Mrs. VanDenBoom's Kindergarten class had a surprise visitor this week! Officer Jason lead an introductory lesson about what police do for people and the community.
Lunch is on us! We're inviting all Seniors 60 years and older to be our honored lunch guests on Friday, March 18th at Paw Paw High School Cafeteria. #BuildTogetherPawPaw
Text And Learn for Kindergarten
Who can participate?
Parents and caregivers in Michigan with children ages 5 and
under can sign up to receive TALK messages for up to two
children, in English or Spanish.
3 easy ways to sign up!
* Text TALK to 75547 and enter information by text
message as prompted.
* Visit www.texttolearn.com and fill out the online form.
* Fill out a paper form and return it to your local library.
What information is needed to sign up?
* A child’s birthdate, so we can send activities tailored to
a child’s development
* A zip code, so we can send event notifications
Who is providing this service?
TALK is provided by Paw Paw District library in partnership with the
Library of Michigan, the Midwest Collaborative for Library
Services, and the Ypsilanti District Library. The HighScope
Educational Research Foundation is evaluating TALK. Users
will be able to participate in this important evaluation
through surveys, interviews, and questionnaires. Funding
from the Institute of Museum and Library Services allows
public libraries in Michigan to provide TALK to parents and
caregivers in their service area with the help of community
partners like you.
How can my organization get involved?
Schools, daycares, pediatricians, social service agencies, and
other organizations can help spread the word! We would
love to talk to you and your staff about the benefits TALK
offers to your clients. Please contact us to schedule a staff
presentation or to deliver posters and flyers you can
distribute directly to parents.
Officer Jason was at the Early Elementary on Wednesday to instruct Mrs. Davison and Ms. Conner's 2nd grade classes in the importance of Computer Safety.
Mrs. Remillard enjoyed a celebration with one of Mrs. Doyles small groups. They got pizza, rootbeer floats, and awards!
Today we had a WatchDOG volunteer who went above and beyond! Mr. Keith Long is the Grandfather of Mrs. Forker's Young 5's student. It is Mr. Long's birthday today! Mr. Long's favorite part of the day was reading to Kindergarten classrooms. Mr. Long also helped SO much during our lunch periods. He was cleaning up in between lunches and talking with the kids during lunch. Thank you for your time spent with our students! We hope you have a great rest of your day.
The Honorable Judge McKay from Van Buren Courthouse came to share stories and congratulate some of our students at PPEE.
Early childhood education helps reduce education equity gaps that exist for children. Shown here, the proposed Early Childhood Education Center would be built north of the Later Elementary building. This new facility would expand our preschool programming, daycare, and before-and-after school care. Visit www.ppps-bond.com for more information. #Maybondproposals
Thank you to everyone who donated items for 100’s day! We collected 452 cards for frontline workers at Bronson (originally collected 371 and had more donated), 436 pairs of socks to donate to United Christian Services, and 197 boxes of toothpaste to donate to Eleanor’s Pantry.
Thank you Ms. Honorable for being our guest speaker during Tuesday’s morning announcements!
Mrs. Davison’s Class celebrating Two’s Day!! They enjoyed guessing who their classmates were at two years old. ✌🏼
Today we acknowledged the day that we will never see again in our lifetime, 2-22-22. The staff celebrated with the students and with each other. Check out this fun team enjoying their day! Ask your child how they celebrated in their classroom.
If you've been longing to get back to in-person cultural events like plays, concerts and musicals, now's your chance! Get your tickets now for Curtains School Edition this Friday - Sunday at Paw Paw's own Performing Arts Center. Your presence would mean the world to these students who have worked so hard to perform for a live audience! #livetheatre
Box Office: 269-415-5563 or order tickets online: https://pphspac.ludus.com/
Good evening Elementary Campus families. Due to our snow days this week, Paw Paw Early and Later Elementary will be rescheduling Parent-Teacher Conferences to next Tuesday,February 8th and Wednesday, February 9th from 1pm-7:15pm.
There will be half days of school on these days with dismissal at 12:15.
We had to cancel all of the previous appointments and we will need parents to create a new conference appointment for each of your children. Sign up for conferences will still be online through a program called School Bookings. You may choose between a Face-to-Face (in-person) conference, a virtual conference, or a phone conference, and you can schedule all of your elementary children at one time. The PTO will be holding a Book Fair in the Later Elementary library for both buildings during conferences.
To access the sign up, go to:
https://www.schoolbookings.net/code/tuh32 (NEW BOOKING LINK)
If you are unable to get online to book your conference, please contact the school office or your child’s teacher. You can also complete your online sign-up in either of the elementary offices. You will need to know your child’s grade & teacher(s) to schedule your conference. At the Later Elementary, you will meet with the 2 teachers who team to teach all of the subjects for that grade level.
PPPS will be closed today due to worsening driving conditions and the high likelihood of continued heavy snowfall throughout the day. Also, elementary parent-teacher conferences that were scheduled for today are being postponed until next week. More information to follow.
Here's a shout-out to Paul Garrod and The Courier-Leader for helping us spread the word about last night's Bond Campaign Kick-Off Meeting! If you are interested in learning more or participating in the information campaign, please contact rick.reo@ppps.org or call 269-415-5200.
Our dance was originally scheduled for next Saturday, February 5th. In light of the high positivity rates of COVID that we are seeing in our district and our community, we have decided to postpone the dance until Saturday, March 19th.
Our original plan was to require masks as a mitigating strategy based on the large crowd that we traditionally have in attendance for this event.
While that is still a definite possibility, we wanted to postpone and hopefully see numbers go down over the next month so that we feel more comfortable considering the possibility of a traditional dance with no mask mandate.
We appreciate your support and understanding of this decision as we remain committed to the health and safety of our families.
For those that paid in advance, please contact your child's school to let them know if you would like a refund by next Friday, February 4th. Otherwise, we will assume that you plan to attend on the rescheduled date.
Everyone is invited to come out tonight for the 1st Annual Quarter Auction fundraiser at Paw Paw Later Elementary! Preventative steps have been taken to keep everyone safe and healthy by promoting social distancing and requiring masks for all guests and volunteers. Hot dogs, chips, drinks, and candy will be available to purchase for dinner, and there will be a bake sale with mouth-watering homemade items for dessert. #ForTheKids
UPDATE: Tonight's Committee of the Whole work session for the school board has been cancelled, as the facilitator will not be able to make it. The 6:00 special board meeting will proceed as scheduled.
Please note that tonight's special meeting of the Board of Education will take place at the ADMINISTRATION BUILDING at 6:00 p.m. A Committee of the Whole Work Session (also a public meeting) will follow at 7:00 p.m.