Sunday, June 25, 2023

Building Updates & Other

I hope your summer is going great and that you are relaxing and making precious memories with family and friends!  We miss seeing all of you each day! We are working hard on gettings things ready for next school year.

Building Access Update


You may get into your classrooms beginning Wednesday, June 28th.  The only exception is the 5th grade hall because literacy camp is being held in your rooms; you may come in the afternoons because camp is only a half day.

The floors look beautiful!  Reminder:  You may NOT drag ANYTHING across the floors in your classrooms or the building/hallways.  This includes boxes or rolling items. It will leave marks on our newly waxed floors.  If you need help picking things up to move them, we will have a sign up sheet available at the front office and Tim will be happy to help you.  He is at the school Monday - Thursday this summer.  Make SURE you have protectors on the legs of ALL chairs in your classroom to protect the floors.  We purchased these for all classrooms last year.  If you do not have all of yours you will need to replace them or get tennis balls cut for those chairs.  Please let us know if you have any questions.  Thank you for caring about our building!

Remember: No doors should be propped open (even in the summertime) for safety reasons.  We have students and staff in the building for various summer camps and summer care.

Note: The 4th grade hall will not be accessible at all on Tuesday, June 27th due to summer ACAP follow-up testing for reading. If you happen to stop by the building, please do not enter this hall.


Faculty/Staff Updates

We would like to welcome the following individuals to our Paine Elementary Family:
  • Lawson Cribb - Kindergarten Teacher
  • Ashley Wilks - 1st Grade Teacher
  • Lauren Breed - 2nd Grade Teacher (Math & Science)
  • Jasmine Talsma - 4th Grade Teacher (Literacy & Social Studies)
  • Eleanor Kerr - 5th Grade Teacher (Math & Science)
  • Sara Taylor - North Counselor
  • Hunter Birdyshaw - Assistant Principal
The following faculty members are transferring to a different grade level.  We are so excited about these moves because their broad knowledge and skills will serve as an asset to their new grade level.
  • Chelle (Williams) Wallace - from 2nd Grade to Kindergarten
  • Kylee Kimbrough - from 2nd Grade to 1st Grade
  • Becky Calvin - from 1st Grade to 2nd Grade
  • Rebekah Ferguson - from 4th Grade to 2nd Grade

Family News

Congratulations to Dr. Jensen and Casey Rocket on their recent Wedding!  We are so excited for them!  

Congratulations to Catherine Cowden Byram.  She was married on June 10th.  We wish them all the happiness in the world!

Please keep Destin Rice and her family in your prayers. Her grandfather passed away last week.

Layton Dyess Parkey was married this weekend.  We wish them all the best.  She will be missed at Paine!

End of Year Parties

End of Year Classroom Parties will be on Wednesday, May 22nd.  Please be sure to invite room moms ONLY (if you need help), due to limited pa...