Important dates for holiday programs!
November 2021 newsletter!
From all of us at Pentwater Schools, we want to wish you a safe, happy, and blessed Thanksgiving holiday! Happy Thanksgiving 2021!
Students in Mrs. Fatura’s high school forensic science class had the opportunity to Google Meet with Sean Tallman this week. Sean is a biological anthropologist who specializes in forensic anthropology, human skeletal biology, forensic archaeology, and human identification. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at Boston University, where he teaches and does research in the Program in Forensic Anthropology. Sean has conducted field or laboratory work in Laos, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Germany, France, and the Solomon Islands. Much of his work is for the archaeological recovery of U.S. service members killed in past conflicts. His researched has focused on improving forensic anthropology methods for marginalized groups including estimating sex and ancestry. This opportunity was made possible by a program called “Skype a Scientist” which works to connect classrooms with scientists. This was a great opportunity to learn about forensic anthropology and what the career entails.
Mr. Stone (a.k.a. shipwreck expert) came in and taught the 3rd graders all about the many shipwrecks in our Great Lakes. There has been over 350 just in Lake Michigan alone!
Happy Veteran's Day!
Thank you!
7th Grade Artists learned about warm and cool colors as they painted today. They are so focused!
Have you heard? A great opportunity to get your pie for Christmas!
Please see the attached flyer for information about the upcoming Toys for Tots 2021 drive!
Join us on Thursday, November 11 for "A Salute to Veterans! "
9:00 - 10:00am: Veterans and their families are welcome to participate in our Veteran's Salute Drive Through. Drive down our bus route in the back of the school (enter parking lot on Hanover Street) and receive a Thank You Bag and a hot breakfast!
10:30am: Tune in for our Facebook Live Stream! Songs, poems, and stories presented by our elementary classes, the high school band, and some teachers!
Congratulations to Jennifer Costilla (1st Place), Evalena Jeruzal (Honorable Mention) and all the many other Pentwater Student Artists currently featured at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts!
What are you grateful for today?
Reminder to fall back for daylight savings time on Saturday evening, 11/6/21!
We are excited to bring back our band craft fair!
As you may have heard by now, the Pentwater Public School Bond Proposal did not pass last night. I am grateful for all of the support that we did have on this proposal, and while this was disappointing, it in no way means that our community does not support our students and our school. It just means that they could not support what was on this ballot. Our job now is to find out what exactly they could not support on this proposal and to determine what they will support and try again.
Again, I want to thank everyone for their continued support for our students, school and community!
Respectfully,
Dr. Scott Karaptian
Superintendent/Principal
Pentwater Public Schools
Congratulations to our varsity girls volleyball team for winning in district trny play versus Muskegon Heights. They will play the district final game on Thursday, 11/4!
Today's the day, please get out and vote!
Anyone have a clue who did it? Our JH and HS staff dressed as our favorite board game characters!
Halloween is always a fun time at school! Our elementary staff dressed up as sweet M&M's!
