Week of September 19, 2022

Thank you for all of the flexibility this week.  I know it was a challenge being short on subs and changing duties.  We could not have done it without the help of so many of your stepping in.  THANK YOU!  Thank you for being the amazing staff that you are and for staying positive through the ongoing changes.  You all continue to make me SO PROUD to be your principal!  CHEERS TO YOU!

DID YOU KNOW:

• football players from CHS will be helping to greet in the morning?
• that if you have parents with concerns or compliments for CISD Transportation that they can send them HERE?
• that we will be getting wired keyboards that will plug into iPads for 2nd-5th classrooms to house in classroom as class set?
• that the Generation Genius site is back up and usable for you as of Tuesday this week? Let me know if you need the log in or password. Since my blog is public we have to keep it private.
• if you use the Bulb app with your learners on their iPad that after the first time you log in, they will continue to be logged in every time they open the app?  That's a game changer!

BOOK FAIR

Designers, don't forget that you can add items to the "wish list" boards at the Book Fair.  

HOMECOMING

Lee Elementary will participate in CISD Homecoming Dress-Up Days this week.  Have FUN!

SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY

Please sign up HERE ahead of time if you are planning to visit during Special Friends Day.  Designers, please put a rolling white board at the top of each staircase that states: Thank you for coming to Special Friends Day.  Only our Library and Cafeteria are open to guests.  

REMINDER FOR PARENTS

Please remind parents to let you know if their learner has food allergies or medical concerns.  We have had a few cases of "finding out" and we don't have the information in our clinic.  If you learn of any learners, please share the information with Annah so we can double check that parents have turned in information to the clinic.  THANK YOU!

REMINDER TO STAFF ON LUNCH DUTY

It is your responsibility to monitor the "Peanut Free" tables and to ensure that learners are not sitting there with any nut products.  This includes Nutella.  Thank you for helping to keep our learners safe.  This truly is a matter of life or death for some of our learners. 

LEANRER-LED CONFERENCE DAY

As you start to plan your fall conferences, keep in mind that October 6 is an early release day.  The half day afternoon can be used to complete your grades and comments for the first nine weeks report cards and for and any extra planning or conferring you need to do for the October 7 Conference Day.  Please send home parent sign ups, NOW, for Fall Conferences.  I would encourage you to have your air purifier next to you during these visits.   Please let our Admin Team, Angela, Jessica, or Samira know if you need us to sit in on any of your conferences.  Remember that these are LEARNER-led conferences, even for our youngest of friends.

UPSTANDER PARTNERSHIP UPDATE

Did you know CISD will continue with our second year of this partnership with the Dallas Holocost and Human Rights Museum?  There is an updated partnership database and here is information on upcoming professional learning opportunities that you can request flex credit for attending.  This company will come out and visit with 3rd and 5th grade classes this year.  Stay tuned for more information.

COPPELL GIFTED ASSOCIATION

Coppell Gifted Association is up and running!  The GT Specialists will be assisting CGA as they restructure with a new Board of Directors! 

• You can join CGA for FREE as an educator through September 30th!  It's easy, just click here!  Benefits include FREE admission to speaker events, CGA communications, and CGA scholarship opportunities for trainings!  

• Interested in attending GiftEd22 by Texas Association for Gifted & Talented this year in Houston?  Mark your calendar for November 30-December 2!  Apply for a CISD educator scholarship through CGA!  Applications are due September 23rd! Click here for more information. Come and see Ayesha if interested!

• CGA writing competition open to ALL students in grades 4-12, deadline December 2, 2022! Look for more information coming soon to your 4th and 5th grade classroom!  We need 30 judges for this competition!  No prior experience necessary!  You will be able to judge from the convenience of your home as a link will be sent to you to rank a selection of writings.  If interested, please email competition@coppellgifted.org and you will get a reply with more details.  It takes all of us working together to offer this competition to our learners, so thank you in advance!  

COACH'S CORNER

Let’s collaborate! Sign up so we can work together.

ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK

Provide Access to Grade Level Curriculum. When Emergent Bilinguals have access to grade-level curriculum with linguistic accommodations and scaffolds they are less likely to fall behind academically. It’s important to remember that acquiring a language is not a deficit, but rather that a first language is an asset that can be used as leverage.

SAVE THE DATE

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• BOY GOAL SETTING WINDOW CLOSES THIS WEEK
• BOY MAP AND MCLASS WINDOW
• NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
• FALL BOOK FAIR WEEK
• DEAF AWARENESS WEEK
• CISD HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK

Sept 17- Sri's Birthday

Sept 19- AP Reading Academy

Sept 20- Onboarding for new staff members (3:15-4:15 Yellow House)

Sept 21- Staff Meeting (3:15-4:45 Cafeteria)

Sept 22- Special Friends Day (Recess and Lunch time)

Sept 23- Layne's Birthday

     Spirit Shirt Day

     Employee Goals Due in Talent Ed