MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Upcoming Dates & Events

Important Dates:

October 1 at 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Thomas Paine Community Roundtable
October 2 at 4:00 p.m.: Thomas Paine Cross Country Meet
October 7: Bring Your Family to School Day ~ Times to Visit from Classroom Teacher
October 7: Thomas Paine PTA Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Library
October 9: Walk and Roll to School Day
October 14-18: Fall Break (No School)
October 24 at 4:00-8:00 p.m. and October 25 8:00-11:00 a.m. (No School on Friday, October 25)

Join PTA

Download Membership Form

Now more than ever we need to remain connected and provide support for our students. Membership provides you with the ability to cast a vote during PTA meetings. Joining is only $5.00.

Membership can be completed in one of two ways: Sign Up Genius link.

This total cost will be $5.75 due to the fees associated with Sign-Up genius)

OR

Mail a check: Make check payable to: Thomas Paine PTA Include: your email in the memo line (we need this to complete the membership)

Mail to the school:

1801 James Cherry Dr., Urbana, IL 61802

PTA Metting

Please join us for our next PTA in

Ouctober 7th at 6:30 pm at Thomas Paine library. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Updating Contact Information in Skyward Family Access

Confirm your sell phone number is correct. Text “Y” to 67587

or follow those steps

1. Open up a web browser and go to https:usd116.org

2. At the top right of the screen go to “Families” https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CgpBM6HNEyAwoz6yZEheNOuSjFy-eFHEJof5Zx0QK2I/edit

If you are a parent or guardian and do not know how to access this information in Skyward Family Access, you can follow this LINK. If you need additional assistance, please contact the IT Helpdesk helpdesk@usd116.org or 217-384-3526.

PTA Philosophy

Research shows that family involvement promotes student success. Students with involved parents are more likely to

Earn higher grades and pass their classes,
Attend school regularly and have better social skills,
Go on to postsecondary education.

PTA’s process for building successful partnerships starts with the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships and consists of three steps: Raising awareness about the power of family and community involvement. Taking action to cultivate involvement through specific programs and practices. Celebrating success as your school sees increased involvement and its impact.

Please help PTA feed our wonderful teachers at Conferences by giving monetary donations. You can give at the following link or you can drop off cash next week at the office. We will be feeding them dinner on Thursday, October 24 and breakfast on October 25.

Link to Parent Teacher conference donation via Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D4AA8AA28A7F85-52350227-donations?fbclid=IwY2xjawF7nRVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYfOujwt2Ec_Gn2eWH_jr8bDROqnQrwau3PF7SKM82N-y2snbJaYpPQiuQ_aem_ni7AXha3XkKdylXpDr6erQ#/

2024-25 EDUCATIONAL YEAR

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Battle of the Books: the Battle of the Books program is a voluntary reading incentive program open to all 4th and 5th graders. Students work on teams to read a list of 20 books and then compete in a quiz-bowl like battle at the end of the year. Parent volunteers run meetings once a month during the lunch/recess period. PTA helps purchase necessary books and materials as well as t-shirts for the participants.