Happy Thanksgiving!

We wish all of our families a Happy Thanksgiving.  Our school will be closed Wednesday through Friday.  See you back here on Monday, December 2.

Week of December 2

Date	Event
Mon, Dec 2 B Day	Long, Ekonen, Brandon, Darnell, and McLaughlin to Camp McDowell Early Dismissal @ 2:00
Tues, Dec 3 C Day	Long, Ekonen, Brandon, Darnell, and McLaughlin at Camp McDowell
Wed, Dec 4 D Day	Long, Ekonen, Brandon, Darnell, and McLaughlin return from Camp McDowell Lewis, Wright, Bramlett, Minisman, Summers, Moore to Camp McDowell
Thurs, Dec 5 E Day	Lewis, Wright, Bramlett, Minisman, Summers, Moore at Camp McDowell Lyle Field Trip to Santa Sunshine
Fri, Dec 6 F Day	Lewis, Wright, Bramlett, Minisman, Summers, Moore return from  Camp McDowell
Sat, Dec 7
Sun, Dec 8

Food Drive Final Count

Paine Intermediate students and staff collected 4,152 items for the Thanksgiving Food Drive.  Firefighters from the Trussville Fire Department delivered the food to TEAM, Trussville's local area food bank.  Thank you to everyone who helped us reach our goal!  Paine Intermediate students will be rewarded with a special hat day tomorrow, Tuesday, November 26, for their generosity.  

Safety

We have had two incidences within the last week when safety patrollers on the car line came close to being injured.  Parents, please give the car line, the safety patrollers, your children, and the supervising adults your full attention.  It is a common occurrence for parents to be engaged in a phone conversation when they pull into the car line.  Often times, after their children get into their vehicles, the drivers do not look back to see if the safety patroller has stepped away from the car.  This is an unsafe practice.  These are 10 and 11 year old children.  We have asked repeatedly for parents to discontinue cell phone use when they enter the car line. For the safety of our students, please comply with this request.

Reading Update

Our reading cows are moving to new classes. Congratulations to these classes that have the highest percentage of students reading and passing Accelerated Reader tests.

3rd Grade     Mrs. Sulser's Class
4th Grade     Mrs. Smith's Class
5th Grade     Mrs. Ekonen's Class

Since beginning the second trimester on November 1, our students have read 4524 books.  The average on quizzes passed is 88.1%  We are so proud of our great readers.

The books receiving the highest ratings by our students are:
1.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Hard Luck
2. The Lightening Thief
3. Henry and the Clubhouse
4. I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011
5. The Sea of Monsters

Thank you for encouraging your children to read.

Food Drive Update

Wow!  We have collected 1,913 items for the Thanksgiving food drive.  That’s amazing!  We still need around 1,000 items to meet our school goal of 3,000 items.  If everybody brings in 1 or 2 items tomorrow, we will reach our goal!  We are helping those in need and we can earn a hat day for next Tuesday.  Come on Paine Intermediate…the food drive ends Friday.  Let’s work together and help those in need and meet our goal of 3,000 items!

First Trimester "Millionaires"

Nine students achieved "Millionaire" status for the first trimester.  These students read at least one million words from August until the first of November as determined by Accelerated Reader.  These voracious readers were honored with a pancake breakfast Wednesday morning in the Paine Intermediate media center. Librarian Christi Williamson and reading coach Kelly McGough awarded the students certificates, special bracelets, and new books.  

Paine Intermediate First Trimester Millionaires

Katie Bates
Natalie Bentley

John Patrick Campbell

Ellie Hulwi

Kendall Kingry

Maddie Mann

Robert Powell

Zahria Powell

Rowan Smith

Seasonal Information

Monday, December 9               Systemwide Choral Program @ HTHS @ 7:00

Tuesday, December 10             HTHS and HTMS Holiday Band Concerts (gym)

Tuesday, December 17             Third Grade Parties

Wednesday, December 18        Fourth and Fifth Grade Parties

Thursday, December 19            Holiday Sing-a-longs (gym)

Parties - Only the room mother should attend the party.  We do not have sufficient parking for unlimited parents.    Room mothers have been asked to collect no more than $5 from each student for the party and any gifts.  Parents are NOT to be contacted to send in additional food items.  The $5 should cover the cost of the party food and favors.  We are discouraging expensive food items like pizza.  We should not be providing an additional meal; it is a party.  

Food Drive Update

Parents,

Will you please support our Thanksgiving food drive?  We set our goal at 3,000 items, and presently, we have collected 942 items.  The food drive runs through Friday.  Some classes are blowing it out of the water, and some classes have no food items.  TEAM, our local area food bank, depends on our donations to stock their shelves. Thank you so much.

Congratulations, Husky Cheerleaders!

Our Husky Cheerleaders competed at the UCA State Youth Competition at Vestavia Hills High School on Sunday.    We are proud to say that EVERY Husky squad placed and got trophies!

Junior 1 (K-1st combined) won 2nd place

Junior 2 ( 2nd grade) won 2nd place

Junior 3 (3rd grade) won 1st place

Junior 4 (4th grade) won 2nd place

Senior 1 (5th grade) won 3rd place

Senior 2 (6th grade) won 1st place

Food Drive

Our food drive will continue throughout this week.  Boxed or canned food items will be sent to TEAM on Friday.  

Lost and Found

We have accumulated mounds of sweaters, jackets, and coats, and it isn't even officially winter!  We will put these items out in the amphitheatre this week for students to look through.  Please encourage your child to check for lost items. Remaining items will be sent to TEAM.

Important Information for Car Riders

Parents of Car Riders, 

For the safety of Paine Primary and Paine Intermediate students, the ring road will be barricaded from 8:05 in the morning until approximately 2:20 in the afternoon, with the exception of Mondays (1:20 pm) and during Paine Intermediate assemblies.

We do not wish to inconvenience  parents here to pick up their children, but we are responding to the SAFETY issue of securing our campus and stopping unnecessary traffic entering the campus during school hours. There are three barricades along the location that is blocked, with a small gap area for Emergency Vehicles and Deliveries Only.

Thank you in advance for your support as we strive to make improvements each and every day to make our campus the safest possible.

Officer Chuck Bradford

Trussville Police Department

School Resource Officer

Paine Intermediate

7600 Gadsden Highway

Trussville, Alabama 35173

205-228-3412

Week of November 18

Date	Event
Mon, Nov 18 D Day	Early Dismissal @ 2:00
Tues, Nov 19 E Day	Chick-fil-a Spirit Day
Wed, Nov 20 F Day	Millionaire Celebration @ 8:15 in Library
Thurs, Nov 21 Club Day	Club Day
Fri, Nov 22 G Day	Friday Freeze
Sat, Nov 23
Sun, Nov 24

Report Cards

Report cards will be sent home on Thursday.  Parents are asked to sign and return the reports on Friday.

Paine Intermediate Food Drive

Paine Intermediate will collect canned and boxed food items through Friday, November 22, for TEAM, Trussville's local food bank.  Husky Helpers decorated collection boxes for each class.  

Veterans Day Celebration

Club Day

It was a beautiful day for clubs.  Sports and Fitness and Huskies on the Run took a field trip to the Trussville Sports Park to enjoy a nature walk.  

Playing Boardgames

Art

More Board Games

Music

Week of November 11

Duties for the Week of November 11

Date	Event
Mon, Nov 11	Veterans Day – School Closed
Tues, Nov 12 H Day
Wed, Nov 13 A Day
Thurs, Nov 14 B Day	Report Cards Sent Home
Fri, Nov 15 C Day
Sat, Nov 16
Sun, Nov 17

Veterans Day Celebration at PI

Students of Mrs. Long, Mrs. Peters, and Mrs. Ekonen were privileged to hear Mrs. Long's dad, Ret. General Robert Hamrick, explain the significance of Veterans Day and his experiences over his 40 year career in the Air Force and Alabama Air National Guard. General Hamrick patiently answered many and varied questions of the students.

Students have worked to decorate the building in honor of Veterans Day.  

Drawstring Backpacks

Paine Intermediate School is selling drawstring backpacks to help pay for copier expenses, copy paper and other various school expenses.  Students use approximately 30 cases of copy paper every 3-4 weeks, and this is a huge monthly school expenditure.  The drawstring backpacks made of polycanvas/polyester are gray with a red center panel and mesh front pockets and are $10 each. 

Student Name ____________________________  

Teacher ______________

Number of drawstring backpacks __________________ @ $10 each.

Amount attached ___________________________

Author to Visit PI December 13

Paine Intermediate is excited to announce that author,

 Heather Montgomery will be visiting our school on December 13!

Order forms displaying available titles for purchase will be sent through emails to parents.  Heather Montgomery will be autographing books purchased.  The order form, including payment, is due Wednesday, November 13.  Contact Christi.Williamson@trussvillecityschools.com if you have any questions.  

Hopefully by now you have received your child’s Square 1 Art order packet.

·     You have 2 ways to order: return the paper form

-OR- order online.

·     Even if you don’t order anything the stickers are yours to keep.

·     All orders must be turned in by

Friday, November 15^th

·     Orders are due to arrive before the Christmas holidays.

·     Questions?? Please e-mail Callie Ward at

callie.ward@trussvillecityschools.com

Thank you for supporting the art program at Paine Intermediate!

Honoring Veterans

Please send in your pictures for our veteran's display!  

Dreambox Update

DreamBox Dogs are moving to:

3rd - Ms. L.J. Smith's room - They completed 296 units in the month of October.

4th - Mrs. Carden's room - They completed 303 units in the month of October.

5th - Mrs. Ekonen's room - They completed 315 units in the month of October.

Accelerated Reader Update

Date	Books Read	AR Points	Quiz Average
10/19/13	10,1398	26,806	86
11/3/13	14,864	34,269	86.6

Students are reading great books every day at PI.  Students are encouraged to choose books on the appropriate levels and books the students find interesting.  The more students read, the more they improve, the more they learn, and the more they enjoy reading.  

Congratulations to these classes for having the highest reading average in each grade:
3rd Grade   Ms. Williamson
4th Grade   Mrs. Carden
5th Grade   Mrs. Bramlett

November 8, Veterans Day Celebration

On Friday, November 8, we will celebrate Veterans Day and honor veterans.  Students have been notified that they may invite a veteran to have lunch with them during their regular lunch time. We will have additional tables for dining set up in the gym for our visitors and their students. 

• Students are asked to wear red, white, and blue on Friday..
• Veterans should sign in at the office and meet the class near the lunchroom.

Additionally, students have been asked to bring copies of pictures of family members who are soldiers.  These will be posted on our hall display.  

Box Tops Update

It is my pleasure to announce that our Fall 2013 Box Tops count is final!   

I am so proud of our students, parents and faculty for their support of this fundraising campaign.  Together, our two schools turned in 60,346 box tops this Fall. That’s $6,034.60 in “free money” for our schools!  

WE ARE HALFWAY TO OUR GOAL of $12,000 for our schools!  Remember to ask your extended family, neighbors, etc to save them for us so we can make our goal by having another BIG collection in February.

The winners of the pizza parties at Paine Intermediate are:

3^rd – Camara with 1,873

4^th – Hendrick with 1,570

5^th – Ekonen with 1,828

Again, thank you so much for all of your help to make this campaign successful.  Keep clipping and saving as we will have another collection date in February 2014.    

Again, congratulations to everyone and Go Huskies!

Amy Green

PTO Box Tops Coordinator

The Paine Campus