June 29, 2018

Looks like lots of you are enjoying your summer break and making the most of it.  I'm loving seeing some of you in places like Mexico, NYC, Costa Rica, Australia, New Mexico, Nashville, and MORE.  I did my fair share of traveling during the school year this year, so the Kastrounis' are preparing for some visits from my parents this summer and taking care of Hannah as she champions through her ongoing chemo therapy.  It has been nice to SLOW DOWN this week.  I've made time to read, tinker, spend time with friends and family, and catch up on things that get set aside during the school year.  Don't you just love time off?  I was reading a June 21 blog post from George Couros about how summer time is the time to rejuvenate.  That rest and relaxation help with long term growth.  I have to say I agree with him!  

FAMILEE UPDATE:
Many of you may have seen on Facebook that Diana took a position in Lovejoy ISD.  We wish her the best as she moves into her new role as a Math Coordinator in their district.  Her departure had us on the hunt for the perfect fit for our FamiLEE this week.  As of Thursday night, we recommended a replacement for Diana.  Meghan Wood (Jesse Tadgerson's long term sub) will be joining our Lee staff, permanently.  We are super excited because Meghan has a strong work ethic, understands how Lee operates, and is a learner and contributor!  Welcome, Meghan!  I will share her phone number once she goes through HR and is approved by the Board.

Speaking of Board approval, please join us in welcoming:
Nurse:  Ameira Olayan (316) 519-2953
Please take time to reach out and welcome her to our famiLEE.  It looks like Ameira will be bringing two of her kiddos to Lee in August.  YAY!  She is super friendly and knowledgeable and will keep all of us safe at Lee.

HOUSE ASSIGNMENTS

Here are assignments for the 2018-2019 school year.  YOU WILL SEE SOME CHANGES IN YELLOW AND BLUE HOUSE.  An "*" designates our Leadership Team members in house/grade.  A "__" indicates a new grade, house, or position.   Much effort was made to create balanced houses and grades.  It is going to be a fabulous 5th year at Lee!


COMPLIANCE COURSES OPEN NOW!!
Each year you will need to join a new course in order for us to track the completion of each portion of your required compliance coursework.  Each folder has an individual due date.  Most of the courses require you to view a presentation and then complete a task. Please pay close attention to all of the directions for each course as they may differ from each other.  We wanted to give you time over the summer to complete the tasks if you would like to get a jump on the content now.  None of the content is due before we get back from summer break.  The code you need for our campus course is:  NK3S9-T26MX

#fitfamiLEE

Would you like to have an accountability partner for getting fit during the summer?  We would love to have you join in.  We are super proud of all of you staying healthy and taking care of yourselves!

#RJLYEAR5 SELFIE CHALLENGE

THANK YOU to many of you who are participating in this challenge.  How better to stay connected than by posting what you are up to this summer.  We have some of our famiLEEs participating, too, which is AWESOME.  Please use the hashtags #rjlyear5  and #rjlsummerselfie . 

We will coordinate an outing this summer that can help you fill in a square or two.  Stay tuned and join in the FUN!

Third Week of Summer Break

We hope you are enjoying your summer break and making the most of it.  It has been quiet up at school until this week.  The Coppell Education STEAM camp is here and it is nice to see kids in the building.  Last week Ashley, Leigh Ann, and I attended the PLC Conference in Ft. Worth.  We had great opportunities to learn more about Professional Learning Communities. We tweeted using #rjllearns from the event if you are interested in seeing what we learned.  Please share your summer learning with us, too!

STAAR:
STAAR results are in for 3-5 grade and our learners have made us all proud.  Every one of you have done a fine job preparing our learners for this "snapshot" of their skills.  THANK YOU.  If you are interested in your learners' performance, data is updated in AWARE.


FAMILEE UPDATE:
Please join us in welcoming:

Special Education Designer:  Misty Lynch (972)786-3205
Please take time to reach out and welcome her to our famiLEE.  She has gone through HR and will go to the Board on Monday.  

As of today, we recommended a replacement for Jessica Kivlin.  Jess will be going to Mansfield ISD, close to her home.  We will miss Jess' spirit!  Best wishes, Jess. 


COMPLIANCE COURSES OPEN NOW!!
Each year you will need to join a new course in order for us to track the completion of each portion of your required compliance coursework.  Each folder has an individual due date.  Most of the courses require you to view a presentation and then complete a task. Please pay close attention to all of the directions for each course as they may differ from each other.  We wanted to give you time over the summer to complete the tasks if you would like to get a jump on the content now.  None of the content is due before we get back from summer break.  The code you need for our campus course is:  NK3S9-T26MX

HOUSE ASSIGNMENTS

Here are assignments for the 2018-2019 school year.  Remember that they are always subject to change.  An "*" designates our Leadership Team members in house/grade.  A "__" indicates a new grade, house, or position.   Much effort was made to create balanced houses and grades.  It is going to be a fabulous 5th year at Lee!

#fitfamiLEE

Would you like to have an accountability partner for getting fit during the summer?  We would love to have you join in.  We are super proud of all of you staying healthy and taking care of yourselves!

#RJLYEAR5 SELFIE CHALLENGE

Don't forget to stay connected with all of us through Twitter.  Tweet our board out to your followers and encourage your learners and their famiLEEs to join in, too. Please use the hashtags #rjlyear5  and #rjlsummerselfie 

We will coordinate an outing this summer that can help you fill in a square or two.  Stay tuned and join in the FUN!