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Portsmouth School Department
Friday Newsletter

March 3, 2017
Good luck to the PHS Wire Clippers Robotics team as they march into their upcoming competitions at Windham High School on  March 3-5 and Bedford High School March 24-26. For more information about our humanoid crew and their work visit: thewireclippers.com or Facebook.com/frc5902.
 
Check out this article about how our Career and Technical Education Center and New Heights have partnered to foster an incredible learning experience for these PHS students.
Kindergarten Registration & Screening for the
2017-2018 School Year
 
New Franklin                     Thursday, May 11, and Friday, May 12
Dondero                             Thursday, May 18, and Friday, May 19
Little Harbour                    Wednesday, May 24, and Thursday, May 25 

  

How do I begin the registration process?
Please call your area elementary school to schedule a registration/screening appointment for your child.
Dondero                             Ms. Nancy Pisarek                          436-2231             
New Franklin                     Ms. Marge Achilles                         436-0910             
Little Harbour                    Ms. Shirley O’Leary                        436-1708  


How old should my child be to register for Kindergarten?
If your child will be 5 years old on or before September 30, 2017, they will be eligible to register for the 2017-2018 school year. 

Parents are strongly encouraged to fill out complete Kindergarten Registration Packets prior to their appointment. Complete Packets may be picked up at your child’s school or may be downloaded by clicking HERE.
  
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Fire & Ice Festival: Fundraiser for the Choir School of St. John's- Friday, March 10 (flyer)

Zebra Crossing- Teen Weekend Getaway- March 11 and 12 (flyer) and Winter/ Spring Programs (flyer)

UNH Tech Kid U Program- Saturdays, March 11, 18, and 25 (flyer)

SPLASH! Artists Reception- Sunday March 12, 1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. &
SPLASH! A Visual Arts Exhibition K-12 Portsmouth Public Schools- March 12 - April 11
Portsmouth Public Library: Levenson Gallery and throughout the library (flyer)


Celebration Graduation Flatbread Fundraiser- Tuesday, March 14 (flyer coming soon)

Offerings from New Heights
5th Grade Rock Climbing Club- March 23, 30, and April 6 (flyer)
Rock Climbing Club- March 22, 29, and April 5 (flyer)
Build a Longboard or Skateboard- March 21, April 4, April 11 (flyer)
Summer Programs (flyer)


Portsmouth City Soccer Club
Annual Open Board Meeting- March 22:  Our annual meeting is open to the community.  Meeting will be held at the LHS cafeteria at 6:00 p.m.  Come with questions, concerns, or simply to learn more about the club.
 
Fall 2017 Registration: Registration will open online in early April 2017
 
Evaluation dates have been set for May 18, 19, and 20 at SUSC Indoor Arena.  More specific times per age group to follow.
 
More info and registration:   http://abcsportscamps.com/sssoccer/info/2651.  For additional information and updates please refer to http://portsmouthcitysoccer.org/ or get the mobile app:
http://portsmouthcitysoccer.org/mobile_promo.asp?org=PORTSMOUTHCITYSOCCER.ORG


FCCLA Chipolte Fundraiser- April 3 (flyer) 

Portsmouth High School Testing Initiative- Wednesday, April 5 (more information)  

Portsmouth Academy of the Performing Arts Winter Offerings

Patrick Dorow Productions-  If you're starting to think of Summer camps for the kids, please consider Patrick Dorow Productions (PDP).  We have a camp for any interest and ability:
Vacation Week Camp
Summer Camp - help your child develop their 'actor's toolkit' 
Also, second session of after- school classes begin next week at our new Portsmouth location:
Theatre Classes -  Sign up here        Dance Classes - Sign up here.


Safe Kids 500- Wednesday, May 3 (flyer)
  
40th Annual Walter Burns Memorial Fishing Day for Special Children- Friday, May 19 (flyer), (invitation) and (more information)

Portsmouth Music and Art Center Summer Art Camps (flyer)

Camp Invention- June 26-30 (flyer)

Portsmouth Career Technical Center Creative Computing Challenge Camp- July 10-14 (flyer)


Summer Yoga Camp- Children ages 4 1/2- 7, July 17-21 and Children ages 8-11, July 24-28 (flyer)
DISTRICT NEWS
Portsmouth School Cancellations http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/school/SchoolClosingsInfo.pdf

Portsmouth School District App 
Do you want to receive school cancellation and delay notifications on your mobile device? Download the Portsmouth School District App! The app is available to download free on your smartphone or tablet. Scan the following QR codes and download from iTunes or Google Play.
 
   QR CODE FOR ANDROID           QR CODE FOR IPHONE             QR CODE FOR IPAD  
Portsmouth High School Athletic Schedules may be found online at:
http://schedules.schedulestar.com/Portsmouth-High-Athletics-Portsmouth-NH
COMMUNITY NEWS

Portsmouth Girls Softball League is still seeking players for our U6- U8 division.  Ages for this division is 5 years old to 8 years old. K-3rd grade students. The registration fee has been reduced from $150.00 to $80.00 per player.  For more information, please contact Steve Leonard at PGSAPresident@comcast.net

Support Group for Parents of Children with OCD & Other Anxiety Disorders (flyer)   

Seacoast Community School (flyer)

Optional Parent Survey

Dear Parent/Guardian(s):

My name is Jessica Shaw, and I am an undergraduate Dietetics student at the University of New Hampshire. I am currently conducting research for my senior honors thesis: The Influence of Dietary Factors on Child Food Allergies. I am using an anonymous online survey to collect data from biological mothers of one or more children that have food allergies, in hopes of finding common factors that may contribute to food allergies. If you have approximately 30 minutes to complete this survey, it would be greatly appreciated: https://unh.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_29xiuiMKivHneYJ.

There is a consent form at the beginning of the survey, followed by 13 questions. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at jas2004@wildcats.unh.edu.

Thank you,

Jessica Shaw

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