Thank you for a wonderful week supporting one another and working so well together. Seeing your houses and your grades have so much time together to bond fills this school momma's heart. It has been such a wonderful time of togetherness, fun, laughter and nervousness. I am so super proud of the work you have accomplished this week and hope that time on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday ease some of the worries or stress you have as you prepare for #rjlyear9. A special shout out to our new momma, Nikki, for coming up this week to be part of Back to School. That is some above and beyond commitment to your school and we see you!! Kourtney we see you too and know Ruthie-Kate is in caring hands. We are excited to have Karen here to take care of our children. You are all loved more than you will ever know!
Day 1 is NOT about RULES!
DID YOU KNOW:
- KRISTI cleaned out the ice machine so we could have Sonic ice? THANK YOU SO MUCH, Kristi!!! We will run a few cycles to make sure the ice is "clean." We will put a sign on it when it is ready for use.
- there is a link to responses to our Faculty Favorites in case you want to know your famiLEE members better or surprise them with a treat? Home addresses are hidden for your privacy.
- a Back to School Guide for parents was sent out to parents from Chantel? Feel free to share as you communicate with parents next week. You will want to read it, too.
- it is expensive to set up a classroom? If you need help, CISD allows solicitation only through Donor’s Choose through your school email. If you create an Amazon wishlist to help with your classroom, please use only your personal email account and do not share that list with school parents, only your friends and families.
- there is a resource called Imaginariums 2021-2022 where there are PDFs and Keynote Pages where your learners can express their creativity? Use or lose these great tools.
- we will use the hashtags #rjlyear9 and #rjladventures this year? Please make it a priority to tell our story. If you don't who will?
CONVOCATION AND FRIDAY
For Convocation tomorrow, please wear the red shirts that were placed in your mailbox. Doors open at 8:00 with the event beginning at 9:00. We should be done by 11:00. We are close to where we sat on Tuesday, the map is below. It is suggested to carpool, if possible. We have spirit fingers in your teacher mailboxes if you want to take one. Please get lunch on your way back. We will start with required staff training in the cafe at 12:00.
MONDAY
Please wear your grey t-shirt from your mailbox on Monday. We will take a staff picture at 8:00 on the front steps. We will follow that with un update from Holly and then time to work on preparations for Meet the Designer Night. Our entire staff will have an event (off site at from 12:00-1:15).
MEET THE DESIGNER NIGHT
I KNOW you will make Meet the Designer Night memorable for our FamiLEEs. You only get one chance to make a first impression, and I am certain you all are planning ways to make this memorable for ALL. I can't wait for the children and their families to see you.
TUESDAY
Tuesday is a telecommute day. That means you can work electronically, from home, if you choose. The building is accessible, too, for those of you that want to work here. ENJOY flexibility from CISD on this day.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
The first week is about building SOLID and TRUSTING relationships with the children and their famiLEEs. My expectation for you, this first week, is to ensure that time spent together is SO FUN and EXCITING, that the learners do not want to leave our school.
All learners will be permitted to be walked to class by their parents on the first day. We open the school doors at 7:20.
Please, by September 2, pick up the phone and call EVERY family. Tell them/leave a message sharing something special about their child. It will pay huge dividends to take the time to do this! Parents are used to only getting phone calls when there is something wrong. Let's change their perception! It is also a TTESS Domain 4 descriptor. Specials, please call 25 learners.
Please, by September 2, pick up the phone and call EVERY family. Tell them/leave a message sharing something special about their child. It will pay huge dividends to take the time to do this! Parents are used to only getting phone calls when there is something wrong. Let's change their perception! It is also a TTESS Domain 4 descriptor. Specials, please call 25 learners.
THANK YOU PTO
Please make time to share a thank you on social media to @FamiLEEPTO for their generous start up funds for you. We want to make sure these continue each year by sharing our gratitude.
SPIRIT WEAR
PTO has spirit wear for sale if you are interested in purchasing. Here is the link.
LET'S START THE YEAR ON A "ROLL"
Let's ROLL into #RJLYEAR9 by taking on the Toilet Paper Challenge benefiting Metrocrest services. In 2021, the Metrocrest Services Food Pantry provided 21,740 of your neighbors with food and hygiene supplies (including toilet paper). Every year, toilet paper is one of the most expensive items for the pantry to purchase. With your help, Metrocrest can reduce this expense and use those funds for other community needs. Donation drive will begin on August 15th and will end on National Toilet Paper Day (August 26th). Each HOUSE will have a donation location and collect packaged toilet paper.
CISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
CISD Ed Foundation grants are open July 25 through midnight September 12. If you submitted an application last year, log-in credentials are still valid. This is a SUPER avenue to get items for your classroom that cannot be purchased through approved vendors. GOOD LUCK!
- Get Login Credentials for LivingTree (Google Form)
- LivingTree Website
ADMIN VISITS
Your Admin Team likes to visit with each and every learner/class in the first couple weeks of school. Please sign up for an office visit with each of us here (tabs for each of us).
FIND YOUR MARIGOLDS
Our work is HARD work, but we are surrounded by such AWESOME people here at Lee. Take a minute to read (or reread for some of you) this passage adapted form Cult of Pedagogy. Find your "marigolds" at Lee, better yet...be someone's "marigold!"
Your Admin Team likes to visit with each and every learner/class in the first couple weeks of school. Please sign up for an office visit with each of us here (tabs for each of us).
FIND YOUR MARIGOLDS
Our work is HARD work, but we are surrounded by such AWESOME people here at Lee. Take a minute to read (or reread for some of you) this passage adapted form Cult of Pedagogy. Find your "marigolds" at Lee, better yet...be someone's "marigold!"
COACH'S CORNER
Let’s collaborate! Sign up so we can work together.
ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK
Welcome all Lee educators! We wish you a wonderful school year. Begin by building relationships with your learners. Where are your Emergent Bilinguals from? What is their primary language? How many languages do they speak? Learn one thing about their interests, their culture and their background to make a welcoming environment where everyone feels appreciated and safe being who they are.
LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:
Excellence- to stand out with valuable quality
LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:
Quickly learn the names of other designers and learners in the school and greet them by name.
LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of High Intention, Sincere Effort, and Skillful Execution" -Aristotle
DATES TO REMEMBER:
August 15- Campus Day
Meet the Designer Night (5:30-6:30 PM)
August 16- Work Day for Teachers
August 17- First Day of School
Kona Ice for staff from PTO @ 3:15 (front of school)
August 19- Announce Kinder Connect Changes\
August 21- CISD Compliance Courses DUE
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