Pentwater Band 27th Annual Holiday Craft Fair is scheduled for Saturday, 12/5/2020 from 9am to 3pm, please see attached flyer for more details. Please also note that with guidance from our administration, a decision will be made by Friday, Nov. 20, as to whether or not this event can take place due to Covid-19.
Red Ribbon Week 2020 will be celebrated during the week of October 26-October 30). It will look a bit different this year but we still have some fun activities planned as we discuss the negative effects of drugs and alcohol!
Monday, 10/26: Wear Red (wear as much red as possible)
Tuesday, 10/27: "Follow Your Dreams, Don't Use Drugs" (wear pajamas)
Thursday, 10/29: "Put A Cap On Drugs" (wear hats)
Friday, 10/30: "Drugs Are Spooky!" (wear Halloween costumes)
The elementary students will also be participating in a poster contest with the theme of "Make Healthy Choices!" and the voting will take place on Friday, 10/30.
REMINDER:
Freshman: Class of 2024, don't forget that the class ring order deadline is Wednesday, 10/21. In order to receive the FREE custom hoodie or Adidas backpack, your order must be placed online at www.jostens.com or turned in to the school office. Please note that if you choose the "Buy In School" option online and place a $75 down payment, you'll need to turn in the order form and free gift flyer to the school office.
Seniors - Class of 2021: Don't forget that the graduation order deadline is Wednesday, 10/21. In order to avoid potential late fees or delays in production with your order, please have your order submitted online at www.jostens.com or turned in to the school office by Wednesday. Please call Jostens at 616-330-2141 with any questions.
Fundraiser for Pentwater Athletic Boosters!
The health department is currently conducting flu clinics every Friday through December in the VFW Hall in Hart from 9am-12pm. Please stop by if you need your flu shot. They are accepting walk-ins or you can call and schedule an appointment at 888-217-3904.
Good Afternoon Families and Friends,
I want to remind everyone to continue using best practices to stay healthy and safe during this pandemic time. While we have not had any positive cases in our district this year, we have seen there have been some spike in cases in Oceana and neighboring counties.
To quote the health department “Many of us are suffering from “COVID fatigue” and need some reminders to take the steps needed to keep COVID-19 under control until a vaccine is available.” We want to continue to encourage and remind families of the importance of screening your children for symptoms of COVID-19 prior to leaving for school and of keeping your kids home if they aren't feeling well. We continue to encourage our staff to honestly complete their daily symptom screenings and ensure this is being done. If we continue to work together and follow the safety protocols of self-screening, staying home if we are not feeling well, safe distancing, wearing our masks and washing/sanitizing our hands as often as possible, we will be able to keep our doors open and safe for face-to-face instruction to continue.
Thank you for your time and help keeping our students, staff and school safe!
Respectfully,
Dr. Scott Karaptian
Hello Friends,
I am sure that you have heard that there is a shortage of Guest/Substitute teachers in the area and across the state. This is more than a rumor and unfortunately it is the truth. We really could use some good people to help in the area of guest/substitute teaching.
If you are interested in making $90 a day and have at least 60 credit hours from a regionally accredited college or have a current, expired or out of state teaching certificate, we sure could use your help in our district. If this is a journey you are interested and willing to take, please contact Mrs. Glover at 231-869-4100 or visit EduStaff’s website at edustaff.org to gather more information .
Thank you!
Spectrum Enterprise's K-12/Higher Education “Stay Connected” programs
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To help ease the strain for families and teachers who still lack broadband, Spectrum recently announced that they will again offer free internet service for 60 days beginning September 21, 2020. The offer includes free access to Spectrum Internet at speeds up to 200 Mbps in most markets, in-home Wi-Fi, and a self-installation kit for households with K-12 and/or college students or educators who do not already have a Spectrum Internet subscription for 60 days. Those interested in enrolling should call (844) 310-1198.
Dear Parents & Guardians,
Dogs in schools have shown to improve overall climate, support student’s academic progress and meet individual student’s social and emotional needs through contact and jobs. Students learn how to treat animals, show affection and receive an unconditional affectionate response. I have been working on raising and training a dog to come to school to provide these opportunities.
Theo is a mini-golden doodle, hypoallergenic and is about 8 ½ months old. Theo joined my family in March and we have been training together since day one and then began working with a private trainer in July. Theo passed the Canine Good Citizen test which is needed to become a therapy dog. We obtained board approval last spring.
Procedures are in place; Theo must be on lead at all times, students must ask to pet and receive approval to do so, no more than 2 students are allowed to pet at one time and students engaging in jobs will need permission from their families . I will discuss Theo’s presence and purpose with each classroom prior to Theo coming to school and we will follow the Approach, Ask, Pet procedure. Initially, due to COVID and training, Theo will come to school for a few ½ days a week with minimal to no student contact. Students will get used to having Theo in the building and Theo will get used to having students in the building. Theo is very familiar with the building as he has been coming to school all summer long. Theo will be housed in my office where he has a kennel for breaks. Theo will be out in the hallway and around school with me when I am out and about.
It is important for us to gather information regarding your child’s needs related to dogs. If your child has animal allergies I need to know, if your child has a fear of dogs I need to know. Please use this google form to report any information that we may need to have regarding your child and dogs.
Link to google form (please copy and paste into your browser, an email with the link was also sent to parent/guardian emails:
https://forms.gle/KeqNaKjPG19A9ifU8
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Lisa Wagner
Boo! Please see the attached Halloween Tips provided to us by the District Health Department #10 and the Michigan Health and Human Services Department. Thank you!
A big thank you to the Ludington Lowe's! On Tuesday, October 13th, 2020, Lowe's donated a classroom set of buckets to the Pentwater Music Program. We'll be using these for some elementary bucket drumming lessons. Thank you, Lowe's!
Boo! Please see the attached Halloween Tips provided to us by the District Health Department #10 and the Michigan Health and Human Services Department. Thank you!
Please see the attached updated 2020-2020 district calendar for Pentwater Public Schools, updated 10/12/2020. We thank you for your flexibility as we modify the schedule accordingly.
The JH and varsity volleyball game scheduled for Monday, 10/12, versus Baldwin has been canceled. Thank you!
A winter basketball athlete/parent/coach meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, 10/13/2020, at 6pm. Any students in grades 6th-12th who will be participating in junior high or high school basketball should plan on attending. Girls will be meeting in the small gymnasium with boys meeting in the large gymnasium! If you cannot make the meeting, please contact Ralph Baker, AD. We hope to see you there, Go Falcons!
Please see the attached 2020/2021 District Calendar, effective 10/2/2020. Please note that dates may change and we will keep families up to date on any changes! If you have any questions, please contact the school office. You may also view our district google events calendar on our website.
Please see the attached link to the Parent Update for the Week of October 5!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_iMoD2ZSGX-1qUXa63Gs4H_emaEfZk31rQySb95gIrw/edit?usp=sharing
For those families who ordered school photos online through Geskus Photography, Inc., your students' photos will be sent to the school to be distributed, there was a glitch in their system and they were not in the first batch of photos. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Congratulations to Alexis Settler who finished in 3rd place at the Equestrian Meet this weekend. Alexis and her horses, Angel and Milo, won in many classes. Alexis was also recognized for designing the 2020 Regional Championship T-shirt, which will be used across the state of Michigan as the Regional competitions start!
The bands had a boomwhacker of a good time on Friday, October 2nd, 2020! We started our morning outside with the HS Band and caught this beautiful double rainbow (and later it became a triple rainbow!) and then we headed inside when it began to rain to play some boomwhackers. For many of the students, this was a first! Check out this video of the JH Band playing Imperial March: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFz-C8nv0Ug&feature=youtu.be
