Welcome to Portage Collaborative Montessori School! PCMS is a public alternative school serving over 200 students from the five districts in the Stark County Comprehensive Collaborative (Canton City, Lake Local, North Canton City, Plain Local, and Jackson Local). All of our classes are for mixed age groups. We have pre-school/kindergarten classes for 3, 4, and 5 year-old children. Lower Elementary classes have first, second, and third grade students. Upper Elementary classes have fourth, fifth, and sixth graders, and our Middle School class is for seventh and eighth graders. Although there is a tuition charge for preschoolers, students in kindergarten through eighth grade attend free, as in any other public school.

WHAT'S HAPPENING:

As the school year draws to a successful end, we are asking the families of Portage Collaborative Montessori School to participate in the easiest and what could possibly be the most successful fund raiser we have ever done.

Moving forMontessori Introduction Letter - Download
Moving for Montessori Donation Request Letter/Pledge Sheet- Download

7th - After School Basketball Clinic
8th - Players Guild After School Program
9th - Celebration for Superintendents/ Curriculum Directors Middle School Binder Bash 6:30-8:30 pm
10th - “Moving to Montessori”
11th - Talent show in gym - 1:15 pm
14th - After School Basketball Clinic
15th - Middle School parent meeting about Adventure Trip - 6:30 pm
15th - Players Guild After School Program - LAST ONE
16th - Character Workshop w/ Kimberly Payne
17th - Skate Party/Annual Dinner 6:00-8:00 pm
18th - “Box Tops” Ice Cream Parties
21st - BOGO Bookfair in MPR - ALL day
21st - After School Basketball Clinic - LAST ONE
22nd -25th -Middle School Adventure Trip
25th - Upper Elementary field trip to Grand Slam
28th - NO SCHOOL
29th - 8th Grade Graduation 1:00pm, Yearbook signing after
30th - Upper Elementary field trip to Wilderness Center
30th - Lower Elementary “End-of-Year” picnic - at PCMS
30th - 8th Grade Grad Ceremony 6:30 pm
31th - LAST DAY for students!

June
1st - LAST DAY for teachers!
8th - Report cards mailed out
8th - LAST DAY for Office Staff

SMILE FOR A LIFETIME
The “Smile for a Lifetime” program provides free orthodontic treatment for children whose families are below poverty level.
More information about the program can be found at www.drsosbern.com

OHIO’S CAR SEAT LAW
• Any child under 4 years must ride in a car seat
• Any child under 40 pounds must ride in a car seat
• All car seats must be used accord­ing to the manufacturer’s instruc­tions
• Every child 4 year to either 8 years or 4’9” must be in a booster seat
• Every child from 8 to 15 years must be in a car seat, booster seat, or a seat belt.
The back seat is the safest. Children under 13 years old should ride in the back seat

2012-2013 School Hours
Preschool:
AM Class 7:50 AM - 10:50 AM Doors open at 7:40 AM
PM Class 11:35 AM - 2:35 PM Doors open at 11:30 AM

Grades 1-8:
7:50 AM - 2:35 PM Doors open at 7:40 AM