What another terrific week at Lee. It is so hard to believe it is already MAY! Happy Birthday wishes to our fabulous AP, Leigh Ann. I'm sure she will enjoy her birthday on Cinco de Mayo! Enjoy this week of Teacher Appreciation. We LOVE and ADORE you beyond words and so does our PTO!
DID YOU KNOW:- all district employees are asked to visit go.coppellisd.com/Spring22StaffSurvey and complete the anonymous Panorama survey? If you are not a classroom educator, or a question doesn't apply to you, please skip that question. Your staff ID is the number you use in SmartFind and at the copier.
- all 3-5 learners are asked to complete the Spring Panorama survey? Please access the survey here: surveys.panoramaed.com/coppellisd/login and enter their student ID, which serves as their access code.
- a Parent Square email went out to parents last Sunday regarding next year? Please re-share the appropriate link:
- Kinder -2nd grade books are due next week (May 2-May 6) and 3rd-5th grade books are due May 13?
EARTHFEST
Join Lee Elementary and other Coppell ISD schools and businesses on Saturday. The annual Coppell EarthFest will be at the Biodiversity Center. Thank you to Priscilla, Keiko, Stephanie, and our learners for all of your efforts to help Lee prepare for participation at this event!
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Each of you are loved and appreciated so very much. Our fabulous PTO has planned an extra special week for you. Please share these plans with your FamiLEEs so they can join in on the celebration.
RJL SENIOR RECEPTION
Please join us on Tuesday afternoon as we welcome back former Spurs to Lee Elementary. We can't wait to see our learners from #rjlyear1
COLLEGE SHIRT DAY
Don't forget to wear your favorite college shirt on Wednesday.
KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP
We will host Kindergarten Round Up on Thursday night. If you would like to meet our newest Spurs and help at the event, please reach out to Hannah Barley. We will take all the help we can get! Thank you to those that have already volunteered their time!
FIELD DAY
FRIDAY IS SCHOOL LUNCH HERO DAY
COPPELL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
There is an opportunity to participate in the CISD Education Foundation's 20th Annual Run to Fund on May 7.
Register here! $2 for each registration go back to the Lee PE program.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2022-2023
You can pre order next year's school supplies
NOW. They will be delivered straight to your home.
Click here to order and use School code: LEE008 (three letters and 3 numbers).
SPRING CONFERENCES
Thank you for scheduling and hosting your Spring Conferences with parents. Please keep Admin in the loop with any parent concerns for 2022-2023.
SAVE THE DATE
STORAGE ROOMS
It is that time where you need to start inventorying and organizing your storage closets. Please make this a team effort and not left to Leadership.
HINT: START NOW!! Here is the
Shared Curriculum List.
DLC UPDATE
Have you updated your iMovie app yet? If not, you'll want to soon! The new update includes extended options for storyboarding, additional transition themes and more! The "Magic Movie" option allows you to choose photos and movie clips that are then packaged into a movie for you! What an easy way to pull together an end of the year highlight video that can be shared to digital portfolios or shared with parents! Reach out to your DLC to learn more about using these amazing new iMovie features!
COACHES CORNER
Please use this link to book a time with me so we can collaborate.
ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK
Free reading is the best way for our students to become better readers. Read more. Read, read, read. When we assign students what they must read, they usually don’t want to read it and many of them don’t read it. But if we give them choice in their reading and the time to read, it becomes less constraining. We can’t rely on letting students read at home. That won’t always happen and we can’t control what happens at home. But what we can control is creating an environment where reading is pleasurable and inviting. We can provide daily time for our students to read.
STAFFING UPDATES
Our interview team has been BUSY and we have recommended some great people for hire for next year. With 4 growth positions and people moving into new seasons in their lives, we will do our best to keep you updated with our hires.
My name is Ellison Lunde, and I will be a second-year teacher next year! I grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and Frisco, Texas. I am a huge fan of my parents' goldendoodle, Nala, and binging Netflix on the weekends! I graduated with both my undergraduate and graduate degrees from Abilene Christian University. During my graduate year, I conducted research focused on the power of growth mindset literature in the classroom. This school year, I taught second-grade in a departmentalized ELAR setting. I am beyond excited to continue teaching next year at Lee. I cannot wait to become a Spur!
Ms. Toledo is originally from Caracas, Venezuela and grew up in Alvin, TX. She graduated from Baylor University with her BSEd in Elementary Education in 2019 and her MSEd in Educational Psychology in 2020. Since then, she has taught 3rd grade in the Waco area. Ms. Toledo loves coffee, pizza, beach trips, and her dog Stella! During her free time, she can be found catching up on her Goodreads reading challenges, watching New Girl on Netflix, hanging out with friends, or trying to figure out the day’s Wordle. She is so excited to be a part of Lee Elementary next year and get to know everyone!
Hello Everyone,
I am happy to be a part of the FamiLEE! I have taught PE at the same Irving Elementary School for the last 16 years & can't wait to share my joy & passion for movement with the Spurs :)
I have also spent the last 16 years married to my beautiful wife Meghan, who is a Kindergarten teacher at Canyon Ranch... & in the last 7, we've added Maddy & Max.
I obviously enjoy sports & exercise, but also have a love for music... especially the guitar & drums.
I can't wait to see everyone in August! Take care,
Curtis Tinsley
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 30- Earth Fest (11:00-1:00)
May 1- Hannah B's Birthday
Week of May 2-6- Teacher Appreciation Week
May 2- RTI Meetings During House Meetings
May 3- Ed Foundation shirt day
2nd Grade Field Trip to Coppell Nature Park
RJL Senior Reception (4:00-5:00)
May 4- Star Wars Day- wear Star Wars if you like
College Shirt Day
Yellow House Conferences (8:30-9:30)
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon (10:30-1:30)
May 5- Leigh Ann's Birthday
Blue House Field Trip to AT&T Stadium
Yellow House Field Trip to BioDiversity Center
Kindergarten Round up (5:30-6:30)
May 6- Field Day
School Lunch Hero Day
Rooms Ready for STAAR Testing
May 7- CEF Run to Fund
