Weekly Update

  A Week - May 1-5

South PE will be outside this week (weather permitting)

Paine Practice...Best Practice

Andrea Barkers' EnRICh group is on their way to test the the bird replicas they created. They were talking about using straws to connect their replicas to represent birds hollow bones.

Reese Guthrie and Meleigha Swatek working with their EnRICh students on constructing circuits to light up their constructed City of Trussville buildings.

Frances Proctor and Kathleen Daniel are following the engineering design process to guide their EnRICh students in designing and creating games.

Architect, Hunter Swatek (also Meleigha's husband and former Paine student) met with our EnRICh young architects and is shown working with them on their blueprint designs.

Paine Counselors, Christy Naylor and Sara Taylor leading our grade level award assemblies on Friday.   

Blanche's X-STREAM 3rd Birthday Celebration

We will celebrate Blanche's 3rd Birthday on Friday.  Each grade will have a designated 45 minutes to engage in several Dog-Themed STREAM activities, have their picture made with Blanche, and have a special treat.  The celebration will be on the North Field (weather permitting).  We will have PTO volunteers there to help us.

EnRICh

EnRICh for grades 2-5 will meet on Tuesdays from 2:00-2:50 and Thursdays from 1:00-1:50.  

Formal Teacher Observations

We will continue our spring teacher observations this week.  

Collaboration Calendar

We plan to have grade level data meetings during collaboration on Wednesday (if testing is completed).  We will have a faculty meeting Thursday at 2:15.  We are excited to welcome Dr. Martin to our meeting to speak with our faculty and staff (at 2:45).

Celebrating Dr. Brumlow on May 18th

May 23rd Field Day & Class Parties

Many of you have asked about the May 23rd Field Day parties.  We are working on a schedule.  Students in grades 1-5 will participate in rotations as a class throughout the day (inside and outside) with their teachers.  Time will be allocated in the schedule for lunch and your class parties.  More information to follow soon!

(Kindergarten will participate in a separate experience on Friday, May 19th due to new Kinder Orientation on May 23rd.)

Upcoming Dates to Remember

Wed, 5/3 - End of Year Grade Level Data Meetings

Thurs, 5/4 - Faculty Meeting at 2:15. Dr. Martin to meet with Paine Faculty/Staff at 2:45

Fri, 5/5 - Blanche's 3rd Birthday Celebration

5/8-5/12 - Teacher Appreciation Week

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

Fri, 5/12 - 3rd Grade Scored Handwriting Assessments due back to Dr. Jensen

Mon, 5/15 - PES Musical (day & evening performances)

Thurs, 5/18 - Retirement (Brumlow) & End of Year Celebration

Fri, 5/19 - EnRICh Student Showcase

Fri, 5/19 - Kindergartent Class Parties

Mon, 5/22 - End of Year Assemblies

Tues, 5/23 - Kinder Orientation for 2022-2023 Students (8:30 am AND 6:00 pm)

Tues, 5/23 - Paine Field Day & End of Year Class Parties 

Fri, 5/12 - 5th Grade Extravaganza

Tues, 6/20 - Kinder Orientation for 2022-2023 Students (8:30 am AND 6:00 pm)

Paine Precepts (Kindness)

Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud. —Maya Angelou

You can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness! —Anne Frank

Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give. —Author unknown

Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people. —Karen Salmansohn

Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life. —Jackie Chan

Family News

Please keep Caroline Kidd in your thoughts and prayers. She is in the hospital having contractions, but they are working to stop them since it is so early.  

Weekly Update

 C Week - April 24-28

North PE will be outside this week (weather permitting)

Paine Practice...Best Practice

Our 3rd Graders' Biography Parade!

Our School Leadership Team PLC brainstorming improvement ideas!

Leah Morrison's GaTE students planting in the garden!

Jennifer Abney on the carpet reading Charlotte's Web with her class!

Lindsay Phillips & Elizabeth Moffett's students launching rockets while Officer Bowen tracks each rocket's speed.

May Matters - Let's Make it Count

As we approach the final month of school let's stay strong and stay the course.  We still have a lot of important work to do.  I received the following important reminder in an email to principals from the state.  It serves as a reminder that we still have time to make a difference!

MAY MATTERS! (From State email)

Did you know…….

· the month of May can be the least productive month for student learning?

· for most of Alabama’s public schools, May counts for 90-120 instructional hours

(depending on the last day of school - 6 hours x 3 or 4 weeks)?

· May can account for up to 40 hours of reading instruction (2 hours per day x 3 or 4 weeks)?

· a lack of instruction during the month of May will deepen the summer learning loss?

· May matters to student learning. Let’s encourage all schools to continue teaching reading during the month of May because May Matters.

AIMS Web Testing - This Week

• Our window for AimsWeb Spring Testing is now open and our goal is to complete these assessments this week.  
• Our Testing Team will pull Kindergarteners and 1st Graders for Literacy.  They will also be pulling 2nd & 3rd for ORF.  Cindy Cornwell will begin pulling K & 1 students for the Math Assessment.  
• Teachers in 2nd - 5th:  You may go ahead and administer the assessment (on the computer) to your students.  Please complete this by Friday, April 28th.  Our plan is to have our final data meetings the first week of May.

EnRICh

EnRICh for grades 2-5 will meet on Tuesdays from 2:00-2:50 and Thursdays from 1:00-1:50.  

CNP State Site Review

The State will be conducting an on-site review of our lunchrooms on Wednesday, April 26th for both breakfast and lunch.  The following are a few reminders of things we should be following that day (and everyday):

• No outside purchased food should be brought into the lunchroom.
• Students have a fruit or a vegetable on their plate.  They only need 3 components and one of the three must be a fruit OR a vegetable.  This is the minimum required so of course students may get both vegetables and a fruit if they wish.  An example of a reimbursable meal would be a hamburger and an apple, because the hamburger has two of the three components.  
• If students need a cup of water they should get it from the containers on the sides (and should not use the sink).  
• We cannot allow lunches to be charged, so staff should make sure their accounts are up to date.  
• I have ordered water containers to place on both sides so the students can get a cup of water without having to turn on the sink.  We are not allowed to let adults charge, so if the staff could make sure their accounts are up to date and please don’t ask us to charge

We have the best lunchroom around, so thank you for helping to ensure a successful review.

Also, as we approach the last month of school behaviors are escalated.  It is imperative that every teacher sit with their students at lunch.

Formal Teacher Observations

We have completed our ATOT observations.  Now, we will be focusing on spring formal observations for any teacher on the cycle this year.  You will see our admin team visiting classrooms to complete these observations beginning on Monday.

Collaboration Calendar

We will have grade level collaboration on Wednesday and a Faculty Meeting on Thursday during early release time.

Friday - Grade Level Assemblies

We will have our grade level assemblies on Friday in the NORTH Gym.  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

Upcoming Dates to Remember

Week of 4/24 - State CNP Review at Paine

Wed, 4/26 - State On-Site CNP Review (Breakfast & Lunch)

Fri, 4/28 - Grade Level Assemblies

Wed, 5/3 - End of Year Grade Level Data Meetings

Thurs, 5/4 - Dr. Martin to meet with Paine Faculty/Staff at 2:45

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

Fri, 5/12 - 3rd Grade Scored Handwriting Assessments due back to Dr. Jensen

Mon, 5/15 - PES Musical (day & evening performances)

Thurs, 5/18 - Retirement (Brumlow) & End of Year Celebration

Fri, 5/19 - EnRICh Student Showcase

Mon, 5/22 - End of Year Assemblies

Tues, 5/23 - Kinder Orientation for 2022-2023 Students (8:30 am AND 6:00 pm)

Tues, 5/23 - Paine Field Day & End of Year Class Parties (more information to follow soon)

Fri, 5/12 - 5th Grade Extravaganza

Tues, 6/20 - Kinder Orientation for 2022-2023 Students (8:30 am AND 6:00 pm)

Paine Precepts (Perseverance)

• “F-E-A-R has two meanings: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.” – Zig Ziglar
• “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. – Og Mandino
• “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” – Colin Powell
• “I wouldn’t be where I am now if I didn’t fail … a lot. The good, the bad, it’s all part of the success equation.” – Mark Cuban
• “We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” – Jesse Owens

Weekly Update

B Week - April 17-21

South PE will be outside this week (weather permitting)

Paine Practice...Best Practice

Our Kindergarten Music Program was GREAT! 

Rachelle Taylor assessing students' math understanding.

Jennifer Hunt reads aloud while her student follow along!

Heather Findley's Kinder students are fully engaged in their number talk!

Isabelle Landrem showing her PreK students what the caterpillar will look like soon!

Haley Jacob's Kinder students building teen numbers using cubes and double ten frames.

ACAP Make-Up Testing

We will continue our ACAP make-up testing this week.

American Fidelity

American Fidelity will be here April 17 thru April 21 in the South Conference room.  Everyone must check in with them sometime during the week. 

EnRICh

Our spring session of EnRICh (grades 2-5) will begin on Tuesday.  We will get rosters to teachers by the end of the day on Monday.  

EnRICh will meet on Tuesdays from 2:00-2:50 and Thursdays from 1:00-1:50.  

Tuesday/Thursday Revised Schedule

Collaboration Calendar

Upcoming Dates to Remember

Week of 4/17-4/21 - Every employee must meet with American Fidelity

Tues, 4/18 - EnRICh will start back; New Tuesday schedule for all grades

Week of 4/24 - State CNP Review at Paine

Fri, 4/28 - Grade Level Assemblies

Wed, 5/3 - End of Year Grade Level Data Meetings

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

Fri, 5/12 - 3rd Grade Scored Handwriting Assessments due back to Dr. Jensen

Mon, 5/15 - PES Musical (day & evening performances)

Thurs, 5/18 - Retirement (Brumlow) & End of Year Celebration

Fri, 5/19 - EnRICh Student Showcase

Mon, 5/22 - End of Year Assemblies

Tues, 5/23 - Kinder Orientation for 2022-2023 Students (8:30 am AND 6:00 pm)

Tues, 5/23 - Paine Field Day & End of Year Class Parties (more information to follow soon)

Fri, 5/12 - 5th Grade Extravaganza

Tues, 6/20 - Kinder Orientation for 2022-2023 Students (8:30 am AND 6:00 pm)

Family News

Congratulations to Meleigha and Hunter Swatek.  

They are expecting a baby boy in October!

Paine Precepts (Perseverance)

• “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
• “Be like a postage stamp, stick to something until you get there!” – Josh Billings
• “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
• “Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
• The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.” – Vince Lombardi

EnRICh Application Links

 EnRICh Application Links for Students.  Please make sure you provide ONLY your grade level.

 

2^nd Grade: https://forms.gle/RyTQKWpfzy7F5yAXA

3^rd Grade: https://forms.gle/J9nKktgUwGxyyJhf6

4^th Grade: https://forms.gle/iPY4rs92Z1ET4GoP6

5^th Grade: https://forms.gle/EYhzpxUigynm2CAt8

Weekly Update

A Week - April 10-14

North PE will be outside this week (weather permitting)

Paine Practice...Best Practice

Carla Dillard utilizing partner talk strategy with Kindergarten students.

Susan Brandon is engaging students in dictation practice (writing sentences)!

Making Connections with Colleagues during our Faculty Meeting!

ACAP Testing

Students in grades 2-5 will take the ACAP State Test on Wednesday.  Tuesday.  Thank you for your continued hard work to prepare our students.  The schedule for testing is below:

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!  

We will also be finishing make-up tests on Thursday and Friday (as needed).

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.
• K & 1, 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.

Wednesday (Testing Day) PE Schedule

We will be on a modified schedule on Wednesday due to testing.  There will be no specials. 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.  Tuesday PE times are listed below.

11:00-11:30  - 2nd Grade

11:30-12:00  - 4th Grade

12:00-12:30   -  3rd Grade

1:00-1:30 - 1st Grade     

1:30-2:00  - Kindergarten    

2:00-2:30  - 5th Grade

If you have to change your recess time or location due to testing on Wednesday, please notify the office so we know when and where you will be.

Collaboration Calendar - Remainder of Year

Thursday - Early Release Time

Teachers in grades 2-5 & Specialists should meet with their EnRICh partners to finalize your EnRICh plans.  Kindergarten & 1st Grade should meet with their grade level from 2:15-3:15 and work on math plans.

Upcoming Dates to Remember

Tues, 4/11 - Kindergarten Music Program

Wed, 4/12 - ACAP Math

Tues, 4/18 - EnRICh will start back; New Tuesday schedule for all grades

Week of 4/24 - State CNP Review at Paine

Fri, 4/28 - Grade Level Assemblies

Wed, 5/3 - End of Year Grade Level Data Meetings

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)

Thurs, 5/18 - Retirement (Brumlow) & End of Year Celebration

Fri, 5/19 - EnRICh Student Showcase

Mon, 5/22 - End of Year Assemblies

Tues, 5/23 - Kinder Orientation for 2022-2023 Students (8:30 am AND 6:00 pm)

Tues, 5/23 - Paine Field Day & End of Year Class Parties (more information to follow soon)

Fri, 5/12 - 5th Grade Extravaganza

Tues, 6/20 - Kinder Orientation for 2022-2023 Students (8:30 am AND 6:00 pm)

Family News

Congratulations to Chelle Williams and Doug on their recent wedding!!! Beautiful bride!

Paine Precepts (Perseverance)

• “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews
• “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison
• “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth
• “Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich