Please join Superintendent Rick Reo for a Bond Proposal presentation and discussion on Thursday, March 24th at 7 p.m. at Paw Paw Later Elementary. This event is open to the public. Guests are also invited to participate in a walk through and explanation of proposed projects at the Elementary Campus. #BuildTogetherPawPaw
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
Rosy & Rufus Reading Road Trip: Wolf pups Rufus and Rosy from Paw Paw Later Elementary School just dropped by our visitor center in anticipation of the #CopperDog150 which starts this Friday! The visitor center will have extended hours from 10am to 8pm. Come check out all the events in downtown Calumet on Friday with the start of the race including fireworks! #Keweenaw #FindYourPark
Rufus and Rosie on their way to go watch Syracuse basketball. Stopped and learned a little bit about the Underground Railroad.
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
Looking to add a strong, new face to our Later Elementary team.
https://www.applitrack.com/vbc/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=1335
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.
Paw Paw Schools will be closed Thursday, February 3, 2022 due to road conditions.
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.
Paw Paw Later Elementary is in need of volunteer coaches for the 2022 Season of Girls on the Run. There is no experience needed! All coaching supplies will be provided.
You will need to commit to coaching 2 days a week. Plan for 3:45 to 5:15.
You will also need to attend a Coaches training in late January or February (usually Saturdays or late evenings).
Practices start 3/21/22
Andrew Barrett is a proud WATCH D.O.G. Dad! He volunteers to help kids feel safer at school. As the son of a single mom, Andrew said, "When I was in school, there was nothing like this. When I heard about it, I was all in!" On this day, he helped clear ice and snow. #DadsWhoCare
Paw Paw Early and Later Elementary will be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences on February 2nd & 3rd from 1pm-7:15pm. There will be half days of school on these days with dismissal at 12:15.
Sign up for conferences will 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/sqedz
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLK
Elementary Campus PTO meeting is tonight at 6:30pm in the Later Elementary Cafeteria. There are a lot of great things scheduled for our students. We need volunteers to make these events and experiences successful for our kids. Please try to attend. We need your support!
