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Portales District and Curriculum
The public schools in the city of Portales, New Mexico are under the jurisdiction of the Portales Municipal Schools District. The district has set a goal to help all students within the district to become productive citizens who are contributing to their communities. To that end the district ensures that the schools offer an academically rigorous program combined with a nurturing and caring environment. Students in this diverse community are also taught to have respect and an understanding of other cultures.
We currently cover the following Portales-area school district: Portales Municipal Schools District.
Educating Our Parents: Understanding the Portales District Curriculum
Students in the public schools in Portales, New Mexico follow the state mandated Common Core Curriculum Framework which emphasizes fluency in both Mathematics and English and Language Arts (ELA). Students must also pass required reading and mathematics proficiency exams for graduation. In English and Language Arts (ELA) students are expected to learn reading, writing, speaking and listening in correct English. Teachers provide reading material including both literature and informational reading in an effort to make students familiar with the type of reading they may encounter.
In Mathematics, students focus on the mastery of core mathematical subjects including computation, algebra, geometry, statistics, measurement and probability. The curriculum is progressive with students building on the skills they have learned the previous year. The goal is for students to be critically literate in both Mathematics and English when they complete high school.
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Keeping Informed: Recent Portales Educational News
- Maypole Ceremony - It has been a tradition at Portales High School for students to participate in a Maypole ceremony since 1929. All seniors at the High School are eligible to apply to participate in the ceremony. In this recent event, the dancers who wore formal wear participate as couples in “winding the Maypole.” Some years there have been up to 56 couples who took part in this event.
- Chorale - Members of the Portales High School Chorale recently performed in a Spring Concert at the High School. Chorale members are busy throughout the school year with a participating in District and State Choir Competitions; providing performances for community events, providing a fall concert and for those who are eligible they go on to perform at the All State Festival Choir.
- Band Performances - The Portales High School Band was provided music at a variety of events in 2012, including participating in the Zia Marching Fiesta National Competition, the Southeast New Mexico Music Education Association’s Marching Contest, a band trip to Los Angeles, California and various school concerts throughout the year.
Portales Tutors Can Help Your Student Succeed
SchoolTutoring Academy works with young learners and students, all the way up through high school. We offer Pre-K and Kindergarten Tutoring as well as Elementary School Tutoring to build a strong learning foundation early on. We also offer comprehensive tutoring across all school subjects.
Chalk Talk: Miami’s Children’s Museum
You may not be able to visit the Miami’s Children’s Museum in person, but there is plenty for children to do at their website. Kids can take a virtual tour of the museum and the exhibits, play a fishy quiz, answer questions for a museum trivia game, play I spy in the Galleries, download designs to color or new wallpaper for the computer. While on the virtual tour be sure to check out the Castle of Dreams, a two story sand castle with sands from all over the world, or the six foot piggy bank, the safety zone to learn about what firefighters and emergency personnel do, and the Ocean Odyssey, a 900 gallon aquarium with all kinds of marine life to look at.
