East Porter County Schools are closed today, January 19, 2024. We will be doing an asynchronous e-learning day due to the significant lake effect snow on the northern half of the district. Stay safe out there!

Congratulations goes to Mrs. Yarnelle's class for having the best attendance rate in the month of December! Thank you to our KES PTO for providing a sweet treat for them to have during their celebration!






Our January Spirit Day is rescheduled for this Friday, January 19th! Wear your black and gold and Kouts Spirit Wear!

Coming Soon to our new Kouts Wana Pizza! It's our next Community Night, and Wana is generously donating proceeds from sales on January 23rd to KES PTO if you mention us when you order! Here are the details:
Christmas Reading Calendar winners were excited to recieve their Mustang Market Money.







Second grade STEAM Club chose their own Lego challenge to complete. They all did amazing creations!










Mrs. Press’ class all earned Mustang Market money by completing the entire Christmas Advent Reading page!

Fourth graders are starting their math unit all about fractions! Mrs. Wellman’s class practiced finding equivalent fractions by playing a math game.
Today is School Resource Officer Day. We are grateful for each of our officers that keep us safe everyday!

Can you believe it's that time of year again? Kindergarten Round Up! Please share this information with neighbors and friends who may not yet have a student at Kouts.
Kouts Elementary Round Up will be in the LGI (Large Group Instructional Room.) Please enter on the east side of the building through Door 25.

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Mrs. Yarnelle’s class learned about Christmas in Germany and followed their traditions of making their own gingerbread houses!





Pajama Day , Polar Express Parade, and a whole school Christmas celebration.


Author, Stephanie Jones visited Kouts Elementary and shared her story Giving Gal's Christmas Cookie Extravaganza and her writing process with the students.




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A huge THANK YOU to all of our community donors, Kouts PD, Porter County Sheriff's Department, our local Conservation Officers, and many other generous people who made Shop with a Cop happen this year. Thank you to Meijer for allowing our very excited students to "take over" the store for a little while. Our students loved it!










A few more Shop with a Cop pictures!






Fifth grade reviewed energy flow in food chains and food webs with a game called, "Eat or Be Eaten".






Candy cane/ red and white day


Mrs. Yager’s class is getting into the holiday spirit by decorating gingerbread houses, along with the help of their high school aide Miss Jocelyn!
