Saturday, September 24, 2022

Weekly Update

A Week - September 26-30, 2022

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


Best Practice...Paine Practice

Mrs. Stodghill is taking steps to implement strategies from LETRS (The Science of Teaching Reading) in her classroom.  See her sound wall on the board!
Mrs. O'Dell's sound wall. See the Valley of the Vowels. This is based on the formation of the mouth when making these sounds (and how far the chin drops down). Another example of us beginning to implement strategies learned in LETRS.

Mrs. Birkeland's Learning Target:  I can name the letters H and T and their sounds.  She is using her sound wall cards to teach students the sounds! This is all part of the science of teaching reading.

Mrs. Santiago implements and art lesson with our PreK students!

Ms. Olcott implementing an art lesson in a PreK classroom!
Mrs. Felts uses important Anchor Charts in her 5th Grade Math Classroom!

Ms. Blank demonstrates that it all begins with developing relationships!


Important Deadlines this Week
  • Grades must be in Powerschool by Tuesday at 3:00.
  • Progress reports will go home on 9/28.
  • No use of external drives (including jump drives) after this week.
  • Educator Effectiveness due this week.

TCS Behavior Documentation & Referral Form

Please use the link below to access the new TCS Behavior Form.  This is to be used once you have followed all of the steps in the "gas gauge" or if you have an office referral for an offense that warrants an immediate office referral (Class II & up).




Overnight Cleaning Crew - Update

Last year we hired an overnight cleaning crew to clean all hallways, the clinics, and student bathrooms.  We have rebid this job to include additional cleaning responsibilities.  Beginning Monday, October 3rd, the nighttime cleaning crew will also be cleaning our classrooms and teacher bathrooms (in addition to the areas already mentioned).  The most important thing for teachers to remember:  Please make sure you leave your classroom UNLOCKED when you leave each day.  Also, let's have students put chairs on the desks at the end of each day.  

This is going to provide our PES custodians with an opportunity to focus on cleaning tasks we have not been able to get to in the past due to the demands of keeping our building clean.


5-Deep Roster Activity

Our TCS 5-Deep Roster Activity is an important part of ensuring the social and emotional well-being our our students.  We have preloaded current teachers to save you time.  We will be sending out the updated spreadsheet on Monday for us to fill in the remaining gaps.  Please look for further instructions in the email containing this link.


Lost and Found

Our Lost and Found will be in the lobby area of our building (by the bathrooms). Please do not place items in the back of the school.  Please inform students when the are searching for an item.  

This will allow parents to come in and search lost and found without having to enter the main buildings.  They will just need to check in with the front office.


PowerSchool Grades - Important (Grades 3-5)

Please make sure grades are entering in PowerSchool each week.  We are encouraging our parents to use the PS app to check grades so it is imperative that these be up-to-date.  
Please refer to your Teacher Handbook for other guidelines regarding grades. 


Wednesday Collaboration

We will meet in Collaboration Room on your side of the building.  Jenni Peters will work with literacy teachers on teaching handwriting.  Jessica Bryant will work with math teachers on math intervention curriculum (Math in Practice).


Thursday - Early Release Time

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


Upcoming Important Dates

October 17-21 - Bus Driver Safety Week
Saturday, November 5th - Paine Fall Festival (9:00-1:00)
Thursday, November 10th - Veterans Day Program


Paine Precepts (Respect)

M: Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power. - Clint Eastwood
T: Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners. - Laurence Sterne
W: We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. - Taylor Swift
T: True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others. - Alex Wek
F: Knowledge will give you power, but character respect. - Bruce Lee

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