Weekly Update

A special thank you to our PTO for our PES Faculty & Staff Christmas Party!

    

          C Week - January 4-6, 2023

South PE will be outside this week (weather permitting)

January PACE Character Trait is INTEGRITY!

Paine Practice ... Best Practice  

Krissy Boyda smiling as she engages with her 5th grade students during her lesson.

Blanche working hard to support our precious students!

Maggie Burns' PES 5th Grade Math Team participating in a virtual competition

Mr. Kirkland testing student golf/robotic designs in this EnRICh experience facilitated by April Chamberlain and Kristi Brooks.

Kylee Kimbrough hugging her 2nd grade students at the end of the day!

Tuesday, January 3rd

 

We will have a faculty meeting from 8:15-9:15 in the North Training Room.  The remainder of the day is free for teachers and staff to catch up, plan, and prepare for the return of students on Wednesday.

Collaboration Calendar - January

EnRICh

There will be no EnRICh in January.  We will resume with our 2nd semester EnRICh in February.  We will plan for this in January so more information to come.

AIMSWeb Winter Testing

Math - We will work on any unfinished math testing in Kindergarten-1st beginning on Wednesday.

Grades 2-5:  If you have any students who have not finished the math assessment, please have them complete this week.

Reading - The window will open on 1/17.  The testing team will come in to assess 1st Grade sometime between 1/17 - 1/24.  They will assess Kindergarten the week of 2/1-2/8.  Grades 2-5 may complete these assessments beginning 1/17; they should all be completed by 2/8.

IMPORTANT:  Classroom teachers are responsible for ensuring any and ALL special accommodations are communicated to testing team and/or test administrators and implemented.  Sped Case Managers should work with classroom teachers to ensure all testing IEP accommodations are met.

Upcoming Dates

Tues, 1/3 - Teachers and Staff Return

Wed, 1/4 - Students Return

Mon, 1/16 - MLK Holiday

1/17-2/8 - Window for AimsWeb Reading Assessments

Family News

Congratulations to Kelsie Olcott Andrews!  She and her fiance were married over the break!  What a beautiful bride and precious couple! 

Paine Precepts (Integrity)

• “The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
• “The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.” – William Safire
• “Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking.” – J.C. Watts

Family News

Please keep Hannah Lutz and her family in your thoughts and prayers.  Her dad had a heart attack and is in the ICU. 

Please remember all who are mourning a loved one this Christmas Season. May they be filled with a peace of His promise.

Merry Christmas to our Paine Family! 

Family News

Congratulations to Ellen and Lane Howard on the birth of their beautiful, baby daughter.  Catherine Kay Howard was born on Monday. She weighed 7 lbs 8 oz and is 20 inches long.  We are so excited for this precious family!

Weekly Update

 

Last Week in Review

INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS WEEK

We celebrated Inclusive Schools Week last week! Thank you to everyone for implementing the morning meeting plans for the week.  The friendship banners are amazing!

PLC's

Thank you for investing in your continuous learning!  That is the key to continuing to perfect our craft and achieve our mission!  Thank you to our academic coaches for facilitating the PLC Meetings for our Science of Teaching Reading and Math Groups.  Thank you to our STEM Leadership Team who is working extremely hard on our STEM Certification efforts!

B Week - December 12-16

North PE will be outside this week (weather permitting)

Friday PE will be outside for all (weather permitting)

ALL Birthdays occurring over  the holidays will be announced Friday morning.

Paine Practice ... Best Practice  

 Focus this week: Our Teachers are Learners, Too! 

Expanding our knowledge of The Science of Teaching Reading is crucial for our students. Thank you to our reading coaches for leading this important PLC! 

Our Sped Teachers in their PLC Meeting.

Math Teacher PLC facilitated by Jessica Bryant!

Our School Leadership Team PLC.

Monday, December 12th

Mrs. Matos' students & Ms. Blank's students will participate in their annual Holly Jolly Holiday Celebration.

Tuesday - Grade Level Assemblies

We will have our grade level assemblies on Tuesday in the NORTH Gym.  We will present student recognitions for the month of November.  The schedule is as follows:

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

Math Competition

Our 5th Grade Math Team will participate in a virtual competition on Thursday, December 15th at noon.  Thank you, Mrs. Burns for preparing our team!

Christmas Parties

Wednesday, 12/14 - PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, & 5th

Thursday, 12/15 - 3rd & 4th

Wednesday Collaboration & Thursday Afternoon

We will have collaboration on Wednesday in the North or South Collaboration Rooms.  Please use the early release time on Thursday to catch up in your rooms. 

EnRICh

The final session for EnRICh will be moved from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning from 8:20-9:10.  The only exception is Robotics/Golf in the STREAM Studio & BeeBots in the Library. Please send the students participating in those learning experiences to EnRich on Thursday at the regular time.  Friday morning, these students will report to the libary at 9:20 to participate in a STEM activity while all other 2-5 students are in EnRICh.

Friday Schedule - Early Dismissal

We will dismiss students at 12:00 on Friday, December 16th, and will be operating under the following schedule for the day.  There will be no specials on Friday; please look for your adjusted PE and lunch times.  Please pick up "to-go" lunches and either eat in the classroom or find a spot outside to eat (weather permitting). We will place trashcans in the hallways for all lunchroom trash.  

ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE INVITED TO WEAR PAJAMAS ON FRIDAY! REMIND STUDENTS TO WEAR APPROPRIATE SHOES FOR PE.

PE Schedule

Friday EnRICh Schedule (2-5)

All 2-5 Students will go to EnRiCh from 8:20 to 9:10.  Students who participate in Robotics & BeeBots will report to the library for a STEM Activity (because they will participate on Thursday afternoon).

Lunch Pick-Up Schedule

Paine Family Christmas Celebration

Housekeeping Items for Friday

Please take some time for students to help you clean the room, removing any and all trash from desks, lockers, etc.

Be sure to unplug all lamps, twinkle lights, small appliances, etc.

Upcoming Dates

Mon, 12/12 - Holly Jolly Holiday Celebration (Matos, Blank, & PreK)

Tues, 12/13 - Assemblies

Wed, 12/14 - Christmas parties for Prek, K, 1st, 2nd, & 5th

Thurs, 12/15 - Christmas parties for 3rd & 4th

Fri, 12/16 - Half Day for Students

Fri, 12/16 - PAJAMA DAY FOR STAFF & STUDENTS

Fri, 12/16 - PES Faculty & Staff Christmas Lunch

12/17-1/2 - Christmas Break

Tues, 1/3 - Teachers and Staff Return

Wed, 1/4 - Students Return

Paine Precepts (Compassion)

BE KIND, FOR EVERYONE YOU MEET IS FIGHTING A HARDER BATTLE. - Plato

BE KIND WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IT IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE. - Dalai Lama

IF YOU WANT TO LIFT YOURSELF UP, LIFT SOMEONE ELSE UP. - Booker T. Washington

ALWAYS STOP TO THINK WHETHER YOUR FUN MAY BE THE CAUSE OF ANOTHER’S UNHAPPINESS. - Aesop

TOO OFTEN WE UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A TOUCH, A SMILE, A KIND WORD, A LISTENING EAR, AN HONEST COMPLIMENT, OR THE SMALLEST ACT OF CARING, ALL OF WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TURN A LIFE AROUND. - Leo Buscaglia

Family News

We are so excited to announce that Hannah & Chris McCauley are expected a baby girl at the end of May!

Please keep Carter Pharis and his wife, Kelly Anne in your thoughts and prayers.  Carter's mother-in-law passed away this week from a long illness.

Weekly Update

 

A Week - December 5-9
INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS WEEK
North PE will be outside this week (weather permitting)

Our faculty & staff had so much fun at our faculty meeting finding our COMMON GROUND through SPEED FRIENDING!  It was great connecting with our colleagues! We will continue this at our future faculty meetings!

Paine Practice ... Best Practice

4th Grade had their Glow Day the Friday before Thanksgiving. This is a day where students rotate to the various rooms to review conceps they have learned this year (in a super fun way)!

Our Paine Elementary Choir performed at St. Vincents East tree ceremony on Friday. They did a great job!  Thank you for Taylor Knuppel & Lesley Rogers!!!

Our teachers participated in STREAM Studio Training (Engineering Design Process) facilitated by Hannah McCauley.  

Mrs. Ferguson greeting her students before they enter the room in the morning!

Paine Elementary Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Mrs. Maggie Burns!!!

December Collaboration & PD Calendar

Wednesdays (During Planning Time)	Thursday (Early Release 2:15-3:15)
Wednesday, 11/30/22 NO REQUIRED COLLABORATION on WED.  All teachers will participate in STREAM Studio PD on Friday, 12/2 instead.	Thursday, 12/1/22 Faculty Meeting:  Paine Teacher of the Year will be announced
Wednesday, 12/7/22 Grade Level/Content Area Collaboration in No & So Coll Rooms	Thursday, 12/8/22 PLC’s will meet (see information above). Locations TBD.
Wednesday, 12/14/22 Grade Level/Content Area Collaboration in No & So Coll Rooms	Thursday, 12/15/22 STEM Leadership Team Meeting Sped Teacher Meeting Everyone Else: Time to Work in Rooms or Collaborate (what your group needs

Professional Learning Communities (PLC's)

Listed below are our designated PLCs for the remainder of the year along with monthly meeting locations.  Our first meeting will be Thursday from 2:15-3:15.  (New Teachers will meet on a different day each month so you will be able to participate in one of the PLCs below.  Sped Teachers will not meet until 12/15 this month.)

Upcoming Dates

12/5-12/7 - Inclusive Schools Week

12/6 - 3rd Grade Music Programs

Fri, 12/9 - School Spelling Bee

Mon, 12/12 - Holly Jolly Holiday Celebration (Matos, Blank, & PreK)

Tues, 12/13 - Assemblies

Wed, 12/14 - Christmas parties for Prek, K, 1st, 2nd, & 5th

Thurs, 12/15 - Christmas parties for 3rd & 4th

Fri, 12/16 - Half Day for Students

Fri, 12/16 - PAJAMA DAY FOR STAFF & STUDENTS

Fri, 12/16 - PES Faculty & Staff Christmas Lunch

Paine Precepts (Compassion)

• “I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.” – Roger Ebert
• “Empathy grows as we learn.” –  Alice Miller
• “Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up.” – Jesse Jackson
• “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.” – Albert Schweitzer
• “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Inclusive Schools Week - December 5th-9th

 

2022 Inclusive Schools Week

Paine Elementary School

 

In recognition of Inclusive Schools Week December 5^th – 9^th, Paine Elementary classes will focus on the theme “Unity Within Our Community” each day during morning meetings. Through quick but intentional conversations, students will work to identify both similarities and differences amongst classmates, recognizing the unique traits that make each student an individual.

 

Each morning, teachers will give students time to do two things:

1. Have guided, intentional conversations with one another.

2. Write character traits and words of encouragement on each other’s pennant flag.

Below you will find suggestions for each morning meeting along with more specific directions concerning the pennant flags. Because this is being done across all grade levels, it’s really up to the teacher on how you’d like to incorporate these two things into your morning meeting. All we are asking is that students get to do the two things listed above – have conversations with each other and decorate each other’s pennant flags with words (2-5) or pictures (k-1). For example, this will look different for K-1 than it would for 4^th and 5^th, so there is a lot of flexibility in how you do this with your class.

During morning meeting, we encourage you to have “5 minutes of Friendship”

 Monday during Morning Meeting:

Students Create their Pennant Flag with self-portrait and/or their name.

 

Tuesday-Friday during Morning Meeting: “5 Minutes of Friendship”

Each morning, have your students pair up with each other and discuss different prompts or questions to help them get to know each other on a deeper level. The prompts or questions you use can be totally up to you, but remember that the point of this activity is to build unity, community, and allow students to see that we are all unique. If students are meeting with different friends each day, the prompt could be the same each day.

Depending how many students you have in your class, you might want students to pair up with two or three different people each morning, so that by Friday all students have met with one another. Each day at the end of morning meeting, give students the chance to write character traits or words of encouragement on the pennant flags of those they talked to that morning. By Friday, all students should have had a chance to talk, and all students should have written on each other’s pennant flag (Kinder and 1^st grade could sign their name on each other’s flag or even draw a small picture rather than write traits or words of encouragement). Mrs. Kidd described this activity like “speed friending.” 😊

 

Friday:

After flags are finished, connect all pennants to create a banner. Hang your banner somewhere in the hallway outside of your classroom.

 

We will put copies of the flags in your boxes Friday, 12/2.

 

 

Read Alouds/Books for extra learning:

“We’re different, we’re the same”- YouTube Sesame Street video book read aloud (5:57 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUrjb4SZnxg

 

A Rainbow of Friends- YouTube read aloud (2:30 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFvO4LcmYI8

 

“All are Welcome”- YouTube story read aloud (3:03 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDKgo4arIs

 

“Whoever You Are”- YouTube read aloud story (3:50 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZV2IyZDzcc

 

“I am Unique” video- (2:14 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQs7hc3kuLw