PoDS Pride Update 12.16.22

Due to the recent snow days, the 9th and 10th grade Boston School Forest trips have been rescheduled to next week.

Monday, 12/19 - 9th graders

Wednesday, 12/21 - 10th graders

A few important notes:

• Students will be gone from school from about 8:45 until about 2:00 each day.
• All students should bring lunch on the day they attend. If you would like the PoDS cafeteria to make a sack lunch, please let Mrs. Woyak know ASAP.
• Students will be spending a good deal of time outside, so it is essential that they bring winter coats, boots, hats, and gloves.

Dan Lathrop
PoDS Principal

715.345.5566

dlathrop@pointschools.net

Bridging Brighter Smiles is holding their next dental clinic at Point of Discovery:

Thursday December 22, 2022

It is not too late to enroll if you are not already enrolled! Get your Back to School smiles ready!

As a reminder we accept enrollments for all students 4K-12!

Sign up online at:

http://enrollment.bbsmiles.org/

Professional Dental Services Provided Right at School Include:

• Oral Screening
• Dental Cleaning
• Fluoride Varnish Application
• Dental Sealant Placement
• Silver Diamine Fluoride Application
• Oral Health Education
• Referral Assistance

Forward Health (BadgerCare) Accepted!

(Other Private Dental Insurance Not Accepted)

Funds made available through your FSA/HSA account may be utilized as a form of payment, please check with your carrier for specific terms and conditions.

Not sure if your child is enrolled, or due for care? Call Bridging Brighter Smiles at 262-896-9891, or email coordinator@bbsmiles.org.

Host family Opportunity

We have a need for a host family beginning mid-January 2023.

Each year the Stevens Point and Greater Portage County Rotary clubs support an

international youth exchange arrangement.

The objective of the program is to promote world peace through social and

cultural understanding. The students are high school age and must attend high

school while in US.

Families are asked to host the student for one semester.

These exchanges help your family understand another culture and lifelong

relationships are established. You will have a native speaker of another language

in your home and an enviable opportunity for your family to learn another

language.

Language skills are developed by the inbound and the hosts in most cases.

By agreeing to be a host family for a Rotary Exchange student, you have agreed to

assume parental responsibility for this young ambassador, to provide shelter and

sustenance, guidance and counsel, and love and support to the child of strangers

who may live thousands of miles from you.

Our inbound students become part of your family and participate with the joys

and chores that every family experience involves.

We do not ask you to do this all on your own. Rotarians in your local community

as well as those of us who serve on the Rotary District Youth Exchange Committee

will do all we can to make this exchange a success. We have RYE officers and

councilors locally.

We meet with and provide orientation training to the exchange student upon

their arrival, and we will, throughout the exchange period, be in contact with both

you and your exchange student to answer questions, address concerns, and

resolve problems.

Contact with your interest:

John F. Bergin

Rotary Youth Exchange Officer for Stevens Point and Portage County Clubs

johnf.bergin@wctc.net

Cell: 414-364-4399

Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)

1. This program provides eligible households up to $30 a month off internet bills and a one-time $100 discount off a connected device.
2. Visit https://www.whitehouse.gov/getinternet/#_blank to learn more.

Email: lwoyak@pointschools.net
Website: https://www.pointschools.net/PointOfDiscovery
Location: 1900 West Zinda Drive, Stevens Point, WI, USA
Phone: 715 345 5566
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pointofdiscoveryschool