Weekly Update

 

C Week - September 19-23, 2022

South PE will be outside this week (temperature & weather permitting)

Best Practice...Paine Practice

Ms. Barker's morning meeting: Students discussed their favorite songs and how they make them feel!

Mrs. Abney's learning targets after unpacking with her 3rd grade students!

Mrs. Moffet introduces Math Menu to her 3rd grade students!

Mrs. Burns working with a small group!

We invested in our professional growth by learning strategies to develop WITHITNESS!

Constitution Week Plans

Please make sure you have your Constitution Day plans in the Google lesson plan folder.  Please send any pictures of lessons/students engaged in Constitution Day activities to Ellen Howard.

Technology Reminder - Important

Beginning October 1st, we will no longer be able to access files on USB devices and other "external" storage devices that plug into TCS laptops and Chromebooks (including external hard drives, thumb drives, mobile phones, tablets, etc.) Please make sure any impacted files are saving to your Google Drive by the end of September. Janet Benson will be in the North Training Room on Thursday during your PE times to assist you with questions, etc (if needed).

Educator Effectiveness

All certified staff must log in to LincSprings and complete your Self-Assessment & PLP (Professional Learning Plan) by the end of September.  Remember:  Our school indicator is Well-Managed Classroom.  You will select a second indicator based on individual developmental goals.  We will meet with each teacher on the evaluation cycle the first of October to review your PLP.  Please use the the link below for instructions on how to access in Lincsprings.

Linscprings - Educator Effectiveness Directions

Picture Day - Wednesday

Students pictures will be taken at the beginning of their PE time.  Please inform parents of picture day in your weekly communication.

Wednesday Collaboration

Please collaborate with your grade level/content area teams in the North or South Collaboration Rooms.

Thursday - Early Release Time

We will have another grade level collaboration on Thursday.  Please meet in your grade level/content area leader's classroom.

Aims Web Literacy Reports & Parent Letters

Based on requirements under the Literacy Act, a parent letter and Aims Literacy student report will be sent home for every student in grade K-3.  The office will provide this information for you to send home with each student on Thursday, September 22nd.

Lighting in Classrooms

Reminder:  Please be mindful of the lighting in your classroom.    We know some of you prefer dim lighting, but it must be conducive for learning (not too dim).  We are trying to building reading stamina with our students and dim lighting while reading can cause eye fatique.  Please see excerpt below from WebMD.

"Dim light might make it difficult for the eyes to focus, which can cause short-term eye fatique", says Richard Gans, MD, FACS, an ophthalmologist with the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. "But there is no scientific evidence that reading in the dark does any long-term harm to your eyes," Gans says.

Upcoming Important Dates

Wednesday, September 21st - Fall Pictures

Thursday, September 22nd - Aims Literacy Reports go home (K-3)

October 17-21 - Bus Driver Safety Week

Saturday, November 5th - Paine Fall Festival (9:00-1:00)

Family News

Please keep Carly Payne's precious baby, Ellie Layne, in your thoughts and prayers.  She has been sick and in the hospital.

Paine Precepts

M: When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others. – Dalai Lama
T: How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves.
W: The right to be respected is won by respecting others. – Vasyl Sukhomlynsky
Th: We must express ourselves in ways that demonstrate our respect for others. – Stephen Carter
F: Don’t lower your standards for anyone or anything. Self-respect is everything.