Paw Paw Early Elementary
January 2021 - Every Child, Every Day
Important Dates
December 21-January 1 - Winter Break
January 4 - School Resumes Remotely (teachers will communicate schedule)
January 11- Return Face to Face Instruction
January 18 - No School
January 22 - No School
January 25 - Vision (K,1st) & Hearing (K,2nd) Screening
January 27 - Vision (K,1st) & Hearing (K,2nd) Screening
February 10 - Spring Student Count Day
February 19-22 - Mid-Winter Break
March 24 & 25 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 12:25pm Dismissal for Y5-5th
April 2 - No School
April 5-9 - Spring Break
April 12 - School Resumes
May 31 - Memorial Day, No School
June 10 - 1/2 Day, 12:25pm Dismissal for Y5-5th
June 11 - Last Day of School, 12:25pm Dismissal for Y5-5th
Paw Paw Public Schools 2020-2021 Calendar
Remote Learning
Meal Pickup During Virtual Learning
Meal Pickups will be on Mondays from 3pm-6pm at the High School. Check the PPPS website, https://www.ppps.org/page/food-services or the Facebook page, Paw Paw Public Schools Food Service, for important information or time changes.
You MUST sign up to guarantee pickup. Email director Korrie Perkins: korrie.perkins@ppps.org to sign up. All kids under 18 are eligible.
Update Your Student's Contact Information
- Save the school's phone number in your phone so it is familiar to you if we need to contact you for any reason.
- Call the school office with a change of phone number, email address, mailing address or if you need to add/delete an emergency contact.
Be Prepared for the Weather
Don't forget to send your child with their winter coat, snow pants, boots, hat, scarf and mittens to keep them warm.
The office is unable to lend these items this year due to new health protocols.
Student Attendance
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
Pickup/Bus/BASE
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 2020 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
Student Wellness
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.
Student Daily Screening Checklist
Reading Assessments
As we approach the midyear of the school year, we will be completing our Winter benchmark assessments in reading and math as soon as we return to face-to-face instruction in January. These tests will help us know how our students are progressing toward mastery of the grade level essential standards. We will also be collecting data to help us mark the 2nd quarter report cards at the end of the month.
It can be difficult to come back from vacation and jump right back into learning, especially if we are immediately testing to determine how much growth has been made since school started. Please take time during vacation to listen to your child read every day and to read to them. Use any opportunity to create math problems out of real world situations. (For example, “We have to drive 17 miles to Kalamazoo. We’ve driven 10 miles, so how many more miles do we have until we get there?”) Whatever you do, keep it fun and playful!