Week of April 29, 2019

Thank you, ALL, for a loveLEE volunteer breakfast for our volunteers.   We absoluteLEE appreciate Kristen for heading up this event this year.  I think most of us enjoyed a little breakfast ourselves, as well!  Also, thank you to each of you for celebrating our front office gals.  We can all agree they are AMAZING!  There have been so many incredible tweets this week showcasing our learners, the way you have designed lessons using our school as a tool, examples of learner creativity on their iPads, and MORE.  Thank you for taking the time to tell Lee's CISD STORY!  If you don't tell it, who will?

DID YOU KNOW:

• today is the last day to submit your Red and Black Superstars?  Please make time to nominate at least one learner and peer.  Even if they don't win, your submission will be acknowledged and helps make Lee OUR HAPPY PLACE.
• we still have some 3-5 classes that have not taken the Clarity Survey yet?  Please do this on Friday.
• most houses and grades have scheduled their learner led conferences for the Spring by now?  If you are doing your conferences at one time, please make sure you have communicated this with Chantel so that it is on the staff calendar.  A reminder that these conferences include the learner, their goal setting/data, and their Bulb digital portfolio this year. 
• we have recommended Brooklyn for hire for next year and she has signed her contract?  It will be official after Monday night's Board meeting.  CONGRATULATIONS Brooklyn!  We have recommended some other hires as well: Ruby Bryant, Corrine Sheffield, Stormi Lamb, Madison Smith, and Hannah Hardy.  Once we know what grade and house everyone will be in, I will share their contact information so that you can welcome them.  Thank you, again, to all of you for helping to interview and find such great candidates!  We have a few more positions to fill so we will keep you informed as we fill those.
• our Lee Speedstacking Team won the trophy for the second year in a row?  Congratulations Coach Behr and Lopez and thank you to the staff members who stayed and helped!

SPRING MOVIE NIGHT

Join us on Friday night for Movie on the Lawn Night.  Bring a blanket or chair and cuddle up for Mary Poppins.  PTO will be serving refreshments and snacks as well as our Garden Gurus.  Set up begins at 7:00 and the movie starts at sundown.  We hope you can be there!

MI COCINA NIGHT

Come one, come all to MiCocina on Monday night!  

LET'S CELEBRATE KARLI
Please join Red House as they celebrate Karli on Tuesday afternoon.  Karli and Roger are registered at Crate and Barrel and Bed Bath and Beyond.

COLLEGE SHIRT DAY

Don't forget to wear your favorite college shirt on Wednesday.

KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP

We are looking forward to having our new learners and FamiLEEs on campus on Thursday night from 6:00-7:00.  Thank you to our Kindergarten team for staying after to meet our learners.  Anyone that wants to earn flex can stay after and help during this event.  See Kindergarten for details.


SCHOOL LUNCH HERO DAY
Please wear (and encourage your learners to wear) a super hero shirt on Friday.  We will be celebrating School Lunch Hero Day in the cafeteria.  I think we can all agree, Charlene and her team are super heroes!  Please creatively show them how much we care!


SAVE THE DATE

SUMMER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN CISD

As a conference attendee, you will...
have an opportunity to attend sessions of your choice that vary in length.
receive Flex credit for the 2019-2020 academic year based on the sessions you attend.

• Example, attend (1) 90-minute session and (1) 45-minute session and receive 2.25 hours of Flex.

create your personalized schedule using Sched, beginning Friday, May 3rd.

• Digital Learning Conference SCHED Link.  Sign up will close Friday, May 17th.   
• Social-Emotional Conference SCHED Link.  Sign up will close Friday, July 5th.

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Resiliency- recovering from or adjusting easily to misfortune or change

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Accept that you are going to make mistakes.  Learn from them and move on.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." -Napoleon

DATES TO REMEMBER:
April 29- RTI Meetings
     MiCocina Night
     TOY Recognized at School Board Meeting (6:00)
April 30- Kathy's Birthday
     Yellow Music Program (8:00 and 6:30)
     Karli's Shower (On the Border)
     #TxEdTues (Thank Your Community)
May 1- College Shirt Day
     Hannah's Birthday
     Linda Cook's Retirement Reception (3:30-5:00 Admin)
     NO LEADERSHIP TEAM MEETING
     Dad's Club Meeting (7:00 pm)
May 2- 4th Grade Austin Field Trip
     Spurs Savings (7:20-7:40 Cafe)
     1st and Kinder Animal Visit (1:15)
     Kindergarten Round Up (6:00 Cafe)
May 3- Kinder Dyslexia Screener Due
     School Lunch Hero Day
     3rd Grade Field Trip
May 4- Drama Club Performance (12:30 Lightbox Theater)

Week of April 22, 2019

WOW!  It is hard to believe we are halfway through the last nine weeks of the school year.  Thank you for playing along with our PEEP War.  We hope ALL houses will get super involved tomorrow.  Each peep you find is worth DOUBLE POINTS, so be observant and keep those tallies coming!  We have enjoyed our Summative meetings this week and having the chance to have dedicated time with each and every staff member.  We  enjoy the opportunity to brag on you and celebrate the growth we have seen in ALL.  A huge thank you to the team of designers who have helped with screening and interviewing this hiring season.  It has been an absolute joy to share in the decision making with all of you.  We have found some excellent famiLEE members to bring on board for the next school year, and it wouldn't be possible with the help of each of you!

DID YOU KNOW:

• Charlene needs your field trip orders?  Please get these to her as soon as possible.
• that paraprofessionals can use comp time for April 22?   Unfortunately, you cannot use a personal day.  Please get with Leigh Ann to let her know if you will be here on Monday, or not.
• Melinda is always seeking input for books she can collect for you in the Media Center?  Here is her form.
• that the Garden Gurus will be selling smoothies and harvest items at Friday's Movie Night?  Please tell your famiLEEs.
• the Elementary DLC team has put together a Life Science GridPals Community through Flipgrid to connect classrooms around the district as they learn about the life cycles, needs and characteristics of different animals?  You can use this Flipgrid to share your learning about the animal(s) you have studied or to ask questions about other animals around the district.  You can access the GridPals Community on a computer here: https://flipgrid.com/cisdlife or use the code cisdlife in the app on an iPad.

RED AND BLACK SUPERSTARS
Please make sure you have nominated at least one learner from your class by Friday.  The nomination form is here.


SPRING MOVIE NIGHT
Join us on Friday night for Movie on the Lawn Night.  Bring a blanket or chair and cuddle up for Mary Poppins.  PTO will be serving refreshments and snacks as well as our Garden Gurus.  Set up begins at 7:00 and the movie starts at sundown.  We hope you can stay for a little bit!

ALLERGY TABLE AT LUNCH

Please remember that two of the cafeteria booths are to remain open for learners with allergies.  Learners who eat peanut butter or have nut products should NEVER sit at these tables. Thanks for helping to monitor this when you are on lunch duty.  Let's also work on picking up after ourselves on the floor and tables.  This goes along beautifully with many of your Respect Agreements.

PONYTAIL CLUB

Please share with your parents.  Thank you, Layne, for heading up this endeavor.  Are you interested in making a difference by donating your hair?  If so, please sign up here to have your ponytail and hair cut during our spirit rally on May 23rd!  Hair must be 8 inches or longer.  Your ponytail will be donated to Hair we Share to create a wig for someone with medical hair loss.

SAVE THE DATE

CISD SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
If you are interested in participating in one or all of these, please see Chantel.  I have to sign you up on a district document by April 29.

OUR GUIDING PURPOSE: We empower learners to positively impact the world by designing learning experiences that promote relationships, risk taking, and collaboration in a flexible environment.

What YOU are doing to do to LIVE out this VISION at Lee?

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Resiliency- recovering from or adjusting easily to misfortune or change

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Accept that you are going to make mistakes.  Learn from them and move on.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." -Napoleon

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Week of April 21-April 30- Clarity Survey Window Open
Week of April 22-26- Admin Professionals Appreciation Week
Week of April 22-26- National School Volunteer Week
April 22- NO SCHOOL (for learners)
     Earth Day
April 23- Shelby's Birthday
     Progress Reports Due (8:00)
     TOY Recognition Banquet
     4/5 Shelley Brown Author Visit (2:00 Cafe)
April 24- House shirt with jeans
     EOY Summatives
     Staff Meeting (3:30-5:00 Blue House)
April 25- Anthony Hill IBM Visits @ Lee
     Volunteer Breakfast (7:00-8:00 Media Center)
     Spurs Savings (7:20 Cafe)
     Lee Learning Walk (8:00)
     Tour (9:00 and 1:00)
     Speed Stacking Tournament (3:05-8:00 Gym)
     Austin Parent Chaperone Meeting (6:00 Media Center)
April 26- Red and Black SuperStars Due
     Send home Progress Reports
     EOY Summatives
     FamiLEE Movie Night (7:15 Field)

Week of April 15, 2019

We have had another awesome week at Lee!  We tackled Spring pictures, testing, and Family Engineering Night all in one week!  We were tickled pink to see all of the awesome tweets on #LoveMySchoolDay.  Thank you for sharing your classroom with others and loving our school so much! Lee truly is Our Happy Place!!! If you didn't see this video on Twitter, take a look.  It shows reflections from one of our latest tours in the building.  You should see what our guests said they saw, heard, and felt at Lee.  You all ROCK!

Thank you for all of the efforts during STAAR testing this week.  We know that it is a challenge to keep everyone quiet- you all amaze us!  Great job test administrators, we had no issues this round!

What a FABULOUS Family Engineering Night.  Thank you Priscilla for organizing and for all of our staff for hosting the sessions.  We saw smiles, excitement, designing and redesigning happening.  If you attended the event, sign in here and we will add flex credit to your Strive portfolio.

We are looking forward to continuing our summatives.  This is our time to visit with each of you and brag on you some more!

Speaking of bragging...look who got to go home yesterday!!  Please continue to lift the Khan family and sweet Asiya in your thoughts and prayers!

DID YOU KNOW:

• Priscilla would like feedback on Family Engineering Night?  Please share this link with your parents to provide her this information. 
• Spring Movie Night is on Friday, April 26?  Mark your calendars so you can attend.
• Kasey got this Numbers workflow today for Earth Week and thought it would be great to share out?  ENJOY!  Thanks, Kasey!

more info coming in an email on Friday!

LUNCH AND LEARN

Thank you for learning more about Schoology AMP this week with Jacque and Kasey!

FED EX DAY

Wednesday is our last Fed Ex Day for this school year.  Please complete this form at the conclusion of your learning session on Wednesday.  The form will open at 4:30.

PTO MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT
Please ask parents to go HERE to register to get weekly updates from our PTO.  We have a new system, so they must go in and request the information.  It will take only a couple of minutes.  THANK YOU!

VOLUNTEER BREAKFAST

THANK YOU for helping to celebrate our volunteers.  Please send all parents the invitation below.  Don't forget to review the sign up for what you are bringing for the Volunteer Breakfast.

TALENT SHOW
Please share this flyer with your parents.

SAVE THE DATE

SUMMER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Mark your calendars! This year, CISD will host a two-day summer conference in May and another two-day conference in July for you to continue learning, growing and being inspired. Please see below for more details! If you are interested in serving as a facilitator during one or both of the conferences, complete this Google form to indicate your interest and availability. Be on the lookout for an email from CoppellPL@coppellisd.com with more information for potential facilitators and attendees.

Two-Day Summer Conference

Dates: Thursday, May 30, and Friday, May 31
Focus: Digital Learning
Location: Coppell Middle School West
Click Here to view schedule and sign up

Dates: Wednesday, July 17, and Thursday, July 18
Focus: Social Emotional Learning
Location: Coppell Middle School West
Click Here to view schedule and sign up

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Optimism- to anticipate the best possible outcome

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Be positive and enjoy life.  Keep everything in perspective and focus on the good.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Everyday may not be good, but there is something good in every day." -Anonymous

DATES TO REMEMBER:
April 13- Coppell EcoFest (9:00-12:00 Downtown Coppell)
April 14- Suzanne's Birthday
April 15- Clarity Survey Window Opens
     EOY Assessment Window Opens
     EOY  Summatives
April 16- Education Foundation Shirt and Jeans
     Lunch and Learn
April 17- School Shirt with Jeans
     EOY Summatives
     Fed Ex (3:30-4:30) and Lucy Cohort
April 18- Akta's Birthday
     Spurs Savings (7:15 Cafe)
     Yellow House Field Trip
     EOY Summatives
     Tour (9:00-10:00)
April 19- NO SCHOOL
     Melinda's Birthday

Week of April 8, 2019

Thank you for another wonderful week at Lee! We appreciate everyone accommodating our large tour groups today.  We are excited to share that our tour dates are wrapping up the end of April. 

DID YOU KNOW:

• that this is what an Apple guest had to say about you all?  "Richard J. Lee is an amazing building, a beautifully designed structure. But the true power lies not in the building, but in the connection between leadership, educators, learners, community, and that space. It was so clear that when the people and structures are in harmony, amazing things can happen."
• you can customize profile pictures in your blog posts in Bulb?  Thanks Kasey!

SPRING PICTURE DAY

Please remind parents, in this week's email, about Monday being Picture Day.  If they want a class picture, they need to bring the envelope, that was sent home with them, on Monday.  The cost is $13.  They also need to fill out the Picture Day Selection Form.  Proofs will be sent home for individual portrait orders.  Also, remind parents that the class picture is from head to toe, so learners need to be in their best outfits, including shoes.  They can change clothes before going to recess or PE.  Our schedule will be:  Purple ->Blue -> Yellow -> Red -> Green.  Purple, we will get started promptly at 8:00 and start with 5th grade, working our way down.  After the group picture, your class will head to the flex space for individual pictures.   Our staff picture is at 7:00, in the cafeteria, and we will make an announcement when they are ready for the group so that you do not waste your morning time.  

WALL WALKS

We will be doing our final wall walk-through for STAAR on Monday, April 8 at 12:00pm.  Please ensure that you work together as a house to take down or cover up all Writing, Math, and Reading materials in the testing rooms and designated walkways to the restrooms.  If you are in a a space that will be used for small group testing, please work together with the small group administrator assigned to your space to ensure it is prepped and ready to go.  THANKS!

STAAR

Everyone has worked hard growing our learners and having them ready to test.  We don't want you to sweat STAAR (they are READY) so, please feel free to wear your sweats and sneakers on Tuesday.  Please remind parents that there are no guests on STAAR testing days.  Good luck learners and designers and thank you to Angela for being our Campus Testing Coordinator!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

On Tuesday, and Wednesday morning broadcast will be pre-recorded for you.  Please watch broadcast in your individual spaces at your convenience each day.  I request that even testing classes watch broadcast before they start testing.  Admin will have a message for testers each day. Thanks Sam, Taylor, and the Broadcast Crew for pre-recording announcements for us!

#LOVEMYSCHOOLDAY
This initiative was designed to encourage teachers, principals and staff to use the power of social media to share with the world the positive and wonderful things that exist in their school.  On this day, please take time to tell the world what you love about Lee!


FAMILY ENGINEERING NIGHT
We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday night.  Please read the challenge catalog to see what is being offered in your space.  Priscilla has worked super hard to have everything prepared and organized for you.  Please see her if you have questions about what to do this night.

Some reminders for our guests (please put in your newsletters):

• Please bring a device with a stopwatch and a QR Code reading (camera app).  Certain challenges will require the stopwatch and the catalog and event poll can be easily accessed by scanning a QR code
• Please tweet while you are here #RJLFamilyEngineeringNight
• The catalog of challenges is here
• Mrs. Shaner could still use pennies and empty paper towel rolls until the day for the event.

LEEDERSHIP COUNCIL 
Our learners will be selling plastic eggs filled with treats at recess time, on Friday.  Please spread the word to your parents.

SPRING CONFERENCES
A friendly reminder that as you schedule your Spring Conferences that these are LEARNER-LED.  All learners should be present and reviewing data and their goal sheets during this time.  Yellow House, thank you for scheduling, as a house, on May 20.  If other houses are doing this, please let me know so that I can put it on the Lee Calendar and our office staff can be prepared for guests.


SAVE THE DATE
Thank you, Kristen, for making these!

Sign up here to bring something for the breakfast.

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Curiosity- the eager desire to learn, to explore, to investigate

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Learn and inquire about things that interest you.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it, and turn it inside out." -Anonymous

DATES TO REMEMBER:
April 8- Megan's Birthday
     RtI Meetings
     Staff Picture (7:00 Cafe)
     Spring Pictures
     STAAR Wall Walks (start at 12:00)
April 9- STAAR Testing (4th/5th Grades)
     Warm Up to STAAR
April 10- STAAR Testing (5th Grade)
     Convocation t-shirt and jeans
April 11- #LoveMySchoolDay
     Spur Savings (7:20-7:40)
     Family Engineering Night (5:00-7:00pm)
April 12- LEEdership Council Egg Sale
     #YouMatterHR
April 13- EarthFest  (9:00-12:00 Old Coppell)