Press Releases

Dear Families,

The Portsmouth School Department Office of Pupil Support is seeking  quality applicants for a variety of positions.

Links to School Reopening Q and A Session Webinars:

Portsmouth Elementary Reopening Q and A 7.29.20

PMS and PHS Reopening Q and A 7.30.20

Portsmouth School Nutrition will continue to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students through June. Starting June 8, food will be delivered and available for pick-up on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays.

Portsmouth School Nutrition is offering free breakfast and lunch to all students. 

For pick-up:

To-go meals are available for pickup from the Portsmouth High School cafeteria with expanded hours.

Pick-up

Portsmouth School Nutrition will be offering breakfast and lunch to all students beginning Tuesday, March 17th. To-go meals will be offered from the Portsmouth High School cafeteria. Breakfast and Lunch Pick-Up Hours  7:30-9:30 AM

Dear Families,

As a follow-up to my message yesterday, this message is to inform you that we will enact a plan to transition our students to remote learning this week. We know this shift will be challenging and we are committed to working with families to keep students engaged in their learning. Our plan is as follows:

On behalf of Portsmouth Schools’ Visual Arts Department we'd like to welcome you to join us in celebrating the creative, collaborative, conceptual, expressive and technical accomplishments of our students in grades K-12. Join us us for an opening reception on

Coffee and Conversation with Steve and George

Please join us to contribute to our collective vision statement for Portsmouth students. What are the skills, attributes and dispositions we aspire to for all Portsmouth students? We will share staff input and the plan to add student voices. We look forward to seeing you and welcome your thoughts and questions.

Monday, December 2, 2019

The date and time for “Trick-or-Treat” activities in Portsmouth this year will be Wednesday, October 30th, from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

The Portsmouth Police Department encourages families participating in this activity to review and practice personal safety as they walk through neighborhoods at this time of day, as driver visibility can be diminished by the darkness setting in.