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

Press release from Plymouth-Canton Community Schools:

11/21/2021 2:00 PM

Frog Pond Report ~ November 21,  2021

Thank you for your participation and great conversations during Parent-Teacher Conferences.  For those who have not yet had a conference, please be sure to do so.  The partnership between school and home is critical for student success.

The following is our Schedule of Events for the Week of November 22, 2021:

Please note that we will ONLY be in school on Monday and Tuesday this week.

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

SCHOOL NEWS:

The Online Eriksson Frogs School Spirit Wear Store closes tonight (Sunday, 11/21.) at 11:59 PM.  Barring any delays, orders will be shipped out on Wednesday, 12/8.  Take advantage of this final opportunity to 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 6:00-7:30 PM.  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 for this event, so please use THIS LINK to sign up! 

"Cocoa @ The Pond" is a Pre-Sale event, and tickets are $5 per person. Ticket sales went  live last Monday, November 15th with a deadline of Wednesday December 1st.

An order form was also sent out, or you can request tickets using THIS FORM. The preferred method of payment for tickets is Venmo @Eriksson-PTO, but ticket payment may also be sent in with your student in the form of cash or check payable to 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:

The Plymouth-Canton Educational Park’s popular National Honor Society tutoring program is set to return this month after a year's absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The service will be available to students in third through twelfth grade, and tutoring is available on a first-come, first-serve basis on any school subject.

Tutoring sessions will be held at both the Canton Public Library and Plymouth District Library.  The program follows P-CEP and P-CCS rules, and students are required to wear masks and bring any relevant textbooks or classwork with them.

For more information, click on this link:  https://www.pccsk12.com/Home/Components/News/News/24303/19

P-CCS’ transportation provider, Durham School Services, is hiring a general manager to lead the district’s transportation team.  The position pays between $100k and $110k per year.  Learn more about the position, what Durham is offering, and apply on their website here: https://careers.nellc.com/plymouth-mi/general-manager-i/A31E2E3E3E7B48F69295215D7F288556/job/

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/24366/19?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

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This press release was produced by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.