Upcoming Events
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Today
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Special Board of Education Meeting
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Saturday
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Young Lives Matter
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April 3, 2023
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April 4, 2023
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Poughkeepsie Middle School
Poughkeepsie Middle School is the sole middle school for the Poughkeepsie City School District. It serves students in grades 6-8. In 2019-20 enrollment was 903.
Address: 55 College Ave.
Phone: 845-451-4800 (During the COVID-19 pandemic, call 845-391-1081)
Principal: Kelleyann Royce-Giron, kroyce@poughkeepsieschools.org
Main Office hours: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
School hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Enrollment: 903 (2019-20)
Staff: 130 (2019-20)
School Nurse: 845-451-4810
PMS Headlines
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Sister 2 Sister bake sale teaches skills
Sister 2 Sister held its fourth successful bake sale in February, helping to teach students important lessons.
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Assistant Principal seeks culture shift
Tiffany Walton-Henry believes that education can transform lives. That’s why she entered the field, working as a school social worker, special education coordinator and now as Poughkeepsie Middle School’s first assistant principal for climate and culture.
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Former Knicks star kicks off PMS behavior program
Poughkeepsie Middle School students are learning qualities and behaviors that propelled Larry Johnson’s career as a power forward with the Charlotte Hornets and later the New York Knicks as part of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program.
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Guest artists spark creativity, challenge students
Four artists spent two weeks working with Poughkeepsie Middle School students on a variety of projects designed to spark creativity and enrich their academic experience with art, thanks to the Bardavon.
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2021-2022 Extended Learning Time Interest & Request Form
Extended learning time takes place Monday-Thursday for two hours after school. ELA courses will be provided on Mondays and Wednesdays; Math courses will be provided on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Completing this form to register does NOT guarantee the student will be enrolled in the program. Enrollment is contingent upon academic integrity and need. Once enrolled, students will be given a schedule confirming their enrollment and the courses they are taking. Students will need to walk home or be picked up from ELT. Buses will not be provided. Students in ELT are expected to follow the District Code of Conduct. Please return this form to the building as soon as possible to ensure enrollment!
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Senator honors Superstars
Sen. Sue Serino honored four Poughkeepsie Middle School students with Serino Superstar awards June 17 during a special afternoon ceremony hosted by the Social Studies department. The students: Amiyah Wood, Jamir Hawley, Ximena Alarcon and Naomy Valle-Netzahuatl were present along with their parents.
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Students earn honors for invention ideas
Employees from Poughkeepsie-based technology company Uncharted Power, in collaboration with Poughkeepsie Middle School staff, helped educate more than 220 PMS students about innovation. Students virtually learned through the “UPlift” program about how they, too, can be inventors in their communities. Uncharted Power helps communities improve the resiliency of their local infrastructure, so when the electrical grid fails, the community doesn’t.
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ConnectED NY Parent / Caregiver Application
The ConnectED NY program is providing hotspots and data plans to students with unreliable internet service at home. ● A mobile hotspot provides a secure internet connection for other devices. ● Through AT&T, households will be offered unlimited data through June 2022. Internet service may be slowed each month after exceeding a high data usage threshold (50 GB). ● No payments or financial information required. ● Mobile hotspots will be mailed to student/caregiver homes in May 2021. Or, option to pick-up at a school district location if needed.
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PMS staff provide 13 families with holiday meals
During a typical Thanksgiving break, Poughkeepsie Middle School staff donate turkey dinners to several PMS families.
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PMS could feature arts, medical paths/PMS podría incluir artes, vías médicas
PCSD’s Capital Bond Project vote will take place Oct. 20, 2020. Under Proposition 1, Poughkeepsie Middle School would get a new safety vestibule with transaction window and new exterior and select interior doors.
Safety Data Sheets
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Poughkeepsie Middle School safety data sheets 69 of 70
Safety Data Sheets for chemicals used at Poughkeepsie Middle School, 1-69/70.
Safety Data Sheets-Poughkeepsie Middle School_1-69 of 70.pdf 19.14 MB (Last Modified on April 5, 2021)
Bell schedule
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Period Monday - Friday
Breakfast 7:30-8aStaff Arrival 8:00a
Homeroom 8:05-8:19a
1 8:21-9:07a
2 9:10-9:56a
3 9:59-10:45a
4 10:48-11:34a
5 11:37a-12:23p
6 12:26-1:12p
7 1:15-2:01p
8 2:04-2:50p
Dismissal & Announcements 2:50-2:55pRevised 9/6/22
District News
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Girls take to gridiron for pilot program
Poughkeepsie High School has a new football team that is part of a pilot program throughout the state. The varsity girls flag football team is part of a New York State Public High School Athletic Association program with about 150 teams across the state.
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Workshop puts focus on attendance
Parents learned first-hand how important it was to their child's academics during a workshop Wednesday afternoon and left with tips on how to help their child along with a bonus of coupons for free milk and eggs courtesy of Stewart's.
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Annual Pops Concert moves audience to dance
Student vocalists and musicians from Poughkeepsie High School and Poughkeepsie Middle School had audience members clapping throughout and dancing in the back of the auditorium during the March 15 Pops Concert.
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Peace Corps honors PHS graduate
Earlier this month PHS graduate and co-founder of the Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet (PCC), Rob Watson Jr., was one of five recipients of the Franklin H. Williams Award from the Peace Corps.
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PCSD identifies ‘23-‘24 budget priorities
Louise Lynch, assistant superintendent of business, and Dr. Eric Jay Rosser, superintendent of schools, presented an update on the 2023-2024 district budget to the Board of Education (BOE) and members of the community last week in preparation of an April 12th BOE adoption of the budget.
Upcoming Events
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Today
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Special Board of Education Meeting
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Saturday
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Young Lives Matter
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April 3, 2023
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April 4, 2023