Week of Sept 19

I MISS YOU!!!  It has been a great three days of learning, but I am ready to be back with our famiLEE.  THANK YOU to all of you for your posts to Twitter.  Those posts fill my bucket when I am away and also gave me "bragging rights" about the incredible efforts of our Designers and Learners at Lee.  Thank you to Ashley, Angela, and April for "holding down the fort" while I was away.  I hope you all found joy in your journey this week!

DID YOU KNOW

• that people are leaving exterior and vestibule doors open?  This is a safety and energy efficiency concern.  Please help by closing these doors if a learner or designer have left them open.
• that the only way we can track technology help is by submitting a help desk ticket?  Please ALWAYS use this system.  In the case of a learner who is locked out, after submitting your help desk ticket, email Layne the learner name, username, and new password so she can get it reset. 
• that the new Apple coding app, Swift, has launched?  Check it out here.
• that our new office assistant will be starting on Monday?  Her name is Candace Haywood and her number is 469-682-9065

PTO MTG
Don't forget to bring a learner to Tuesday night's meeting at 6:30.  They need to be ready to share a brief overview about your house CBL work. Please remind parents in your weekly communciation.

DONUTS FOR DADS
Our Dad's Club will host Donuts with Dads Wednesday morning. Please remind them in your weekly communication.

SPUR SAVINGS
Please remind parents that we will begin Spur Savings.  The registration and information sheets can be found on PeachJar here.

BOOK FAIR

Preview sign ups from Melinda were shared for Friday, September 23 and Monday, September 26.

WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
3.1 Environment- By the end of this week, you should have one walkthrough from Ashley and Chantel.

FROM ASHLEY

Updated attendance information has been added to our Lee website, including a new form to complete for approval for religious holidays.  All attendance approvals for religious holidays and extended absences will come to Ashley.  As a reminder, if a learner is absent, they should bring a handwritten note (not email) to the office within 3 days of their absence that indicates the learner's first and last name, date of absence, and reason for absence.  Thank you for your help in this!   

Please make sure to provide a direct link to this updated page in your weekly communication.    

http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/14000

FROM NURSE AMY
If you are CPR Certified, please give a copy of your card to Amy.  Also, planning on getting a flu shot at Lee this year?  Email Amy so she can get a head count.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

BWW NIGHT
We have posted our nights for the year on the faculty calendar for the year.  It is our hope that Houses will take a night (we tried to plan most on a performance night) to go to at least one Buffalo Wild Wings Night this year.

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Encourage- to inspire with courage and hope

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

If someone in the class wins a game or does something well, congratulate that person.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"When someone does something good, applaud.  You make two people happy."

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Sept- 19- Send home Progress Reports (3-5)
                5th Grade Field Trip
                BOY Goal Setting
Sept 20- Spurs Savings Bank Training
               BOY Goal Setting
               PTO Mtg. (6:30)
Sept 21- Convocation T-shirt and Jeans
              Donuts with Dads (Cafe 7:00-7:50)
              Staff Mtg. (3:30-5:00)
Sept 22- Global Character Day
              Spurs Savings Grand Opening (Cafe 7:30-7:50)
              Campus Tour (1:00)
              3rd Science Training (DCE 3:45)
              Kinder Stop Collaborate & Listen (Lee 3:30)
Sept 23- Layne's Birthday
              Fall Book Fair Begins
              BOY Screening Window Ends
              Campus Tour (9:00 and 1:00)
Sept 25- AWARE Data Due in System