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  • Maryum F. and Zayd R. came in first and second in the school's Geography Bee.

    Congratulations to eighth-grader Maryum F. and sixth-grader Zayd R. for placing first and second in Pocantico's 10th annual National Geographic Bee Jan. 16! Maryum's younger sister, fourth-grader Tasnim F., won third place. Maryum, who also won last year, will take an online geography test to see if she qualifies for the New York State GeoBee.

  • Ten students in grades 4-8 competed in the annual Geography Bee.

    Kudos to all 10 students in grades 4-8 who competed as finalists in the school's National Geographic Bee. From left to right: Saad I., Max S., Emily A., Maryum F., Zach M., Meadow G., Serena X., Zayd R., Tasnim F. and Adya T.

  • The Seventh and Eighth Grade Chorus perform during the Winter Concert.

    Congratulations to all our middle school students who performed during the Winter Concert! The Seventh and Eighth Grade Chorus pictured here sang "Let It Snow/Winter Wonderland," "I Hear America Singing" and "Everlasting Melody."

  • The Fifth and Sixth Grade Chorus perform during the Winter Concert.

    The Fifth and Sixth Grade Chorus pictured here sang "Windy Nights," "The Rock Island Line" and "Al Shlosha D'Varim" during the concert on December 11.

  • Winter Concert, first and second grades.

    The first and second grades sang beautifully at their Winter Concert on Dec. 4. Thanks to vocal/music teacher Sheila DePaola for her great work helping students prepare!

  • The Sixth Grade Band stands as the audience claps for its Winter Concert performance.

    The Sixth Grade Band performed "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and "Dance of the Jabberwocky" during the Winter Concert.

  • Members of the Fifth Grade Band stand as the audience claps for their performance in the Winter Concert.

    The Fifth Grade Band played "First Holiday Concert Medley" during the concert, which was its first performance on stage. The Jazz Ensemble also performed, playing "Jingle All the Way."

  • The students thank their teachers, Sheila DePaola and Michael Murray, at the end of the Winter Concert.

    After the combined choruses performed "When the Lights All Shine," students thanked Sheila DePaola, choral director, and Michael Murray, band director, and gave them gifts.

  • Winter Concert, third and fourth grades.

    Third- and fourth-graders also gave a wonderful performance at their Winter Concert on Dec. 4.  Students in grades 5-8 will perform on Dec. 11.

  • Three girls eat soup in the cafeteria.

    By all accounts, this year's Harvest Soup Festival was a great success. Students harvested vegetables and helped make a delicious soup that included carrots, squash, beans, Swiss chard and other vegetables.

  • Students and the gardener hold sunflowers they will save seeds from.

    Children in kindergarten through fourth grade picked vegetables and saved seeds for next year under the direction of custodian and master gardener Jose Zamora.

  • The cafeteria chef directs children on how to peel and mince garlic.

    Students worked with Chef Kassie Arcate to peel and mince garlic, and peel carrots and squash. Parents chopped onions and other vegetables for the soup.

  • Parents serve soup to children in the school cafeteria.

    Parents helped serve the soup during lunch periods on Oct. 17, adding elbow noodles for children who wanted them.

  • Two girls eat soup in the school cafeteria.

    The soup was served with focaccia bread. Sixth- and seventh-graders picked cilantro, lemon balm, rosemary and other herbs to make herb butter for the bread. Students also made carrot-top pesto for the focaccia.

  • Three boys hold up beans they will collect seeds from.

    Thanks to everyone who helped make the soup, herb butter and carrot-top pesto, and save seeds for next year's crop!

  • Students pose for a photo during their walk around Swan Lake.

    Pocantico students took part in educational activities and walked around Swan Lake at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve Oct. 4.

  • A teacher poses for a photo with one of his students.

    The students were participating in a Pocantico Hills School Foundation fundraiser to bring a therapeutic support dog to the school. Teacher Mario Suarez has been training the dog, whose name is Duke.

  • Third-grade teacher Kerry Papa walks around Swan Lake with her class.

    The Pocantico Hills Foundation provides grants for innovative programs that are beyond the school’s budget. 

  • Two girls are excited because they identified an American beech tree.

    Students learned about the ecology if of the preserve. They visited educational stations as they walked around Swan Lake and identified different types of tress. They also spotted turtles and frogs.

  • Children sample maple syrup jelly beans at one of the educational stations.

    At one of the stations, children did wood and leaf rubbings and learned how maple trees are tapped for sap. They each tried a maple syrup jelly bean.

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Core Values: Kindness, Respect and Perseverance

As part of our successful transition back to school, our 8th grade students were charged with creating a school-wide character pledge that reflects our core values—kindness, respect and perseverance.  Their successful work was chronicled throughout the week and captured on video Pocantico Character.  Our Pocantico Character Pledge is recited each morning following the Pledge of Allegiance as a school community.  Again, a special thank you to the class of 2019 and Mr. Murray, Mrs. Carruth and Mrs. Hongell, who facilitated this important work with our students.

 As a student of character at Pocantico Hills …

I pledge to not give up when obstacles are in the way.  I will persevere.

I will listen to others and use careful words.  I will be respectful. 

I will smile and greet people in the hallways.  I will be kind.