Pentwater Public Schools

Just a friendly reminder to art student parents to make your "Art to Remember" orders by tonight (April 19) in order to qualify for free shipping! Thank-you! Mrs. J https://arttoremember.com/school/92w9ch

Reminder: 2021/2022 Preschool Roundup will be held Wednesday, 4/21/2021, from 4pm-6pm, in Room #112 (preschool classroom). If you have any questions, please contact the preschool classroom at 869-4100 ex. 240.

Reminder that 2021/2022 kindergarten roundup is scheduled for Wednesday, 4/21/21, at 6pm, in Room #303. Children who will reach the age of 5 on or before September 1, 2021, are eligible for enrollment. Due to Covid-19 social distancing, we will be unable to provide a classroom tour. If you have any questions, please contact the school office at 869-4100 ex. 211.

On Friday, April 16th, 2021, the JH and HS Bands worked with Dr. Christopher Fashun as we prepare for our virtual band festival performance, LACA recordings, and spring concert later this month! Dr. Fashun is currently the director of orchestras and music director of the Brazilian Music Ensemble, teaches applied percussion, and is an instructor of instrumental music education at Hope College. As always, it's such an honor and privilege to work with such great clinicians... it's always a good day to make some music! Thanks, Dr. Fashun!

JH Art Students made HYBYCOZO inspired lantern sculptures!

2021 Oceana County Virtual Student Art Show Information!

Please join the National Honor Society for a blood drive in the Pentwater big gym on Wednesday, May 12 from 10:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment. Code FALCONS. Appointments only, no walk-ins.

The Shelby Adolescent Health Center is committed to providing medical and mental health services to the adolescent population in Oceana County. In addition to routine clinic appointments, COVID-19 testing was added as an available service. At this time, the clinic is unable to keep up with the demand for COVID-19 testing. In order to continue providing both medical services and COVID-19 testing, the following adjustments will be made to the COVID-19 testing availability. Thank you for your understanding in this evolving scenario. The Shelby Adolescent Health Center has rapid COVID-19 testing available for students and staff members of Oceana county schools. To qualify for testing, they must meet one of the following criteria: • The student/staff must have symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, body aches, headache, sore throat, congestion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or new loss of sense of taste/smell). • The student/staff must have been in close contact (less than 6ft for more than 15 minutes) of a known COVID-19 case. • The student has received a positive rapid antigen test from an athletic screening. Testing is available by appointment only. Parents may choose to have their child seen inside the SAHC for a health evaluation by our NP or tested at your vehicle. School staff will be seen at your vehicle. Please call us at 231-902-8550 with questions or to schedule. Thank you.

Oceana County District Health Department #10 Covid-19 Vaccination Information!

Pentwater Public Schools has made the decision to go to a full remote learning format beginning Thursday, 4/8, thru Wednesday, 4/14. We will be looking at students returning face-to-face on Thursday, April 15, 2021. While learning remote, students will follow their normal regular day schedule. Students will not be reporting to CTE and there will be no athletic activities, practices or competition during this time. If your child is displaying symptoms, even allergy-like symptoms, and you want to get them tested, the Shelby Adolescent Health Center provides rapid PCR testing to students and family of students in Oceana County. You will need to call 231-902-8550 to schedule an appointment. You should receive results from these tests within an hour.

2021/2022 Kindergarten Round-Up Information!

Our third Pentwater Bond Community Virtual Forum has been postponed on Wednesday, 4/7, and will be rescheduled at another date in April. We will announce the new date coming soon! Thank you for your understanding.

March 2021 Newsletter!

Have a relaxing and safe Spring Break!

Congratulations to the following students who all received a 1st place win in their category and age level for the "Laughing Matters" Art/Video/Story Contest held recently by Fountain Hill Center: 1st Grade: Maple -story and Artwork 5th Grade: Ben and Kyle- video 5th Grade: Karina - Artwork The Fountain Hill Center has not yet decided on the prizes to award. They are still working on getting them finalized and delivered.

We had another successful Elementary Book Swap. 188 books were chosen by excited students. Thank you to all who participated. Happy Reading, Mrs. Voss

March 25, 2021 Dear Family and Friends, We know that everyone is ready and needing a break! As many of you are planning to travel to warm and fun places for vacations, we ask that you still follow the necessary safety protocols of masking, safe distancing and washing/sanitizing your hands frequently. We also ask that upon your return you monitor everyone’s health and if someone is not feeling well, please keep them home for a few days and/or get them tested if they are displaying any COVID-19 symptoms. If you are traveling out of the state or country and want to learn more of what the CDC’s and Health department’s travel guidelines and recommendations are, please follow the links below: (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Ftravelers%2Ftravel-in-the-us.ht) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/images/Testing-after-travel_1200x675.jpg Again, please remember to self-screen your students before sending them back to school after traveling and if they are not feeling well, please keep them home. If anyone is showing symptoms of COVID-19, we recommend that you get them tested before they return to school. We thank you for your commitment to following the necessary safety precautions that will help keep our classrooms open and, if you are traveling, we wish you a safe and enjoyable trip! We look forward to seeing everyone upon their return! Respectfully, Dr. Scott Karaptian

If you haven't had the chance to already, please check out the newly renovated Pentwater Friendship Center now named, "Park Place." The newly renovated Park Place will be available for rent to private parties, programs and other special interests. There is also a gazebo and playground adjacent to Park Place that provides outdoor sitting and play areas. Click the link below to view the interior and design features of Park Place. https://www.pentwatervillage.org/documents/PFC_8-28-19_aEpWR.pdf

Check out the artwork of many of our Pentwater 2nd and 3rd grade Artists in this exhibit at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! On Friday, April 30th at 6pm, the 6th Grade, JH, HS, and Jazz Bands will be giving an outdoor concert on the soccer field... this is our first concert since February 2020... and we'd love to see everyone there (with masks and distancing, of course!). In preparation for our concert and virtual band festival, the JH and HS Bands had a clinic with West Shore Community College's Director of Performing Arts, Professor Ted Malt! It was a blast to work with someone new and make some music together... this is the first of many clinics with music professionals over the next month and we're so fortunate to be able to work with so many amazing people! Thanks, Professor Malt!