you shop…
The next PDS Parents Association meeting is on Thursday, December 3 at 8:15 am in Gilkeson Room 18A.
Agenda will include:
New Book Sale
School Store
Teacher Grants
Upcoming Events
Is there anything you’d like to discuss? Please join us!…
On December 3, from 6-8pm, PDS parents, faculty and staff are hosting a Parent Phonathon & Party to raise money for the 2015-16 Annual Fund. Gifts to the Annual Fund support innovative learning through the annual operating budget, including field…
By Judy Purcell, Pre-K/K teacher
After a recent visit to Sprout Creek Farm the children continued work on our farm mural. The focus of our visit involved learning and seeing how the farmers prepare for winter. We learned that some…
