Happy Earth Day from Distinctive Schools! We are committed to helping our students learn about sustainability and protecting our planet. What are some ways you and your family show love to our environment? 🌳❤️
We’re updating our masking policy, effective April 25, 2022, Distinctive Schools (DS) Michigan schools will implement a mask optional policy. While this means masks will no longer be required inside school buildings, they will still be highly recommended. Temporary masking may be required upon return to school for positive individuals or others under the local health department guidelines. As always, if your child feels sick, stay home.
We hosted an awesome activity to close out March Reading Month- The Book Parade! Kindergarten marched in their paper bag book vests and first grade marched with their favorite book posters. All students lined the parade route and cheered on their peers. PEC is fostering a life long love of reading!
Today is National Paraprofessional Day! The work our paraprofessionals do is so important – to ensure that students of all abilities have what they need to succeed. We thank you for all you contribute to our learning environments! We celebrate incredible, supportive, thoughtful educators every day – and especially today! We appreciate you, Distinctive Schools Paraprofessionals!
Happy National Assistant Principals Week! Assistant Principals, this week is all about YOU! Thank you for your dedication and leadership, as work to keep our schools running smoothly, every single day. We cannot say it enough – you are all #ALLin, and you mean so much to all of us. From the bottom of our hearts – thank you!
Happy #SELday everyone! SEL or Social Emotional Learning is extremely important to our mission at Distinctive Schools. When students understand their emotional health, they grow as individuals both in their academics and daily life. Shout out to our partners @Move_ThisWorld for their amazing SEL curriculum and thank you to caresolace24_7 for making the first steps in getting support even easier!
Happy #SELday everyone! SEL or Social Emotional Learning is extremely important to our mission at Distinctive Schools. When students understand their emotional health, they grow as individuals both in their academics and daily life. Shout out to our partners @MoveThisWorld for their amazing SEL curriculum and thank you to Care Solace for making the first steps in getting support even easier!
This week is National School Social Work Week and we are celebrating our amazing Social Workers! Thank you for partnering with students, families, and staff to ensure our communities are safe, warm, welcoming environments for all! We appreciate you!
Celebrate – Honor – REFLECT
Today is the final day of Black History Month. We close with a quote from the always inspiring author, novelist, playwright, poet, activist, and brilliant mind of James Baldwin, “History, as nearly no one seems to know, is not merely something to be read. And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary…” Let his words serve as a reminder that history is being written now, as we carry it in our hearts, we celebrate, honor, reflect. Black history is everyday.
Dr. Gholdy Muhammad is an educator, curriculum designer & author of Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy. As we reflect on how we as educators can strive to #CultivateGenius, Dr. Muhammad’s texts have been so inspiring! Her work has provided an incredible framework for how we REFLECT on curriculum and analyze texts.
Celebrate – HONOR – Reflect
Marva Collins, famous Educator, Chicago native, and education pioneer, is someone whose life and work are held in high HONOR. Marva Collins worked to serve students with a focus on teaching and reaching the whole child. As an educator, including in developing a whole-child model and philosophy, Collins ensured that strong teaching and learning take place every single day – she is an amazing example of passion and dedication; she is a testament to the impact a teacher can have.
Remote Learning Day! Due to inclement weather, our campus building will temporarily close on Friday, February 18, 2022. Check your email for next steps and updates. Be safe, stay warm, and log in to learn remotely with us!
There is no one way to be kind, there are infinite ways! Do what you can today to make someone’s day. Being Distinctive means being kind – what can you do today where you are, with what you have to #MakeKindnessTheNorm? #RandomActsofKindness #BeDistinctive
We strive every day to make sure each of our students and staff know they are *somebody* – we teach and learn with extraordinary individuals every single day! Take a moment today to make someone’s day through – #RandomActsofKindness! #MakeKindnessTheNorm #BeDistinctive
Everyone can make a difference with a little bit of kindness! Kindness is one of our core values at Distinctive Schools, we love seeing out students and staff being kind to each other every day! What little bit of good will you do today to #MakeKindnessTheNorm? #BeDistinctive #RAKweek
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today is also the first day of Random Acts of Kindness Week! During Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week, we challenge you to do something KIND for others everyday! Our goal is to help #MakeKindnessTheNorm! How will you practice kindness today? #RandomActsofKindness #RAKweek #BeDistinctive
Good Afternoon PEC Families! We are thrilled to welcome students back to the building this week. We are celebrating with Spirit week! Monday is Red, Black, & Green Day. Wear one of those colors tomorrow. Tuesday represent your favorite team. Wednesday is our Winter Count Day and we are looking for everyone to GO FOR GOLD with 100% attendance! Wear a medal you have from home or make your own. All classes with 100% attendance will earn a pizza party! Take a look at the attached photo for details on Thursday & Friday!
We will return to campus on Monday, January 31!
We continue to monitor multiple measures of mitigation. Thank you for your patience as we work collectively to make sure our students and staff are safe! Log in & learn remotely with us!
Enrollment for the 2022/23 school year is now open! Join our Plymouth Ed. Center family! #BeDistinctive
We're excited to see you soon! School is back in session on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Happy New Year!
