By Lynn Fordin, Grade 2 teacher
The second grade class is studying the Hudson River this year. This immersion is truly an example of an integrated curriculum. It transcends traditional classroom boundaries in so many ways. Today, for example, our…
By Lynn Fordin, grade 2 teacher
It seems like hosting Lower School Assembly is easy, doesn’t it?
Well, there is quite a lot that goes on behind the scenes in order for each class to get ready for that Wednesday…
By Lynn Fordin, Grade 2 teacher
Days spent on the Hudson River in early autumn reward us in many ways. It is a time to revel in the warmth of the sun, feel the morning chill, and drink in the…
By Brian Reid, grade 2 teacher
There is a long tradition of “community singing” at PDS. For years, classes in the lower elementary grades have gotten together to sing. This year the two second grade classes meet once every 8…
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 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…
Egg, caterpillar, milkweed, chrysalis, butterfly, migrate, Mexico….just a few words frequently used by children in the lower school this week. Since the opening of school, children in grades pre-K through two have observed the amazing life cycle of the monarch…
