Ice Skating

Each winter, Portsmouth Middle School offers 2 separate ice skating club sessions at Puddle Dock Pond Outdoor Skating Rink in Strawbery Banke. Each week participants have a 40 minute skating lesson, followed by 50 minutes of open skate time to work on their skating skills.   Each club session is 5 weeks.  Participants meet directly after school and walk over to the rink together with teacher advisors.  Skate rentals are included (hockey or figure) or personal skates may be used.  Students must be picked up by 5:30 from the Puddle Dock Pond Rink. 

We are pleased to offer our 9th season of Ice Skating Club at the Puddle Duck Pond Ice Skating Rink at Strawbery Banke to 6th, 7th & 8th grade PMS students.  There are TWO SEPARATE opportunities to join the skating club.  The PMS Ice Skating Club is limited to the first 20 students that return a completed enrollment packet (3 forms) and payment to the school’s main office. Three forms need to be returned all together: two for Puddle Dock Pond and one for Portsmouth Middle School.

WHAT:  Learn to ice skate/outdoor skating program at the Puddle Dock Pond outdoor skating rink 4:00-4:40: skating lesson followed by free skate from 4:40-5:30

• Students may sign up for only ONE session of Ice Skating Club in order to allow for more participation by other students
• Students are permitted to bring their own skates if preferred.  
• The Cafe will NOT be open this year for hot beverages/snacks. There will be vending machines available to purchase snacks.  Bringing your own snack is acceptable.
• Participants must be picked up by a parent/guardian at Puddle Dock Pond at Strawbery Banke promptly by 5:30 pm at the latest.  A parent/guardian must come into the Skating Center.             
• Students are NOT allowed to walk home alone nor with a friend.  Participants must be picked up at the rink by 5:30pm.       

Join your classmates to learn to skate or improve your skating!