Mrs. Bramlett's Class Contributes

Mrs. Bramlett's 5th grade class collected books to give to the fire department for Christmas for Kids. The class is pictured with Mrs. Donna Griffith.

PI Choir Performs

Paine Intermediate Choirs, under the direction of Chris Byars, led students and teachers in holiday sing-a-longs today.

Holiday Break

TCS Schools and Offices will be closed December 23-January 1.

Faculty and Staff return January 2, 2014.

Students return January 3, 2014.

Wishing you a very safe and happy holiday season!

Trussville City Schools

Parties to Celebrate the Holidays

Students have enjoyed various types of parties over the last two days at Paine Intermediate.  We have had pancakes, doughnuts, candy, games, and movies!  Ms. Ryan Minisman's class decided to have a different kind of party this year with very special guests.  Two residents of the Golden Living Senior Center visited the party this morning.  The ladies shared experiences from their childhoods with the students who read poems and sang to the visitors.  The students collected small gifts for the residents of Golden Living Senior Center. Many thanks to parent Karen Dardeau for helping with transportation and the party.

Library Books Due

Students should return all Paine Intermediate library books before leaving for the holidays.  All books were actually due on Monday.  Students still have over 200 books that need to be returned.  

Fourth Graders Present Electric Village

Dreambox Update

The Dreambox Dogs are awarded to the classes who have completed the most unique lessons for their grade.  

• 3rd Grade - Mrs. Sulser's Class - This year they have spent 427 hours on DB, and completed a total of 1,718 unique lessons.
• 4th Grade - Mrs. Tomlinson's Class - This year they have spent 506 hours on DB, and completed a total of 2,015 unique lessons.
• 5th Grade - Mrs. Darnell's Class - This year they have spent 624 hours on DB, and completed a total of 2,762 unique lessons.

Students Collect for Children's Hospital

Mrs. Walls' and Mrs. Waites' students collected donations for Children's of Alabama. They are also collecting for a family in need.

Third Graders Give to Trussville Fire Department's Christmas for Kids

Students from the classrooms of Marianna Waits, Dawn Childs, and Jana LoPresti brought toys to give to the Trussville Fire Department so that Trussville families in need might have presents this Christmas.

Fifth Graders to Begin Using Google Accounts

We are in the process of creating Google Apps accounts for all fifth grade students. A letter will be sent home to each parent about Google Apps.   Parents should sign and return the form if they choose to have an account created for their child. We will begin using these accounts in the computer lab so that fifth grade students will be knowledgeable about this new tool and prepared to use it at HTMS. A great feature of the Google Apps account is that students will receive an email account, as well as a Google drive account. This will allow students to work on a paper or presentation in Google drive, and the file can go from school to home and back. Please return the form by Wednesday, December 19. While this is short notice, it will take time to create the accounts, and winter break is the perfect time to create them. The accounts will be created only for those students who return this form. 

Contact Kelly Watkins at kelly.watkins@trussvillecityschools.com if you have any questions.

Author Heather Montgomery Visits Paine Intermediate

Author Heather Montgomery entertained Paine Intermediate students during four presentations today.  Her books included Wild Discoveries Wacky New Animals, The Case of the Missing Arctic Fox and Other True Animal Mysteries, Kingsnakes, Rattlesnakes, Garter Snakes, and Why Do My Teeth Fall Out?  Ms. Montgomery uses yuck appeal to engage young minds and inspire children to make their own wild discoveries. She has a B.S. in Biology, a M.S. in Environmental Education, and awards for her educational programs. Ms. Montgomery is  the Education Coordinator at Camp McDowell. Learn more about her ten books at www.HeatherLMontgomery.com.

Week of December 19

Date	Event
Mon, Dec 16 B Day	Early Dismissal @ 2:00
Tues, Dec 17 C Day	Third Grade Parties Fourth Grade Electric Village Presentations
Wed, Dec 18 D Day	Fourth and Fifth Grade Parties
Thurs, Dec 19 E Day	Holiday Sing-a-long 8:45 – 4th  Gr /Blue Hall 9:45 – 3rd  Gr / Yellow Hall Half Way for AR Points
Fri, Dec 20 F Day
Sat, Dec 21
Sun, Dec 22

More Choir Concert Pictures

HTMS Band Performs at PI

Band members from HTMS, under the direction of Brandon Peters, performed holiday music for Paine Intermediate students and teachers this morning.  The outstanding concert got everyone in the spirit of the season!  Click below to hear a song from the concert.

Choirs Perform at HTHS

Combined choirs from all four Trussville schools performed at the annual Choral Performance at HTHS last night.  The students and their teachers are so talented.  Check out the PI choir below!

Week of December 9

Date	Event
Mon, Dec 9 G Day	4th and 5th grade choirs go to the HS to practice for the program that night Early Dismissal @ 2:00 Systemwide Choral Program @ HTHS 7:00
Tues, Dec 10 H Day	HTMS Holiday Band Concerts 8:45 – 3rd Grade /Blue Hall 9:45 – 4th Grade / Yellow Hall
Wed, Dec11 A Day	Peters and Long to Camp McDowell
Thurs, Dec 12 Club Day	Club Day
Fri, Dec 13 (No Specials)	Author Heather Montgomery to Visit in Gym: 9:00-10:00 Fifth Grade 10:15-11:15 Fourth Grade 12:15-1:15 3rd Purple Hall 1:30-2:30 3rd Red Hall Friday Freeze
Sat, Dec 7
Sun, Dec 8

Camp Photos

More Camp McDowell Pictures

Camp Update

Students in Ms. Long's class had the opportunity to talk with author Heather Montgomery at Camp McDowell.  Ms. Montgomery will visit with students and share her books on December 13 at Paine Intermediate.

Happy Campers

Our first group of fifth graders arrived at Camp McDowell yesterday.  They are having such a great experience!  This group will return home tomorrow.