This week’s Early Childhood Spotlight is shining on one of our fabulous Three-Year-Old Preschool classrooms! We are deep into our learning and also enjoying the sunshine that has finally started to appear. Our students are exploring the mixing of primary colors to discover new colors and are creating amazing, child-led projects in the classroom and hallway for their friends to see. Our current curriculum study is focused on clothing and how we can learn different ways to dress ourselves and others, as well as how clothing looks and feels. It’s always exciting when we get to spend time with Ms. VanDussen, who joins us for large group and shares language-rich lessons that help strengthen our communication skills.
It’s a great week to be in Three-Year-Old Preschool!
about 1 month ago, Lindsay French
Two boys reading together on a small couch.
Students sitting together at the rug in a classroom.
A three year old boy glueing buttons on a shirt.
A little boy putting buttons on a shirt.
Students about to begin paitning with paint brushes.
Students at a table holding paint brushes.
Students getting paintbrushes from their teacher at the table.
Artwork hung up in the classroom.
Penguin pictures created in the hallway.
Do you have a kiddo at home ready to start kindergarten or Young Fives at PPS? You can enroll today for the 2026-2027 school year! Families are also invited to join us at Kindergarten/Y5s Registration Night, Thursday, March 19, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., where you can enroll with help of on-site staff and meet your child's new principal!
RSVP online and learn more about K/Y5 at portageps.org/enrollment/kindergarten.
about 2 months ago, Curious Kids
Y5 & Kindergarten Registration Night, March 19, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., North Middle School

This week’s Early Childhood Spotlight goes to one of our fabulous GSRP classrooms! It’s a wonderful week to be in GSRP! In this classroom, students are enjoying tabletop activities with partners as they work on patterns, shape exploration, and counting skills.Students also LOVE movement time in their daily schedule and enjoy dancing and getting their wiggles out together on the rug with their teacher before moving on to the next part of their day.March is Reading Month is also underway, and The Hungry Caterpillar is starting to make his way down the hallway. It’s a great week to be in GSRP!

about 2 months ago, Lindsay French
A female and male students working on block patterns together.
Two female students lining up long blocks at a table.
Two boys sitting and looking at small cubes put together.
Students dancing together in a classroom.
Several students at the carpet dancing to a song.
A boy and a girl eating lunch together at a table.
A hungry caterpiller hanging on the wall.
We would love to have the opportunity to talk to you about our program and show you around. We look forward to seeing you there!
about 2 months ago, Curious Kids
Early Childhood Open House on March 25, 2026 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
March Meal Menus
about 2 months ago, Curious Kids
March Breakfast Menu
March Lunch Menu
Winter Snack Menu
Three Year Old Preschool Registration opens on March 17, 2026.

There are three ways to register:
1) New this year: you can fill out, and submit, the registration online at portageps.org/preschool.
2) You can register at our Preschool Open House on March 25, 2026, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
3) Register in person in the preschool office between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

We look forward to having your 3 year old preschooler join us!
about 2 months ago, Curious Kids
3s Preschool at PPS, Learn more about Preschool at PPS at portageps.org/preschool.
We hope you have a safe and fun-filled weekend!
about 2 months ago, Curious Kids
All Early Childhood Programming is closed for Mid-Winter Break, February 27 & March 2.
Thank you to all who have supported our fundraiser and to those who have made donations!
about 2 months ago, Curious Kids
Please pay for or return the sample book from the Coupon Book Fundraiser.
This week's Early Childhood Spotlight is on our Mixed Age Preschool Classroom! This past week was surrounded by free choice play with peers, small group fine motor activites, dramatic play dress up opportunties and problem solving with fine motor manipulatives. It is always a great learning advenure in our Mixed Age Classroom! -Ms. French
about 2 months ago, Lindsay French
boy and girl playing with drums.
A little boy playing with blocks.
a girl and boy in dress up costumes.
A little boy running with music sticks
Three toddlers on the floor with a train track.
A teacher and a student working on gross motor skills together.
Four students sitting together working on a colorful puzzel.
Three students doing a snowman painting at a table.
A girl making a tower on the floor.
A boy and girl sharing a train track.

KCR4s Fun Day! Make sure to RSVP as space is limited.

2 months ago, Curious Kids
KCR4s Fun Day

Message from KCR4s:

We were so excited to launch the 2026–2027 Common Application this week! I know this time of year can feel busy and overwhelming for many, but no worries, I am happy to share that I will be supporting families with completing the application. I have created Zoom office hours for families to join if they need additional support. Office hours will begin next week and continue through the end of April.

Office Hours:

Mondays and Wednesdays: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Tuesdays: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

See attached flyer with a QR code that will take you directly to the Zoom link for the scheduled office hours.


Marta Mejia
KCR4s Family Advocate

2 months ago, Curious Kids
KCR4s Help in Enrolling in Preschool
Marta Mejia, KCR4s Family Advocate.
This week's early childhood spotlight is on our whole school celebrating School Resource Officer Day together. SRO Burleson has and continues to be part of our early childhood family and we wouldn't know what to do without him! We love SRO Burleson and how he has really made an imprint on our educational journey here at early childhood! -Ms. French
2 months ago, Lindsay French
Officer Burleson posing in a pretend police car.
Officer Burelson looking at a poster with two children.
Student looking at a poster with Officer Burleson.
A student handing a police officer a card.
A sign that says "We love our SRO"
A police officer reading a card.

Our next early childhood spotlight shines on our friends in the KRESA Head Start classroom! What an amazing place for fun and learning this is. Students are diving into a simple machines study, working together to build incline planes using flat boards and blocks, and discovering incline planes on the playground. They also went on an alphabet hunt, using their own clipboards and letter pages to search for letters throughout the classroom. It’s a great week to be in Head Start!

2 months ago, Lindsay French
A boy sitting on the floar trying to balance an object.
Preschool students on the slide outside on the playground.
A female student building legos.
A female student using a clipboard to draw on.
Two preschool students making a long train track on the carpet together.
Our SaveAround Coupon Book Fundraiser is ending soon...
2 months ago, Curious Kids
SaveAround Coupon Books Fundraiser ends February 12, 2026

Our next spotlight goes out to our ESCE Intervention friends here at Early Childhood! This week they have taken a dive into the Space Exploration Unit. Students are enjoying their practicing of sorting Alien’s by color into their space ships, coloring a solar system, finding stars and planets in the sensory bin and exploring the parts of a rocket. It is a great week to be here in our ECSE Intervnetion Program!-Ms. French

3 months ago, Lindsay French
A male student sitting at a table and playing with a rocket ship.
A female student sitting at the table playing with a felt board that has space objects.
A female student sorting space items and shapes into various bowls.
A female student coloring on a giant piece of paper and using lots of different colors.

This week’s spotlight is on one of our fabulous Four-Year-Old GSRP classrooms! There is so much learning taking place. Students enjoy their weekly visit from Ms. Annie from Marvelous Music as they explore music curriculum together. It is always fun when Ms. VanDussen joins us to support whole-group speech and learning, too! Free-choice play at the classroom centers helps to show off our creativity and encourages child-led play. It’s a great week to be in GSRP!

3 months ago, Lindsay French
Students dancing on the carpet together.
Student learning a speech lesson together on the carpet.
Two boys and a girl building blocks together.
A female student playing with playdough.
A little boy playing with legos.
Here is a reminder of February's closures so that you can plan ahead.
3 months ago, Curious Kids
February Closures
February 2026 Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Winter 2026 (January-May) Snack Menu
3 months ago, Curious Kids
February 2026 Breakfast Menu
February 2026 Lunch Menu
January - May Snack Menu
Thank you to all who have sold and bought SaveAround Coupon Books! It's been quite an interesting January so we are extending the fundraiser until February 13. Remember, if you sell five books you will earn a free one!
We appreciate your support!!
3 months ago, Curious Kids
SaveAround Coupon Books Fundraiser 50% profit. Sale extended until February 13.
Please see the flier regarding "First Day Shoe Fund".
3 months ago, Curious Kids
First Day Shoe Fund for GSRP, Head Start and ECSE Intervention Programs