Week of April 4th

April 4-8, 2016

Hallway	Windham
Gym	J. Moore
Amphitheater	Childs
Outside Car Line	Maldonado
Bus Line	A. Moore

Breakfast	Blain/Gudgen
Ticket To Read	Dawson
MAGPI	Lothspeich, Walls, Christopher, P. Smith
Parking Lot (PM)	PP

Monday, April 4 A Day	Grades must be current in INOW 2:00 pm Dismissal
Tuesday, April 5 B day	Progress Reports go home
Wednesday, April 6 C day	TCS Administrators Collaborative PLC Meeting
Thursday, April 7 D day	Textbook Meeting @ 3:15 p.m. (ALC)
Friday, April 8 E day	Last Day for Student Book Checkout

Character Trait: Honesty-choosing to be truthful in whatever you say and do.

Announcements for the Week:

I am glad to be back with you all! We will have a fantastic final few months of teaching and learning, State Testing, and all of the other end-of-the-year learning & fun that comes along with the final months of school!

Remember, evaluations & observations will be completed the next month as well!

School isn't out just yet, so stay focused on the children we are serving "this year," and their learning needs. Everyone is asked to STAY FOCUSED. Whatever your job duties are here at Paine Intermediate/Elementary School, I am asking everyone to complete those duties to the fullest! All administrators are back to their normal routines (when you return from Spring Break) and we are looking forward to great things from everyone. 

Have a fabulous & safe Spring Break and we'll see you in a week!! 

Happy Birthday:

8th- Danna Woodard

9th- Sara Wessel

13th- Tracy Bingham

14th- Jared Mills

15th- Jane Sulser

19th- Tamra Higginbotham

21st- Lauren Long

21st- Emma Humphrey

27th- Nancy Camara

30th- Lydia Smith

Boosterthon Revision- TAKE NOTE!

Parents,

Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow, our Boosterthon Fun Run will be in the Paine Intermediate GYM.  Please park at Faith Community Fellowship Church at 7660 Gadsden Highway.  The church has asked that parents park in the part of the lot that is closest to Highway 11.  A school bus will shuttle parents to the school from Faith church every 15 minutes or so.  Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the time that your child will be running. 

Boosterthon Fun Run Schedule

8:15 -- 5^th Grade Blue Hall (Teachers: Almon, Brandon, Bresnan, Hook, JMoore, Ramer, Summers & MWright)

  9:15 -- 5^th Grade Yellow Hall (Teachers: Brasher Camara Dahlke Darnell Long                                           & McLaughlin)

10:15 -- 4^th Grade Orange Hall (Teachers: Deneke, Felts, Higg, Horn, Taylor &                                             Woods)

11:15 – 4^th Grade Green Hall (Teachers: Field, Hendrick, McKinley, Perry,                                                   Waites, Walls & Wessel)

12:15 – 3^rd Grade Purple Hall (Teachers: Bivens, Childs, Ekonen, Humphrey,                                           LoPresti, AMoore, Owens & Russell)

1:15 – 3^rd Grade Red Hall (Teachers: Kuhn, Peters, FSmith, LSmith, Sulser,                                         Williamson, Windham,  & JWright)

Ring Road Closure

Due to the Paine Primary Boosterthon and Easter Egg Hunt tomorrow, the ring road (carline) will be closed from 8:15am until 2:30pm, in order to ensure the safety of the students and teachers. While this should not affect teachers and staff members on the Intermediate campus, you may want to advise your students and their parents as the closure will affect the afternoon carline. Additionally, Officer Payne asked that no one parks on the yellow curb in front of the Primary campus because the shuttle buses will be transporting parents between Faith and the school. As always, your cooperation is appreciated and I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

John 

Clutter in Outlook

Did you know that there is a separate file on your email called clutter?   Microsoft is "trying" to be helpful but often times sends things that definitely aren't clutter to that folder.  Please use the directions below to turn off clutter so that you receive all your emails.

Here’s how:

  1.   Click on this link: www.trussvillecityschools.com/mail

  2.  Sign in using your TCS email/pw

  3.  Find the CLUTTER folder on the left side (you may have to select “More”)

  4. Right Click “Clutter Settings”

  5. UNCHECK the boxes

  6.  SAVE

Hope you find this helpful!

3rd Grade Leadership Assembly

Assembly Speakers:

Technology Leader:

Leaders of the Month:

Students of the Month:

4th Grade Leadership Assembly/Doughnuts for Dads

Assembly Leaders:

Technology Leader:

Leaders of the Month:

Students of the Month:

Science Olympiad Team:

WPIN Crew:

Doughnuts for Dads:

Professional Development Today

Thanks to this group of ladies for sharing how they use data with students!  We got so many good ideas about how, when, and why to share data with our students!!

"When students are equipped to analyze data for their own learning the power of data as an engine for growth is centered where it has the greatest potential to improve learning--with students." (Ron Berger Leaders of Their Own Learning)

Booterthon FunRun Registration

“Paine Intermediate Parents,

The Paine Intermediate Fun Run is almost here!  Please go ahead and register your students on funrun.com before we kick things off this coming Tuesday!  Students will earn a free prize just for being registered.  The code to register is: 254-335

Make sure to create a “Student Star Video” by uploading a profile photo of your student once you register!"

Respectful Bus Riders/March Events

Respectful Bus Riders for the month of February:

Book Fair Week!!

Family Nights- 3/8 and 3/10 from 4pm-7pm  

Doughnuts for Dads- 3/8 and 3/10 from 8:30am-11:00am

Leadership Assemblies:

Tuesday, March 8 @ 8:30 5th Grade
Thursday, March 10 @ 8:30 4th Grade
Friday, March 11 @ 8:30  3rd Grade

Drama Production: 

Dancin' Through the Decades

Thursday, March 17 @ 

Boosterthon Fun Run:

Thursday, March 24

9:00  5th Grade Run

10:30 4th Grade Run

1:00 3rd Grade Run

Boot Stompin' Dance:

Friday March 25

Wear your best western outfit!

Spring Break:

March 28 - April 1

School will resume on 

Monday, April 4

Literacy in Action!

AR reading, Text feature discussions, Chapter book reading, Review of R.A.C.E.S., Data notebooks and AR test completion all taking place in our 3rd grade literacy classes today!!

Earth Day-April 16th

EARTH DAY IS SATURDAY, APRIL 16

We hope you will consider sponsoring a group this year. 

It is always a great community service event and lots of fun! 

Attached please find information on Earth Day including how to register and participate as well as a permission slip.  

If you need just the permission slip sent to you, just let me know.

Check out the prize money available for your classroom or group! 

The due date for students to return their information to you is Wednesday, March 23.

In order to get t-shirts ordered, we need all teachers/coaches to register their group by March 25 (before Spring Break). 

Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can help in any way.

You register you class/group at www.trussville.com and scroll to the bottom of the page to find Earth Day 2016. 

Prize money AND a hotdog lunch….how can you miss it!

Hope to see you on April 16!

Sandra

(see original email for attachment)

Boot Stompin' Dance

What:  Paine Intermediate Boot Stompin' Dance

Why:  To Celebrate Our Students Reading and Passing AR Tests on over 5,000 Non-Fiction Books!

When:  Friday, march 25 during each class' Specials

Where:   The Paine Intermediate Gym

Attire:  Anything with a country flair - boots, cowboy or cowgirl hats, bandannas, jeans, vests, etc.