Portsmouth School Department
Friday Newsletter

December 16, 2016

Bus Rider Registration Form

We are currently working on the plans for bus transportation for next year to accommodate the later start times for middle and high school. Please take a moment complete the form on the link below. It is important for ALL families to complete this form.
Thank you for help.

Bus Rider Registration Form

Please note: There is no early release on Wednesday, December 21.

Still shopping for the holidays?

You can support our school gardens and CLIPPERS Farm to School Program with your purchases at Barnes & Noble this giving season!

Mention "CLIPPERS Farm to School" at checkout at the Newington, NH store from 12/18 - 12/23 and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to our district-wide school garden growing efforts!

Our kick-off Book Fair celebration is this Sunday, December 18th!
Complete with a cookbook signing from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. with Chef Evan Mallett. Find more details about the festive fun, and how to participate online in our flier above.
We hope to see you there!

Students with special needs from Portsmouth High School and Dover High School participated in the first All Sports Day at UNH on December 9, 2016. UNH students planned and participated in a variety of sports with special need students. Activities included wall climbing, wheelchair sports, bocce, sitting volleyball, and cooperative games.

Pictured from left to right: Paraprofessional JP Amert, PHS student Aaron Watt, PHS student Kyle Diemer, and Paraprofessional Matt Beaudoin

Portsmouth High School- Many thanks to PHS artists, Haley Dewsnap and Lauren Marin for creating the beautiful PHS Giving Tree in the main foyer. Their display is an opportunity for anyone in the PHS community to extend care to PHS students and families experiencing hardship. Parents, students, staff, clubs, alumni and friends are all welcome to participate by selecting a leaf and fulfilling the listed need.
You may also donate to the PHS Giving Tree online at http://phsgivingtree.weebly.com/

PHS is hoping to have all donations gathered by Friday, December 16. Proceeds gathered from the Giving Tree will go to the the Clipper Family Fund and are overseen and dispersed to PHS families in need through a collaboration of the PHS Guidance Department and the nurses.

DISTRICT NEWS
Portsmouth School Cancellations http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/school/SchoolClosingsInfo.pdf
Portsmouth School District App

We apologize that we had a failure with our Portsmouth Schools app notification system during Wednesday’s delayed opening. The issue has been corrected.

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

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Meals 4 Kids Winter Break Distribution, Thursday, December 22 (flyer)
PHS Alumni vs. PHS Varsity Basketball Game- Friday, December 23, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. and Portsmouth Firefighters vs. Portsmouth Police Basketball Game- Friday, December 23, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. (flyer)
Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting- Tuesday, January 10, 2017 (agenda)
Topics: Get to know PHS and how to prepare your student ready for Portsmouth High School. Also, we will talk about program offerings, class levels, including honors, and Summer options. Any interested parents are encouraged to attend!
New Heights 5th Grade Ski & Snowboard Club- January 11, February 8 and 22 (flyer)
Portsmouth High School Testing Initiative- Wednesday, April 5, 2017 (more information)

COMMUNITY NEWS
Portsmouth Public Library- Remember the library as you plan your winter vacation week. We have free and discounted passes for Strawbery Banke (including the rink!), Dover, Portland and Boston Children's Museums, the New England Aquarium and more. Stop in for a family game of Apples to Apples, Legos, or chess. While you are here, grab a DVD, favorite book or magazine! Traveling? Stock up on books on CD or check out the downloadable movies, audiobooks and music through Overdrive or Hoopla. It is all free with your library card!
Check our website for more information! www.cityofportsmouth.com/library

Portsmouth Music and Arts Center- PMAC's Teen Rock bands are taking to the stage at 3S Artspace this weekend. Don't miss this lively show and a chance for kids to see their peers in action at one of Portsmouth's hippest concert venues! Saturday, December 17, 1:30 p.m. (doors open at 1:00 p.m). Tickets are $5 at the door or online at 3Sartspace.org.

603 Driving School (flyer)

Seacoast Mental Health (flyer)

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