We want your photos and to know more about your families! Email Brittnae Bolz at bbolz@portageps.org with a family photo and a description of your family, traditions, holidays, time spent together, etc.
4th Grade Service Project: Our fourth-grade students at MBE are beginning their unit in Social Studies: Civic-Mindedness. As a culminating activity for this, fourth-graders have been working together on a project to help those in need in our Portage community. We are teaming up with the Portage Community Center to provide what is currently needed most: textured hair care products click below for helpful links to purchase!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V93ihBG8SAuNaNIKjt2H0eVWViz29THS/view?usp=sharing
Please send any items that you wish to help our 4th graders to donate ASAP! While we value your generosity, for storage purposes, please only send in items on the list at this time. We will have a deadline of the 17th and deliver on the 18th!
We want your photos and to know more about your families! Email Brittnae Bolz at bbolz@portageps.org with a family photo and a description of your family, traditions, holidays, time spent together, etc.
PPS is hosting a Teen Substance Misuse event for parents and caregivers Monday, Nov. 18, at 6:30 p.m. Join us to learn the impacts of common substances and strategies to help support your student.
SAVE THE DATE!!
TODAY, November 1 1th at 10:45am we have a CIRCLES meeting in person! You may also join virtually if that works better for you. We will discuss many amazing topics supporting MBE students such as the cultural festival, a family cookbook, upcoming holidays, awareness topics, and more! Please join us.
Meet Link: meet.google.com/iac-srrj-tuv
Mattawan National Honor Society and Portage Central Student Council are "Teaming Up" tonight at the big game to end Period Poverty in Africa, and we need you! Please bring donations of feminine hygiene products to the game tonight at McCamley-Knight Field!
Our entire school had the privilege of listening to Jayci Simon this morning on announcements. She holds a silver medal from the 2024 Paralympics in badminton and spoke all about her accomplishments and determination to win the first medal for the USA in this sport. Jayci has dwarfism, which is celebrated in the month of October, and answered many student questions about her differences and shared the importance of never giving up, no matter what obstacles may stand in your way!
Celebra Mes de la Herencia Hispana
Celebrate Hispanic American Month
Come on out and enjoy the game!
Portage Northern Football Elementary School Night
Friday, September 20, 2024
$2.00 student admission when you wear your school t-shirt.
Thank you voters for approving the PPS Building and Site Sinking Fund by more than 65% of the vote.
Get out to vote TODAY! To find your polling location or to read specific ballot language, please visit www.portagemi.gov.
UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED INDOORS AT PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Join us Friday, August 2nd from 10 am to 2 pm for an On-Site Enrollment Event. If you still need to enroll your student for the coming school year, or if you have questions this event is for you. Meet PPS Principals. Enjoy Free Food and Giveaways. A mobile dentist and Kalamazoo County Department of Health and Human Services will be there to assist with Kindergarten Oral Health, Vision and Hearing Screening. Join us at Centennial Park, 8305 S. Westnedge Ave. See you there!
Are you curious about how the Building & Site Sinking Fund helps our school communities? Visit portageps.org to hear directly from school leaders on the types of projects this fund is behind.
Do you have a child ready to start school this fall? Don’t wait to enroll at Portage Public Schools! You can get started TODAY with simply your proof of residency. Visit portageps.org/enrollment/kindergarten to learn more.
If your child is attending summer learning, PLEASE BE AWARE that our school buses are running late and in some cases cannot travel some roads due to the downed trees from last night's storms.
Do you have a child ready to start school this fall? Don’t wait to enroll!
You can enroll your child TODAY, without first completing their Young Fives/Kindergarten health, vision, hearing and dental screenings. These documents can be submitted anytime before the start of the 2024-25 school year.
Enrolling early helps our schools plan for hiring teachers, estimating class sizes and more! Visit portageps.org/enrollment/kindergarten to learn more.
Do you have a child ready to start school this fall? Don’t wait to enroll at Portage Public Schools!
You can enroll your child TODAY, without first completing their Young Fives/Kindergarten health, vision, hearing and dental screenings. These documents can be submitted anytime before the start of the 2024-25 school year.
Enrolling early helps our schools plan for hiring teachers, estimating class sizes and more! Visit portageps.org/enrollment/kindergarten to learn more.
We are enjoying the slower pace of June but already looking ahead to August! The Building Site and Sinking Fund is up for a renewal.
Curious about how those funds are used? Check out our website at portageps.org/page/building-site-sinking-fund to learn more!