DID YOU KNOW:
- we have quite a few educators going to the Restorative Practices conference on Monday and Tuesday? We cannot wait for them to return because MANY of them will be certified in restorative circles. They will be sharing their learning at our next Staff Meeting.
- that Principal's were informed that all of CISD should have WiFi upgrades by Winter Break? YAY!
- that some of the name tags are coming off of backpacks or fading? Please double check that that ALL learners have backpack tags and their number can be read. It is about safety!
- that all employees have professional development on 2/14? Hourly employees are not eligible to use comp time on this day. I want to let you know this now so you can schedule accordingly.
- the district is having its 2nd Annual Gingerbread Contest at the Admin Building? If you have an interest in creating our Lee FROZEN themed Winter Wonderland entry, please let Chantel know. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED and we can help with supplies for it.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
Thank you for making relationships and engagement with our FamiLEEs a priority! I appreciate you carving out some time to be there for our PTO and children. We will have lots of canned food that grades/houses are welcome to use for authentic math experiences. We will have Metrocrest and Lions Club pick up the food in two weeks. Please share these images one last time with your parents. Explain to them what a silent auction is- they may not know.
DESIGN DAYS
Design days start on Friday. What should you be doing during this time? We want you to look at unpacking TEKS for the 2nd 9 weeks. Lesson design should be a priority, so it will be helpful to review your 2nd 9 weeks curriculum documents and scope and sequences before your day so that you can contribute to the work. We will have DLCs and support staff in your Design Day with you. Please plan to begin your design time at 7:10 (in the large conference room). If you are in Blue or Yellow houses, you will conclude your work at 11:00, to eat lunch. Other houses will work on grade level content until 11:30 and eat at their scheduled lunch times.
VETERANS DAY
Please send your Veteran's Day cards down to the office by the end of the day, Friday, November 1. Please share this Veteran's sign up to parents and guests who plan to attend our Veteran's Day event on Monday, November 12. Purple House will be performing immediately following morning broadcast. Thank you, Linda and Purple House, for all of your preparation and work!
PTO MEETING
Please make sure that you have learners ready to present from your house. Please encourage them to keep their presentations to 2 minutes, or less. THANK YOU!
CALENDAR INPUT
CISD is seeking calendar input for the next two years. If you want to weigh in, I encourage you to email input@coppellisd.com. For example, I sent an email suggesting time be provided to elementary teachers at the end of each 9 weeks to complete report cards. This is information that was shared with parents last week:
| Calendar Input Requested by Nov. 8 |
 The CISD District Education Improvement Council (DEIC) is seeking input from the CISD community, as it begins the process for setting the district’s next two-year calendar (2020-21 and 2021-2022.) The CISD community is asked to email suggestions to input@coppellisd.com by the end of the day Friday, Nov. 8. Please include the school(s) your children attend with your input. This feedback will be shared with the DEIC’s Calendar subcommittee in October and November. The DEIC will share two calendar options with the CISD community for input in late November through January. The CISD Board of Trustees is set to vote on adopting the district’s next two-year calendar at its Jan. 14, 2020 meeting. |
TOUR
We have a large group of guests visiting from Canada, this week. They are from the Apple Distinguished Schools family and will be looking at technology integration and lesson design. It is a good time to "wall walk" your classroom before Thursday. Invite a housemate (or Jacque) in for their opinion. Maybe it is time to move the furniture around? Are your anchor charts current? Have you started using a countertop or table as a teacher desk in your space? Do you have current (not older than a few weeks) learner work posted in your space? Do you have evidence of CBL learning? Are daily learning targets posted? Thanks for your attention to these topics!
Please send your house documentation to Leigh Ann, by Friday. Either use mark up or Noteability on the linked PDF to document evidence for the first nine weeks.
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
We have SO MUCH TALENT on campus. Please take time to nominate someone in our building. If you need admin to cover your class so you can observe your nominee, to help you better answer the questions, please arrange that with us. We are happy to help. Nominations are due on, FRIDAY, November 8.
CISD APP
Please remind your parents that they should download the CISD Mobile App. They may not know that they can view items like grades, assignments, attendance, and lunch balances on the app. They can set up alerts to notify them when grades drop below a certain threshold, too.
PANORAMA SURVEY FOR THIRD -> FIFTH GRADE
3-5 Designers, please have your learners complete the Panorama survey by November 22. Please read this important document about it from CISD.
CISD FOCUSED WALKTHROUGH
Great job on managing student behavior for the last month. We saw great strategies that show evidence you are all doing your very best to provide a superior environment for the children. This week we will begin giving feedback in an instructional area. We will begin with Domain 2 Dimension 5: Monitor and Adjust. We will be looking for evidence of how you are managing and monitoring learner engagement. Are you noticing when you need to adjust pacing? Are you scaffolding your questioning? How are you checking for understanding along the way? 
ESL THIS WEEK
This document was created by an ESL facilitator that shares the data differences between NWEA MAP and iStation?
This document was created by an ESL facilitator that shares the data differences between NWEA MAP and iStation?
Welcome back to Stephanie Shannon this week!
November ISIP should be administered this week
November 4- 2nd Grade Design Day
Restorative Practices Conference (Irving)
November 5- Education Foundation Shirt and Jeans
Today will be a DAY 5
5th Grade Design Day
Restorative Practices Conference (Irving)
Allaso Ranch Chaperone Meeting (5:45 Cafe)
PTO Meeting (6:30 Cafe)
November 6- College Shirt Day
Picture Retake Day
4th Grade Design Day
LEEdership Council Meeting (Blue Housee 1:00)
Staff Meeting (3:30 Corissa's Space)
November 7- Spurs Savings (7:20-7:40)
Today will be a DAY 3
3rd Grade Design Day
1st Grade Field Trip (Arboretum)
Apple Tour (9:00-11:30)
Parent Book Study (6:00)
November 8- TOY Nominations Due to CK
CIP documentation due to Admin
Kindergarten Design Day
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