Week of December 10, 2018

We hope you are looking forward to one more week of treats from Ashley, Leigh Ann, and I.  It is SO MUCH FUN planning out ways to show you how much we care for you!  You are the BEST staff on the planet and deserve to be celebrated!  Thank you for the incredible coding opportunities for our kiddos this week.  Your tweets were fantastic!  It was awesome being able to see the opportunities our kids had all the way from Allaso Ranch.

DID YOU KNOW:

• Bulb digital portfolio due dates is delayed for grades K-1 because the iPad app is not 100%?  The new due date is Spring Break. 
• we have an adjusted schedule for Monday due to visits from CMSW Band and Choir and CHS Madrigals?  Please check out the schedule here (4th tab).  The events will happen in the gym. 
• the SHAC Committee has created the 12 Days of Fitness?  Please share with your famiLEEs. 

DECEMBER TO REMEMBER
Don't forget that you can wear jeans the entire month of December.  Please tweet out what you enjoy with #DecemberToRemember and #rjlyear5

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

Please plan on going to the CISD Open House during your conference time on Friday.  If you are an hourly employee, please work with your supervising teacher to arrange a time to go over.  You will NOT want to miss this fun event!

LEEDERSHIP COUNCIL HOT COCOA SALE

Please let your parents know that LEEdership Council will be selling hot cocoa on Friday during recess time.  

ECONOMICS FAIR

Please encourage your learners to join in supporting our 3rd graders with their Economic's Fair on December 19.  There will be a modified schedule for this day.

REMINDER

Don't forget!  Grades are due January 7th, the Monday we return from winter break.  Please go into e-school this week to make sure you are able to enter grades, have all of your learners, etc. so that if Ashley or Leigh Ann need to correct anything, it can be done before the holiday.  Also, if you enter grades over the break, please remember that they must be back-dated to a date before December 21st or they will not save.

HOLIDY PARTY

Thank you to our Sunshine Spurs for planning our staff holiday party.  Please RSVP, by next Friday, here.

SECRET SANTA

Thank you to Social Spurs for organizing our Secret Santa gift exchange.  Drawing of names will happen on Friday, December 14, after school, and gift giving will occur December 17-21.  Click here to sign up to participate. 

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations, Priscilla, for being awarded a CISD Education Foundation Grant for a 3D Printer for our school.  We are so excited for you!

HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE
Some of our local organizations have already been preparing for the holidays and would like to extend their help to families if they are in a time of need.  Please reach out to our school nurse, Ameira Olayan, or Angela Garvin, the school counselor,  by Monday, December 10th, if your family would like some assistance.


RESTORATIVE PRACTICES
Please make sure you participate in the Twitter Slow Chat so you can get flex credit for our Book Study.

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Generosity- freely giving of time or resource.

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Surprise others by performing random acts of kindness.  Go out of your way to do something surprisingly kind and generous for someone at least once a month.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"We make a living by what we get and a life by what we give!" -Winston Churchill

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Dec 10- April's Birthday
     Day 7
     RtI Meetings
     CMSW Band and Choir Visit (1:30 Gym)
     Madrigal Visit (2:40 Gym)
Dec 11- Julie B's Birthday
     Day 6
Dec 12- Convocation t-shirt and Jeans
     Spelling Bee (3:30-4:30 Media Center Flex)
Dec 13- Spurs Savings (7:20-7:40 Cafe)
     Purple House Winter Music Program (8:10 and 6:30 Cafe)
Dec 14- LEEdership Council Hot Cocoa Sale (Recess Time)
     Lunch orders due for 12/20 and 12/21
     CISD Holiday Open House (during your conference time)
     Green House Field Trip (Perot Museum)
Dec 15- #rjlcares Volunteer Opportunity (8:30)