Crisman Elementary
On December 7th Crisman Elementary School hosted a Blizzard of Technology Night for students and parents. In the art room the ipads were used to scan QR codes to find directions for making a craft. Mrs.Sandra Povlinski and Mrs. Deborah Jankowicz had an exciting game of kahoot going on using the desktop computers in the computer lab and others used their own personal devices to play. In the gym Mrs.Christina Coros was training the parents on how to get to various educational sites that are used by the students. Technology is a big part of the our schools today.
Central Elementary
Mrs. McCulloch's kindergarten students at Central Elementary in Portage are learning to spell. Students were in partners labeling each other. They had a lot of fun writing words on sticky notes and putting them all over their friends!
Myers Elementary
4th graders at George L. Myers Elementary recently participated in their school science fair on December 1st. The young scientists had previously learned the steps of the scientific method and how to apply it when developing and carrying out experiments. Experiments ranging from “Which Food Storage Container Keeps Food Fresh the Longest” to “Which Kind of Vegetation Best Purifies Groundwater?” were on display. The top experiments head to Jones Elementary on December 8th to compete at the district science fair. Good luck to all!
Saylor Elementary
Saylor students are participating in the Hour of Code this week. Many of our classes have gone on Code.org to access various activities and videos allowing them to learn about computer programming. Students really enjoyed this activity, and can also access it from home.
PHS Hour of Code
Students in the Web Design program at Portage High School are working on teaching lessons on coding. Students have chosen programs from the hour of code, and are going to be teaching them to other students throughout the building. The students have chosen a higher level and lower level program so they are ready for kids with any level of experience.
PHS Government Class
Officer Wright visits Mrs. Wysocki's Government class to discuss civil liberties and civil rights from the police prospective. Students had many questions for officer Wright from his job duties here at PHS to the Black Lives Matter movement. The class had so many questions we dismissed at the bell. This conversation cleared up many misconceptions about police officers and was a positive experience for all involved.
PHS Social Studies
Students line up in Mrs. Wysocki's class to try out the new eno interactive board. They are looking forward to applications the board will contribute to class. Mrs. Wysocki received the board through a grant from Portage Township Schools.
PHS Academic Decathlon
On Saturday December 3rd, the PHS Academic Decathlon team placed in 8 of 10 categories at the Lowell Invitational at Lowell High School. Team members (left to right, front to back) Justine Hewitt (1o), Josh Santiago (12), Jacob Smolnicky (9), and Christian Arellano (11) represented PHS in this all-day competition. They were tested over seven different subjects related to World War II and also completed an essay, a speech, and an interview. This was the PHS Academic Decathlon's first and only invitation before the State-qualifying competition in January.
PHS German Class
Frau Gross's German 1 students learned about St. Nick and Advent in the German culture as part of their Christmas unit, which hits on the culture standards. In this photo, you can see the paper shoes students crafted. They were excited to get pencils with various German sayings.