Reminder: Our Food Drive begins Monday, 11/3.

10 months ago, Curious Kids
Food Drive Reminder
November Menus
10 months ago, Curious Kids
November Breakfast Menu
November Lunch Menu
Fall Snack Menu

Please see these important dates to be aware of, and plan for, in November!

10 months ago, Curious Kids
List of important dates.

Our next Early Childhood Spotlight goes to our ECSE Intervention Program! We are having a wonderful time this week enjoying the sunshining and out outdoor time together. We also had the opportunity to go to a 'pumpkin patch' with our friends and explore our senses, while offering a wagon ride upon request. Early childhood is such a great time!

10 months ago, Lindsay French
A student riding a balance bike,
Little girl on a swing.
Boy student hangng upside down on swing.
Boy painting a pumpkin.
LIttle girl making a pumpkin.
Little boy in a wagon.
Wagon scenery.
A girl with a pile of little pumpkins.
We hope to see you there! Please let Leilani (Ms. Higa) know if you can make it.
10 months ago, Curious Kids
Family Literacy & Dinner Night, December 4, 2025, 6:00-7:00p.m.
Community Food Support for Families!
10 months ago, Curious Kids
Mobile Food Distributions information
Need food? Delivery or pick up options available.
We loved having the Portage Fire Department and Portage Police Department here today to bring awareness to Fire Safety Month, as well as a chance to connect with community helpers and check out all the insides of a fire truck and a police car. The kids did an excellent job at asking questions, taking turns and most importantly understanding how we can trust our community helpers in the event of an emergency in our community.
10 months ago, Lindsay French
Three year olds in front of a fire truck.
4 Year Old in a fire truck,
A 4 year old sitting in a police car.
Two year olds sitting in a fire truck.
Mixed Age Class in front of a fire truck.
Two kids standing with a police officer.
Coming in November...
10 months ago, Curious Kids
Food Drive November 3-13, 2025

This week's Spotlight is on one of our GSRP 4 Year Old Classrooms! We are enjoying our whole group snack time together. As we conitinue to move through our curriculum unit of Trees, this class took a nature walk outside to investigate, take guesses and collect evidence about the trees and our nature area here, and they had a great time! We also enjoyed the Kalamazoo Sympthany Orchestra's program of Marvelous Music coming to the classroom too!

10 months ago, Lindsay French
Two girls smiling.
One girl eating an orange.
One boy eating a whole orange.
Whole class sitting together at snack time.
Students looking at trees and leaves.
Students all playing with scarves at the carpet.
We still have a few more openings for our Three Year Old Preschool Program. KCR4 supported and also accepting DHS support for tuition. Give us a call if you want a tour or have any questions.
10 months ago, Lindsay French
Flyer for preschool
This week's spotlight in Early Childhood is one of our Three Year Old Preschool Classrooms! We are enjoying our outdoor time together and working on all things play and using our gross motor skills. In the classroom, we dress up for the various schedules of the day and enjoy our small group time where this past week was focused on fine motor skills.
11 months ago, Lindsay French
A young girl on a swing.
A young boy holding a ball above his head.
A young girl climbing down a play structure.
Three three year olds climbing on a play structure.
Four girls in dress up outfits and smiling.
Teacher and two girls in dres up outfits.
A student working on her fine motor skills at a table.
A boy at a table working on his handwriting.
All the students sitting at a carpet listening to a story from their teacher.
Students at the carpet working on matching items.
Pictures retakes are next month!
11 months ago, Curious Kids
Picture Retakes is November 20, for students who were absent on 10/10.
Picture Information
Package pricing
Early Childhood Programming had their pictures last week. Here is a sneak peek at the fun! Retakes and information regarding these is coming out soon.
11 months ago, Lindsay French
A 4 year old girl posing for a picture.
A four year old boy posing for a picture.
A group of 4 Year Olds waiting to get their picture taken.
Picture Day Reminder!
11 months ago, Curious Kids
Reminder: Picture Day is this Friday, October 10.
Picture Day is 10/10/25
Picture Day Information
Picture Day Prices
After weeks of uncertainty, we are pleased to announce that school breakfast and lunch will be FREE for all students for the 2025-2026 school year.

The state's budget, including the funding for meals, was passed by the State Legislature last week and will be signed by the Governor.

We know that students learn better when they have a nutritious breakfast and lunch. Like you, we are relieved that the funding to continue meals for the entire school year is now available so all students can benefit.

If you took the time to fill out the Federal Meal Benefits Application, thank you. These applications trigger other funding sources for the District, so your efforts will have a positive impact.

Families who deposited money into their child's account and would like a refund are asked to please email Susan Livingston, Food Service Director, at slivingston@portageps.org. Please include your name, your child's name, the amount you'd like refunded and a mailing address for her to send a check. Please allow for up to 30 days for the refund to be processed, and do not dispute the charge on your card as that will delay the refund process.

Thank you for your patience these past few weeks.
11 months ago, Portage Public Schools
a graphic of food with the pps logo

This week's Spotlight is in one of our GSRP Classrooms! We are working together on hallway expectations, lining up, and taking care of our own personal belongings. Snack time is also always a good time for our intentional conversations together. This week's theme is Trees and reading stories about trees is always a good time, and so is a dancing movement break to get our minds activated!

11 months ago, Lindsay French
Students sitting together and eating snack.
Students eating snack together.
Lining up in the hallway.
line up of backpacks in the hallway.
Students practicing to put their items away.
Students dancing at the rug together.
Students reading a book about Trees together.
Early Childhood Conference Night is slowly approaching.......if you are interested in volunteering to support with food for the teachers, please see this flyer below. Thank you!
11 months ago, Lindsay French
Flyer for conferences
Please read this information regarding meals for our students.
11 months ago, Curious Kids
Free meals for ECP students will continue!
This week's spotlight feature if one our 4 Year Old GSRP Classrooms. Students are enjoying creating art pieces to proudly display in the classroom and partner reading in the classroom together. Special helper of the day is always a fun way to help support our classroom community too.
11 months ago, Lindsay French
A door sign with rainbows.
Art work on the wall.
Two students sitting at the rug together.
Several students at the carpet together reading a book.
A boy student reading a book.
Two girls reading a book togerher.
Student of the day.
This is a complete list of important October dates so that you can plan ahead. Thank you!
11 months ago, Curious Kids
Complete list of important October dates.