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Portage Township Schools Update, September 25, 2015

Saylor Elementary
Mrs. Callahan's Horse
Saylor 1st grade students got to meet Ms. Callahan's horse, Cody. Ms. Callahan explained how to take care of Cody, clean him and what he eats. Students were able to pet Cody, give him a treat and had their picture taken with him. It was a fun experience!

Student Council
Saylor's Student Council getting ready to march in the Home Coming Parade. Our students are ready to "Be the Change" and we are super proud of them!

Crisman Elementary
Crisman School demonstrated a Zest for learning with Principal Scott Hufford. Dressing as the “Man in the Yellow Hat” he celebrated the birthday of H. A. Rey. Rey, who would have been 117 years old this September 17th, is the author of the Curious George books.


South Haven Elementary

South Haven Elementary Staff members and high school students from the CTE Education & Early Childhood program all wear yellow in support of everyone battling cancer.

Aylesworth Elementary

Just Say No
Here are fourteen fifth graders from Aylesworth Elementary's first Just Say No meeting doing a getting to know you initiative. Mrs. Heather Stamper, 2nd grade teacher, is leading the group this year.

S.T.E.M. Club
We have 29 kids currently enrolled in our after school S.T.E.M. Club. The acronym stands for Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics. This after school club will run from the middle of September to the end of October and is focused on saving the penguins. The project will challenge students to investigate how the burning of fossil fuels is impacting climate change and how we need to develop energy efficient structures help slow the rate of global warming. Students will design, build, and test a dwelling for a penguin shaped ice cube, which represents us humans attempting to stay cool in a warming world. ‘Save the Penguins’ is a great introduction to engineering, the science behind heat transfer, the design process, and scientific inquiry.

Gummy Bear Experiment
Aylesworth Elementary students are busy experimenting and having fun! Miss Detterline's 4th grade scientists soaked Gummy Bears in water over night to see what would happen. They doubled in size! They also tried Cinnamon Bears. They lost their color, but stayed the same size.

Central Elementary
Saylor's Student Council getting ready to march in the Home Coming Parade. Our students are ready to "Be the Change" and we are super proud of them!

Kyle Elementary
This week was Fire Preventon week. Andrew Collins gave the firefighters a thank you note for saving his family during a house fire that this family was in. The fire fighters were here at our school giving demonstrations on Fire Safety.

Jones Elementary
The third grade at Jones Elementary uses Differentiated Instruction to help students learn in varied ways. Pictured are 3rd graders from Mrs. Bachmann's class using computers, students from Mrs. Kucera's class playing educational games and pupils from Mrs. Boyd's class using the netbooks.

Myers Elementary
Third grade students at Myers Elementary School, participated in activities during Fire Prevention Week. All students at Myers, learned fire safety techniques from Firefighter, Chris Kender. The students were able to see what a real escape plan looked like and learned the importance of having an escape plan in their homes.