The Daily Update for today (4/23) has been published to ppps.org. It has information on an opportunity for parents to buy technology at a reduced price, and also important updates on the process to select the next Paw Paw Public Schools nickname.
Student leadership in the process to change the PPPS nickname is highlighted in this 4/23 article from The Courier-Leader: http://pawpawcourierleader.com/news-paw-paw-area-news-van-buren-county/pphs-students-lead-task-force-through-mascot-name-change
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.
Reminder: TECH CENTER Application are due THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 24th. A copy must be sent to Mr. Kenyon, this can be a photo of the application. Applications can be found in student emails.
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.
Note from Counseling: Students interested in Applying for the Peer Assisted Leaders (PALs) class, available to 10th - 12th graders, please use the link below.
https://forms.gle/h1KkgwuNqtgWxXxP9
8th Grade Parents:
It is time for the class of 2024 to register for their high school classes for next year. Below is a document to assist in that process. Registration will be open till April 28th.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ND3rzavyqK89nRJBuMww6AjWybOulbJy3McW6BUQYDY/edit?usp=sharing
Paw Paw Counselors from all buildings will be putting out a Weekly Newsletter with resources for our students and their families: Edition 1 below
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QTcwjOpuqOeMqD62EQnvIiqRGlsPjAsfCWzAsiloEP8/edit?usp=sharing
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 next phase of our Continuity of Learning Plan begins tomorrow.
Teachers have been hard at work putting together plans for each class and will begin rolling those out to students beginning tomorrow. Students should be checking their email and Google Classroom every day.
While a typical school day is 6 hours long, the expectation for at home work is considerably less than that. There may be online class sessions for each class and additional independent work.
A reminder that rather than traditional grading, this semester students will be earning credit for classes based on showing proficiency on the essential standards for each class. Many of these standards were already assessed earlier in the semester, and the work that was done prior to closing will be considered when looking at those standards.
Additionally, students may earn an A for a class if their work on the standards is exemplary. Teachers will be able to provide additional information about that criteria after this week.
A message for all our PPHS Students
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=58OyhYgyZIU
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.
Update from Counseling Office: VAN BUREN TECH APPLICATIONS ARE NOW DUE BY APRIL 24. A digital copy of the application was shared with you earlier in the week. You can copy this, fill it out and share it back to Mr. Kenyon or you can take a picture of your original application and send it to Mr. Kenyon.
Note from the Counseling Office: Tech Center applications were made available to 10th and 11th grade students through their school email. Any student that did not turn in a hard copy before we left school needs to turn in a digital copy to Mr. Kenyon. Students can submit a scanned photo of the original document or type a new application into the Google doc shared with them. Instructions are available in the email.
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.
We have been getting quite a few questions about lockers.
At this time, we are honoring the governor's Stay Home order, and are not allowing students or parents into the buildings.
If your child left a textbook, chromebook, charger, or other item essential for academic work, please email Mrs Southworth (tammy.southworth@ppps.org) to make an arrangement for her to get that item to you.
Thanks for your patience!