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…
Fall has arrived and so has the time for school pictures!
Our scheduled date is Thursday, October 15. Keep in mind:
Photos will be taken inside using a natural outdoor background.
Each student will have their photo taken, even if…
Scary stories written by PDS students, and dating back to 2000, are on display in the MSLC this month.
We start getting ready for Halloween rather early in middle school. Since the end of the twentieth century, the Poughkeepsie Journal’s…
Spirit Day, a celebration of the PDS community, will be held on Friday, October 16. Students are encouraged to promote school spirit by wearing the PDS logo and school colors (blue and green).
In anticipation of Spirit Day, the Parents…
