The Porcupine Post

From the Principal

We are excited to welcome everyone back for the 2026–2027 school year!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Dr. Sheryl Pauwels

Celebrations 🙌

COMING SOON

Week At A Glance 📅

August 18th - Session 1 Open House 3:30-4:15pm

August 19th - Session 2 Open House 4:00-4:45pm

August 21st - First day of school

Session 1 7:45 am-10:15 am

Session 2 11:00 am-1:30 pm

August 27th - Back to School Bash (information below)

September 7th - No school District Wide

September 22nd - No school ECC ONLY - Parent Education Day (information coming soon)

Home / School Connection 🏡

COMING SOON

Announcements & Reminders 📣

Transportation: If you need transportation to a daycare within district boundaries, please complete the bus sitter form each school year. Please send completed forms directly to transportation@district158.org.

Car Rider Information

If your child is a car rider to school only, you do not need a car tag.

If your child will be a car rider home from school, please stop by the Car Rider Table at Open House to complete the necessary paperwork and receive your car tag.

Teacher Assignments: These can change up until the first day of school. Continue to check PowerSchool for updates.

PTA News 👪

Check out the CMPTA Website for details on all the activities they have planned

Membership

This year’s dues:

Parents/Guardians: $12 (less than 3 fancy coffees!)
Staff: $8 (you’re already superheroes—we’re just making it official)

Feeling generous? You can also sponsor a teacher and earn yourself a gold star in kindness!

Becoming a member doesn’t mean you’ll be voluntold to run a carnival (unless you want to—then we love you even more). It just means you’re helping support the school, the students, and all the fun stuff we do!

https://cmpta158.givebacks.com/store to join today and become part of the magic!

Thanks for being the amazing village that helps raise even more amazing kids.