Shelby Rotary Club Wants To Send Kids to Camp!
The Shelby Rotary Club and the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) are pleased to offer the chance for Oceana youth to attend camp year-round. Camp experiences bring new skills and self-worth to our youth and build up the 4 C’s within them; compassion, contribution, commitment, and character. The Rotary Club and CFOC donors realize this impact, and work to ensure camp experiences are accessible to all, regardless of financial status. Awards are capped at $250 per applicant, but higher requests will be evaluated according to available funding. All awards will be paid directly to the camps and are available for any type of camping focus – arts, sports, scouts, church, general, and leadership experiences. There is no deadline, applications will be reviewed quarterly beginning in May. Preference is given to first-time requests. To apply for support, complete a quick, one page application today! Applications are available at all Oceana County schools, on the Foundation’s website at www.oceanafoundation.org, and at the Shelby Area District Library. Questions can be directed to Tiffany Haight at haightfour@gmail.com or by calling 231-873-1859.
Hola desde Costa Rica! On Monday, the group enjoyed the beautiful hanging bridges, including a waterfall! They enjoyed tortilla making and local coffee and a performance by local kids at El Fogon de Chela. They kayaked, swam and soaked up the sun! On Tuesday, they are leaving the Arenal Volcano area and heading to Monteverde Cloud Forest. They will enjoy horseback riding and hiking in the cloud forest. They are having a blast! Pura Vida!
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Congratulations to our Pentwater Media Arts Student Collaborators who earned 2nd place for their film, "Don't Overcook Pizza" last night at West Michigan Student Showcase Event: Leo Lozano Munoz, Haley Powers, Ali Kolenda, and Alexis Settler! See the film at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54J4kva1ElA&t=6s
March 2022 Newsletter!
We thank the Michigan State Police and Trooper Goodrich for coming to visit with our elementary students today, 3/16, and speaking to them about cyber safety!
Please take a moment to review a letter from Vice Principal Wagner re: 8th-11th grade Spring standardized testing testing/requirements. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Wagner at 231-869-4100 ex. 247.
This is a reminder that on Wednesday, 3/16, parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for 4pm-7pm, and on Thursday, 3/17, parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for 12pm-3pm. Students are dismissed at 11:30am on Thursday, 3/17, and there is no school on Friday, 3/18. Please remember to come out for the PTCO carnival on Friday, 3/18, from 5-7pm!
Don't forget to spring forward on Sunday, 3/13/22!
Coin Wars is on!
HELP THE UKRAINIAN CHILDREN REFUGEES: Pentwater K-12th grade students will be participating in a "COIN WAR" where each classroom will be collecting donations (coins & bills). At the end of the two weeks, all donations will go directly to the refugee fund. The fundraising will run from March 14 - March 25. The goal is to reach a combined total of $2000 and the elementary and JH/HS class with the most points will each win a $50 gift card for their class (can we say pizza party?!!) $30 gift cards will be given to the highest classes if we collect less than our $2000 goal. Please give your donations to any Pentwater student for their class or give directly to the front office collection jar.
HELP THE UKRAINIAN CHILDREN REFUGEES: Pentwater K-12th grade students will be participating in a "COIN WAR" where each classroom will be collecting donations (coins & bills). At the end of the two weeks, all donations will go directly to the refugee fund. The fundraising will run from March 24 - March 25.
The goal is to reach a combined total of $2000 and the elementary and JH/HS class with the most points will each win a $50 gift card for their class (can we say pizza party?!!) $30 gift cards will be given to the highest classes if we collect less than our $2000 goal.
Please give your donations to any Pentwater student for their class or give directly to the front office collection jar.
Tomorrow, Wednesday March 11th, the Boys Varsity Basketball Team will be playing against McBain NMC at McBain NMC with a 5:30pm start time (2nd Round of Districts). All tickets for the game need to be purchased at https://gofan.co/app/school/MI82757. Please come out and support our team and coaches! GO FALCONS!
Come one, come all!
It's "Round-up" Time!
Good Morning, Tonight, March 7th, Pentwater will be hosting the 1st round of the Boys District Basketball Tournament against Marion starting at 6pm. All tickets for tonights game need to be purchased online at https://gofan.co/ Passes of any kind are not allowed. We look forward to seeing you tonight to support our Boys! Go Falcons!
Thank you to all who participated in the elementary Book Swap today. 166 books got new homes with excited readers! Here are some great things that come from the Book Swap:
-Visible excitement on childrens' faces when they see hundreds of books to choose from
-Children have great discussions about books they have read
-Friends help each other pick out books on topics they enjoy
-Children share fond memories they have about special books
-Books are recycled and loved once again
Happy reading everyone!
Mrs. Voss, Reading Interventionist K-3
FIND YOUR JOY! Our first Pentwater Mental Health Day with elementary students was a success on Thursday, 3/3. Pentwater Mental Health Days nurtures an awareness of mindfulness practices for all ages with the aim of creating lifelong interest and engagement in whole self-wellness. Many thanks to area businesses and community members who helped make it a success. Our JH/HS students will participate on Tuesday, 3/8. There were activities such as yoga, animal exploration, crochet/crafting, yard games, building activities, yoga as well as karaoke for some singing and laughter!
Some of our Middle Schoolers travelled to Hart today to compete in a Quizbowl competition. We came in second losing to Hart in our third match. For only having 3 practices I was very proud.
