A new year, a new reading challenge! This year, DCPS has been challenged to read 5 million minutes this semester. Please log into Beanstack, and log every minute read. All reading counts.
GOOD NEWS! Beanstack can now be accessed via Clever with each student’s normal Clever login information.
MORE GOOD NEWS! Teachers can now log reading minutes for the entire class at once via Clever.
BEST OF ALL! The Beanstack Tracker App is available for all your mobile devices.
Coffee with the Principal: We will have Coffee with the Principal this Friday, February 1st at 9am in the auditorium. The focus will be on a Day in the Life of 2nd Grade. You will get a chance to meet and speak with the teachers and observe the class.
Movie Night: Black History Movie Night is this Friday, February 1st at 4:30pm. This event is free. Concessions will be for sale. All students must be chaperoned by an adult. We will be showing Black Panther. Come out and enjoy.
Middle School Fair: Please join us for our 2nd Annual Middle School Fair on Wednesday, February 6th at 5pm in the auditorium. We will be having Jefferson, Stuart Hobson, McKinley Tech, Brookland, Eliot Hine, and Cardozo coming to provide enrollment information for our students.
Open House: Our next Open House is Monday, February 11th at 9am. Please encourage anyone interested in Payne to come on out.
Pennies for Patients: It’s that time of year again! From February 2, 2019 – February 19, 2019 we will be having our Pennies for Patients Fundraiser! Payne Elementary will have our own giving page on the Pennies for Patients website, https://events.lls.org/pages/nca/Payne-Elementary-School-2019 , which will track our progress towards meeting the school goal of $2,019. There is a classroom competition and the winner gets a pizza party.
Afterschool: There will be afterschool on February 15th.
MEETING RESCHEDULED
Tuesday’s PTSA meeting is canceled due to the threat of evening snow. It is rescheduled for a week later, 6 p.m. Feb. 5 in the auditorium. The agenda includes a brief presentation from Payne’s Girl Scouts Troop 1455, an overview of how DCPS allocates money to elementary schools and an opportunity to share your priorities for Payne with LSAT members.
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LOOK AHEAD MEETING
Another important PTSA meeting will be 6 p.m. Feb. 12. Get a preview for the upcoming school year and visit classrooms. More details to come.
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MISSING SOMETHING?
You know how your kid is always losing stuff at school? Now multiply that by 347. Well, Ms. Cox is ready to save the day. This Wednesday, she will put all of the lost and found items on a table by the front door. Stop by and reclaim what’s yours.
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SUMMER CAMP GUIDE
J.O. Wilson Elementary’s PTA is hosting an annual camp fair, 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the school, 660 K St. N.E. More than 60 summer camps providers are expected. This handy camp guide provides information on dates, costs and age requirements.
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FOOD SHARE TABLE
Payne is joining other DCPS schools by hosting a Share Table to help reduce waste and feed hungry students.
“The Share Table is a place where students can place unopened and/or sealed food that they choose not to eat during school breakfast and lunch in a basket, providing an opportunity for other students to take additional helpings of food that would otherwise be thrown away,” said the DC Food Project, a non-profit that runs the Share Table program. “While serving a greater need for nutrition within schools, these tables will also help in the reduction of food waste.”
Students can share shelf-stable packaged foods and uneaten fruits such as bananas and oranges. Open containers and food with common allergens such as peanuts aren’t allowed. You can learn more at DC Food Project’s website.
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BASKETBALL GAME
Cheer on the Payne boys basketball team, 4 p.m. Thursday at Watkins Elementary as they square off against the boys of Miner Elementary. The game is free.
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MORE IMPORTANT DATES
Feb. 1: 9 a.m., Auditorium, Coffee with Principal: Learn about Second Grade
Feb. 1: 4:30-7 p.m., Auditorium, free family movie night screening of Black Panther
Feb. 2-19: Pennies For Patients Campaign. Click here for fundraiser details
Feb. 5: 6 p.m., Auditorium, PTSA Meeting.
Feb. 6: 5 p.m., Auditorium, Payne Middle School Fair. Third, fourth and fifth grade parents and students can learn about schools in the area
Feb. 8: 9 a.m., Auditorium, Coffee with Principal: Learn about Third Grade
Feb. 12: 6 p.m., Auditorium, PTSA Meeting to visit classrooms for the next grade up
Feb. 12: 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., Auditorium, free dental screenings by Gordon Dental Associates, hosted by Early Childhood Family Services Coordinator Lisa Mitchell. Applications are due Feb.. 4. See Ms. Cox at the front desk for applications. Questions? Email lisa.mitchell@dc.gov
Feb. 15: 9 a.m., Auditorium, Coffee with Principal: Learn about Fourth Grade
Feb. 18-22: No school
March 1: 9 a.m., Auditorium, Coffee with Principal: Learn about Fifth Grade
March 8: No school
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