Weekly Update

We want to wish Kate Floyd the best as she moves to HTMS. She will be missed at PES!

 B Week - Sept 30 - Oct 4, 2024

North PE - Outside

Character Trait - Compassion

LINK TO PES CALENDAR FOR 2024-2025

Important Events this Week

Mon, Sept 30 - Hat Day to Benefit United Way

Tues, Oct 1- Makeup Pictures

Wed, Oct 2 - Training with Academic Coaches/Collaboration

Thurs, Oct 3 - Collaborative Planning

Oct 3 & 4 - 1/2 2nd Grade to Samford/Field Trip each day

Upcoming Literacy Night for Parents of 2nd & 3rd Graders

 KNOW  YOUR  IMPACT

So far, we have had 16 teachers visit colleagues and complete the feedback form! There are some profound takeaways from this professional learning experience and the feedback has been incredible. Thank you for sharing your amazing skill and knowledge with your colleagues.  If you have not signed up yet, please make sure you complete your first peer observation by mid-October.  If you are having trouble with scheduling, please get with Admin and we will help you.

Peer Observation Sign-Up Calendar

Post Observation Reflection Form

Educator Effectiveness 

Please click on the link below to access our Educator Effectiveness Timeline and instructions.  All TCS Teachers should complete the Spark, Reflect, and Tinker sections with the EE learning cycle by October 1st.

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/18RtShsV3t7MHhgBnvdxtkPuVxuZUrl6Qgv46erQhWPE/edit?usp=sharing

Paine Precepts (Integrity)

• “Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.” -Henry David Thoreau
• “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” – William Shakespeare
• “Be always sure you’re right, then go ahead.” – Davy Crocket
• “Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself.” -William Shakespeare
• “Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.” -Albert Einstein

Weekly Update

  A Week - September 23-27, 2024

South PE - Outside

Character Trait - Compassion

LINK TO PES CALENDAR FOR 2024-2025

Important Events this Week

Tues, 9/24 - Special Olympics

Tues, 9/24 - PreK Data Meeting (1:30)

Tues, 9/24 & Tues, 9/25 - 5th Grade field trip

Wed, 9/25 - PST Meetings during Planning Time

Thu, 9/26 - Sped Data Meeting (12:00)

Thu, 9/26 - Grade Level Collaboration (2:15-3:15)

Fri, 9/27 - Matos Field Trip

 KNOW  YOUR  IMPACT

Paine Spirit Night at Bruster's! We raised $600 (and boy was it hard work)! Thank you to everyone who came out to support our great school!

Ms. Slade supporting her 5th grade students during a math investigation.

Mrs. Bowersox's learning target for her small group (at her table).

Officer Key wears many hats!

Getting our students excited about reading with Friday Book Talks during announcements!

Library Update

Please sign up for a Friday Book Talk (during morning announcements) using the link below.  This is one of the ways we are getting our students excited about reading!  

Friday Book Talk Sign Up

Also, this is a reminder for each teacher to put a picture of their favorite book outside their classroom.  I will be putting my two favorites outside of my office this week

Peer Observation Schedule

Teachers, Don't forget to complete your first peer observation and reflection form by mid-October! This is such a great professional learning experience for all of us!

Peer Observation Sign-Up Calendar

Post Observation Reflection Form

Educator Effectiveness 

Please click on the link below to access our Educator Effectiveness Timeline and instructions.  All TCS Teachers should complete the Spark, Reflect, and Tinker sections with the EE learning cycle by October 1st.

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/18RtShsV3t7MHhgBnvdxtkPuVxuZUrl6Qgv46erQhWPE/edit?usp=sharing

United Way

Our TCS United Way Campaign will run Sept. 16^th-Sept. 27^th.  Please consider donating to this important organization.

Paine Precepts (Compassion)

Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up.

Jesse Jackson

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

Mother Teresa

Learning to stand in somebody else’s shoes, to see through their eyes, that’s how peace begins.

Barack Obama

If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.

Dolly Parton

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

Albert Schweitzer

Weekly Update

   B Week - September 16-20, 2024

North PE - Outside

Character Trait - Compassion

LINK TO PES CALENDAR FOR 2024-2025

Important Events this Week

Tues, 9/17 - Rachel Brockman will be at PES to assist with Schoology ?s

Tues, 9/17 - PES Admin at Bruster's 5:30-7:30 (PES Spirit Night)

Wed, 9/18 - Grade Level Data Meetings during Collaboration

Thurs, 9/19 - Collaboration from 2:15-3:15

Fri, 9/20 - Lockdown Drill at PES

Fri, 9/20 - Required TCS Training due by 9/20

 KNOW  YOUR  IMPACT

Our teachers actively engaging in dyslexia training.

Paine Elementary raised $5,100 for Childhood Cancer Research!

Our 5th Grade students participating in our Leadership Rally.

HTHS Leaders talked with our 5th graders about leadership!

PES Library Newsletter

Please click on the link below for important information from our PES Library.

Library Newsletter

Peer Observation Schedule

Teachers, Don't forget to complete your first peer observation and reflection form by mid-October! This is such a great professional learning experience for all of us!

Peer Observation Sign-Up Calendar

Post Observation Reflection Form

Educator Effectiveness 

Please click on the link below to access our Educator Effectiveness Timeline and instructions.  All TCS Teachers should complete the Spark, Reflect, and Tinker sections with the EE learning cycle by October 1st.

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/18RtShsV3t7MHhgBnvdxtkPuVxuZUrl6Qgv46erQhWPE/edit?usp=sharing

United Way

Our TCS United Way Campaign will run Sept. 16^th-Sept. 27^th.  Please look for an email from TCS and consider donating.  Thank you to Christy Naylor for serving as the PES Campaign Chair.  If you have any questions, please let her know.

Paine Precepts (Integrity)

PRIDE IS CONCERNED WITH WHO IS RIGHT. HUMILITY IS CONCERNED WITH WHAT IS RIGHT.

Ezra Taft Benson

YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD.

Mahatma Gandhi

KNOWING WHAT MUST BE DONE DOES AWAY WITH FEAR.

Rosa Parks

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE INVOLVED. YOU HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO CONTRIBUTE, AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE RISK TO CONTRIBUTE IT.

Mae Jemison

INTEGRITY IS WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE SAY, AND WHAT WE SAY WE DO.

Don Galer

Weekly Update

A Week - September 9-13, 2024

South PE - Outside

Character Trait - Compassion

LINK TO PES CALENDAR FOR 2024-2025

Important Events this Week

Mon, 9/9 - AEA will be in the South Conference Room from 8:00-1:30

Mon, 9/9 - PES New Teacher Meeting at 3:15 

Mon, 9/9 - TCS Board Meeting at 5:00

Tues, 9/10 - PreK Collaboration at 1:15

Tues, 9/10 Fall Pictures

Tues, 9/10 - ACOE will be in the South Conference Room

Tues, 9/10 - PTO Meeting at 8:15 am

Wed, 9/11 - We will have required Dyslexia Training for all Teachers during Collaboration Time

Thur, 9/12 - We will go GOLD for childhood cancer awareness

Thur, 9/12 - We will use early release time for grade level Collaboration

Thur, 9/12 - We will have our 5th Grade Leadership Rally at 1:00

Thur, 9/12 Mid 9 week progress reports will go home

Fri, 9/13 - We will have our first lockdown drill right after announcements

 KNOW  YOUR  IMPACT

New PES ELA teachers observing Ms. Proctor unpacking learning targets.

New PES ELA teachers discussing their peer observations (guided by Jenni Peters).

We utilized our IMPACT binders and got to know some of our PES colleagues during faculty meeting. 

Mrs. Lutz unpacking learning targets for her students and colleagues during a peer observation.

Faculty Meeting & our IMPACT binders!

Tuesday - Fall Pictures

These will be made during your PE time.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

We will be going GOLD on Thursday, September 12th for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  Thank you to Mrs. Wilks and our PTO for coordinating the sale of t-shirts, and to everyone who purchased them.  All proceeds will go to benefit Children's Hospital Cancer Research!

Peer Observation Schedule

As discussed in our Faculty Meeting, as a part of our PD this year, all classroom teachers will do one peer observation each 9 weeks. Remember to sign up for your first 9 Weeks peer observation on the Peer Observation Calendar. Following the observation you are asked to complete the reflection form (link is highlighted in yellow on the calendar and listed below). Be sure to email your "observee" in advance to coordinate. This is a silent observation only; there should be no conversing with the teacher or class during this time.

Peer Observation Sign-Up Calendar

Post Observation Reflection Form

• Sign up by 8:00 am on Monday (for observance the following Thursday) if you want coverage by your designated specialist.
• If you are observing someone in a different grade level, try to schedule it during your planning time.
• Leave your students with work to do during this time.
• Be SURE to complete the Peer Observation Reflection Form (link in yellow on the calendar).
• When this completed Reflection form is email back to you, immediately forward to the teacher you observed with a than you.

Require Upcoming Training for ALL TCS Paras

All TCS Paras will be required to attend Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) training on the upcoming October 15 and February 18 E-Learning Days: https://exceptionalchildren.org/webinar/professional-development-programs/effective-and-high-leverage-practices-paraeducators.  Dr. Guilbeau and Mrs. Piper will facilitate the training that will provide information, interactive activities, and resources on your role in collaboration, assessment, instruction, and social/emotional/behavioral learning.  Participants can receive up to 9 CEUs/certificates of completion.  Paine Paras: Please go ahead and mark this on your calendars for both October 15th & February 18th. The training for Elementary Paras will be from 12:30 - 3:30 in the Upstairs Training Room at the BOE.

Paine Precepts

Be somebody who makes everybody feel like somebody. - Kid President

To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world. - Dr. Seuss

People will forget what you said.  People will forget what you did.  But, people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou

Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud. - May Angelou

It's cool to be kind. - Unknown