DreamBox Training on 1/3

Correction:  The DreamBox training on 1/3/19 is for K-2 teachers (who teach math) and any 3-5 math teachers who did not attend the district collaboration at Magnolia (where this training was previously provided).  

Weekly News

B Week

Class of the Week - Mrs. Chambliss' 1st Grade Class
(Please send a group of students to office by 7:55 on Thursday & Friday)
Note: We will have 2 classes each week for the designated classes of the week for the remainder of the year (to make sure all classes are included).  The two teachers may coordinate and either alternate days or send a mix of students from both classes each day.
Classes of the Week Next Week:  Davis & Bland (Kindergarten)

PACE Character Trait:  Self Control

Paine Power Word:  Contrast

We will catch up on Husky Buck drawing winners on Friday, January 4th.
We will resume regular weekly drawings on Friday, January 12th.

Welcome Back and Happy New Year!

We hope you had a GREAT and restful Christmas break.  Thank you for your hard work and dedication to our students and our school!  When you put your heart and soul into making a difference every single day it is important that we take the time to re-energize and rejuvenate.  I sincerely hope the break did just that for you!  Because of each of you, we will continue to accomplish great things at Paine Elementary in 2019!

 Happy New Year!

Schedule for Wednesday, January 2nd

Testing Schedule

STAR will be given to all students K-5 between 1/3/19 - 1/15/19.

Scantron Reading (grades 2-5) and Science (grades 3-5) will be given between 1/16/19 - 1/31/19.

General Information/Reminders

We have less than 100 days to teach our students this year.  
Let's protect all instructional time and make every single day count.  

1. Please make sure students are on Zone Zero in the hallways to avoid disruption of instruction    for other students.
2. We know it is often difficult to find a sub.  Please note: Combining classes is our last resort because it is disruptive to instruction.  If you have to be out and cannot locate a sub, please contact an administrator so together we can exhaust all other efforts before we combine classes.

Duty Schedule

Merry Christmas, Paine Family!

Family News

Please keep Fran Box in your thoughts and prayers.  She will be having knee surgery on Thursday.  

Family News

Please keep Tom Marks in your thoughts and prayers over the Christmas break.  He will be having knee surgery on Tuesday, December 18th.  He will return to school mid-February.

Sunshine News

The winners of the January Reserved Parking spots from SUNSHINE are…

North: Kay Shumate

South: Maddie Garrett

These two ladies will find their prospective signs on North or South and place it in front of the Spot they want for the month of January.  They may begin parking in this spot on FRIDAY!

Please make sure you put the recipient's name on gifts to your secret pal to ensure it gets to the right person.

Evaluation Cycle & Faculty News

Formal Evaluation Schedule

If you are on the evaluation cycle and you have not been observed yet, formal evaluations will be completed when we return in January.

Faculty News

We are so excited to announce that Ms. Catherine Finkley was selected to participate in the Trussville City Schools Principal Mentorship Program, under the leadership of Dr. Lisa Berry.  She will begin this 5-week internship at Hewitt Trussville Middle School mid-January.  We are thrilled she will have this opportunity, even though she will be greatly missed during this time.  She will be on the Paine Campus one day per week during the five weeks.

Weekly News

Arrangements for Karen Sager's Father

Memorial service will be at 10 on Saturday at Community Baptist Church in Maylene, AL.

Graveside will be on Sunday at 2 pm at Hardy Towns Funeral Home in Eastman, Georgia.

Family News

Karen Sager's father passed away this morning.  Please keep Karen and her entire family in your thoughts and prayers.  We will post arrangements as soon as we know them.

Weekly News

A Week

Class of the Week - Mrs. Enoch's 2nd Grade Class
(Please send 4-5 students to office by 7:55 on Tuesday - Friday)

PACE Character Trait:  Compassion

Paine Power Word:  Compare

We will catch up and draw all Husky bucks for the past two weeks Monday afternoon.

Paine Faculty and Staff Christmas Party

Don’t forget to come to the North Lunchroom after dismissal Monday for a PES Faculty Christmas Celebration.  This Faculty Celebration includes Everyone, so please make sure you pass the word to the Classified Staff, CNP Staff and Custodians around you. 

We have a really fun activity planned and we want everyone to participate.  And remember to bring a snack to share…salty, sweet, whatever you like.

Class Christmas Parties this Week

Tuesday - Kindergarten & 1st

Wednesday - 2nd & 3rd

Thursday - 4th & 5th

Math Scantron Testing

Math Scantron Testing should be completed for all students in Grades K-5 by the end of this week.

Important Reminders Before Christmas Break

• Please have students help you get your rooms clean before the end of the week.  
• Please be sure to unplug anything electronic in your classroom (lamps, Christmas trees, etc.) before we leave on Friday.

Six Flags Reading Incentive Over Christmas Break

Please encourage your students to participate in the Six Flags reading incentive over Christmas Break.  We want to make sure students are still reading over the break.  You may want to copy the reading logs on red or green paper.  When they are returned, please send to Kelly or Jenni.  The absolute deadline to turn these in is February 22, 2019.

Early Dismissal Schedule on Friday

We will dismiss students at 12:00 on Friday, and will be operating under the following early dismissal schedule.  There will be no specials on Friday; please look for your adjusted PE and lunch times.  Please adhere to the adjusted lunch times so we can get all students fed and the lunchroom cleaned up.  I ask that you sit with your students on Friday; lunch will only be 20 minutes so students should be quietly eating.  All specialists are asked to assist in the lunchroom beginning at 10:00 and stay to assist the lunchroom staff with cleanup.

 

*The will be an "All-Call" when faculty and staff are clear to leave on Friday.

Duty Schedule

Paine TAC Questions and Responses(October 6 – November 30)

Question 1

Could we please enforce the expectation of being quiet in the hall or change the expectation?  When only some teachers enforce this it becomes harder and harder to achieve.

Response to Question 1

It is every teacher’s responsibility to ensure adherence to our hallway behavior expectations (Zone Zero).  It is crucial because inappropriate/loud hallway behavior can be a disruption to the learning of others in the classrooms.  It is a school expectation that students should be on Zone Zero while transitioning in the hallway.  Please reinforce these expectations with your students. 

Question 2

Why can’t we have the millionaire reader wall back in the library?

Response to Question 2

The plan is to have our Paine Pride Student Recognition Wall on the space by the courtyard in each building.  Our PTO is currently working to assist us with having this wall up by the first of the year.  It will include all student recognitions (including millionaires) celebrated in the assemblies, along with photos of the students.  Once the wall is up in January, it will be updated after each monthly assembly.

Question 3

If we are not recognizing honor roll students during assemblies, is it possible to do something special for them?

Response to Question 3

We will be recognizing A Honor Roll for Trimester 1 at the January assembly, and then at subsequent assemblies following report card distribution dates.  We will not be recognizing A/B Honor Roll at the assemblies because it would include most of our students, leaving only a small percentage of students excluded.

Question 4

I’ve noticed that many teachers do not follow their assigned recess times.  Can I take my class to recess at different times if I want to adjust around activities daily?

Response to Question 4

It is a school expectation that we all adhere to the agreed-upon recess schedule for many reasons.  We need to know where your class is at any given time during the day, so we use the schedule you have provided as our source of information.  There are safety issues when too many students are in a designated play area at one time.  The designated recess times ensure we are adhering to the required instructional times on our daily schedules.  If the recess time you have is not working well with your daily schedule, please speak with an administrator so we can help you find another time.

Question 5

Why has the assemblies committee not been involved with assemblies?  Shouldn’t the committee have a say in when the assemblies should happen, what awards should be given, and help with the set-up?

Response to Question 5

Monthly assemblies are a fairly new initiative for Paine Elementary.  We worked directly with grade levels and teachers to determine which awards should be given at the assemblies, and made sure they were aligned with our academic goals/areas of focus.  We have the assemblies at the same time each month (the first full week).  This allows us time to gather the data from the previous month.   With other priorities at the beginning of the year, we had only one week to plan the first assembly, knowing it would set a precedent for remaining assemblies this year.  This did not allow us time for the committee to meet.  Our vision is that the role of the assembly committee would be to prepare for each monthly assembly, including student preparation once we transition to student-led assemblies.  Preparation for the assemblies is labor intensive, and we need the committee’s help in the future. 

Question 6

Can we consider a change to duty schedule?  There seems to be a lot of duty stations and a lot of adults in one duty station.

Response to Question 6

A similar question was presented through TAC in October.  Please reference that response on our blog.  We will continue our current duty schedule for this year, and complete a survey in May for improvements next year.

Question 7

While I understand we’re on the high end of the Advanced Ed range for classroom sizes, why aren’t Paine class sizes more equitable across our school system? Example: Paine’s Kindergarten class sizes fall in the 20-21 range while Cahaba is at 15-16 students.

Response to Question 7

In the summer months, principals assign teachers to each grade level based on projected numbers. These numbers are reviewed each week. Sometimes more students enroll than anticipated and teachers are moved into a new grade level assignment. Sometimes- specifically in Kindergarten, students stay in their k4 program for K5. When enrollment is less than expected a teacher is moved out of that grade level. The later we send teacher letters, the more accurate we can be in balancing class size per grade level. The goal is to not exceed AdvancED class size recommendations. 

Family News

Please keep Rhonda Loveless' mother in your thoughts and prayers.  She has pneumonia, COPD, and a leaking heart valve which is inoperable due to her health conditions.  The family could really use prayers at this time.

Weekly News

B Week

Class of the Week - Mrs. LoPresti's 3rd Grade Class
(Please send 4-5 students to office by 7:55 on Tuesday - Friday)

Class of the Week Next Week:  Mrs. Enoch's 2nd Grade Class

PACE Character Trait:  Compassion

Paine Power Word:  Compare

Husky Bucks:  1st, 3rd, & 5th

Events this Week

Mon, 12/3      Kindergarten Field Trip 
                       Leadership Teams will meet at 2:15 (no faculty meeting).
                      TAC (Teachers Advisory Council) to meet at 2:15.

Tues, 12/4      4th/5th Grade Assembly

Wed, 12/5      1st/3rd Grade Assembly
                       Math EMT Meeting
Thur, 12/6      Collaboration

Fri, 12/7         Kinder/2nd Grade Assembly

                       Friday Freeze

Sat, 12/8         Ashley Lybrand - Birthday

This is the final week we will be collecting money for one of our Paine Family Members who is in need at this time.  If you would like to contribute, please give to Lori Phillips no later than Friday.

Leadership Teams to Meet Monday at 2:15

• Math Leadership Team - Plan Family Math Night
• Literacy Leadership Team - Plan Literacy Turnaround Training
• TAC (Teacher Advisory Council) - Go over submitted questions
• EnRICh Leadership Team - Discuss current learning experience offerings and ideas for future offerings
• School Leadership Team - Meet with Dr. Lothspeich

(The remaining Leadership Teams may meet if there is a need.)

Student Assemblies this Week (8:30 - 9:00)

Tuesday - 4th & 5th 

Wednesday - 1st & 3rd 

Friday - Kindergarten & 2nd

Schedule Change Wednesday:  3rd Grade will attend specials from 1:30-2:05 & PE from 2:10-2:40

Schedule Change Friday: 2nd Grade will attend specials from 1:30-2:05 & PE from 2:10-2:40

Scantron Math Testing 

Our window to complete Scantron Math Testing for K-5 is this week and next week.  Please make every effort to administer the test this week since Christmas parties are next week.  

10 Book 10 Week Challenge

We had 753 students complete the 10 Book 10 Week Challenge.  This means these students read a total of 7,530 books!  Thank you for everything you did to make this a success!

   

Inclusive Schools Week

This week is inclusive schools week.  Please remember to check out a book about diversity/inclusion from the selection on display in the library, and use it as a read aloud this week.  

We will issue the following challenges for students this week during morning announcements:

Monday  - Learn to say "Good Morning" in Spanish.

Tuesday - Sit by someone different (in your class) at lunch, and find out one thing they like to do.

Wednesday - Take "5" in your classroom to discuss a time when you might not have felt included.

Thursday - Write  a compliment about another student on a post-it note and give it to them.

Friday - Learn how to say "Good Morning" in sign language.

Six Flags Reading Incentive Over Christmas Break

Please encourage your students to participate in the Six Flags reading incentive over Christmas Break.  We want to make sure students are still reading over the break.  You may want to copy the reading logs on red or green paper.  When they are returned, please send to Kelly or Jenni.  The absolute deadline to turn these in is February 22, 2019.

Duty this Week