Week of February 11, 2019

Happy Friday!  It has been a busy week on campus.  I was scheduled to be at training at Region 10 on Friday, but will be staying on campus, now, to support you and the learners in the building.  As mentioned in our meeting with Ashley and CISD Administration, the transfer process for Canyon Ranch Elementary will open on Monday (you will get a district email).  If you are interested in a new opportunity, I am here to support you.  While I don't want any of you to leave, there will be no hurt feelings, only chances to support the new elementary and our Lee learners heading to CRE.  Classroom teachers and paraprofessionals, please schedule a time to talk with me before submitting your request.  In addition, if you are planning on resigning or retiring, please consider letting me know now.  This information may help decrease the number that could be required to transfer.  Change is ahead for our FamiLEE, but as always, our school will be taken care of.  During this time, I ask that you do your best to continue to make Lee Our Happy Place and seek to understand before being understood.

Welcome back, Jean Guidry, to our famiLEE.  We are pleased to have her in the role of long term sub for Ayesha.  Speaking of Ayesha, her sweet baby girl, Asiya, arrived today.  She is 7 pounds 15 ounces and 20 inches long.  Please continue to lift the Khans in positivity and prayer as they navigate having this beautiful new baby in their lives.

We will be permanently welcoming back our wonderful student teacher, Brooklyn Windham, on Tuesday, as Akta prepares for the arrival of her little one.  By the end of next week, there will be two new Lee Spur famiLEE members!  Our famiLEE keeps growing!

DID YOU KNOW:

• we have open appointments for those interested in saving for retirement, on campus, on Thursday?  Click here to schedule an appointment.
• we need names of 2 boys and 2 girls from each grade level to invite to CISD Night at the Ballpark on April 3?  Leaders, please select the names at your next Team Time so that we can turn the names in and inform parents.  Thank you!
• Melissa's MLI Newsletter is packed full of great resources for you and your learners (even if they aren't dyslexic)?  Check it out here. 
• we have a parent that is feeding us pizza for lunch on Friday 2/8?  Thank you to the parents of Eshaan (P4) and Aditi (B4)!
• we have new recess equipment on the carts? Please stay tuned to info from learners who have worked towards a solution to help with our equipment.  

BOOK FAIR

Thank you Melinda, Aparna, and volunteers for setting up and running our Spring Book Fair.  Did you know that all profits earned through the Book Fair go back to our campus library fund?  Please talk up this event to learners and parents so we can have the most successful fair YET!  I am requesting that you do not send more than two learners at a time (from each classroom) to shop.  We want to make sure it is manageable for our volunteers.  Sending all of your shoppers at the beginning/end of the day or all house shoppers at recess is not recommended.  Please create a sign up in your space and send them throughout the day.  I appreciate your help with this!  

AUTHOR VISIT

Welcome, author Aisha Saeed, to Lee Elementary on Monday.  We will have an adjusted schedule to permit for workshops, focused lessons, and a full day visit at our school.  Thank you to Blue 5 learners, and Samira, for creating a schedule for her day.  I know the visit will be fantastic!  Thank you to our wonderful PTO for helping to fund part of her visit. 

TAPAS AND TELPAS

Thank you for brining your online basic certificate to this required security training during your conference time on Tuesday.  Thank you Leigh Ann and Claudia for hosting this DURING the school day and for bringing snacks!

MI COCINA NIGHT

ALL famiLEEs are invited to join us at MiCocina on Tuesday, so spread the word.  Please remind them to say they are from Lee Elementary or show the graphic below from your weekly newsletter.  Thank you Red House designers for representing our campus this night!

LUNCH AND LEARN

Thank you to those of you that signed up for Wednesday's Lunch and Learn with Jacque.  It is going to be wonderful having the time to dig in to some pizza and new math intervention tools we purchased.  Thank you for all of your preparations, Jacque!

VALENTINES DAY

Please look at the Winter/Valentine Party tab for the day's schedule and communicate any changes to your lunch time to your parents. Purple House- THANK YOU for eating lunch in your house so that the floor can be swept and ready for the campus to view the PTO program, at 1:00, in the cafe.   Also, please communicate to your parents that our busses and cars need to be able to pick up learners safely at dismissal, therefore, they should only park in parking spaces and along Chaparral Waters Way and Stampede.  

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY

Please feel free to wear jeans on Friday.  Remember that you represent our campus in your words and actions.  THANK YOU to so many of you that are presenting on this day.  We are so proud of you for stepping up and sharing your learning with others. 

MORNING ARRIVAL

Please be mindful to be at school by 7:10 each morning and posted for morning duty at 7:15.  You are doing a great job of texting if you are stuck in traffic, but we all could use a friendly reminder to be here on time.  Thank you for your cooperation.

CISD FOCUSED WALKTHROUGH

This week we start a new focus for our walkthroughs.  We will give feedback on Domain 2 Dimension 1:  Achieving Expectations.  We will be looking for evidence that your learners have mastered content and are held to high levels of accountability for their learning.  This looks like self-assessing, reflecting on menu work or assignments, posting to Schoology or SeeSaw, etc. 

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Love-unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for others; warm attachment

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Love your neighbor as yourself

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love" - Mother Teresa

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Feb 11-  GO RED Shirt and Jeans
     RtI Meetings
     Spring Book Fair
     Progress Report Grades Due
     Aisha Saeed Author Visit (all day)
Feb 12-  Red House Music Performance (8:10 and 6:30 Cafe)
     Tappas and TELPAS (Conference Time)
     Mi Cocina Night
     Book Fair Open Late today
Feb 13- Convocation Shirt and Jeans
     Lunch and Learn (10:00-1:00)
     Leadership Meeting (3:30-Kristina's Space)
Feb 14- Send home Progress Reports
     Spurs Savings (7:20-7:40 Cafe)
     PTO Performance (1:00 Cafe)
     Valentine Parties (2:00 Spaces)
Feb 15- Ameira's Birthday
     Bethany's Birthday
     CISD Professional Learning Day