PCCS : Eriksson's Frog Pond Report ~ 11/14/21

Press release from Plymouth-Canton Community Schools:

11/14/2021 2:00 PM

Frog Pond Report ~ November 14,  2021

The following is our Schedule of Events for the Week of November 15, 2021:

This week marks the official beginning of Parent-Teach Conferences.  Though communication between home and school occurs throughout the year, this is an important time for teachers to share what strengths they have noticed with your child, and what goals they have for the next trimester.  To make sure the learning goals they are targeting are the strongest possible, they need your input.  We only see how your child is doing in school, but you see how your child is performing at home.  Please be sure to sign up for a parent-teacher conference if you have not already done so.  In the meantime, feel free to look over this School-Parent Compact that your child’s teacher will review with you.  

Wednesday, November 17 & Thursday, November 18 are half days of school due to Parent Teacher Conferences.  Students will be dismissed at 12:10 each of those two days.  

Other dates of importance are:

• There will be NO SCHOOL from Wednesday, November 24 ~ Friday November 26 due to Thanksgiving Break.

• This year, the last day of school before the Holiday Break is Friday, December 17.  Students are scheduled to return from break on Monday, January 3, 2022.

SCHOOL NEWS:

School Spirit wear sales have now begun online!  The Eriksson Frogs School Store will be open until 11:59 PM on Sunday 11/21. Barring any delays, orders will be shipped out on Wednesday, 12/8.  Come and get the latest styles of Frogwear Swag!

Save the date!  The PTO is organizing a new event,  "Cocoa @ The Pond" on Friday December 10th from 6:00-7:30pm. This event is awaiting approval of its COVID-19 mitigation plan, but the planning process is moving forward for this outdoor event on Eriksson's playground that will include cocoa, a decorated cookie, a take-home ornament craft, a candy cane scavenger hunt for the kids, and more.   

Volunteers are needed, and here is the link for the volunteer sign-up. https://bit.ly/3F9IKR0

This event is a Pre-Sale event. Tickets for the event are $5 per person. Sale events go live on Monday November 15th with a deadline of Wednesday December 1st.

An order form will be sent out. Funds may be sent in with your student in cash, checks payable to Eriksson PTO or Venmo @Eriksson-PTO. Please be sure to include your student's name and how many tickets purchased with your payment in case the event needs to be cancelled for any reason.  

Stay tuned for further updates as the date draws nearer.

DISTRICT NEWS:

For Elementary Schools only - P-CCS will be posting detailed information about this years Talented And Gifted (TAG) Screening and Testing later this month.  Families can view this video from the 2020-21 school year to review how the process is structured. Please note, the process will not change, but the dates will be updated in the new video.

We strongly encourage families to subscribe to receive updates from the P-CCS Talented and Gifted webpage. After you subscribe you will receive updates any time information is posted to the website. When you subscribe you have to complete the process by acknowledging that you have subscribed through a confirmation email. Some families do not receive updates because they do not complete the full process.

If you have specific questions about the TAG eligibility process, please email Anthony Ruela at anthony.ruela@pccsk12.com.  

The P-CCS Community Education Basketball League returns this winter. This popular program is expected to fill fast, so enroll early.  Additional program details, health & safety information, and enrollment can be found at PCCEREGISTER.COM.. 

Online registration is OPEN for the following leagues:

• Boys and girls, Grades 3rd-4th & 5th-6th grades  (Note: Several of the junior leagues are currently full and wait listing. Please continue to add your name to the list so we know of your interest.  If a spot opens up, or we are able to add more teams, we will rely on the waitlist to contact families and register additional players.)

• Boys, Grades 7th-8th & 9th-12th grades.

Please continue to watch for a league update for girls in grades 7 & 8.

Are you able to COACH a team?  CEBL depends on volunteer coaches to be able to run.  The number of teams can be dictated by the support we have, so please consider volunteering  Email CEBL@pccsk12.com  with questions or to express your interest in coaching.

Looking for other youth or adult Community Ed activities?  

• Some fall classes still have openings.  Youth Art Classes, Sensory Friendly Family Fall Workshop, Adult Gentle Flow Yoga, Medicare 101, Let's Get Organized, and Managing Mounds of Paper are now enrolling.  

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools produces a weekly podcast with all the important district information for students, staff and families.  You can view the click  last LPT in 3 podcast for this school year on the district’s official YouTube channel at:  https://www.pccsk12.com/Home/Components/News/News/24319/19?backlist=%2f 

As always, I thank you for your attention to this message, and remember, Learning & Leading… It’s the Eriksson Way!

Sincerely,

Kevin M. Learned, Principal

kevin.learned@pccsk12.com

(734) 981-6995

For Technology Help ~ Email: eriksson.technology@pccsk12.com

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