- it is Digital Citizenship Week? Please check out this Bulb resource from our DLCs. Also, don't forget the incredible resources available on commonsensemedia.org/education. There are ready-to-teach lessons to address the needs in your classroom. Please showcase your learning using #DigCitWeek.
Write a Check continues this week. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, so it is imperative that you talk up this fundraising event with our learners so their parents will participate. We will update you on morning broadcast with teacher and house leaders as they are shared with me. Our goal is $25,000.
LEEDERSHIP COUNCIL
Our class will be electing a LEEdership Council representative Wednesday, October 26th, 2022. This learner will meet with Mrs. Samira Khan throughout the school year during normal hours to develop their leadership skills and voice on campus.
This person must be a strong communicator, confident about sharing their thoughts and ideas, respected by their peers, and be elected. Please discuss this role with your learner to see if they have an interest in campaigning. If your child does want to run, we’ll refer to him/her as a candidate. As they "run" for this position, please abide by these guidelines:
- Candidates will create a Clips video as a campaign video. Make sure you address:
a. Who are you?
b. Why are you the best candidate for this position?
c. What is your campaign promise? What will you do to make Lee Elementary a better place?
- If your child is in 5th grade and was elected in grades Kinder through 2nd, they may run to be a class representative again this year.
Good luck!
May the best candidate win.
DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH
Apple has several helpful assistive technology tools for your learners with dyslexia to use on their iPad. Click here for Apple's guide to Accessibility. Below is a list of options in accessibility that could be helpful:
- Speech- speak selections and Speak Screens
- Highlight content
- Dictation (Click microphone and enable)
- Reader view on Safari
- Color Filter / Invert colors
- Predictive Text Keyboard
If you need help updating or navigating a learner’s accessibility features, please let us know!
*Don’t forget learners with dyslexia have access to Learning Ally. This is a great way to build vocabulary and spark an interest in reading!
WALKTHROUGHS IN OCTOBER
Don't forget to read feedback and sign off on your first walkthrough. For this month, we will be giving you feedback on Domain 2.4: Differentiation. These observations go so well with our campus goal of formative assessment and small group instruction. We will be looking for:
- Individualized Lessons
- Monitoring participation and performance
- Recognizing confusion and disengagement
- Addressing the SEL needs of learners
- Strategies used to meet the needs of special education and EB learners
The nomination period for CEF Superstars is currently open! The deadline for the 1st round of the Super Star program is Friday, December 2, 2022. The program is designed to give parents and CISD staff an opportunity to recognize the dedicated and hardworking students, teachers, administrators, and support staff within the district. Parent can nominate any CISD staff member at their campus that they would like to be considered for the award. Student nominations will be submitted by CISD staff. Awards will be given out twice per year, and the winner names will be ready for announcement starting Friday, December 9. Link to Nomination Form
Let’s collaborate! Sign up so we can work together.
DLC UPDATE
Creating a culture of reflection in your classroom is so important as learners develop their metacognition skills. Why not use your digital portfolios as a regular reflection spot?
📝 Check out this weekly reflection template that can be adjusted to your needs and copied for learners! This and other useful templates can be found in the learner reflection template collection of the DLC bulb site.
Provide High-Quality 1st Teach. This is a big one. EBs who receive initial instruction that is insufficient will often fall further behind academically and linguistically. When this happens over an extended period of time, many EBs have difficulty exiting state ESL programs and are often labeled LTEBs (or long-term English bilinguals). On the other hand, those that receive high-quality, first teach that amplifies language and is comprehensible, thrive academically and develop language simultaneously.
- RJL WRITE A CHECK CAMPAIGN (REMAINDER OF THE MONTH)
- NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH
- STOMP OUT BULLYING MONTH
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
- NATIONAL PRINCIPAL MONTH
- HINDU HERITAGE MONTH
- SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK
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