Middle School Matters

The Mission of Portsmouth Middle School is to create a strong and safe learning environment: promote social, emotional and physical well-being and to provide opportunities for each student, to the best of their ability, to meet high academic standards, develop responsibility, and achieve the positive social values and behaviors to become productive citizens.

We are back at it tomorrow and Thursday school wide with RICAS Math, sessions 1 and 2. We would like students to get a great night's sleep, have a breakfast at home or at school and then see them on time at school tomorrow. Students worked really hard and were concentrating on their growth for ELA and I can’t wait to see them tomorrow. We will remind students that it is important to use their graph paper to show their work and answer the questions that are asked.

Please click here to read a letter about upcoming scoliosis screenings for Grade 6 and 8 students.

Please see the link here for a special dinner fundraiser on behalf of Team Atkinson taking place on May 18th. Tickets are selling fast so do not miss out.

PMS Anchored for Life, in collaboration with Team Atkinson, will be hosting a bake sale during the PHS community yard sale on Saturday, May 18th from 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. We are looking for student and parent volunteers to help staff our table. Please fill out this google form if you are interested in helping out. Ms. Naron will be in touch with you as the date gets near. Please reach out to naronm@portsmouthschoolsri.org if you have any questions

The PMS social justice club will be hosting a “Be The Change” fundraiser starting next week and going until June 1st. Each learning center will be collecting spare change in their social studies classrooms. The learning center with the most money collected at the end of the month will earn a special prize. Money will be donated to Team Atkinson.

Join Kids4Action for the last afterschool meeting for the 2023-2024 school year! Meeting will be hands-on to prepare for the upcoming K4A 4K 'Kolor' Run as well as to brainstorm ideas for the 2024-2025 afterschool club! Please see the linked flier here.

Grab your running shoes and join the K4A 4K 'Kolor' Run this June 9th at Glen Park. See attached flyer for more information.

Want to join as a team of 5+? Use the promo code Groupsof5+ at checkout for 30% off!

Any questions - reach out to kids4actioninfo@gmail.com

The Spring Band Concert report times for students and families - Monday, May 20th.

Please see the link here for information regarding the chorus concert.

Thursday, June 6th at 3:15 p.m. there will be a Fine Arts Boosters (FAB) Meeting in the art room.

Learn 365 Programming free for current 8th graders to learn about Maritime opportunities in sailing. Please click the link here for more information. Program organizers will come to lunches to recruit interested students. There are a limited number of spots available. There will be a bus available at PMS for pick up and drop off for this event.

Please click the link here for information regarding a summer basketball camp.

When students arrive at 7:45, they are meeting our core value of "Be Ready to Learn". Thank you for helping your child be a responsible Portsmouth Patriot!

Patriot Pride is a system to recognize students who are meeting our school-wide expectations. Students are eligible to be Patriot Pride winners by entering Patriot Pillars they earn in their grade level collection container. A winner from each grade level is selected daily and recognized on our school-wide morning announcements.

Students receive Patriot Pillars when they demonstrate our school core values: Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Ready to Learn.

We are proud of our Portsmouth Patriots!

We want to take a moment and thank our PTO for the wonderful meal that the faculty/staff enjoyed on Friday. Everyone felt very special, being able to enjoy a warm meal with their colleagues in the library was a nice setting to see. We appreciate the support and generosity of our families to put on such a week for Teacher Appreciation Week.

Please see the flier linked here for a Mini Golf event from the PTO.

Save and send in your Clement’s receipts in your child’s folder and sent to the main office. The PTO receives 1% of sales. There is no date too old. All Clements receipts will be taken as long as it shows Clements logo and pre-tax sales total.

If you would like to volunteer in school or help on a field trip, please use this form going forward to become VIS approved.

Please check out this flier for information regarding a tennis opportunity in the community.

Please see the link here to the PHS yard sale opportunity.

Please see the linked flier for a summer program taking place in the community.

Hoop Island Basketball Camp- from June 24th-28th for boys and girls grades 3rd-8th at the Portsmouth Abbey School. For more detailed information please click here.

SPORTSmouth Summer Camps- two separate weeks for boys and girls grades 2nd-8th at the Pennfield School. Week I- August 5th-9th and Week 2 - August 12th-16th. For more information click here

Future Stars Recreational Summer Basketball League- is for boys and girls of all abilities, which will be held at Portsmouth High School. This league is comparable to a town league and more information can be found here

Check out the Craftastic Kidz Camp.

National Inventor’s Hall of Fame (NIHF) is once again offering Camp Invention virtual camp sessions at no-cost to military-connected students for summer 2024. Registrants MUST be children or dependents of active-duty military services, reserves or National Guard, and the opportunity is available for students in grades K-6.

Registration (invent.org/connect/dod-stem) opens 10am ET on May 1, 2024 and we have frequently see these spots go quickly!

RIMTA/IYRS Summer Boat Building Program

Here is the link for more info and how to apply:

https://www.iyrs.edu/workshops/canoeprogram