Paw Paw Early Elementary

September 20 - Picture Day

September 22-Early Release 2:45

September 29 - No School

Check the Website for the full schedule of dates:

https://www.ppps.org/o/early-elementary/events

School Absences

If your child will be absent from school, please be sure to call our absence hotline outside of school hours or directly to the main office during school hours.
Medical appointment slips will excuse your child's absence. The excusal slip can be faxed or emailed to the school.

• Absence Line (269) 415-5398
• Fax Number (269) 415-5301
• Email katie.wisneski@ppps.org

Student Illness

• When calling in a sick child, please remember to include what symptoms your child is experiencing. This is important for keeping records of illnesses.
• If your child is sent home from school with any symptoms, they may not return to school until the symptoms subside for a full 24hrs.
• If your child goes to the doctor, the office will need a letter to dismiss your child's absence from school.
• If your child is showing any flu-like symptoms please keep them home.
• Please do not send your child to school if they need medication for flu-like symptoms.

Daily Schedule Changes

If you have any changes to your child's pickup or bus schedule, please call the office by 2pm on full days and 11:15 am on half days even if you have emailed your child's teacher. With the change of the 2021 school hours, the teachers do not always have time to check emails during school the day. The same process should be used with the transportation office as well as the B.A.S.E. director.

• PPEE: (269) 415-5300

• PPPS Transportation: (269) 415-5220
• Cedar Street: (269) 415-5700

Nurse Cathy is hired by PPPS and is present in our district daily. Some of our parents have met with and worked with her for daily medication needs. Please review the statement below that explains our schools' new policy on medicine disbursement.

After reviewing medical protocols and board policy, we will no longer be able to administer medication without proper documentation provided by the doctor. All inhalers will only be accepted with a spacer. Stop in the office for the paperwork. Please be patient as we adjust to these new policies.

Michigan Model Health:

This month in Health, we are talking about Social Emotional Learning. We have learned about RESPECT, Courtesy Words (Please, Thank You, You are welcome, excuse me and I am sorry.)

We are discussing ways to be a good friend to others. These topics are great for discussion at home about how to deal with others and get along.

P.E. " Fun and Fit":

We are working on many areas of physical education every day. Some highlights are:

1. Locomotor movements- Walk,run,skip,hop,side slide, jump and gallop.

2. We are learning proper form for curl-ups (like a sit up with arms on thighs and only lift head and shoulders a little bit), front lunges,wall push ups, squats and stretching.

3. Underhand toss

4. Practicing balancing on one foot or the balance beam

At home idea-: Try doing a wall sit with your child. See how long they can do it and try each day to go a little longer.

Coming Up:

I am so excited to announce that the PTO Fundraiser will be in our Gym classes the week of October 4! We will be doing some really fun activities! We will have Human Hungry Hippos, An obstacle course using our rock wall, ladder and throwing at targets, and finally, soccer kicks.

Let's get fit and have fun doing it!!!!!

Mrs. Brennan