Happy Tuesday!

Calendar:

Wednesday, 9/18   Fire Drill @ 9:02 am

                            PLC meeting @ Salem

Wednesday, 9/25   One hour PD 

Thursday, 9/26      Late Start for Students - 1 hour PD for Staff

Friday, 9/27          Pep Rally - shortened classes** See schedule at the end 

1) New APAA: Please join me in congratulating Ray Miller on accepting the position of Assistant Principal of Activities and Athletics at Plymouth High School. We are super excited to welcome him, pending board approval, onto our PHS administrative team! Ray has immersed himself in the areas of athletics and activities with his work as Head Lacrosse coach, Event Manager, and Athletic Department Intern - just to name a few! Again, please give him a "congratulations" when you see him!

2) Learning Walks: The PHS administrative team will be starting learning walks this week. Remember that these learning walks serve as a valuable tool for us to dialogue about instruction, progress monitor our school improvement plan, and interact with students/staff - they are NOT evaluative - they're for our growth and learning! 

3) Internet: If you are experiencing problems with the internet, please complete a tech request. The problems have not been school-wide and so technology will reach out individually to those individuals who are affected. You may also call 4-HELP (4-4357) with any urgent technology needs.  

4) SafeSchools Training: Each of you should have received an email from P-CCS safeschools online training with a link to the training module. This website is https://pccs-mi.safeschools.com/ and your district email is the username. All training is due by October 1st. Please make note of this because it is earlier than past years.

Pep Rally Schedule
1st hour 7:10-7:53
2nd hour 8:03-8:46
3rd hour 8:56-9:39
5th hour 9:49-10:32
4th hour 10:42-12:15 ** See lunch schedules below
6th hour 12:25-1:08
Pep rally 1:18-2:08

A lunch
Lunch 10:32-11:16
Class time 11:16-12:15

B lunch
Lunch 11:11-11:51
Class time 10:42-11:11 and 11:51-12:15

C lunch
Lunch 11:35-12:15
Class time 10:42-11:35

Happy Tuesday!

How is it possible that it's already the second week of September? I hope that you had a great first week of school. We are getting settled and trying to fill some remaining vacancies. This week, we are continuing to interview for the open APAA and Security Supervisor positions. 

Thank you for your continued patience with the doors. When they get up and running it will totally be worth it (i.e. more doors on the system), but it is a big inconvenience in the short term.  

Calendar:
Tuesday, 9/10        Drill @ 7:59 am
Wednesday, 9/11   PLC meetings @ Salem
Thursday, 9/12      Fall Activities Fair during lunch in the bus loop
                            Senior Meetings
                           Canton: Little Theater, Plymouth: Cafeteria/401, Salem: Auditorium
                               1st Hour: Last names A-G
                        2nd Hour: Last names H-O
                        3rd Hour - Last names P-Z
                                 Students should report directly to their Senior Meeting 
Friday, 9/13        Football Game vs Canton @ 7 pm 

Upcoming 

Wednesday, 9/25 & Thursday, 9/26 - 1 hour PD/Late Start 

                           Informational Evaluation Meeting 

Friday, 9/27          Pep Rally

Thursday, 11/14    Parent Teacher Conferences (Time TBD)

1.  Attendance:  Attendance needs to be taken for each period every day. Please be sure you are completing your professional responsibility and doing this in a timely manner. I know it's hard getting back into the swing of things, but I know you can do it! 

2. Infinite College Fair: P-CEP is hosting a free scholarship fair on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Some colleges will be accepting students and notifying about scholarships on the spot. The fair runs from 4-8 pm. Students need to bring copies of transcripts, ACT/SAT scores, letters of recommendation, an essay titled "Why I want to go to college," and a resume. Here is a link to a flyer

3. Fall Activities Fair: Joining a club or activity at the start of the school year is a perfect way for students to meet friends who are interested in some of the same things. Our P-CEP Congresses are sponsoring a "Fall Activities Fair" during lunch in the bus loop on Thursday, September 12th, for students to check out many of the clubs/activities on campus. Please promote this event to your students. Click HERE for a list of clubs/activities.

4.  Schooldude: Please remember to submit Schooldude requests for any custodial or maintenance needs that you may have. The New User Maintenance Direct Requester Guide is linked HERE with directions on how to log in and submit requests. If you are a new user, you can use the link at the top of this Guide or enter the account number manually. The account number is 907105809. 

5.  Last call for staff shirts: If you haven't picked up your staff shirt yet, then please do so today. Come on down to Tracy's office and she'll give you one. 

6.  Grant Opportunities: There are a couple of grant opportunities from Teaching Tolerance. Awards range from $500-10,000. There are two categories: Classroom level and School level. Classroom-Level -These grants will help teachers promote empathy and kindness, positive identity development, perspective taking, critical thinking about injustice and collective action. These projects offer teachers the resources necessary to create safe and welcoming classrooms that reflect the outcomes described in the Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards. Preference is given to projects that emphasize student action and promote student voice. School Level - These projects will focus on improving school climate, responding to and preventing incidents of hate, or embedding the concepts found in the Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards into the school- or district-wide curriculum. teachers’ capacities to adopt the practices articulated in Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education and in our school climate resources, or to promote dialogue among school and district community members about anti-bias issues at school. Links are below: 

https://grants.tolerance.org/submit
https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/teaching-tolerance-educator-grant-writing-for-beginners