Pentwater Public Schools

Please review our 9/7/2020 weekly parent update document!

Just a quick reminder for all students prior to returning to school next Tuesday. Please do a quick once over your house, to include under beds, to seek any books or materials that need to be returned from the end of the last school year. If you find anything, please bring them in and return them Tuesday. See you soon!

There will be an additional Chromebook pickup today from 10am-1pm. Please come to the back of the school to pick up student devices for grades 2-12.

Please check out the video below from Dr. Scott Karaptian. https://photos.app.goo.gl/qzU6GzCgkzwBCNax9

Attached is our August 2020 newsletter. Please note that our district calendar on Page 4 is tentative and may undergo changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The first week of school was updated after the newsletter went to print. As noted in earlier communication, we have altered our first week of school to the following schedule : Tuesday, 9/8: Group A (7:50am-11:30am Dismissal) Wednesday, 9/9: Group A (7:50am - 11:30am Dismissal/Tech Prep begins in PM) Thursday, 9/10: Group B (7:50am - 11:30am Dismissal/Tech Prep in PM) Friday, 9/11: Group B (7:50am - 11:30am Dismissal/Tech Prep in PM) We will update families as soon as any changes have been made to the district calendar. We thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Technology Device Pick-Up (Grades KG and 1st) We have ordered devices for all kindergarten and first grade students and we were hoping that they would be in by the start of the school year, unfortunately, that is not the case. We are anticipating that the devices will be in and available for pick-up by the end of the second week of school. Once the devices arrive, Mr. Rossiter will need to set them all up before they can be distributed. In the meantime, the students who are in the A and B groups will receive traditional work while in class and the remote students will receive packets for the first two weeks of school. We will be notifying everyone when the devices are in. The A and B groups will get their devices in class and we will contact the remote learner families when the devices are ready for pick up. Device pick-up for grades 2nd-12th grades is scheduled for Wednesday, 9/2/2020, from 9am - 3pm in the school library

Please take a few minutes to review the attached Back to School Parent Information sheet. If you have any questions, please contact the school.

Pentwater Public Schools' first week of school schedule is as follows: Tuesday, 9/8: (Group A) 7:50am - 11:30am Dismissal Wednesday, 9/9: (Group A) 7:50am - 11:30am Dismissal (Tech Prep for both Group A and B - bus departs at 11:45am) Thursday, 9/10: (Group B) 7:50am - 11:30am Dismissal (Tech Prep for both Group A and B - bus departs at 11:45am) Friday, 9/11: (Group B) 7:50am - 11:30am Dismissal (Tech Prep for both Group A and B - bus departs at 11:45am) Monday, 9/14/2020, we will begin our regular schedule (Mondays and Tuesdays - Group A and Thursdays and Fridays - Group B) If you have any questions, please contact the school, let's have a great year!

Attached is the letter that was shared with all families who will be starting the school year in a 100% remote learning format.

Attached is the letter that went to all families explaining the grouping schedule for the start of the 2020/2021 school year.

Pentwater Public Schools has a full time teaching position available! If interested, please contact Superintendent Scott Karaptian.

Pentwater Parents, Families and Community Members, please read the Covid Reopening Letter drafted by Dr. Scott Karaptian below. I am also attaching a link for the .pdf version to be accessed. Thank you! https://5il.co/k7v2

Please review the attached letter from Dr. Karaptian requesting your assistance in completing a Return to School Survey for the upcoming 2020/2021 school year. The link is https://forms.gle/w4wgJqq85CZiiDAd9 (please copy and paste in your browser) Thank you!

The Pentwater Historical Society is in need of some volunteers to help carry and move items to prepare for their Garage Sale Fundraiser on Friday at 9:00 am. Please call Deb Deward for more info 869-2230 or 748-9934.

Parents, Guardians, Students, and Community Members, Please click the images below detailing our return to school plan. Also, please find the link below to view the PDF version of this letter. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WZSXqPxDAbFnAn5g95OnuJluVupi4-bv/view?usp=sharing

It's been awhile since we've been able to share some music with the community... but on Friday, August 7th, 2020 our very own Johnathon VanDuinen jammed out on guitar at a fundraiser for our music department with gigging musicians Clif Metcalf and Jake Metcalf! It was a fun evening for all and was so nice to get out and (safely) make some music!

Attention Parents and Student Athletes. If you are interested in playing a Fall sport, we will be having a parent/player/coach meeting on August 5th at 6:30pm. We will be meeting outside on the softball field, so please bring a chair and most importantly a face mask. This meeting is for any student 6th-12th grade who is interested in playing a Fall sport. Thanks! Go Falcons!

Please review the attached letter from Assistant Principal Wagner and Superintendent Karaptian asking for input on a Back to School Survey. If you would like to complete a paper survey, please email Lisa Wagner at lwagner@pentwater.k12.mi.us The link to the survey (please copy and paste into your browser): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2HhZWFdiaEY-bOztls6GaVQy2SE3RpuLeFfsWK-RRGMci2w/viewform If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school office at 231-869-4100

We are glad to announce that Mr. Ralph Baker has accepted the Athletic Director position at Pentwater Public Schools. Coach Baker is also our varsity baseball coach and we are excited to welcome him to the Pentwater Falcon family!

Children need healthy meals to learn. Pentwater Public Schools offers healthy meals every school day. Please take a moment to review the attached frequently asked questions document regarding food service and income eligibility guidelines for the upcoming 2020/2021 school year. You will receive a paper application in the mail in August but you can get a head start and do an online application today. Please visit our website at www.pentwaterschools.net and look under Food Service/LunchApp and apply or you may download the 2020/2021 Food Service Application from the website and return it to the school for processing. We encourage all to apply; in fact, if your family does qualify, the district may benefit from the increase in percentage of qualified students. Some of our revenue is based on the percentage of free and reduced students in our district. If you are eligible, we would like to report the actual percentage; the information is always confidential but your student can carry their own lunches if they prefer and still help the district.