Crisman Elementary

Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls of all ages – come one, come all, to a day of spectacular amusement! The Crisman Elementary Carnival is coming to town! This carnival is completely run by students. The students have been working so hard to make this …

Reading The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs sparked an interest in learning more about fossils. Crisman 2nd graders did just that when Mrs. Benson visited. Mrs.Benson, from the Porter County Soil & Water Conservation District, even brought an insect that had …

April 2, 2015 was the beginning of the 2015 Portage Elementary Art Show. Each Portage elementary school submits approximately 40 piece of art work to be on display at the Portage Library. There was a reception for the artists and their families to come and …

Al Zahn, a retired teacher from the Portage Township Schools, visited Antarctica and shared a PowerPoint presentation with several classes at Crisman Elementary School. He discussed that one of his goals in life is to visit all of the continents. Antarctica …

Second graders at Crisman Elementary learned about electrical safety through a presentation from Northern Indiana Public Service Company. Mr Ingram shared with students ways to be safe with electricity when inside and outside. Students learned about how to …

On February 26th the Asset Building Club at Crisman stayed after school for a Polar Painting Palooza. They invited the Crisman students to come back to school from 5 to 7 pm to paint. There were two sessions. First and second graders had a snowman to paint …

The students learned Gong Xi Fa Cai means Chinese New Year, as they celebrated their Valentine’s Day parties. They were able to taste Chinese food from the First Wok. A guest speaker, Xiao Zhu, taught them several words in Chinese.

Crisman kindergarten students were able to experience a little bit of how animals survive the harsh winter months of Indiana with the help of Jessica Spiess, Educator/Naturalist, from the Porter County Parks & Recreation Department. Students were able to …

The Kindergarten teachers at Crisman Elementary School this week have been reading all of the stories written by Laura Numeroff. They discuss with the students about how the stories are circle stories, they can keep going and going. One of the stories, If You …

It was an exciting day at Crisman Elementary School in Christmastown! The students found themselves on an iceberg in the story of “RUDOLPH The RED-NOSED REINDEER”. The Principal, Mr. Scott Hufford, was introduced by Sam the Snowman before he began to read …