Weekly Update

On National SRO Appreciation Day (and everyday), we would like to thank our SRO, Officer Bowen for helping to keep our school safe. 

 

We would like to welcome a new staff member to our team.  Kate Floyd will join our front office staff on Tuesday.  Please welcome her to PES!

Week - February 20-23, 2024

PE:  North PE will be outside this week (weather permitting)

Character Trait Focus: Kindness

 Paine Power Word: Evaluate

Lesson Plan Checks - Tuesday Morning 

Importance of Handwashing

There are so many different illnesses going around.  

Please make SURE your students are using hand sanitizer 1) Before eating lunch each day and 2) following recess. This is a school expectation.  

Please remind students to wash their hands with soap when they go to the restroom.

Read Across America

Read Across America is the week of February 26 - March 1st.  Please communicate our plan to your parent distribution list asap.

Wednesday - Data Meetings 

We will have data meetings this week during collaboration to analyze our AIMS Web & ACAP Practice Data.  Please come ready to dive into our data.  Bring your laptops, a highlighter, and pen/pencil.

Thursday Afternoon - Early Release Time

We will have our MTSS Turnaround Training and/or finish up data meetings.  We will see how far we get on Wednesday with our data.

March 8th

March 8th is an E-Learning day for students, but a required workday for faculty and staff.  We will utilize March 8^th similar to how we did October 10^th ... as a day for you all to host parent conferences and participate in school PD/meetings.  This day will be great timing as report cards will go out the following week and will give you a chance to talk with parents in advance of that. We will be on a 7:45 - 3:15 schedule. Please schedule as many of your conferences as possible in the first portion of the day. We will plan to have PD and meetings in the 1:30-3:00 window.  Please go ahead and schedule your parent conferences.

Leadership Trussville to visit PES on 3/14

Leadership Trussville will be visiting our school on Thursday, March 14th.  More information to follow soon.  Please go ahead and update the student work outside of your classrooms. Let's show all of the incredible learning happening at Paine!

Family News

We would like to welcome a new staff member to our team this week. Kate Floyd will be joining our front office staff. Please welcome her to PES.

Congratulations to Lauren Weller and her beautiful family. 

They are expecting baby #3.

Paine Precepts (Black History Month)

 “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world” – Harriet Tubman

Born a slave, Harriet Tubman dreamed of freedom. Through strength, patience, and passion, she eventually escaped to become an abolitionist and a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad leading other enslaved people to freedom. She influenced and changed countless lives through her many roles as a nurse, Union spy, and women’s suffrage supporter – and her words and story still inspire us today.

“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” – Dr. Mae Jemison

Dr. Mae Jemison has always imagined a boundless future for herself. Not only is she the first African American woman to be admitted to NASA’s astronaut training program in 1987, but Dr. Jemison is also the first African American female astronaut! On September 12, 1992, she flew into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor. She is also a medical trained doctor, served in the Peace Corps, and currently runs a medical technology company.

“Practice creates confidence. Confidence empowers you.” – Simone Biles

Simone Biles started practicing gymnastics at the young age of six, teaching herself to flip off mailboxes. Over the years, she did countless more flips to refine technique and skills – and to build the necessary confidence to become the success that she is today. Simone is now known as one of the sports’ greatest athletes with a combined total of over 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.

“We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.” – Barack Obama

With hard work and dedication to service, Barack Obama was persistent and insistent on shaping the future. He made his mark on history as the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to serve in the office.