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!

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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)