John Muir Elementary School | Portage Community School District

All 5th graders have the opportunity to test musical instruments that they may want to play in 6th grade band...

Just having some photobooth fun!

Thank you to the members of the Portage Master Gardeners who came into the John Muir classrooms and taught gardening skills to our students this spring!

Origami was one of the many classes offered during the JM Mini Course Day this year...

There were so many fun acts in this year's talent show - from music, to dancing, to jokes, to completing a rubik's cube in literally seconds... kudos to all the kids for performing on stage!

Announcements

Save the Date!

Please mark your calendars and save the date for the next PCSD Title I Night Math and Reading Carnival. We will be hosting the event at the John Muir Elementary School on Tuesday, January 14, 2025...read more on Save the Date!

PCSD Winter Break Dates:

All PCSD schools will be closed Monday, December 23, 2024 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025 for winter break. Everyone will be back in the classroom on Thursday, January 2, 2025.read more on PCSD Winter Break Dates:

Winter Outerwear Reminder

Please send warm weather outerwear to school with your elementary and middle school aged children - winter coat, hats, scarves, gloves or mittens, snow pants and boots - as PCSD students will go...read more on Winter Outerwear Reminder

Upcoming Events

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Deadline for Filing Noncandidacy Papers

5:00 PM - 5:01 PM

28 Dec

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31 Dec

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1 Jan

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2 Jan

School Opens

6 Jan

Finance, Facilities and Transportation Committee

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Curriculum/Instructional Technology Committee

5:45 PM - 6:45 PM

Board Member Quorum

6:45 PM - 7:45 PM

7 Jan

Deadline for Filing Candidacy Papers 5 p.m.

5:00 PM - 5:01 PM

10 Jan

Early Release

13 Jan

Personnel Committee

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM

Board of Education Meeting

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

17 Jan

Early Release

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Welcome to John Muir Elementary School!

John Muir Elementary School is located on the District's main campus. We are a second through fifth grade school with an enrollment of approximately 300 students. Angula Gulrud is our Principal, and Karissa Jahn is the Dean of Students. John Muir School is a welcoming place. Please feel free to come in or contact us to discuss your child's academic work, emotional worth, or other issues that you feel are important. Our John...