Paintsville Independent Schools

🎨🐯 Kindergarten Color Days are here! 🐯🎨 Join our Paintsville Tiger Kindergarteners as we learn and celebrate our colors! 💙💚🖤❤️🧡🤍🩷🤎💜 Each Color Day, students are encouraged to wear the color of the day and join in the fun! 🌈🐾 We can’t wait to see our Tiger Cubs fill the halls with COLOR! 🐯💙🤍 Color Days begin Friday, August 28th with BLUE...our favorite color and the best color! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

🛍️🌼 SHOP & SUPPORT PHS VARSITY CHEER! 🌼📣 Join us Friday, August 28th from 10:00 AM–3:00 PM in the PES Aux Gym for the White Daisy Boutique Fundraiser benefiting PHS Varsity Cheer! 💙🤍 Come shop, find some cute new favorites, and support our cheerleaders! 🛍️🐯📣 📍 Please use the side ramp entrance to the Aux Gym. Open to the public — we hope to see you there! 💙🤍

🎓 Day 4—our final day in our assessment series—focuses on summative assessments!

Summative assessments measure what students have learned at the end of a specific period of instruction. Examples include unit exams, semester tests, and the end-of-year Kentucky Summative Assessments (KSA).

The results help teachers and families understand student achievement, celebrate growth, and plan for future learning! 🌟

What happens after high school—and are you ready for what changes? 🎓➡️

College, work, training, adult services… there’s a lot for students and families to figure out. SPARK 360 Family Transition Night #2 is designed to help.

📅 Wednesday, September 16
🕟 4:30–7:00 PM
🍽️ Free dinner provided

Students will take part in interactive activities while families learn more about post-high-school pathways, supports, and next steps.

For students in grades 6–12 with IEPs or 504 plans and their families.

👉 RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIhrPRJ1xTgJKjBdh_3G29WEh_b4QjlIjMGUO1E5_Lwd2a8A/viewform

Location details will be shared with registered families.

🐯💙 Paintsville Independent Schools Opening Day 2026! 💙🐯 Our Tiger Family is back together and ready for an incredible new school year! 📚✨ Opening Day 2026 was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect, celebrate our district, and prepare for the students who will soon fill our halls! We’re excited for a year filled with learning, growth, teamwork, and Tiger Pride! 💙🤍 Here’s to a GREAT 2026–2027 school year! 🐯🎉 One School. One Family. Tiger Pride!

🏈📣 Calling All K–2 Tigers! 🐯💙 It’s time to get in on the fun! Paintsville Elementary Flag Football & Tiny Tigers Cheer sign-ups are here for our Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade students! 📝 Sign-up forms will be sent home with students on MONDAY! Whether your little Tiger wants to hit the field or cheer from the sidelines, we can’t wait for an exciting season! 🏈📣 💙🐯GO TIGERS🐯💙

🐯💙 Stay in the Know, Tiger Families! 💙🐯 We’ve put together our Paintsville Elementary Monthly Planner to help our Tiger families stay up-to-date on all the exciting things happening at PES! 📅✨ From school events and special days to athletics, fundraisers, testing, and more—we hope this planner makes it easier to keep track of our busy Tiger calendar! 📌 Please remember: Dates and events are subject to change. As changes or additions are made, we will do our best to keep the planner updated and share the latest information with our families. 💙 Save it • Screenshot it • Stay in the know!💙

🚗💙 Drop-Off & Pick-Up Reminder for Tiger Families! 🐯 As we begin a new school year, please take a few minutes to review our Paintsville Elementary drop-off and pick-up procedures. Following the designated traffic flow, drop-off/pick-up locations, and parking areas helps us keep every Tiger safe and traffic moving smoothly. Please be patient, stay in your vehicle while in the pickup/drop-off lines, follow staff directions, and do not park in designated traffic flow areas. Thank you for working together to make arrival and dismissal safe, quick, and organized! 💙🤍 One School. One Family. Tiger Pride! 🐯💙

🚌💙 Transportation Reminder for Tiger Families! 🐯 Thank you for planning ahead and helping us get every Tiger home safely! 💙🤍🐯

📈 Day 3 of our assessment series focuses on interim assessments!

Interim assessments—such as MAP Growth—are given at specific points during the school year such as fall, winter, and spring to measure progress and identify learning trends. The results help teachers adjust instruction, set meaningful goals, and celebrate your child’s growth along the way! 🌟

📊 Day 2 of our assessment series focuses on diagnostic assessments!

Diagnostic assessments—such as i-Ready Reading or MAP Reading Fluency—help teachers identify your child’s strengths and areas where additional support may be helpful. The results allow teachers to personalize instruction and better meet each student’s learning needs. 🌟

Miss Apple Blossom 2026 📅 Tuesday, September 22nd 🕔 Doors open at 5:00 PM | Junior Miss at 5:30 | Miss at 7:30 📍 Johnson Central High School, 257 N Mayo Trail, Paintsville, KY 41240 Celebrate the spirit of the Kentucky Apple Festival as we crown the next Miss Apple Blossom (grades 9–12) and Junior Miss Apple Blossom (grades 6–8). Applications available now online at 🌐 Junior Miss Blossom https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOMorLEf5EOmB3LbK2uD0y-JuoReWTXHk6qnw-JaTvL3Epdw/viewform 🌐 Miss Apple Blossom https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbAUxmw5jh6dxu3EDT9uBNweFarS5cRT7fo7-siciop5GTkw/viewform 📍 OR- Pick up at: Johnson Central High School, 257 N Mayo Trail, Paintsville, KY 41240 🎟️Entry Fee: $30, due at time of application submission. Important Dates to Remember: 📌 Mandatory Informational Meeting: August 28th at 5 PM at Johnson Central High School. 📌 Final Application Deadline: September 4th Come support these inspiring young women as they take the stage and represent the heart of Eastern Kentucky. #MissAppleBlossom2026 #JuniorMissAppleBlossom #KentuckyAppleFestival #AsAmericanAsApplePie #PaintsvilleKY

📚 For the next four days—leading up to and including the first day of school—we’re sharing information about the different types of assessments your child may take at school!
Using KDE’s A Family’s Guide to Understanding Student Assessment, we’ll explore formative, diagnostic, interim, and summative assessments—and how each supports student learning.

📝 Day 1: Formative Assessment
Formative assessments are quick, ongoing check-ins that help teachers understand what students know and adjust instruction to meet their needs. These may include classroom discussions, observations, exit tickets, or short activities. The goal is to guide learning—not simply assign a grade! 🌟

💙‼️🐯 WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU TONIGHT! 🐯‼️💙

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📚 Day 6 of our reading series focuses on comprehension—helping children understand, remember, and think deeply about what they read!

Ask questions, make predictions, discuss characters, and encourage your child to retell the story in their own words. Understanding the story is what brings reading to life! 🌟

📚🐯 BACK TO SCHOOL REMINDERS! 💙 As we get ready to kick off a great new school year, please take a few minutes to review our Back-to-School Policies & Procedures. Staying informed helps keep our school safe, organized, and ready for a successful year! We appreciate our Tiger families working together with us. 💙🤍 🐯 One School. One Family. Tiger Pride!

📚 Day 5 of our reading series is all about vocabulary—helping children learn and understand new words!

Build your child’s word power by reading together, discussing unfamiliar words, and using new vocabulary in everyday conversations. The more words children know, the more they understand what they read! 🌟

🏀💙 Lady Tigers Basketball is Back! 💙🏀 The Paintsville Elementary Girls Basketball schedule is here! 🐯 Get those calendars marked and come out to cheer on our Lady Tigers this season! We can’t wait to see our girls hit the court and represent Paintsville! 💙🤍 Let’s go, Lady Tigers! 🐯🏀💙

As we get ready for another great school year at Paintsville Elementary, families are encouraged to review our school dress code before that first-day outfit is picked! 💙🐯 Please help us start the year off right by making sure students come to school dressed appropriately, comfortably, and ready to learn. ✨ Dress for success. Be ready to learn. And show that Tiger pride! 🐯💙 We can’t wait to welcome our Tigers back!