Paw Paw Middle School

The next PPPS Parent Chat will take place on December 1, from 6-7 PM on Zoom. The topic is Helping Your Child Read for Success: Strategies, Services, & Supports. Hear from PPPS educators and reading specialists and staff from the Paw Paw District Library and learn about how to support students towards more and better success in reading, resources available to help at school and home, and strategies that work. More information and the zoom link for the program is available at PPPS.ORG, and all participants are eligible to win a $25 VISA gift card.

If you're looking for a rewarding and flexible career, then be sure to attend our upcoming Bus Driver Recruitment Event on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Paw Paw High School! Hosted by PPPS and Hoekstra Transportation, you're invited to enjoy pizza, test drive a bus, register for a gift card to Black Rock Restaurant, and more. #WeNeedDrivers

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

Good Morning Paw Paw families. Paw Paw Schools will be closed today, Friday, November 18, due to hazardous road conditions. The senior citizens luncheon for today is canceled.

Please be aware that the Elephant bus is running late today for both High School and Elementary routes. Thank you for your patience!

November 15 Deadline to Claim Your Child Tax Credit! Families with no income or low income could get at least $3,000 per child with the Child Tax Credit, plus $1,400 with the third stimulus payment - even if they have never filed taxes before (and if they have not yet already filed taxes this year). It is estimated that at least 65,000 children in Michigan could miss out on this money if their parent/guardian has not yet filed. There is an easy form for people to file on their mobile devices in 15 minutes or less in English or Spanish. People have until November 15 to sign up this year at Get CTC. Outreach materials are available in 11 languages, including flyers, template emails, texts, and robo calls. Families can be directed tohttps://www.getctc.org/en to sign up. Se habla espanol.

All Paw Paw area senior citizens are welcome to join us next Friday, November 18 for a special "Give Thanks Luncheon" hosted by Paw Paw Public Schools! Guests are asked to park and enter on the west side of Paw Paw High School by the tennis courts or on the south side near the Performing Arts Center. #Community

PPMS and our Leo’s Club would like to INVITE and a special Veteran in their life to a Veteran's Day Breakfast celebration in the media center on Friday, November 11th. The doors will open at 6:45 and breakfast will be available from 7-7:30am. Any Veteran that would like to stay with their student may stay and attend classes.

Important Announcement: The yellow flashing lights on the speed limit signs near the Paw Paw High School entrance are currently not working properly. The PPPS Maintenance Department is aware of this issue, and they are working to have it resolved by Thursday, at the latest. Please exercise caution in this area, and thank you for your patience.

With so many rowdy M&M's in the school, it's a good thing we have our first "official" PPMS Hallway Howler, School Board Member Ray Martin, patrolling the halls today! (He's the only bearded M&M in the photo :) If you'd like to get more involved in the schools, consider volunteering to become a Hallway Howler. Howlers are positive role models for students who provide extra adult supervision in the hallways and common areas. Contact any of the schools at www.ppps.org to learn more.

Halloween Dress Up Days are in full swing at Paw Paw Middle School! Monster Monday was followed by Fall for All, then Flip-Flop Day, and today is Opening-Day, where students and staff were encouraged to wear their camouflage, dress like a deer or wear their hunting outfits.

PPMS would like to welcome our student's to invite a special Veteran in their life to a Veteran's Day Breakfast celebration in the media center on Friday, November 11th. The doors will open at 6:45 and breakfast will be available from 7-7:30am. Any Veteran that would like to stay with their student may stay and attend classes.

Thank you to our community partners at Paw Paw Area Chamber of Commerce for offering to host a candidate forum tomorrow at Freshwater Church in Paw Paw! This is your opportunity to learn more about the candidates running for office and make an informed decision. #community #buildtogetherpawpaw

We hope to see our Paw Paw area senior citizens at tomorrow's "Fall into Paw Paw Luncheon" at 1:15 p.m. in the H.S. cafeteria! Guests are asked to park and enter on the west side of the high school by the tennis courts or on the south side near the Performing Arts Center. Thank you! #Community #RelationshipsMatter

Yesterday at the Paw Paw Middle School staff meeting, teachers and administrators celebrated four years of progress by teachers on the goal of becoming a model PLC school, including work to clarify curriculum and to put resources in place for instruction and intervention. Teacher Beth Covey and Principal Jerry McDaniel shared information about the journey so far, and what comes next as teachers work to improve student outcomes in our middle school.

Congratulations to the Paw Paw Middle School Students-of-the-Month: Brynn Cummings, Dakota Martorell and Kylah Jacobs for being recognized at last night's Board of Education Meeting. Well done! #PackPride #Success #Integrity

Please schedule your time for Parent / Teacher conferences Thursday, Oct. 13th, or Tuesday, Oct. 18. Please use the attached link or QR code to schedule a meeting with your child's teacher. If you need to see more than one teacher you will need to schedule a separate time for each. Please remember to add your appointments to your calendar.

A reminder that the Parent Chat originally scheduled for this evening (Thursday, October 6) has been postponed, and a date will be identified and communicated in the next week. Thank you for your interest in Parent Chats and the topic of Self-Efficacy. We look forward to getting to this important topic in the very near future.

Parent / Teacher conferences are fast approaching on Thursday, Oct. 13th and Tuesday, Oct. 18th from 4-7:15pm. Monday morning we will post and email the link to schedule your conferences. These will be in-person conferences. Any parent who needs to change their conference to a phone or video conference is asked to contact the teacher directly to set that up.

Becoming a HOWLER is a great way to connect with kids! At the same time, the program fulfils a goal of the PPPS Strategic Plan, which is to foster connections among our schools and the community to increase authentic opportunities for students and improve their civic engagement. PPPS is proud to offer this volunteer opportunity to parents, grandparents, and guardian volunteers.