Pentwater Public Schools

Hey all you Pentwater students and families!  I know that over the past several weeks, my days have been filled with the sounds of different playlists that Spotify generates for me based on my current listening interests - as I’m sure your days have, too! In times of uncertainty, happiness, relaxation, honestly… you name an emotion… my playlist finds a way to shape the experience that I’m having.  Students of all ages, moms, dads, siblings, friends, cats, dogs, and most importantly, music makers, I challenge you to email me an image of one of the following and I will create a new post next week with your Songs/Albums of Quarantine 2020 (school appropriate of course!!!), no explanation needed: -Your top/favorite song/album right at this moment. -Your top/favorite songs/albums in a collage (I’d try to keep it to 5 images… but you’ll see that I chose 6, I just couldn’t limit it anymore!) The arts have a way of finding us all during extraordinary times and tend to shape our experiences for the better. Let’s share with each other our top song(s)/album(s) of Quarantine 2020 by sending images to me! Here’s mine! Please send images to hhunsberger @ pentwater. k12. mi. us  Happy Listening,  Ms. H

Pentwater Parents, please visit our school website. Located under the "District Information" tab you will find "Pentwater Continuity of Learning Plan." This link will take you to a website where all teachers have a page where you can find homework, email teachers, and get info during this unforeseen times.

Pentwater Students and Parents, Please look over the attached Continuity of Learning Plan.

Wednesday, 4/8, the Pentwater Community Food Pantry will be dispersing food from 9-10:30am. This is a regular pantry day so anyone is eligible to come.

6th - 12th Grade Student Artists have been busy creating during quarantine! Enjoy some of the results below.

6th - 12th Grade Student Artists have been busy creating during quarantine! Enjoy some of the results in the photos below.

Please see the attached letter from Dr. Scott Karaptian regarding the announcement from the Governor regarding Covid-19.

Good Afternoon Pentwater Family, please read the attached letter from Dr. Scott Karaptian regarding the governors announcement and what this looks like for Pentwater Public Schools. Thank you.

Pentwater Falcon Family, please see the attached flyer regarding the 2020 census and the benefits of completing this census for our students. Thank you!

SAFETY ALERT: Governor Whitmer Executive Order 2020-2021 At this time, we are closing our playground as we cannot keep the equipment sanitized and we cannot assure that proper social distancing is adhered to when using our playground equipment. Thank you for your understanding as we all work to keep everyone safe! Please stay home and playing on the school property is not advised at this time. Help us decrease the spread of COVID-19 by playing at home.

Please see the attached letter from the desk of our superintendent, Dr. Scott Karaptian, regarding Covid-19.

Here are some great science ideas for all of the different science disciplines! 🧬🧫🧪 https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/84-easy-science-lessons-you-can-do-at-home

Check out this great article about the 77 schools in Michigan with a 98% or higher graduation rate in 2019. Take a look at #23! https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/03/the-77-michigan-public-high-schools-with-a-2019-graduation-rate-of-98-or-more.html

Good evening everyone. Dr. Scott Karaptian has recorded a video update for everyone to view regarding the Covid-19 Virus and Pentwater Public Schools. Please click the link below to view the video announcement. https://youtu.be/ICWRnUrS3tQ

Check out the Imagine Page in the Ludington Daily News today!

Hello Parents/Guardians, Here are a few educational websites you can share with your children: Starfall.com pbskids.org gonoodle.com abcya.com growingbookbybook.com storylineonline.net For some active fun, your children could create a scavenger hunt or treasure map for each other. Here are a couple scavenger hunts to get them started:

Hello Pentwater Families, I hope you are all doing well. I also hope you are all enjoying this extra time together. One wonderful way to spend quality time together is to have your children read with you. Here are some questions you can ask your children as they read, to help them really think about the details in their stories:

A list of daily quarantine questions from www.benice.org

A Note from Jostens!

As parents we know that trying to find reputable resources to keep your students educationally engaged can be difficult. I want to be able to help with this task as much as I can so here are some recommendations that I hope you find useful: - KhanAcademy’s (Khanacademy.org) free recommended home study schedule - Code.org’s recommended activities - Help for parents: www.SchoolClosures.org - Help for educators: www.LearningKeepsGoing.org One resource that I forgot to post yesterday is that the Pentwater Police offered to help anyone that may need some help picking up food for your students or if your students are home alone and if you wanted them to stop in to check up on them, they would be willing to do so. This is an amazing and helpful offer from our local Police Department, thank you Chief Hartrum! As always I will try to keep everyone posted as much as I can and I will continue to post possible resources that may help during this closure. Respectfully, Dr. Karaptian