Central Elementary School in Valparaiso won the IASP Academic Spell Bowl competition, placing 1st in the state of Indiana! The competition took place at Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Thursday, November 19th and the state winners were announced on Friday …
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Central Elementary School in Valparaiso won the IASP Academic Spell Bowl competition, placing 1st in the state of Indiana! The competition took place at Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Thursday, November 19th and the state winners were announced on Friday …
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Have you ever wanted to compete in a magical competition? Students at Central Elementary School in Portage have the opportunity to join a Quidditch Club coached by two 4th grade teachers, JoAnn Ranfranz and Mallory Rzonca. If you aren’t familiar with …
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2nd grade students at Central Elementary in Portage have been highly engaged in Whole Brain Techniques and showing a bountiful amount of zest! They have been tremendously engaged in all their lessons and trying their best to get high scores on their class …
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Students at Central Elementary became part of a worldwide community during the 2014-2015 school year. These 29 students came to meetings to research, write, and present their ideas during our first ever TED-Ed Club at Central. TED-Ed Clubs allows students at …
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Central Elementary School in Portage is fortunate to have a partnership of encouragement, compassion, and positive community involvement with Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Pastor Engle, Mrs. Engle, and the entire church family support our students and staff …
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ISTEP Encouragement at Central Elementary in Portage! Primary classes provided banners, letters and special treats to intermediate classes during the week of testing. Pictured is Mrs. Witka’s 1st grade class with letters and a banner to encourage Mrs …
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Last week, 3rd Grade students at Central Elementary in Portage celebrated reaching their AR benchmarks with an activity on Indiana’s 3 regions (the Great Lakes region, the central till plains region, and the southern hills and lowland region). Each …
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Mrs. Benson from Porter County Soil and Conservation came to Central Elementary School in Portage for the ‘From Seed to Plant’ program. She read the 2nd grade students a story about the life of a seed. After the classroom lesson, they took a …
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Fifth grade students at Central Elementary in Portage, critiqued this American flag mosaic during their art class this past Thursday, September 11th. This piece was created in honor of of the events that took place September 11, 2001. The discussion was a …
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