The Fall Box Tops for Education Campaign will end on Friday, October 30. Bring those Box Tops you’ve been collecting to PDS now! You can deposit them in the Box Tops For Education boxes at the front desks in Gilkeson…
By David Jordan, grade 4 teacher
This blog post shares its title with a popular children’s picture book created by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. The premise of the story, I Wish You More, is a parent sharing with…
Adams gift cards are back! Earn cash for PDS while you shop at Adams!
Order by October 28th (for delivery on November 4th)
Why buy Adams gift cards?
The PDSPA receives 10% of every Adams Fairacre Farms gift card purchased…
This week will bring the end to a series of days that the middle school has spent in service learning this fall. Service has had a long tradition in the middle school. Five years ago, we began making connections with…
The next PDS Parents Association meeting is on Thursday, October 22 at 8:15 am in Gilkeson Room 18A. Agenda items are:
Spirit Day Recap
Poughkeepsie Mini Maker Faire
High School Parent-Teacher Dinner
New Book Sale
Class/Advisory Rep Coordinators
Volunteer…
By Amy Miklos, pre-K/K teacher
As the children entered the classroom on those early September days some special friends were there to greet them; three tiny monarch caterpillars. The children watched with great amazement as our caterpillars transformed before our…
By Lynn Fordin, grade 2 teacher
The second grade classes from PDS had a glorious day at Long Dock riverfront park in Beacon last Tuesday, October 6th. This park is owned and managed by the environmental group Scenic Hudson. Its…
October is the time of the year when students begin to engage in the serious discussion whether to apply Early Decision to their favorite school. While it may be enticing to apply ED in November and avoid waiting until April…
The Parents Association has been working hard to make Spirit Day a special way for the kids, faculty, staff and parents to celebrate our school. There will be a flurry of activities throughout the day. We are asking the entire…
By Dorothy Luongo, grade 5 teacher
Fifth graders launched into the Global Read Aloud this week – an online forum for students to rally around a common read aloud throughout the world. This year, we have the pleasure of delving…
