Week of February 2

Thank you for joining Todd and I for your mid year goal setting conferences.  What a wonderful time to celebrate all that you have accomplished and to get feedback from you.  We have six of you that we still need to schedule with, so look for calendar invites to come.  You all did an INCREDIBLE JOB of taking advantage of the beautiful weather this week and bringing learning outside and around the building.  Your creative ideas for delivering instruction never cease to amaze!!  Enjoy your weekend!

DID YOU KNOW?

• that our Math Educator Academy has links to a blog that goes along nicely with your Number Talks books?  Check out it out!
• that our Literacy Library is unpacked (thank you Courtney and Roxann).  Be looking for info to come from these ladies SOON!
• that we have had 20 new learners and 5 reenrolled learners since Winter Break!!  THANK YOU for welcoming our new famiLEEs.
• Dallas Fire Station #58 located at 3015 Chapel Oaks Drive will be placed in-service on January 30, 2015. The Cypress Waters area fire station will include a Fire Engine fully staffed with four members. They will be housed at the temporary facility, until a permanent fire department facility is constructed. DFW International Airport Fire Services will provide response assistance to the area.

“Everyone in a successful organization must be willing to risk. Risk is like change; it’s not a choice.” – Max DePree

LIVING WELL IN COPPELL
On February 1, Coppell ISD starts participating in the HEB Community Challenge.  Please participate and talk to your families about participating on this site.  If you are physical with learners, please post so that we can get our community points.  

"LEE"DERSHIP COUNCIL

Please send learners to the Pre K room at 9:00 on Monday.  They need to bring an iPad with them.  Also, please allow your learners a brief amount of time to come back and share after our Leedership Meeting. (I will remind them to keep this BRIEF)  THANK YOU!

BROADCAST STUDIO

We are excited to get our learners in front of the cameras.  Please allow those who are scheduled to work to come to the studio when they arrive at school.  We cannot wait to see some of the learner ideas come to fruition!

VALENTINES AND VALENTINE'S DAY PARTIES

Our PTO Room Parent Coordinator is aware that we will have house Valentine parties.  Parties will be the last hour of the day.  Please talk with your grades/houses about how you will handle valentines in your classroom.  Will you have decorated boxes?  Will you have decorated bags?  Please provide a list of first names to each learner so that they can participate in exchanging valentines.  We have extra Valentines in Angela's office for those learners who may not have any.  


STUDENT LIFE CHALLENGE
I challenge you to participate in a global movement on Thursday, February 5.  You or your learners can share pictures from their regular day using the hashtag #studentlife #rjlyear.  

YEARBOOKS

Please get your class picture in to the yearbook mom.  THANK YOU!

REMINDER

Please update your digital signage by Wednesday, February 4, so that your television shows updated and different work from learners.  Here are the steps Alli sent out.

"LEE" QUOTE OF THE WEEK:  “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” -George Bernard Shaw

"LEE"DERSHIP TIP OF THE WEEK:  Make eye contact. When someone is speaking, keep your eyes on him or her at all times. If someone makes a comment, turn and face that person.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

February 2-6- Counselor Appreciation Week

February 2- Groundhog Day

February 4- Walk at School Wednesday (7:30-7:45)

                    House Shirt Day with Jeans

                    2nd Grade Author Skype (9:00 Media Center)

                    Staff Meeting (3:30-5:00)

February 5- 100th Day of School

February 6- Jumprope Performances

                    Jump Rope For Heart Donations Due
Week of February 9-13- Book Fair Week
February 9- Kylie's Birthday
February 10- Rachel's Birthday
                      Transformation in Action Visits
February 11- Walk At School Wednesday
                      Jeans with iCreate Shirt 
                      Curriculum Meeting (3:30)
February 12- Kindergarten Field Trip
February 13- Valentine Parties (2:00-3:00)