Portage Township Schools Update, April 20, 2018

Portage Township Schools Update, April 20, 2018

Aylesworth Elementary STEM
Third grade recently did a grade level STEM activity. Mrs. Hufford, Mrs. Bolin, and I put on a small play about the gingerbread man escaping a wolf. He came across a river and couldn’t figure out how to cross it. The students had to build a boat that wouldn’t sink. They were given limited supplies and had to work as a team to accomplish this task.

Portage-Township-Schools-Update-04-20-18_02 PTS Art Fair
Our reception was Thursday and Friday.

Portage-Township-Schools-Update-04-20-18_03 Kyle Elementary
Kyle students are celebrating "Decade Day" today.

Portage-Township-Schools-Update-04-20-18_04 Myers Elementary
On April 17, 2018, there was a "Muffins with Mom" Title 1 event held at Myers Elementary School, and it was a huge success! There was a total of 460 people in attendance. Students were able to eat a muffin, do an activity packet and read a book with their mom. We are thankful to all of our families who came out to support such a terrific event!

Portage-Township-Schools-Update-04-20-18_05 PHS AP History
Students in Miss Nye’s AP US History class present projects in which they examined the roles of presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in the Vietnam War.

Portage-Township-Schools-Update-04-20-18_06 PHS MCJROTC
Cadets from Portage High School Marine Corps JROTC hosted the Regional Director for Region 3, Colonel James Lenard. All cadets in the program were inspected during the Colonel's visit as he conducted a thorough inspection of Portage's MCJROTC Program.

Portage-Township-Schools-Update-04-20-18_07 PHS Foreign Language Department
On April 5, 2018, German 3 and 4 students had the opportunity to attend a field trip to the Hofbrauhaus in Chicago. Students experienced authentic German cuisine while meeting a state standard for 4.8.3 Show evidence of becoming a life-long learner by using the target language and cultural knowledge for personal enrichment.