Kyle Elementary
Kyle had their annual Science Fair last week. Pictured are a few of the winners that will be going on to the District Fair. Winners are: Tristin Pusateri, Jaycie Bogue, and Presley Wellestat.
Central Elementary
The Central Elementary Choir, Portage, In., is getting ready to perform for the Holiday Sing! There will be a performance on December 19th at 6:00pm for anyone to attend and they will be performing on December 20th during the school day for with our students at the holiday sing-a-long.
Saylor Elementary Principal for a Day
Hey, hey what did you say? I was Principal for half of the day!! Mr. Zack was able to hand his duties over to Principal Jason Davis and Principal Peyton Hand! Our interim principals took over announcements, walked the halls and even helped a colleague with a computer program. Our Principals had a great day being in charge of the school!
Saylor Elementary Laps for Learning
Just a few "before" pics from our Dodgeball game last Wednesday. Mrs. Stocky's 2nd grade class collected the most donations as a class for "Laps for Learning". The class won a dodgeball game against the staff! Pictured below are Mrs. Stocky's class warming up and our impartial referee Mrs. Holland. The students and staff "had a ball" playing against each other! In addition, all other classes were able to watch the game as it was live steamed to their classrooms!
Myers Elementary
First grade at Myers spent November talking about what they were thankful for, life long ago, the Mayflower and how the pilgrims settled in their new land. We also worked on reading several stories about turkeys. A first grade favorite is Turkey Trouble. Students listened about how the turkey tried to disguise himself from the farmer in hopes of surviving another Thanksgiving. Students got to create a project with their families and disguise their own turkey. Then students had to write a paper from the turkey proving that it was in fact not a turkey.
PHS #GetThereSafe
Students at Portage High School had an opportunity to hear some important information about the dangers of distracted driving. Representative from Allstate were on-hand to help our students learn how to #GetThereSafe.
PHS Teacher Honored
Congratulations to Portage High School's Mr. Aaron Riegle for being named 2017 Outstanding High School Music Educator of the Year by the Indiana Music Education Association!
PHS Investment Challenge Game
Mr. Spottiswood's class got to use their new interactive whiteboard for their investment challenge game. Students learned about the risks and rewards of investment by investing in stocks and bonds in order to see who could make the most profit.
Hour of Code
December 5 - 9 is Computer Science Education Week. Students in Mrs. Sandy Boyer's computer science and web design classes are preparing to go into other classrooms to introduce students to coding using the Hour of Code website. The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Mrs. Boyer's students are looking forward to teaching other students simplified versions of what they are learning in class.
PHS German Club
German Club students recently enjoyed a "Game Night" after school. German Club meets twice a month on Tuesdays. It is sponsored by Frau Gross.
PHS French Club
Andrea Flynn, French teacher and Department chair was one of the recipients of the smart boards from a grant program that Mike DePasquale worked on. She is super excited to get it going!