Federal Furnace Elementary

Join the Plymouth Public Library on October 24th for the Tween Graphic Novel Book Club! Register at the following link: https://plymouthpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/11033749 📚

Tune in to Plymouth EDTV at 7:00 PM for tonight's School Committee meeting on local channels Comcast 45/Verizon 14, or on EDTV's YouTube channel below. The full agenda can be viewed at www.bit.ly/PPS_SchoolCommitteeAgenda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5xY6343qpk

We're proud to be celebrating Massachusetts STEM Week! Stay updated throughout the week as we feature special events, lessons, and even highlight several Plymouth Public Schools alumni and staff members who have chosen the field of STEM.

The tireless efforts made by our school nurses to ensure our children's health and safety is vital to the Plymouth Public Schools community. We appreciate them today and everyday! 🩹🩺❤️

Join Sustainable Plymouth on Saturday, November 4th for the fall town-wide cleanup! Sign up on the third floor at Town Hall to get bags and log your location! 🌏🗑️

"Little Engineers, Big Ideas" is back, just in time for Massachusetts STEM Week! 🤖 Be sure to register through the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/QfCAdoNw3FB4CHXi9

📣 Friendly Reminder: Today is a half day for ALL grades for staff Professional Development! Dismissal Times: High School: 11:05 A.M. Middle School: 11:55 A.M. Elementary School: 1:05 P.M.

October 10th is #WorldMentalHealthDay! 💜 Honor Mental Health Day by checking in on a friend. If you need extra mental health support, Care Solace will find a mental health care provider for you. Please call 888-515-0595 or visit http://caresolace.com/plymouth.

As we wrapped Go Gold week, we were so touched by the outpouring of donations and encouraging cards from each school here in Plymouth. THANK YOU Federal Furnace Elementary School for hand-making hundreds of heartfelt cards for children battling cancer. This is wonderful! 💛🎗️

Tune in to Plymouth EDTV at 7:00 PM for tonight's School Committee meeting on local channels Comcast 45/Verizon 14, or on EDTV's YouTube channel. The full agenda can be viewed at www.bit.ly/PPS_SchoolCommitteeAgenda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWytMLC9w2I

October 2nd is National Custodian Appreciation Day! We'd like to thank our dedicated custodial staff for their efforts to keep our schools in tip-top shape. ✨ We're incredibly grateful for all of the behind-the-scenes work they do, day in and day out, to keep our campuses shining. https://vimeo.com/870354856

Save the date! Sustainable Plymouth is partnering with the Plymouth Public Library to host a nature-themed story time at the library on Friday, October 13th from 4:30 - 5:15 PM. Help encourage a lifelong love of nature and the outdoors through reading! 🌱📚

🚨 Please be advised: A Nationwide Emergency Alert Test will be sent to your mobile device this Wednesday, 10/4, around 2:20 PM EDT. The test of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System is for federal emergency management coordinators to ensure that this system is an effective way to warn folks about emergencies, natural catastrophes, and attacks at the national level. Once again, this message is only a test. Thank you.

The Greater Plymouth Community Health Network Alliance, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital at Plymouth, and the Plymouth Public Library have partnered to host the 4th annual Health and Wellness Fall Fun Fest on Saturday, September 30th from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Plymouth Public Library. Find great family resources, as well as free Kona Ice and "DJ Ooch" from The Ooch Experience in attendance! 🍁

Please be advised: Tomorrow's Plymouth School Committee meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, October 2nd. The agenda will be available early next week.

The Plymouth Public Schools x Smile Dental program has just begun! Having your child seen by the in-school dentist saves you valuable time. Please read further via the Smore link for Dental Appointment Dates, and sign your child up online for their school! 😁🦷🪥 https://www.smore.com/xwpra

🚨 Big news for our Xfinity/Comcast cable customers: Plymouth EDTV is changing from Channel 14 to Channel 8, effective September 21, 2023. Find all of the same content, just moved to a different channel! Plymouth EDTV is proud to continue covering district wide events, including live sports, concerts, ceremonies, and more exciting happenings across the Plymouth Public Schools. 💙

We're so excited to welcome Nutritionist Olivia Bengtson to Plymouth Public Schools! Olivia has set up tastings through the Food Services Department during lunches at several schools across the district. The "Harvest of the Month" program encourages students to try new fruits and vegetables through the Massachusetts Farm to School Initiative. September's vegetable of the month is a tomato, and Olivia created 2 dishes; tabouli and caprese for students to sample! 🍅

To Mars and Beyond is at the W. Russell Blake Planetarium tonight, September 14, at 7:00 PM. This program will take you around the universe 💫 and pay special attention to the red planet. Tickets may be purchased via Eventbrite at bit.ly/BLAKEPLANET. We hope to see you there!

In two weeks, our district turns GOLD! Join us 9/25-9/29 for the sixth year of GOING GOLD for Childhood Cancer Awareness. The PPS community has raised over $53,000 in the last five years - let's continue to help give childhood cancer the boot! 💛#GoGoldForHope #ChildhoodCancerAwareness 🎗