Teacher of the Year Nomination Form

 Teacher of the Year Nominations

It is that exciting time of year again...the teacher of the year selection process!  Please use the link below to nominate one of our amazing teachers!  The PES Teacher of the Year will be announced the last week of October.  Please have nominations submitted by the end of the day on Friday, October 18, 2024 at 4:00 pm.

TOY Nomination Link

Weekly Update

 

  B Week - October 15-18, 2024

North PE - Outside

Character Trait - Self Control

Peer Observation Sign-Up Calendar

Post Observation Reflection Form

LINK TO PES CALENDAR FOR 2024-2025

Important Events this Week

Tue, Oct 15 - E-Learning for Students; Teacher and Staff PD

Wed, Oct 16 - Turn Trussville Pink

Wed, Oct 16 - Dyslexia Training for teachers

Thur, Oct 17 - Report Cards Published

Thurs, Oct 17 - Math PLC will meet

Thurs, Oct 17 - Grade Level Collaboration

Fri, Oct 18 - 1st Grade 50's Day; SockHop at 1:00 on Courtyard

(Friday, please change your recess location if you're scheduled for the courtyard between 12:45-2:45 so 1st Grade may use for their Sock Hop. Please let the front office know where your class will be.)

 KNOW  YOUR  IMPACT

As we wrap up the first nine weeks of the school year, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for all that you do. Your dedication, passion, and relentless support have made a significant impact on every student in our building.  You have also had an impact on each other; together, we are better! Thank you for inspiring, challenging, and believing in the potential of your students. 

Your IMPACT does not go unnoticed!

Tuesday Schedule

Tuesday, October 15, 2024  - Agenda
Morning – PES
7:45-8:45	PES Leadership Team (North Training Room   3rd Grade Literacy – re: 3rd grade portfolios (Jenni Peters’ Room)   All other teachers will work with their teams or in their rooms
8:45-9:45	Faculty Meeting for all certified staff (North Training Room) Please bring your IMPACT Binder.
9:45-10:15	Testing Training for all staff (North Training Room)
10:15-10:45	Digital Citizenship Training for all staff (North Training Room)
10:45-11:00	Transition Break
11:00-11:45	Math Teacher PD for all K&1 and all math teachers in 2-5 (North Training Room)   Literacy Teachers PD for 2-5 (STREAM Studio)
11:45-12:45	Lunch on your own
Afternoon – ALL TCS will meet at PES
1:00-3:00	Math Teachers (2-5) will be provided with an overview of the Alabama Numeracy Act by our OMI partner (North Training Room) Literacy Teachers (K-5) will meet in the following designated rooms: Kindergarten: Ms. Barrett Trowbridge- South Campus 1st Grade: Ms. Kylee McCormick- North Campus 2nd Grade: Ms. Shanya Swann- South Campus 3rd Grade: Ms. Jennifer Abney- North Campus 4th Grade: Ms. Holly Moore- South Campus 5th Grade: Ms. Hannah Foust- North Campus TCS Elementary Science ONLY teachers (5th) will collaborate (Rashel Darnell’s Room) Counselors will meet with Dr. Poovey (Kelly Bowles’ Room) Specialists Teachers will meet:  Music (Lesley Roger’s Room, Art (Jamie Myers’ Room, STEM (North Conference Room) All Sped Teachers will meet with Dr. Guilbeau and Erin Piper (Library) Librarians/Media Center Specialists to meet with Rachel Brockman and April Chamberlain (North Conference Room)

Turn Trussville Pink - Wednesday

Please join us in wearing pink to raise awareness for finding a cure for breast cancer! A mass email was sent out to parents inviting students to wear pink on Wednesday.

Downs Syndrome Awareness - Monday, Oct 28

Down's Syndrome Awareness Month is October. Please join us in wearing blue and yellow on Monday, October 28th to raise awareness.  Please encourage student participation and include parent communication.

Wednesday Collaboration

All certified teachers will participate in Dyslexia Training (part 2) during planning time.

Thursday Early Release Time

TCS New Math Teacher PLC will meet in the North Training Room.  You should have received an invitation from Cynthia Weyerman to participate in this year-long PLC. It is going to be so beneficial and engaging!

All other teachers will participate in collaborative planning in the grade level chair's classroom.

Red Ribbon Week

Please communicate the upcoming Red Ribbon Week activities in future parent communication.

Paine Precepts (KINDNESS)

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

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

Library Newsletter & Important Information about Book Fair

Please find the link below to the library newsletter.  It contains important information about our upcoming book fair.

Library Newsletter

Weekly Update

We wish Alyssa Vickers the best as she takes on a Math Coach position with Jefferson County. We want to welcome Taylor Federico to our team! Her first day will be 10/21!

Thank you to our custodians for taking care of our school.  We appreciate you Tim, Lisa, & Aubrey!!!

  A Week - October 8-12, 2024

South PE - Outside

Character Trait - Self Control

Peer Observation Sign-Up Calendar

Post Observation Reflection Form

LINK TO PES CALENDAR FOR 2024-2025

Important Events this Week

Mon, 10/7 - New Teacher Meeting at 3:15

Mon, 10/7 - PES Taco Mama Spirt Night

Tues,10/8 - Kindergarten Fire Dept visit 8:30-10:30

Tues, 10/8 - PES PTO Meeting at 5:30 PM

Wed, 10/9 - PD for all K-5 Math Teachers during planning

Wed, 10/9 - Vision Screening in South Conference Room

Thu, 10/10 - 3rd Grade Music Program (8:30N & 10:00S)

Thu, 10/10 - Faculty Meeting at 2:15 

Thu, 10/10 - Literacy Night for 2nd/3rd Grade Parents (5:30-6:30)

Oct 9 & 10 - Vision Screenings in South Conference Room

Fri, 10/11 - End of 1st 9 Weeks

Mon, 10/14 - No school

Tue, 10/15 - E-Learning Day for students

 KNOW  YOUR  IMPACT

Ms. Myers models for students how to use complementary colors to enhance their art!

Ms. Proctor delivers a Friday Book Talk during morning announcements.

Kindergarten's Fairy Tale Ball Parade!

Wednesday Collaboration

All K-5 math teachers will participate in professional learning in the North Training Room. Any teacher who does not teach math will meet with their team to plan (in literacy chair's room).

Thursday Early Release Time

We will have a faculty meeting after school. 

Certified staff: please bring your IMPACT binders for an activity from 2:15-2:30. 

Classified staff: please join us for this meeting at 2:30.

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

HTHS Mountain Bike Team

The HTHS Mountain Bike Team will be greeting our students on October 9th. 

Guidelines for Exact Path Usage & Math Progress Monitoring

The following are the math guidelines recently communication for your reference.

EXACT PATH USAGE (GRADES 1-5)

• Students in Grades 1-5 are expected to work on their individual Exact Path Learning Path 40

minutes per week until ALL grade level standards in Exact Path are mastered. It is recommended that this be completed during the IE block, twice per week for 20 minutes per session.

• The following are IE Block scenarios could be considered:

o Two days per week on Exact Path & two days on non-computer IE activities (Reading

and/or Literacy based on student needs). Example: Tech Tuesday & Tech Thursday

during IE Block.

o This will allow students to engage in independent reading up to 3 days per week.

o A 40-minute IE Block could be broken into two 20-minute segments. Two days per

week, students in Tier 2 Intervention could spend 20 minutes in small group with the

teacher and 20 minutes on Exact Path. On those two days, this would allow the teacher

to work with two different skill groups.

• We will begin looking at Exact Path Usage in future grade level data meetings.

STUDENTS WHO WILL BE PROGRESS MONITORED IN MATH (GRADES 1-5)

• The following students must all be progress monitored in math each week:

o All students in the 40th percentile or below (NPR) on Exact Path

o All Tier 3 Math students

o All students on PST for Math

o All Students on IEP who have a math goal

PROGRESS MONITORING PROCESS (GRADES 1-5)

• Students will be monitored by the classroom teacher using Exact Path. These students will be

assigned a lesson for independent review and assessment, following a week of intervention for

the teacher on that specific skill. Note: Weekly intervention must align to the skill assigned for

progress monitoring.

• In addition to weekly progress monitoring by the classroom teacher on Exact Path, Tier 3

students will be monitored by the interventionist on Do the Math.

• Special Education students – Students should be progress monitored by the Sped Teacher

providing math services on the following: 1) Sped goals, 2) Progress within each student’s path

as well ask skills they have learned in the classroom.

• All teachers will record their progress monitoring data on the grade level spreadsheet shared

with the team.

STUDENTS WHO WILL BE PROGRESS MONITORED IN MATH (KINDERGARTEN)

• The following students must all be progress monitored in math each week:

o All students in the dark orange (overall score) on Forefront.

o All Tier 3 Math students

o All students on PST for Math

o All Students on IEP who have a math goal

PROGRESS MONITORING PROCESS (KINDERGARTEN)

• Students will be monitored by the classroom teacher using Forefront. The district math

specialist will provide a link (per problem/skill) to remediate and assess students’ progress.

• In addition to weekly progress monitoring by the classroom teacher on Exact Path, Tier 3

students will be monitored by the interventionist on Do the Math.

• Students should be progress monitored by the Sped Teacher providing math services on the

following: 1) Sped goals, 2) Progress within each student’s path as well ask skills they have

learned in the classroom.

• All teachers will record their progress monitoring data on the grade level spreadsheet shared

with the team.

Red Ribbon Week

Please communicate the upcoming Red Ribbon Week activities in future parent communication.

Paine Precepts (Patience & Self-Control)

• “Patience is not the ability to wait, but how you act while you’re waiting.” –Joyce Meyer
• “Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” – Saddi
• “Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson
• “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties appear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams
• “Our patience will achieve more than our force.” –Edmund Burke