Weekly News

Only 13 Full School Days Left in 2020 - Let's Make it Count

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!  You are all such a blessing to our precious students at Paine!  Our students only have 13 school days left before Christmas Break!  

Let's continue to work hard, make every day count, and focus on our students learning as much as possible in the last 13 school days of 2020!  We've got this!!!

PACE Character Trait for December 

Christmas Party Schedule & Guidelines for this Year

Our Christmas Party Schedule is listed below.  Remember, TCS has a no visitor policy in place due to health guidelines. If you plan to do something related to Polar Express, please incorporate it into your party day this year.  Everyone is invited to wear their pajamas on their Christmas party day.  As you are aware, cases are on the rise so we will follow strict health and safety protocols for our parties.

Tuesday, December 15th - Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

Wednesday, December 16th - 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Food Guidelines

All food items donated by parents must be individually wrapped and store bought (example: Little Debbie Cakes, small bags of chips, etc.)  These items should be sent to the school by the Friday before the Christmas party day (to sit for a minimum of 3 days).  All drinks should be individually packaged (example: juice boxes).  NO homemade goodies (even if individually wrapped) will be allowed.  If something is purchased from a place such as Edgars, the restaurant must individually wrap the items.  The distribution of food items should be handled by the teacher only.

Craft Protocols

Please adhere to all health and safety guidelines for Christmas crafts on your party day.  This includes NO sharing of materials.  Any materials used for the craft should be distributed to each student by the teacher only.  If any items are donated by parents, they should be received by the classroom teacher by the Friday before Christmas party day (a minimum of 3 days before the party).

We are so thankful to be in school and having our Christmas parties.  I know this looks a little different from the past.  Please remember our students don't really care if the items are homemade or store bought....they just want a fun party.  

Thank you for always being On the KUF and counting our blessings!

Wednesday Collaboration

We will continue training on AimsWebPlus and SuccessMaker.

Faculty Zoom on Thursday

We will have a Zoom Faculty Meeting on Thursday at 2:20.  Please socially distance with your grade leave or content team in a room and join the Zoom as a small group.  We will go over some important updates, and then we will announce our Teacher of the Year!  See meeting link below.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84112743973?pwd=MWVFaUU2SVRjNTBsa3F4Z1lMM1llZz09

Paine Precepts

Our Paine Precepts this week are about generosity.

M:  The meaning of life is to find your gift.  The purpose of life is to give it away. - Pablo Picasso

T:   Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out. - Frank A. Clark

W:  Do things for people; not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are. - Harold S. Kushner

T:   Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

F:  Your greatness is not what you have, it's what you give. - Unknown

Duty Reminder

Please remember to be at your morning duty station no later than 7:20.  If you have to be out it is your responsibility to get someone to cover your duty.  Please go to afternoon duty station right when the bell rings.  Remember, classroom teachers should be walking their students to their destinations each afternoon.