Paw Paw Early Elementary

If you haven't heard from your student already, our school had a very special visitor this week! On Tuesday Miss Southwest Michigan, Shelby Lentz, was a guest on our morning announcements and read to our students. Shelby is an amazing talent. She sang the chorus of her song Champion during announcements and read the students her book, Brave Breanna. Look this young woman up, you will be very impressed with her music and her book. As Miss Southwest Michigan, Shelby had the chance to compete in the Miss Michigan Pageant. We wish you luck Shelby and thank you for spending a good part of your day with us at the Early Elementary!

Mark your calendar to join Superintendent Rick Reo for a Bond Proposal presentation and discussion this Thursday, March 24th at 7 p.m. at Paw Paw Later Elementary. Guests are also invited to a walk through and explanation of proposed projects at the Elementary Campus. #BuildTogetherPawPaw

Your Board of Education wants you to know about the great things they see happening in and around Paw Paw Public Schools! #BuildTogetherPawPaw

Kids Heart Challenge™ is on the move! Our students are doing great with our Kids Heart Challenge program, and if you haven’t already, please register today! We’ve already had 50 Students register and take the challenge and have raised $4,516!!! GREAT JOB! Take a Detour AND Complete Finn’s Mission where you can learn how to save a life! You will also earn your very own Finn Lifesaver Keychain. Every REGISTERED student will get a free Wristband Please refer to this ELECTRONIC ENVELOPE (https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageNavigator/ym_khc_get_started_guide.htm)lto learn more about our heart hero explorers, how to register and Finn’s life-saving mission. Click here to get started today! http://www2.heart.org/goto/pawpawearly or download the Kids Heart Challenge app!

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

Officer McMeekan visits Mrs. Tapper's class and tells them all about his uniform and some great things he has done to help the community. We also learned about how we can be prepared for an emergency. Attachments area

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.