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.
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
Mrs. Reeves kindergarten class acknowledged MArtin Luther King Jr with an activity on Monday.
Mrs. Ayres 1st grade class read The Snowy Day and wrote about what they like to do on snowy days.
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
Mrs. Shugg’s class is having Holiday fun!
Your Board of Education wants you to know about the great things they see happening in and around Paw Paw Public Schools! #pawpawpride
Due to unforseen circumstances, the Frog bus will be unable to transport students to school on Thursday, December 16th. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
A new POP story collaboration between PPPS and the Paw Paw Police Department, partners in student safety: https://youtu.be/DoqNYeokR_I
Sorry for the late notice due to unforeseen circumstances our elementary frog run will be cancelled this afternoon.
Here is the calendar for Holiday Spirit Week. The students have been impressive so far this week. We are all looking forward to tomorrow’s Spirit of the Season day!
Mrs. Remillard started a writing competition last week and the prize was this awesome Paw Paw hoodie. Congratulations to Mrs. Shugg's 2nd grade student, who wrote about what being kind means to him.
Due to the driver shortage, the following buses will be unable to transport students on the upcoming days:
Wednesday 12/15- MONKEY AM (Monkey bus will transport students home), and DOG PM (Dog bus will transport students to school)
Thursday 12/16 - MONKEY
Today is National Gingerbread House Day! Every year during the holiday season a few of our Early Elementary kindergarten teachers have their classes make gingerbread houses. These are pictures of Mrs. Dalton’s classroom Friday festivities!
