Week of August 27, 2018

WOW!  You made it through the first FULL week of school.  It has brought our Admin Team much happiness to spend time with each of your classes.  We have such AWESOME kiddos and designers!!  THANK YOU for allowing your learners to visit the office as they strive to be ambassadors of happiness.  I have enjoyed delivering some personalized notes to learners, already.  You gals have done a fabulous job of watching morning broadcast on time and keeping those character lessons brief.  WE NOTICE!!  We also saw teams planning after school this week- THANK YOU for sticking to this!  Our kids are so lucky and deserve it!  I hope you are feeling the happiness vibe this year and in the spirit of happiness...hit the road as soon as you can on Friday.  ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!

DID YOU KNOW:

• you need to sign the Lee Staff Handbook by August 31 and the CISD Employee Handbook by Sept 29?
• there are NEW writing prompts for the writing screeners?  Thanks for sharing these, Jacque!
• Kasey, our DLC, will be on campus on Friday?  Reach out if you want to collaborate with her. 
• that we need to have your correct cell phone number for emergencies?  Please check to make sure your phone number is listed and accurate on this document.
• we need your help with a few things?
• attendance MUST be turned turned in by 10:00.  THANKS to those who are getting attendance in and have alarms set.
• recycling and composting processes in the cafe need to be in place for all houses.  THANK YOU to those of you that already have older learners stationed at the four areas.  This needs to happen at each lunch time to help our little ones know how to do it properly.
• the peanut table at LUNCH must be monitored for the safety of all.  When I was in the cafe on Wednesday, there were ALMONDS on the table.  This table is to be a peanut free table without exception.  Our learners have to be kept safe.   THANK YOU!

DIGITAL SIGNAGE
I believe this is already done, but if not, please work to get updated images up on your digital signage by Thursday, August 30.  On this day, we have our first learning walk.  These images should showcase learner work, house announcements, CBL Big Ideas, etc.


BEFORE/AFTERSCHOOL CLUBS
Please fill out this form, by Wednesday, if you are/want to host an after school club at Lee.  New club ideas are welcome and encouraged, and we can pay extra duty pay of $25 an hour.   Please check out the list so you can update your Curriculum Night presentations before Thursday.


CURRICULUM NIGHT
Please request parents arrive 15 minutes prior to your start time on Thursday.  You should host your session in a closed classroom and leadership team must share your presentation with Chantel by end of day Monday.  Also, please post a PDF of your presentation on your campus websites. THANK YOU for your cooperation!


RTI
Ashley took the RtI quick glance from last year and copied it into a new google sheet for this year.  It would be great to take a look at this document together during your team time, and take some time to update and clean it up.  If there are any learners who have moved, you may delete them from the spreadsheet.  4th and 5th grade designers should also add updated STAAR information.  Thanks! 

LEEDERSHIP COUNCIL

It is time that we determine who your LEEdership Council member will be.  A K-5 learner from each classroom should be nominated and elected into this position.  Candidates will prepare a short speech and may not spend more than $5 on their campaign.  This is an excellent way to practice the democratic process, public speaking, and risk-taking.  Please remember that those who have already served on LEEdership Council before are tasked with seeing the leadership capacity in others and should not rerun for a position.  (They may need reminding.)  Please complete this Google Form to communicate who your members are by next Friday, September 7. 

BADGES
You are required, by the district, to wear your ID Badge at school. If you see visitors or adults in our building without a badge, you must escort them to the office.  Learners should wear their badges at ALL times.  If you have learners who did not get one, please add them to this list, so the office can have one made for you.  As soon as they are made, badges will be placed in your mailboxes.


#COPPELLISDEF
The Coppell Education Foundation grant application window is open.  It closes on October 12, at 4:30.  The timeline, application, and guidelines can be found here.

FED EX DAY
Enjoy your one hour on Wednesday where you learn about a topic of YOUR choice related to YOUR goals, and earn Flex credit for it.  This is a time for learning.  We ask that you update your goals in Strive during this first Fed Ex time and use the remainder of the time to dig into your Lucy Calkins Resources.  Before Wednesday, we will send out a separate email with our campus goal, for those of you that want to copy and paste it into Strive.


LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Respect- showing consideration for others

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

We will often have visitors in our school. When a visitor arrives, look them in the eyes, shake hands, tell them who you are, and welcome the person to our school

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

“Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society” -Confucius

DATES TO REMEMBER:
August 26- IBC Training for Mentors (12:00-1:00)
August 27- Curriculum Night Presentations Due to CK
     Discipline Plans Due to CK
     Sam's Birthday
     School Board Meeting (6:00pm)
August 28- Stephanie S's Birthday
August 29- Fire Drill
     Fed Ex Day (3:30-4:30)
August 30- Lee Learning Walk (8:00-9:00)
     Kinder, 1, 2 Curriculum Night (5:30-6:30)
     3, 4, 5 Curriculum Night (6:30-7:30)
August 31- Staff Handbook Signature Page Due
September 1- Green tackles the Lounge this month