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Providence Spring Elementary10045 Providence Church Lane | Charlotte, NC 28277

P: (980) 343-6935| F: (980) 343-6939School: http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/ProvidenceSpringES

PTA: http://ProvidenceSpringPTA.weebly.comPrincipal: Diane Adams | Assistant Principal: Linda O’Connor

Fri, Feb 24 Box Tops SpringCollection Deadline

Feb 27 -Mar 3

Staff Appreciation Week

Wed, Mar 1 Early Release DayNoon Dismissal

Wed, Mar 8 PTA Meeting, 9:30 AMEveryone welcome!

Mar 8-15 Book Fair StudentPreview

Mar 16-23 Book Fair Sales

Mar 16-26 Book Fair Online Sales

Mon, Mar 20 Book Fair After SchoolShopping, 3-6 PM

Thu, Mar 23 Ice Cream Social6:00-7:45 PM

Next Rocket Review on Tue, Mar 7

PSE Staff Appreciation Week

Monday, February 27 - Friday, March 3

PSE Staff Appreciation Week is right around the corner!Your PTA has all sorts of exciting events planned toshow the PSE Staff how much we appreciate all thatthey do for our children. Thank you in advance forhelping the PTA make this Staff Appreciation Week abig success!

Afternoon SnacksThe PTA provides "grab-and-go" snacks in the Staff lounge inthe afternoon.

Supplies for the ClassroomsStudents will bring supplies to school for their classroom.Your Room Parents will let you know what is on yourteacher's wish list.

The PTA will also purchase and serve yummy breakfasttreats to the staff!

Notes of AppreciationStudents are asked to bring in notes of appreciation to theirteachers. These can be homemade/crafted or purchased.

The PTA will also be delivering treats to our Bus Drivers thisday.

Staff LuncheonThe PTA, along with generous donations from parents, willprovide lunch for the staff. We will be feeding over 100 staffmembers. BBQ will come from Moe's BBQ in Matthews, andall sides and desserts will come from our wonderful PSEparents. The Sign Up Genius is here if you would like todonate food! This event is a favorite year to year of all thePSE Staff!

(We are also in need of a volunteer to cover each classroomand Specials class (Art, PE, Music, Media, and Computer Lab)during lunch and recess. Sign up here!)

Favorite SnacksStudents are asked to bring in their teachers' favoritesnacks! Your Room Parents will circulate a list of yourteachers' favorite snacks.

Mon,2/27

Tue,2/28

Wed,3/1

Thu,3/2

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Who wants to be in the yearbook?! Your kids do, that’swho!

Please share your photos of them from school-relatedevents for the yearbook! Email them topseyearbookpictures@gmail.com.

Questions? Contact Julia Heinzerling,juliaheinzerling@gmail.com, orKarin Simoneau,karinsimoneau@gmail.com.

Send Photos for the Yearbook!

Clip those Box Tops found onGeneral Mills products! Wereceive 10¢ for each Box Topwe submit. Send in Box Topswith your child and they canplace them in the Box Tops

mailbox by the front office.

For a complete list of products that carry the Box Topssymbol, visit www.boxtops4education.com.

Deadline for spring collection is Friday, February 24.

Box Tops for Education

The special area team wants tocongratulate Kim Carter for herwell deserved Assistant Teacherof the Year award!! She has madea HUGE impact on what our teamcan accomplish and provide forour students. She supports art,music and PE on a daily basis.

Mrs. Carter pulls out small groups, organizes curriculummaterials, paints backdrops, loads 900 pieces of clay inthe kiln, displays art throughout the school, helps withChallenge Run, Loaves and Fishes, testing, and the listgoes on and on each day. She helps keep the SpecialArea team running smoothly and provides extra supportfor those those kids that need it. We are thrilled to havesuch a dedicated addition to our team and the entireschool recognizes her efforts.

Way to go, Mrs. CARTER!!!

Assistant Teacher of the Year New Teacher Assistant Introduction

Hi there, my name is Rachel Scriptureand I am thrilled to be joining the PSEteam as a teaching assistant for the2nd grade! Prior to receiving thisincredible opportunity, I taughtTransitional Kindergarten at apreschool for several years.

Born and raised in New Jersey, I movedto Charlotte after graduating from

Rowan University. I graduated in 2012, with a BA in bothElementary Education and Mathematics. North Carolinahas been a wonderful change of pace and I look forwardto many years to come here!

In my spare time, I enjoy being outdoors with my dog,biking, hiking, or kayaking! I love to travel and explore allthe beautiful wonders this world has to see, as well asbake and craft! I am the proud aunt to my 3 year-oldniece and enjoy spending as much time with her aspossible.

It is such a privilege to be a part of such a phenomenalgroup of teachers here at PSE, and I cannot wait to getinvolved with the students’ development!

Rachel Scripture, 2nd Grade

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Windows Into a Paideia School

The Three Columns ofInstruction

The seventh and eighthPaideia principles state:

● That the three types of teachingthat should occur in our schools aredidactic teaching of subject matter,coaching that produces the skills oflearning, and Socratic questioningin seminar discussion.

● That the results of these threetypes of teaching should be a) theacquisition of organized knowledge,b) the formation of habits of skill inthe use of language and mathematics, and c) thegrowth of the mind’s understanding of basicideas and issues.

These specific teaching practices, known as the ThreeColumns of Instruction, that are designed to supportspecific aspects of learning: Seminar for conceptualunderstanding, Coaching for development of learningskills, and Didactic instruction for factual recall.

The Three Columns are best practiced in support of oneanother, in synergy, such that each of the three modesof teaching reinforces the other two. In teaching a unit,the Paideia teacher uses all three columns – didactic,coaching, and seminar – where appropriate, and in acomplementary manner.

Didactic Instruction

The most traditional of the threecolumns of instruction is DidacticInstruction, or “teaching by telling.”This type of instruction is designed toconvey essential information that

needs to be remembered. It is an efficient way to deliverorganized knowledge; this might be through lecture ordemonstration, an audio-visual presentation or reading atextbook. It improves students’ minds by the acquisitionof organized knowledge, to become widely informedabout all kinds of subjects.

Paideia teachers believe that its use should be about 10-15% of instructional time.

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Read more of the “Windows Into a Paideia School” series in previous issues of the Rocket Review:Windows I & II (January 24, 2017) and Windows III & IV (February 7, 2017).

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