PTSA Newsletter – 11/9/2016

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Thank you so much to everyone for your contributions, energy and time toward making our school great!  Since the start of school, PTA and Staff have raised over $2,500!  It’s only with committed volunteers like you that we can organize and run fun events such as these:
Fall Festival = $2,000
Hilloween = $75
Pretzel Bakery Fundraiser = $184
Election Day Bake Sale = $552

Pre-K Parent Engagement Events
LaToya Smith, Family Services Coordinator, will host the following November Pre-K Parent Engagement Events:
  • November 10 – Parent Committee Meeting (8:30 am – 9:15 am)
  • November 18 – GOLD:  Understanding Your Child’s 1st Report (8:30 am – 9:00 am)
  • November 30 – Parent Cafe (5:30 pm – 7:00 pm)
If there are questions or concerns, contact LaToya via email at latoya.smith@dc.gov or (202) 320 – 3274 (cell).


Family Literacy Night
Thursday, November 17, 2016
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Join us for a fun event focusing on reading and growing in literacy.
Come to see Student Readers, Spelling Bee Winner Ceremony, Refreshments, Fun Games & More!

We hope to see you there!

This month PTA will join forces with school administration during Family Literacy Night!
Thursday, November 17, 2016 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

Payne Post – 11/4/2016

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Good Evening,

We have had an event filled opening to November here at Payne: PK Halloween parade; field trips, and parent-teacher conferences.  I hope your little one is having a great experience here at Payne.

5th Grade Math Challenge:

I visited 5th grade and took on a few students at 24 Challenge, to my delight they are getting better. Still not able to beat me, but better.

Make these 4 digits equal 24; you must use each digit and they can only be used once:

6, 5, 3, 1 = 24

8, 4, 4, 4 = 24

Election Day

We are anticipating large crowds on Election Day and seek to keep all students safe throughout the day. Please be sure to bring all students into the rear of the building. The front door will be used for voters. Students will not be allowed to use the front corridor.

Coming Up

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Election Day

3rd grade to Imagination Stage

Kindergarten Community Walk

Data Meetings

3rd Grade Spelling Bee

2:00

Open House

10am

4th Grade Spelling Bee 1:30

5th Grade/Walton

Spelling Bee

1:30

ALT 3:30

1st Grade Spelling Bee 2:00

2nd Grade

Spelling Bee

2:00

LSAT

Middle School Night 5:30

Payne Post – 10/27/2016

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Greetings All,

October is College Awareness Month. Please join us in conversations around college. Now is the time to instill the expectation.  In my career, I have had the opportunity to speak with many parents about how we are preparing students and expect them to continue their education beyond high school and even beyond the undergraduate years of college. Some have listened with hope and quiet respect, for some there is no doubt, but for some the probability is daunting and precludes the possibility. I believe all of our students can, will and must attend college our collective future depends on it.

As a school community we must ensure that we speak to each other and pass amongst each other the keys to access the various worlds in which we live.

Up Coming Events at Payne!

ECE Parent Cafe / Wednesday, November 2nd / Parents of Pk3 and Pk4

Literacy Night / Thursday, November 17th

Middle School Night / Thursday, November 10th / 4th and 5th Grade Parents

Parent Volunteers Needed

Sunday, November 6th MOTH School Fair

Saturday, December 10th Edfest School Fair

 

Stephanie Byrd

Principal, Payne ES