Library News

It has been a FANTASTIC year! Thank you for helping to make the library program a success. Please click the link below to see our annual library report.

2015-2016 PI Library Report

Allie Aldrich

Perfect Attendance Breakfast

Perfect attendance breakfast for all Paine Elementary students who achieved perfect attendance for the entire school year!

Medication Pick-Up

Parents,

Just a reminder if your child has medications in the clinic, they will need to be picked up by an adult by the last day of school.   Medications do not carry over to the next school year and students are not allowed to transport medications.   Any medications not picked up will be disposed of.   If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at 205-228-3314 or tresia.mize@trussvillecityschools.com.


Tresia Mize, RN
School Nurse
Paine Elementary (3-5)

Community Meet & Greet (Paine)

Parent Notice (Medication)

Parents:  

As a reminder, if your child has medications in the clinic, they must be picked up by the last day of school.  Medications do not carry over to the next school year and students are not allowed to transport medications.   Any medications not picked up will be disposed of.  If you any questions, feel free to contact the school nurse at tresia.mize@trussvillecityschools.com or 205-228-3314.

Final Assemblies

Good morning.  Our final assemblies will be held on Thursday, May 19^th at the following times:

·         8:30 – 4^th grade

·         10:00 – 3^rd grade

·         1:00 – 5^th grade

The following awards are scheduled to be given out:

·         Student of the Month

·         Leader of the Month

·         Perfect Attendance for Trimester

·         Perfect Attendance for Entire School Year

·         Safety Patrol for 4th Rotation

·         WPIN team 5 & 6

·         Math Growth Awards

·         Math Team Awards

·         Millionaires

Please let me know if you need to add an award to this list or take an award away by this Friday, 4/29.

Thanks!

Lauren Blake

Teacher Appreciation Week Flyer (revised)

Testing Information for Parents

Parents,

As you know, 3^rd through 5^th grade students at Paine Elementary will be engaged in ACT Aspire testing beginning next week.  Our testing window is April 25-May 5, however, students will only test 3 days during this testing window.  Your child’s teacher will send you the specific testing dates and times for your child’s class if she hasn’t done so already.  Make up testing will take place on Wednesday, May 4, in the afternoon, and Thursday, May 5.

One way you can help your child prepare for the ACT Aspire is to have them practice using the tools for the upcoming tests via this link: http://actaspire.pearson.com/exemplars.html.  Instructions for logging on to each specific practice test are listed on the site.  Our students have learned how to use these tools during their computer lab specials time with Mrs. Long, but we highly recommend doing this at home at least once before the test.

Please take note of the Digital Device Policy from the State of Alabama that applies to standardized testing.

• The possession of a digital device (including but not limited to cell phones, MP3 players, cameras, or other telecommunication devices capable of capturing or relaying information) is strictly prohibited during the administration of a secure test.  If a student is observed in possession of a digital device during the administration of a secure test then the device will be confiscated.
• If a student is observed using a digital device during the administration of a secure test, testing for the student will cease, the device will be confiscated and is subject to search, the student will be dismissed from testing, and the student’s test will be invalidated.

We encourage our students not to bring digital devices to school during the week of testing, but we also understand that many of our students rely on these devices to read books and for communicating with parents before or after school hours.  If your child needs to bring a digital device to school, they must turn the device in to their teacher before testing each day.  The teacher will place the device in a bin and it will be removed from the classroom during testing.  The device will be kept in a secure place and will be returned to the student after testing concludes for the day.  If the device is in the classroom during testing, it will be confiscated.  Please discuss this state policy with your children and have them leave all digital devices at home during testing if possible.

We are looking forward to a great week of testing.  If you have any questions, please let us know.

Sincerely,

Christy Naylor

3rd Grade Counselor

christy.naylor@trussvillecityschools.com                   

(205) 228-3221

Lauren Blake

4th and 5th Grade Counselor

lauren.blake@trussvillecityschools.com

(205) 228-3387

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 

Assistance Needed!

Paine Intermediate Library Split-A-Thon!

On January 5th from 8:00am to 11:00am, we are going to have a Split-A-Thon! We need 30 volunteers to come and place stickers on books in this three hour time period. Each person will have their own shelf of books to work with. The goal is to get all the books in the library stickered for the split in this three hour time frame. Please sign up by clicking the link below if you can come!

Volunteers will park on the ring road and come to the office to sign in.

PI Library Split-A-Thon Sign Up

Allie Aldrich

Library Media Specialist

Paine Intermediate School

Library News

Check out what's happening in our school library!!

School Library Link

Club Day Shirts

Parents,

Coming via email is the Paine Club Day shirt order form;  shirts will be cream and you can order short or long sleeve.  Orders will be taken November 30-December 4 (all next week J).  

Paine Elementary (3-5) Annual Food Drive

Emergency Drills Today

Paine Elementary (3-5) Parents:

Paine Elementary School engaged in the following two emergency preparedness drills today: Severe Weather Drill and Intruder Drill. We started at approximately 8:30 a.m. and were finished with both drills by 9:15 a.m. Teachers have reviewed  procedures and steps students should take for the various drills since the beginning of the school year.

The Intruder Drill was a collaborative effort between our School Resource Officers and the administration here at Paine. All students and teachers immediately housed themselves for a temporary period of time in their designated safe place.

Our severe weather drill is more of a routine drill that students participate in on a monthly basis. As expected, all students and staff immediately positioned themselves for a temporary period of time in their designated safe place.

We appreciate the students outstanding behavior and cooperation. All drills today were a success and we commend everyone involved!

Turn Trussville Pink Information

Dear Parents,

If you ordered Turn Trussville Pink shirt(s), they are coming home in backpacks tonight.  In order for us to be able to fix any mistakes in time for Pink Day, please check your shirts tonight.  If you find we have made a mistake, please return the shirt and the order form to school tomorrow. 

If you are returning a shirt, please email me at

Shayna.swann@trussvillecityschools.com  to let me know what you are returning and what you need us to pull for you.

Turn Trussville Pink is Wednesday, October 14. We are out of school Monday for fall break, so we will be unable to get the shirts to you if we don’t have them by tomorrow.

Thanks so much for helping turn our city pink!

http://turntrussvillepink.com/

Shayna Swann

2^nd grade teacher

Paine Primary

Trussville City Schools/Paine Elementary Transition Information

Parents:

Below you will find the Trussville City Schools/Paine Elementary Transition Information Facebook page title/link. Please visit the page to stay abreast of the latest information regarding the transition into three elementary schools. The page will provide basic information regarding the transition process, facts on the school related to data and other important points.

Thank you,

Title of the Page:

Trussville City Schools/Paine Elementary Transition Information 

Upcoming School Events...

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night is coming up!!

Tuesday, September 15th

School Picture Day is around the corner...

Fall Pictures for all grade levels (3-5)

Wednesday, September 16th

Survey-Input Needed

In an effort to improve system practices, Trussville City Board of Education is conducting a Parent Survey.  We value your opinion and ask that you take the time to complete this survey.

In order to complete the survey, please go to:

http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/0730053

Please be assured that your responses to this survey will be anonymous.  Your honest opinion is appreciated.

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Options during Lunch

Starting Monday  August 24^th we will sell Ice Cream on:

Tuesday and Thursday. 

Dip and Dots will be sold:

Monday-3^rd graders

Wednesday-4^th graders

Friday-5^th graders  

This Weeks Events!!

August 10, 2015
8:30 a.m.
Paine Elementary Faculty Meeting

1:00 p.m.
TCS Institute Day

5:00-6:00 p.m.
Meet-the-Teacher 3rd Grade
**Ms. Kuhn & Ms. Williamson's Meet-the-Teacher will be Tuesday, August 11th @ 5:00 p.m.

6:00-7:00 p.m.
Meet-the-Teacher 4th Grade

August, 11, 2015
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Meet-the-Teacher 5th Grade

August 12, 2015 
Students Return
*wear your new Paine shirt