Teachers,
We are having difficult finding the "shared" plans & newsletters in Google Classroom. Beginning this week, we are asking every teacher to upload plans and newsletters as part of the Google Classroom assignment, even if you have "grade level plans" or a "group" newsletter. That will enable us to see them in every teacher's folder who is using those plans.
Thank you so much!
Monday, September 30, 2019
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Phonics Instruction
With the recent implementation of Sonday System/Essentials for Tier 2 instruction, we thought it would be helpful to reiterate the district expectations for phonics instruction (all tiers). If you have any questions or need assistance, please let one of our literacy coaches or admin team know. Thank you for providing this crucial reading foundation for students in grades K-2 at Paine Elementary.
TCS Non-Negotiables for Phonics Instruction 2019-2020
Explicit and systematic Open Court lessons should be taught 15-20 minutes every day to the entire class (Tier 1) in grades K-2.
Tier 1 phonics instruction should include all of the components outlined in Open Court: dictation, word building, word lines (blending), sentence segmentation, decodable texts, manipulating sounds, wall cards chants, and other phonemic awareness activities. Teachers should utilize the script on the green and white cards.
Tier 2 interventions should include pre-teaching or reviewing of Tier 1 skills utilizing Open Court/ and or Sonday Essentials resources.
Tier 3 interventions should include one of the following: Sound Partners, Take Flight, or Sonday Systems 1 or 2, or Sonday Lets Play Learn.
Best practices in phonics instruction should include multi-sensory (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic) activities. Students should trace letters (2 fingers) and touch spell.
All teachers will adhere to the Open Court phonics progression for their grade level.
Leave Requests
It is important that we always know if someone is out on any given day. As we continue to grow this has become more of a challenge. Please email me in advance if you have a request for a planned absence. Then, enter your leave request in the time system. I will forward your email to Lori Phillips indicating approval, then she will "approve" in the time system. If you enter a sick day in the time system in advance, please indicate the reason why (ie, doctor). If you have an unplanned absence due to illness, please email me and let me know. I will follow the same procedure to clear those days in the time system. Thank you so much for helping us streamline this process.
Weekly News
B Week
Class(es) of the Week: McGuire & McLaughlin - 5th
Please send a group of students to the office each day by 7:55 (with a post-it containing their first names)
PACE Character Trait: Trust
Paine Power Word: Construct
Please utilize Powerpoint (from link on blog) to teach Power Word.
Duty Schedule: Please refer to your duty schedule for this week to ensure all students are supervised.
Paine Precepts this Week
M: Whatever you are, be a good one. - Abraham Lincoln
T: No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. - Aesop
W: Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much. - Blaise Pascal
T: Every time the sun rises, a new hope begins. - 365 Days of Wonder
F: Shoot for the moon because even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. - Les Brown
T: No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. - Aesop
W: Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much. - Blaise Pascal
T: Every time the sun rises, a new hope begins. - 365 Days of Wonder
F: Shoot for the moon because even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. - Les Brown
Thursday - Precept Team Meetings
Our first Precept Team meetings were so productive! Our teams are going to move our school forward. Precept Teams will meet again this week as we transition to our schedule of team meetings the first Thursday of each month. Please meet in your designated location at 2:15.
Thursday Schedule (Moving Forward)
1st Thursday - Precept Team Meetings
2nd Thursday - Faculty Meetings
3rd Thursday - District PD
4th Thursday - Precept Team Designated PD
School Spirit Day on Thursday! Go Huskies!!!
The Hewitt Trussville Homecoming Parade is
Thursday, October 3rd at 4:00 pm.
Paine Elementary students are encouraged to wear their school colors on Thursday in support of our Hewitt Huskies! Please include this in communication to your parents.
Paine Elementary students are encouraged to wear their school colors on Thursday in support of our Hewitt Huskies! Please include this in communication to your parents.
National Board Certification Interest Meeting
Teachers,
Melissa Shields from ALSDE is coming to TCS to answer any questions about National Board Certification. I completed my National Board Certification 11 years ago, and just renewed it last year. It was a great experience for me, and I really grew as an educator! I would encourage you to attend this meeting if you have any interest at all. This meeting is perfect for those of you that have even contemplated NBCT. Please let Rachel.brockman@trussvillecityschools.com know if you will be attending.
Lisa
TCS National Board Certification Information Meeting –
Get your questions answered!
Dr. Melissa Shields,
Regional Support Coordinator for NBCT
HTMS Library
Wednesday, October 16th
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Informational Meeting and Q&A!
SHOUT OUT!
We would like to give a SHOUT OUT to ALL pack leaders for making our initial Pack Meetings such a tremendous success! Our students were so excited!!! (I think the Pack Leaders had fun, too!) We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to Ellen Ormond for going above and beyond the call to ensure our Paine Pack meetings were a special event for our students!
Sunday, September 22, 2019
October Assembly - Deadline Friday, September 27th
Please use the links on the blog to nominate your students for our September awards by this Friday, September 27th. The following awards will be recognized during the upcoming assemblies:
Paine Pride Award (formerly Champ Award)
PACE Award (September only)
Reader Leader (Grades K-3 only)
Millionaire (We have this information.)
Dreambox Leader (Monica Bramlett will provide these names.)
Respectful Bus Rider (You will be notified if you have students receiving this award.)
Please nominate one student for Paine Pride, PACE, and Reader Leader. We will send an email to you a week prior to assemblies to forward to parents of those students being recognized. The assembly dates are:
Tuesday, October 8th (Grades 1 and 3)
Thursday, October 10th (Grades 4 and 5)
Friday, October 11th (Grades K and 2)
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Weekly News
A Week
Class(es) of the Week: Martin - Kindergarten
Please send a group of students to the office each day by 7:55 (with a post-it containing their first names)
PACE Character Trait: Trust
Paine Power Word: Construct
Please utilize Powerpoint (from link on blog) to teach Power Word.
Duty Schedule: Please refer to your duty schedule for this week to ensure all students are supervised.
Fall Festival - Save the Date
PES Fall Festival will be on Saturday, November 2nd. More information to come.
Paine Precepts this Week
M: It is better to ask some of the questions than to know all of the answers. - James ThurberT: Love a little more each day. - Madison
W: If you ever feel lost let your heart be your compass. - Emily
T: Man can learn nothing unless he proceeds from the known to the unknown. - Claude Bernard
F: The shortest distance between two people is a smile. - Victor Borge
PES Team Member of the Month
Please use the link below to nominate a faculty or staff member for Team Member of the Month for demonstrating the PACE Character Trait of TRUST during the month of September. The TEAM Member of the Month will be announced the first of October.
Scholastic Book Fair
Family Nights on September 24th & 26th, from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Intruder Drill - Monday at 2:00
Wednesday Collaboration
Mrs. Bruno will be meeting with Sonday System Teachers. All other teachers will collaborate in the Collaboration Room.
Fall Pictures on Wednesday
Thursday Afternoon
We will meet with our Precept Teams. Teams are listed below with agenda and meeting locations.
TAC Questions Due on Friday
TAC questions are due by Friday, 9/27.
Remember, our doors are always open to answer questions and problem solve with you everyday.
TAC Group will meet Monday, 9/30 after school.
Paine Pack Meeting Schedule this Week
Breakfast is from 7:30 - 7:55.
Please take this time to get to know your Paine Pack.
Day
|
Location
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Pack Leader
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Monday
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No Collaboration Room
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Kristi Brooks
|
Brandy Parker
| ||
Mica Nichols
| ||
Alayna Tippen
| ||
Christa Campbell
| ||
So Gathering Space
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John Freeman
| |
Cathy Lollar
| ||
Penny Moore
| ||
Jana LoPresti
| ||
Payge Chambliss
Amy Kuhn | ||
Tuesday
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No Collaboration Room
|
Cheryene McGuire
|
Cynthia Weyerman
| ||
Shelby Martin
| ||
Destin Walters
| ||
Troy Adams
| ||
So Gathering Space
|
Gina Lackey
| |
Buffy Bland
| ||
Debbie Geralds
| ||
Kim Dahlke
| ||
Lori Phillips
Rebecca O'Dell | ||
Wednesday
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No Collaboration Room
|
Angie Seeley
|
Donna Griffith
| ||
Janet Curlee
| ||
Lisa Salem
| ||
So Gathering Space
|
Janea Rosenberg
| |
Heather Matos
| ||
Holly Bowlin
| ||
Donna Browning
| ||
Alyssa Vickers
Maddie Garrett | ||
Thursday
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No Collaboration Room
|
Jennifer McLaughlin
|
Katie Johnson
| ||
Nancy Camara
| ||
Blaire Perry
| ||
So Gathering Space
|
Wendy Cramer
| |
Nicole Sanders
| ||
Edra Perry
| ||
Scott Cooper
| ||
Scott Burnett
| ||
Friday
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No Collaboration Room
|
Lisa Lothspeich
|
Donna Brumlow
| ||
Mary Rountree
| ||
Ellen Ormond
| ||
Christy Naylor
| ||
So Gathering Space
|
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Weekly News
B Week
Class(es) of the Week: Mauldin & Stewart
Please send a group of students to the office each day by 7:55 (with a post-it containing their first names)
PACE Character Trait: Truth
Paine Power Word: Appropriate
Please utilize Powerpoint (from link on blog) to teach Power Word.
Please utilize Powerpoint (from link on blog) to teach Power Word.
Duty Schedule: Please refer to your duty schedule for this week to ensure all students are supervised.
Paine Precepts this Week
Monday: "Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan
Tuesday: "Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon." - Paul Brandt
Wednesday: "You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
- Christopher Robin (A.A. Milne)
Thursday: "Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on." - Henry Burton
Friday: "Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness." - Seneca
Monday PST (Problem Solving Team) Meeting
Our first PST meeting will be held in the Reading Coaches Room in the North Building on Monday. A sub will come to your room when it is time. Bring all data for the students you are presenting to PST. Also, if you are recommending a student for Sonday System, we will need to discuss in PST. The following is our tentative schedule.
Tuesday - Constitution and Citizenship Day
Tuesday is Constitution and Citizenship Day. Please consider leading a brief lesson or activity with your students to observe the importance of this day in our nation's history. The following are links with some resources suggested by ALSDE.
Wednesday Collaboration - Important
We will finalize all intervention groups, including Sonday System. Please bring all student data with you. You will work with your hall teams during this time.
Thursday Afternoon
Paine Elementary will host our 1st District PD on Thursday. The focus will be technology integration.
Paine Pack Breakfast Schedule this Week
Breakfast is from 7:30 - 7:55.
Please take this time to get to know your Paine Pack.
Day
|
Location
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Pack Leader
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Monday
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No Collaboration
Room
|
Joy Blackmon
|
Jessica
Bryant
|
||
DeeDee
Brasher
|
||
Elizabeth
Bennett
|
||
Kimberly
McGinnis
|
||
Lynne
Wainwright
|
||
So Gathering
Space
|
Taylor Duren
|
|
Fran Box
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||
Susan Brandon
|
||
Jenny Wicks
|
||
Christy Leslie
|
||
Tuesday
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No Collaboration
Room
|
Rachelle
Taylor
|
Haley Jacobs
|
||
Lee Swatzell
|
||
Chelle
Williams
|
||
Carly
Bagwell
|
||
Amy Inman
|
||
So Gathering
Space
|
Dominique
Parker
|
|
Kelli Tweed
|
||
Kathi Wilks
|
||
Christy
Stewart
|
||
Carla
Dillard
|
||
Wednesday
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No Collaboration
Room
|
Kimberly
Felts
|
Cindy
Cornwell
|
||
Shayna Swann
|
||
Hannah Lutz
|
||
Kay Shumate
|
||
Julia Bickley
|
||
So Gathering
Space
|
Beth Copham
|
|
Karen Ekonen
|
||
Andrea
Barker
|
||
Chrissy
Mauldin
|
||
Julia Booker
|
||
Thursday
|
No Collaboration
Room
|
Nicole
Jenkins
|
Reese
Guthrie
|
||
Rashel
Darnell
|
||
Cheryl Enoch
|
||
Jennifer
Hunt
|
||
Lori Jackson
|
||
So Gathering
Space
|
Courtney
Holland
|
|
Katherine
Walls
|
||
Jamye Waites
|
||
Amanda
Hatcher
|
||
Diana
Richesin
|
||
Friday
|
No Collaboration
Room
|
Janet Benson
|
Ashley
Lybrand
|
||
Lesley
Rogers
|
||
Leah
Morrison
|
||
Angela
Santiago
|
||
Amy Ramer
|
||
So Gathering
Space
|
Wilma Howard
|
|
Karen Sager
|
||
Lisa Sharit
|
||
Angie
Gulledge
|
||
Suzanne Bush
|
||
Hope Peebles
|
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