What Is Your Mood? Check Out Our Middle School Mood Meter

The ability to recognize, understand, label, express and when necessary, regulate our emotions is critical to our emotional health and success in school.  Understanding these skills using the RULER approach provides our students with an opportunity to utilize the Mood Meter—an important component to the Anchors of Emotional Intelligence.  Our Mood Meter Mondays allow students to utilize this resource to self-identify their emotion prior to lunch.  This provides one data point to assess our students’ emotional well-being and our overall culture and climate at Pocantico at the beginning of each week.  

Link to our Middle School Mood Meter can be found here.  

Pocantico Hills School 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.   

Our Mission

The Pocantico Hills School staff believes that each student is a complex and unique person. We are committed to helping our children realize their complete personal potential – academic, creative, physical and emotional. We will ask the students to stretch themselves and help them to discover the rewards of working hard.

We will treat the students with respect and understanding and encourage them to be caring and contributing members of society, students who are thoughtful, honest, fair, kind and self-disciplined.

Important Information

POCANTICO AM BUS STOPS

POCANTICO PM BUS SCHEDULE

BRIARCLIFF HS AM BUS STOPS.pdf 

PLEASANTVILLE AM BUS STOPS

SHHS BUS SCHEDULE

2018-2019 School Calendar 

Budget Guide 2018-2019  

Transportation - Delayed Openings - Important Information

 Every Student Succeeds Act - Five Things You Should Know 

Here at Pocantico Hills

  • Students getting off the school bus.

    School staff members welcomed students to a new school year on Tuesday, September 4.

  • The principal greets a student and his mother.

    Principal Brent Harrington greeted students and parents as they arrived.

  • Parents and their son at pre-k orientation.

    Children in pre-k and their parents/guardians arrived at 11 a.m. for a special orientation.

  • A sister reads to her young sibling during pre-k orientation.

    Pre-kindergarteners had time to read and explore their new classrooms. They also took a bus ride and were treated to ice cream.

  • Students arriving at school on the first day.

    Older students started the day with an assembly, during which the principal emphasized the importance of kindness, respect and perseverance.

  • Three friends posing for a photo.

    Friends were happy to see one another.

  • A student and staff member posing for a photo.

    Students also enjoyed catching up with teachers and other staff members.

  • A teacher greets a student on the first day of school.

    Let's have a great school year!

  • Children pose for a photo one one of last days of summer camp.

    Pocantico Summer Day Camp wrapped up Aug. 10 after six wonderful weeks.

  • Campers posing with Poco shirts

    On the last "Wonderful Wednesday," children and counselors wore their camp shirts to show Poco spirit.

  • Girls posing on the edge of the swimming pool.

    About 300 students attended the camp over the summer.

  • A counselor poses with two campers in art class.

    Activities included culinary class, swimming lessons, hiking, field trips, sleepovers, crafts and more.

  • Two 4-year-old campers pose before going on a hike.

    The camp was for children entering pre-kindergarten through ninth grade.

  • Rising pre-kindergarten students pose for a photo before a wilderness walk.

    Rising pre-kindergarteners went on a wilderness walk on one of the last days of camp.

  • Students celebrating in drama class.

    Students celebrated a victory over their teacher in drama class.

  • A student jumps off a high diving board at camp.

    The diving board and inflatable water slide were two of the popular camp attractions.

  • Children practicing a song for the variety show.

    Children practiced "You're Welcome" from "Moana" for the variety show on the last day of camp.

  • Culinary Club students making cookies.

    Pocantico Hills Day Camp is in full swing! These students had fun making sugar cookies in the Culinary Club.

  • Campers getting ready to go for a swim.

    Young campers prepared to go for a swim in the pool.

  • Campers getting a swim lesson.

    Children enjoy taking swim lessons at camp.

  • Children having fun on an inflatable water slide.

    Campers had fun on an inflatable water slide (and got splashed as they waited for their next turn).

  • Children playing Quidditch.

    Students played Quidditch, a game from the "Harry Potter" series.

  • A girl plays on the playground.

    Day Camp runs weekdays through August 10.

  • Pocantico eighth-grade graduates stand on platform during ceremony.

    Congratulations to the Pocantico Hills Class of 2018!

  • Members of the chorus singing during the ceremony.

    The Middle School Combined Chorus sang "I Believe I Can Fly" during the ceremony.

  • Graduates move tassels from the right to the left side of the cap after receiving diplomas.

    The 34 graduates are headed to Briarcliff, Pleasantville and Sleepy Hollow high schools.

  • Graduates touch a John D. Rockefeller plaque in the car circle.

    Graduates followed tradition by touching the John D. Rockefeller plaque in the car circle after graduating.

  • Graduates tossing their caps after the ceremony.

    After touching the plaque, graduates gathered to toss their caps.

  • A student poses with her family after graduating.

    Students posed for pictures with friends and family and attended a reception in the cafeteria.

  • Pocantico third-graders at Countries around the World celebration.

    Pocantico third-graders recently held their "Countries around the World" celebration.

  • Pocantico third-grader with project on Jamaica.

    Each student selected a country and created a poster board with details like maps, currency and flags.

  • Pocantico third-grader with project on Morocco.

    Some students wore clothing from their families’ native countries and brought in food like samosas and baklava.

  • Pocantico third-grader with project on Australia.

    Other countries the students studied were Colombia, India, New Zealand, Ireland and Peru.

  • Pocantico third-grader with project on Syria.

    This student did her project on Syria.

  • Pocantico students performing "Charlotte's Web."

    Second-graders did a wonderful job performing "Charlotte's Web."

  • Pocantico students performing "Charlotte's Web."

    The performance took place June 8.

  • Pocantico students performing "Charlotte's Web."

    The play has been an annual tradition at the school since 2000.

  • Pocantico students performing "Charlotte's Web."

    Wilbur the pig befriends Charlotte the spider in the classic children's book.

  • Pocantico students before the performance of "Charlotte's Web."

    Students posed for photos before the performance.

  • Pocantico students after the performance of "Charlotte's Web."

    After the performance, children, staff and guests enjoyed fruit, brownies and pastries.

  • Teacher Joy Scantlebury shook hands with a student at a school celebration.

    English as a New Language teacher Joy Scantlebury congratulated an eighth-grader during a party for current and former English Language Learners.

  • Teacher Joy Scantlebury posed with students at a school party.

    Teacher Joy Scantlebury posed with students during the celebration.

  • Picture of collage that includes people and flags from various foreign countries.

    Current and former English Language Learners at Pocantico are from a total of 14 foreign countries.

  • Teacher Joy Scantlebury posed with current and former English Language Learners.

    Current and former English Language Learners received books from the Greenburgh Library and gift bags from their teacher.

  • Two students posed with family members at a school party.

    Family members attended the party for current and former English Language Learners.

  • A Student Government member handed out cupcakes at a school party.

    Pocantico Student Government members contributed funds toward the cost of the food and attended the party.

  • Pocantico students excited about arrival of helicopter at the school.

    Excited students spotted the Westchester County Police helicopter as it prepared to land at the school on PTA Truck Day.

  • Westchester County Police helicopter prepared to land at Pocantico.

    A Westchester County Police helicopter prepared to land at Pocantico Hills School during the May 10 event.

  • Students petting State Police K-9 dog Lexy.

    Students met Lexy, a canine police dog, and her partner, Trooper Meredith Govoni.

  • Students sitting in the back of an ambulance on PTA Truck Day.

    Students got to sit in the back of an ambulance on PTA Truck Day.

  • Staff members and parents took a ride in the Elmsford Fire Department's ladder platform.

    Adults climbed 100 feet into the air in the Elmsford Police Department's ladder platform.

  • Students spoke with a Stone Barns farmer about his tractor.

    Students spoke with a farmer from Stone Barns and climbed aboard the tractor.

  • A group of students posed for a photo on Pocantico PTA Truck Day.

    Students had a great time on PTA Truck Day and learned about career and volunteer opportunities.

  • Superintendent Carol Conklin-Spillane at Neighbor Day at Stone Barns.

    Superintendent Carol Conklin-Spillane honored the late David Rockfeller at Neighbor Day at Stone Barns.

  • The superintendent at the Pocantico Day ceremony.

    The superintendent presented a photo montage of Pocantico Hills School to Stone Barns.

  • The superintendent speaks at the Pocantico Day ceremony.

    The superintendent honored David Rockefeller in her speech April 21.

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