Saturday, November 13, 2021

Weekly Update

A Week

We only have 20 full days of teaching left before Christmas break!  Thank you for working so hard and making every moment count for our students!



Student Assemblies for October Recognitions

Our assemblies for October student recognitions will held Tuesday on the PE Field.  Please refer to the schedule below for your grade's assembly time.

Kindergarten - 8:30-9:00
1st Grade - 9:30-10:00
2nd Grade - 10:30-11:00
4th Grade - 11:30-12:00
3rd Grade -  12:30-1:00
5th Grade - 1:30-2:00



PST Referrals & Updates


All November PST New Referrals and Monthly Updates are due by Friday, November 19th by 3:00 PM.
 
November PST New Referral Google link (for students who have NOT been brought up to PST this year):  https://forms.gle/iXouNPuEC42WdpJ88
 
 
November Update Google links:
Kindergarten: https://forms.gle/SoNHiDymsq4okd3HA
First Grade: https://forms.gle/ED6QW1Hi3LE6YR1SA
Second Grade: https://forms.gle/zPmkeshKFHDsApvD8
Third Grade: https://forms.gle/WzrAB4TQsw4TLd2K8
Fourth Grade: https://forms.gle/xGm4PYtwAPyHt6hp6
Fifth Grade: https://forms.gle/zdCgtvNGwRVZfk2PA


Paine Teacher of the Year Nominations

It is time for each school to nominate a teacher for the ALSDE Teacher of the Year.  Please click on the link below to nominate a teacher.  The nominations must be submitted by Friday, November 19th at 3:00 PM.  A selection committee will be appointed to review the nominations and select the Teacher of the Year.  The selection committee will be comprised of the following:  Principal, Assistant Principal, PTO President, Teacher, and a school Counselor.  Please provide specific details supporting your nomination.  Paine's Teacher of the Year will be announced on Thursday, December 2nd.  Note:  You will need to be logged in to your school account to access the form.


TOY Nomination Link




Wednesday Collaboration

Grade level teams will meet in their respective collaboration rooms to plan upcoming lessons and update lesson plans.



Thursday - District PD

You will meet with your PLCs based on your PLP Indicator of Choice to complete our district PD on LINCSPRING.  Your meeting locations are listed below.  Please bring your laptop at 2:15 to your designated location.  Your estimated meeting time is from 2:15 to 3:00.  There will be a sign-in sheet in each location for PD tracking & credit.

PLC - Location     
LETRS - Library (If you choose to meet with this PLC you must also complete District PD)
Content Knowledge - 3rd Grade Collaboration Room
Differentiation - 1st Grade Collaboration Room
Formative Assessment - 5th Grade Collaboration Room
Learning Targets - 4th Grade Collaboration Room
Rigor & Relevance & Discourse - Kindergarten Collaboration Room
Positive Classroom & Well Managed Classroom - 2nd Grade Collaboration Room

Reminder:  You did a great job with the learning cycle for the indicator highlighted last month.  Please make sure you have completed the "grow" portion of the learning cycle (the reflection section) from last month.  If you have not done this, please complete on Thursday.


Thanksgiving Week

For planning purposes we wanted to go ahead and provide you with information about the week of Thanksgiving.  We will not have a designated A or B week.  We will resume with B Week the week after Thanksgiving.  We will use our Thursday schedule for both Monday and Tuesday.  Students only attend a half day on Tuesday, so we will provide you with a modified lunch schedule for that day.



Christmas Party Schedule

Our Christmas Party Schedule is listed below.  Reminder:  We are still under a no visitor policy.  If you plan to do something related to Polar Express, please incorporate it into your party day again this year.  Everyone is invited to wear pajamas on their Christmas party day.

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

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


Paine Precepts

M: The things that make me different are the things that make me me! - Piglet (A.A. Milne)
T:  The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.  They must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller
W:  Winners never quit,and quitters never win! - Vince Lombardi
T:  You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can be grateful because thorn bushes have roses. - Tom Wilson
F:  Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns. - Unknown

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