We thank you for the outstanding job you all are doing with ALL that comes at you during the end of the year. THANK YOU for being thorough with your furniture and supply inventories. We know you are READY to start your first week of summer vacation on Thursday. YOU ARE ALMOST THERE! Enjoy these last few days with each other and the learners. It is because of each and every one of you that we are BETTER TOGETHER! Please enjoy your summer break. Relax. Make memories. Learn something new. I will miss you. Please know I am feeling blessed to have served as your Principal this year and can't wait to see what #rjlyear8 brings us. YEAR 8 YA'LL!!!!! Nothing but sunny days ahead!
TO DO:
- EOY Checklist
- Furniture Inventory
- ENJOY the last 3 1/2 days!!!
THANKS for your flexibility as we moved Field Day to Monday! Please use this schedule for FIELD DAY. Here is a list of the Field Day Stations and helpful hints for educators and learners. PTO will have Andy's yogurt for our staff on this day. How awesome is that?!
YEARBOOKS
Please share this information with your parents in this week's newsletter. Thanks again, Samira and the yearbook crew, for all of your hard work on this year's book.
LUNCH PROVIDED ON TUESDAY
You all deserve so much for all you do To say thanks, our Admin Team will be providing lunch for you again this week. There will be Babe's boxed lunches with chicken fingers and sides for the entire staff on Tuesday. Vegetarians, we have salads for you and gluten free folks, we have roasted chicken for you. We hope this meal also keeps you energized as you bring your spirit to our fifth grade drive through graduation. There will not be a CHS/Spur reunion....the first class actually graduates NEXT year! 🤦
SPIRIT RALLY
We have not been able to host a Spirit Rally all year. We are going to do something about that! Please have learners bring a beach towel to school for the last day of school. We will all head out to the track for an outdoor Spirit Rally and towels will keep them apart and safe from ants (hopefully). We will start calling you down at 8:15 and try to start our Spirit Rally at 8:30. Be ready for some FUN as a FAMILEE and BRING YOUR SPIRIT!
LAST DAY SCHEDULE
Please plan to be here until 3:30 on Wednesday. At 3:30, please get in your cars, drive BYE the cafeteria loop so that Leigh Ann and Chantel can send each of you off for summer break!
- 8:30 Spirit Rally
- 11:00 Lunches (Please eat in your spaces)
- Kinder 10:30
- First 10:40
- Second 10:50
- Third 11:00
- Fourth 11:10
- Fifth 11:20
- 12:00 K-4 Pack up and sit 3-6 ft apart around the downstairs circle with backpacks
- 12:15 5th Grade Parade through one time
- 12:30 Dismissal (all hands on deck!)
- 12:45 -1:30 Lunch time for Staff (you are free to leave campus)
- 1:30 Start checking out Staff members
- 3:30 Good bye Drive by
EOY TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBILITIES
Please select the appropriate link and follow for End of Year technology instructions.
- Returning to the same campus or department in CISD
- Not returning to CISD (and turn in to Leigh Ann)
If you have F2F learners who are not returning to CISD next year, please collect their iPad on the last day of school. Shanna will email you the names of students that need to turn their device in to you.
SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Remember you will need to earn 24 hours of flex learning for the 2021-2022 school year. Some of you may choose to get started during the summer.
SUMMER HANDWRITING COURSE AVAILABLE
This course will be ready by June 7. It will be asynchronous, optional, and available to all learners. Please share with your parents.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Don’t forget to order your school supplies before June 1 to get in with the early orders! Get exactly what your child needs for their class while saving time & money!
Link to order: educationalproducts.com/shoppacks
WELCOME TO OUR FAMILEE
We are excited to welcome these two educators on campus. Some of you got to meet Annah when she visited the clinic last week. We have recommended someone in district for our Special Education opening and will still be looking for a paraprofessional.
Hi! My name is Maria Anderson and I've been teaching English Language Learners at a middle school for 3 years in the Chicagoland area. I am thrilled to be joining the team at Richard J. Lee Elementary. Before obtaining my Master of Arts in Teaching, I tutored ESL and French at a local college, and learned to be creative and engaging while working at a preschool.
I believe every student comes with their own funds of knowledge that we as educators must build upon in constructive and engaging ways. I am committed to forming relationships with students and meeting them at their level. You will see student collaboration and multicultural representations in my classroom.
Travel has brought me joy in life, as has dance, reading, and trying new foods. I am looking forward to bringing an enthusiastic and dedicated approach to Coppell with me.
My name is Emma McCornack and I am so excited to be joining the famiLEE! I am from Austin, TX and the oldest of 7 kids (the youngest just started kindergarten this year!). I graduated from TCU with my Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education in May 2020 and graduate again May 2021 with my Master's in Curriculum and Instruction: Language and Literacy, also at TCU. Go frogs! My favorite thing to do is read, my favorite movie is Grease, I cannot live without cheese, and my favorite place in the world is Martha's Vineyard. I am also probably the biggest Taylor Swift fan you will ever meet. I started subbing for Coppell ISD this spring semester because I had heard so many wonderful things about the district and absolutely fell in love with Lee the second I stepped foot on campus. I am so excited for next fall!
#RJLYEAR8 SELFIE CHALLENGE
Last year, we had our fifth summer selfie challenge and we will be back for a sixth round. This challenge is our way to see what you are doing this summer and to stay connected- we are ALL ABOUT authentic relationships in CISD. It is also a great way for our school community to see our new hires and for us all to get to know each other outside of school. We hope everyone will be interested in joining the FUN. Please tweet it out to your followers and encourage your learners and their famiLEEs to join in, too. Use the hashtags #rjlyear8 and #rjlsummerselfie. We will coordinate some outings this summer that can help you fill in a square or two. If you plan something...spread the word!
I WILL SEND THE NEW BOARD ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. IT IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 🚧
DATES TO REMEMBER:
May 24- Grades Due (8:00)
Campus TOY recognized at Board Mtg. (5:45)
May 25- Lunch provided by Admin Team
House Storage Closet and Furniture Inventory Check In (1:30-3:30)
5th Grade Graduation Drive Thru (4:00-6:00)
May 26- Spirit Rally (8:30)
Specials Check Out (10:00-12:00)
Early Release (12:30)
Staff Lunch Time (12:45 - 1:30)
Classroom Check Out (1:30-3:30)
Summer "Break" begins (3:30)
