The Daily Update for today (4/23) has been posted to ppps.org. Look for info from school counselors, tech support for students/families, and an update on the process to replace the Paw Paw PS nickname. The window for making nickname suggestions closes tomorrow (Fri. 4/24) @ Noon.
The Daily Update for today (4/22) is up on ppps.org. An important update today is the reminder to all HS-aged students who want to attend Tech Center next year: you must apply, and they are due this Friday! Also, families who need food support: look at those links in the update.
The Daily Update for today (April 21) has been posted to ppps.org. It has information about flash drive exchanges for at-home learning over the next weeks. Please also check school sections on our website (under the SITES tab) for more information/links to learning resources.
The Daily Update has been posted for today (Monday, April 20) to ppps.org. Please look for details regarding device and flash drive pickup, links to new community resources, and a link to the PPPS Continuity of Learning Plan which has been approved by VBISD and sumbitted to MDE.
Learning materials (flash drives/devices) available for pickup today any for student who needs them. Parents must be present. Grades 5 and below pick up @ Later Elementary today from 11-1 and 5-7 PM. Grades 6 and above pick up from 11-1 @ PPHS in the food distribution line.
Remember that student learning devices (Chromebooks) are available for pickup today. Students grades 5 and below pick up at the Later Elementary today from 11-1 and 5-7 PM. Students grades 6 and above pick up from 11-1 at Paw Paw High School in the food distribution line.
The Daily Update has been posted to ppps.org for today, Thursday, April 16. Please see several new items about the plan for learning to start next week, plus information about picking up devices and/or in-home learning resources (flash drives) for students starting next Monday.
Dear Early Elementary Families:
This is Mrs. Remillard with an update on where we are with our Continuity of Learning plan for the Elementary Campus.
Our grade level teams have been working on finalizing content that will be posted and available beginning on Monday, April 20th.
Work will look a little different this time around as we follow the State of Michigan Executive Order that suspended face-to-face learning.
We need your help to communicate to your children that school is not over. They have the same teacher, but a new permanent classroom for the rest of the school year and the same high expectations as always for their best effort on everything that is delivered to them.
Work will be distributed weekly by grade level through our website, district app, social media, Schoolmessenger email, and student email.
For families that do not have a device, we will have chromebooks available for students in kindergarten through 5th grade to sign out on Monday, April 20th from 11am to 1pm and 5pm to 7pm at the Later Elementary front entrance. A parent must be present to sign for the device. We are asking for families to understand that we looking to meet a 2:1 ratio of students to devices at home.
For families that do not have internet access, we have made a change to reduce the amount of person to person contact that was necessary to create printed packets. Beginning Monday, we will have flash drives available for those families with no internet access. You will need a desktop, laptop, or chromebook to access the content. Again, flash drives are for families with no internet access. The flash drive will have content loaded onto it for all grades Kindergarten through 5th grade. Families with flash drives will be able to exchange their flash drive every Monday for new content.
Teachers will be conducting virtual class meetings where they will be holding discussions and checking for understanding on essential skills. I am asking for your help to allow and encourage your child to participate in these virtual meetings as much as possible. Teachers will follow up with personal phone calls to complete checks for understanding with students over the phone that were unable to attend virtual class events.
We are excited to begin Phase II of our Learning Plan and we appreciate your patience, understanding, and support to help us make this plan work.
Please watch for additional communication from your child’s teacher over the next several days. Do not hesitate to contact our office at 269-415-5305 if you have questions or if you need to make arrangements for an alternate time to pick up a device or flash drive.
Thanks again for all of your support and encouragement to our staff during this experience. We are, as always, committed to providing the best for your child in a way that protects the safety and health of everyone.
Have a great day!
Melissa
Today's Daily Update has been posted to ppps.org. We are putting final details in place for our new learning plan and will release important information/details in the next 24 hours. Parents, please help your kids prepare for school/learning activities to begin again on Monday.
The Daily Update has been posted to ppps.org for today (Tuesday, April 14). Please take a moment to read the update about retrieving items from lockers, and the new PPHS feature, The Senior Spotlight, celebrating members of our senior class.
The Daily Update has been posted to ppps.org for today, April 13. Please look for information about phone calls home to all students this week, and information about the Continuity of Learning Plan that will be communicated out this week, with instruction to begin next week.
The Daily Update has been posted to ppps.org for Friday (4/10). Once again we want to make sure folks who are participating in our meal distribution program see that we are moving the program to Paw Paw High School, starting Monday. Please help us spread the word.
The Daily Update has been posted for today (Thursday, 4/9) to ppps.org. Please see important item about meal distribution, starting next week. Today meals are being distributed at Paw Paw Middle School, but next week distribution will permanently relocate to Paw Paw High School.
The Daily Update has been added to ppps.org for today (Wednesday, 4/8/2020). Please see three new items: plan to contact each student week of 4/13; services for homeless students/families; PPPS working on Continuity of Learning Plan required by Michigan Department of Ed.
The Daily Update has been posted for today (Tuesday, 4/7) on ppps.org. If you haven't taken time to check out the Thought for the Day part of the update yet, please do so today. Special message from the Later Elementary that is worth sharing with all our students and families.
The Daily Update for today (Monday, 4/6) has been posted to ppps.org. Please look for information about Kindergarten registration, plus requests from PPMS and PPHS for all students/families to participate in a Home Connectivity Survey.
Today's Daily Update (4/03) has been posted to ppps.org. It links to the letter from Superintendent Reo regarding the order to close schools for face-to-face learning for the remainder of the year, and information on how we'll plan to provide instruction for Paw Paw students.
PAW PAW STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY INVITED TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW NICKNAME
The process for selecting a new nickname for Paw Paw Public Schools kicks off today, April 2, and the 27-student Task Force helping to lead the process is inviting anyone (students, alumni, staff, community members, etc.) with a suggestion, idea, or thought for the next nickname to submit it using our online survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QLWH9HK
The survey will be open for suggestions from today until April 24 @ Noon, at which time the submission process will be closed. All serious and respectful nickname submissions will then be put on a ballot, and anyone interested in voting to identify the Top 10 choices will be invited to participate in the voting.
Please keep in mind that Paw Paw WILL NOT be changing school colors as part of the process to adopt a new nickname.
The Daily Update for today (April 2) has been posted at ppps.org. In it, please find information on the new order from The State of Michigan closing schools for face-to-face learning for the remainder of the year, and an invitation for all to submit new nickname suggestions.
The April Fool's Day edition of the Daily Update has been posted to ppps.org. As noted in the update, we are all anticipating an announcement from State of Michigan tomorrow on the school year, and Paw Paw Public Schools will be ready to follow the guidance to serve our students.