Weekly Update

 

 B Week - March 20-24

North PE will be outside this week (weather permitting)

PACE Character Trait for March - Self Control

Paine Practice - Best Practice

Hannah Lutz actively listening to her students engage in Turn & Talk.

Reese Guthrie rotating around the room to assess student progress with an investigation.

Karen Ekonen leading students in a discussion to find the meaning in a poem.

Heather Cates leads students in a sound drill which includes blends, digraphs, short and long vowel sounds, etc.

ACAP Testing - Important

Beginning this week, students in grades 2-5 will be taking the ACAP State Test.  Thank you for your continued hard work to prepare our students.  The schedule for testing is below:

ACAP ELA Testing – Thursday, March 23, 2023
Grades 2 & 3	Session 4: Phonics & Vocabulary Session 3:  ELA Writing & TDW
Grades 4 & 5	Session 1: Audio, Phonics & Vocabulary Session 3: Writing & TDW
ACAP ELA Testing – Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Grades 2 & 3	Session 1: Audio, Phonological Awareness & Fluency Session 2:  Comprehension
Grades 4 & 5	Session 2: Comprehension Session 4: Comprehension
ACAP Science Testing – Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Grade 4	Sessions 1 & 2: Science
ACAP Math Testing – Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Grade 2	Sessions 1 & 2: Math
Grades 3 - 5	Sessions 1 & 2: Math

Please remind your parents of our testing schedule and the importance of our students being on time, getting enough rest and eating a good breakfast.  Please encourage students to do their very best!

During Wednesday morning announcements we will provide words of encouragement for students who will be testing the next morning.  Right after announcements please show students the ACAP video (5th grade may want to show it after specials & pe).  We put the link to the video in the blog before Wednesday morning.

Important Testing Reminders

• There should be no activity/traveling through the building beginning at 8:10 until you receive word that morning group testing is complete.
• We will begin the PE schedule as soon as whole group testing is complete. We will get the word out, but will not make an intercom announcement due to continued small  group testing.
• Travel in hallways should be limited and students should remain supervised and quiet.
• Please avoid hallways that have "testing" signs.
• There is no recess on Thursday so recess is not an issue for our first test session.  For future test days after spring break....if you have morning recess we are asking you to move this to a later time when whole group testing is complete.  This is to ensure there is no traffic in the hallways.  
• There will be NO lunch visitors on ACAP testing days.

Thank you to Christy Naylor, Caroline Kidd, and Sara Taylor for all of the work you have put in to ensure we have a smooth process for testing.  Thank you to Taylor Knuppel, Catherine Cowden, Caroline Kidd, and Sara Taylor for spearheading the creation of our ACAP video.  Thank you to all Paine teachers and staff who participated in the creation of our testing video this year.  We cannot wait to see it!

Thursday (Testing Day) PE Schedule

We will be on a modified schedule on Thursday due to testing.  We plan to begin PE at 10:50 (but please wait on word that testing is complete before proceeding to PE).  We will try to have outside PE if weather permits.  If we are able to do this, we will be using the north field and south playground.  Thursday PE times are listed below.

10:50-11:20  - 2nd Grade

11:20-11:50  - 4th Grade

11:50-12:20  -  3rd Grade

12:20-12:50 - 1st Grade     

12:50-1:20 - Kindergarten    

1:20-1:50 - 5th Grade

Collaboration Calendar

There will be no required collaboration this week due to ACAP preparation & testing.  We will use our early release time on Thursday to ensure we have added all of our evidence to our PLPs.

STREAM Studio

Elizabeth Moffett collaborated with Rachel Brockman & Jessica Bryant to facilitate an amazing learning experience on area & perimeter using BeeBots. Eliabeth's students engaged in a read aloud of “Can I Be Your Dog?” which is about a dog named Arfy who is looking for his forever home. The class followed the Engineering Design Process (EDP) as they began working for a fencing company to design fences for Arfy's new home. Students drew a sketch of their fence including labeling the dimensions. After designing, students found the area and perimeter of their fence, then programmed the BeeBot to draw the fence as a blueprint. Students reflected on what went wrong when it was not perfect, made corrections, and retested with their BeeBot. They came up with some amazing blueprints to share with Arfy's new owners. This was such a fun and engaging activity, and there is no doubt that this group of kids will always remember area and perimeter! 

Free Books for Classroom Libraries

Out with the old, in with the new - we’re making room for over 600 new library books! Stop by the library workroom (where the laminator is) and take any books you’d like from the FREE BOOKS cart. We will be weeding the collection throughout the rest of the year, so keep checking back to see what’s on the FREE BOOKS cart!

Upcoming Dates

Thur, 3/23 - ACAP ELA Assessments

3/27-3/31 - Spring Break

Tues, 4/4 - ACAP ELA Assessments

Wed, 4/5  - ACAP Science (4th)

Tues, 4/11 - Kindergarten Music Program

Wed, 4/12 - ACAP Math

Tues, 4/18 - EnRICh will start back

Fri, 5/5 - Blanche's 3rd Birthday (Plans to be announced)

5/8-5/12 - Teacher Appreciation Week

5/9 & 5/11 - STEM Certification Meetings with Review Team

Thurs, 5/11 - PES Musical (day & evening performances)

Fri, 5/12 - 5th Grade Extravaganza

Paine Precepts (Effort)

“Continuous effort– not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.    --Winston Churchill  

“All things are difficult before they are easy.”   --Thomas Fuller

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply.  Willing is not enough; we must do.”     --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   

“Just try to bethe best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be.  That’s in your power.”   --John Wooden

“If a task is once begun, never leave it till it’s done.  Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all.”    --Author Unknown