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Portage School News
Upcoming events:
February:
2 Academic/Attendance recognition breakfast 7:45-8:45 a.m.
9 Paul Kidd/speaking about DIBELS testing 6:30-8:30 p.m.
3-10-24 Popcorn Fridays
14 Valentine's Day parties 2:30 dismissal
23 Parent/teacher conferences 3:45-7:00 p.m.
21-28 Jump for Heart
Mission Statement:
The mission of Portage Elementary School is to do our best, solve problems, be responsible and
respectful in a safe environment.
Curriculum:
In addition to an emphasis on reading, phonics and writing, Portage Elementary offers curriculum
which includes math, science, social studies, health, art, music, and physical education. Our
curriculum is aligned with state learning competencies and proficiency skills.
Reading Program:
Our building focus has been on balanced literacy in all classrooms. Balanced literacy using integrative
units, small group activities, authentic experiences, and reflective assignments. This approach used
consistently in the refinement of our literacy processes and Language Arts content standards map are key
to increasing student performance. The OhioReads grant provides tutors and volunteers working
with low-achieving students evidenced through pre-testing measures. We will continue our balanced literacy focus to maintain our increased performance on the third grade achievement state test and fourth
grade Ohio Proficiency Tests.
Parent Involvement:
The Portage Support Group (PSG) provides great support for the school, staff, and students. Parents are always welcome at Portage and many have volunteered their time to tutor or assist in a variety of other
ways for the school. Fund raising activities are sponsored and special activities are planned during
non-instructional time to further promote the "family atmosphere" at our school.
Community Partnerships:
Cox Funeral Home, Magic City Kiwanis and Subway
What Makes Our School Outstanding:
Portage Elementary School is outstanding because school leadership, parents, teachers and students are
all working toward the same goal: To increase the academic achievement of ALL students. We believe
ALL students can learn and it is our mission to provide them with every opportunity to achieve. Students
are involved in student council, safety patrol, art and chess club. Students are recognized for their
efforts at an academic breakfast and award assemblies. Scholastic Reading Counts (a reading
incentive computer program for grades 3, 4 and 5), OhioReads tutors for the Barberton business
community, Pizza Hut's Book-It Program for all grades, and Subway's Academic Renaissance Program
rewarding students for academic excellence provide students with incentives to read. Portage
Elementary also provides school tutoring in reading and math, as well as in the area of Proficiency
skills.
Portage Received Two Grants for:
Portage Behavior Support Team
Ohio Early Literacy Grant
What We Do for Fun:
Students participate in basketball intramurals, art club, 9-11 Commemoration, Say Boo Against Drugs/
Red Ribbon Week, Agriculture in the Classroom, Winter and Spring musical concerts, Santa Shop,
Popcorn Fridays in February, Dr. Suess Read-Across-America, field day, spirit days, and hat days.
A program sponsored by the Barberton Health District, Fit Kids, is being held at Portage for 5th and
ULL 6th grade.
Other Activities:
After-school activities include Magic City Lanes Student Bowling League, Destination Imagination (DI)
and Mini Magics Basketball.
Awards and Recognition:
Sponsored Smile Safe Kids, a partnership between our school and National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Governor's BUCKEYE BEST Healthy School Silver Award 2003-2004.
Sponsored Smile Safe Kids, a partnership between our school and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Certificate of Commendation in recognition of exceptional effort and success in advancing to Effective
on the local Report Card for the 2003-2004 school year.
An OhioReads School Faculty members have received awards and grants for First Energy, Toyota and
Junior Achievement.
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Principal’s Message
Yes, October is here and the fall season is starting. October 28th will be the end of the first nine week grading period. Grade cards will be handed out to parents on November 10th at the Parent/Teacher Conferences. Anyone not attending the conferences, the grade card will be sent home with their child on November 11th. Remember your school fees need to paid in full or quarterly to be able to receive their grade card.
PTA News
We would like to invite parents to our Johnson Elementary’s October PTA meeting on Tuesday, October 11, at 3:30 in the library/art room. Babysitting is provided for parents with children. Please come and be involved with us to assist in planning activities for the school year. We would like parents to be involved and suggest new ideas that PTA can use to improve ways to enhance our children’s educational experience.
Emma Hammond: President
Emily Young: Vice President
Paula Davis: Secretary
Marcia Mushalek: Treasurer
School Pictures
This year I have scheduled pictures for later in the fall so parents have time to recoup from the expenses of school fees and clothes for school. The date will be Wednesday, October 6, 2004.
Calendar Dates
Oct. 5 – PTA Fundraiser Kickoff
Oct. 6 – Picture Day
Oct. 11 – PTA Meeting 3:30
Oct. 14 - NEOEA Day – No School
Oct. 17 – Staff Develop – No School
Oct. 19 – Vision Screening
Oct. 21 – Vision Screening
Oct. 28 – Fall Festival Parade Day
Nov. 10 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:45 to 7:00
School Fees
Please pay school fees ($30) as soon as possible or pay the fees in quarterly payments if you are in a financial bind ($7.50). Remember if fees are not paid in full or by quarterly payments for each grading period you will not receive the report card. The fees provide your child with essential needed supplies for school.
Fall Festival Parade
The Fall Festival Parade will be on Friday, October 28th. The parade will start at 1:00 and will proceed out the front doors down the sidewalk to the parking lot around the baseball field and back to the gym. Parents can be waiting outside to take pictures and are welcome to the assembly in the gym afterwards. The categories for costumes are the following Barberton Pride, Johnson Pride, American Pride, Most Athletic and Most Creative. We will have an award ceremony in the gymnasium. After the assembly students will return to their class for the fall party. Parents who wish to help with the classroom parties should contact your child’s teacher.
Parent Volunteers
We need parent, grandparent volunteers who will have individual students read to them, practice site words and help with math skills. Please contact the school or teacher to be involved.
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