While grade six works on research papers and presents Lego missions, grade seven is deep in the midst of grappling with proportional thinking in math and literary analysis in English.
Of all the concepts in middle school math, the leap…
By Michelle Holmes, grade 3 teacher
Odd question to ask a third grader during math, right? Not if that third grader is reading Demi’s “One Grain of Rice.” In our exploration of number patterns, several of our students became…
By Michelle Holmes, Grade 3 teacher
While the whole country was consumed with the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the third grade was busy figuring out where each college was located and how far each college was to their respective tournament. Our…
Help Alleviate Hunger in the Hudson Valley
Visit the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall (Center Court) on March 5-11 to see incredible structures created by teams of students from PDS and High Meadow made entirely out of non-perishable food. Bring donations of…
By Stephen Currie, A.K.A. Steve the Math Guy, lower school math specialist
February 2 was not just Groundhog Day this year; it was also the inaugural Family Math Morning, featuring Rachel’s first grade class. The children and many of their…
By David Jordan, grade 4 teacher
A great deal of children’s math experiences at PDS are constructive, experiential and built around meaningful contexts. Mathematics is treated no differently than other content areas in that we believe it should be inquiry-based…