Week of May 15, 2023

I hope you felt the LOVE from our PTO and families this week.   Happy Mother's Day to all of you.  Whether you have children of your own, or not, you mother the children in our school.  (Brian, Curtis, and Ed- I got you next month!!)  Thank you for all you do for our children and the love you provide them each and every day they are at school.  Please take care of yourself.  This time of the year is stressful with deadlines and tasks.  YOU GOT THIS!  Please ask for help if you need it. 

DID YOU KNOW:

• that only positive comments are expected on report cards?  Please ensure this happens for the last nine weeks.  
• we will do our best to check you out the last week of school (not the last half day of school?)  We will set a time up the last week to go through Inventory Lists and End of Year Checklists.  Our hope is you can leave after all learners are safely dismissed.  UNLESS.....you want to come during your summer :)  We are here!  

TO DO

• 3-5 Learner Panorama Surveys
• EOY Checklist- we are trusting you to execute what is expected to be completed on the lists.  Please read them carefully and complete ALL tasks before school, after school, during your conference time, or during Team Time.  Please do not work on this while you should be teaching.  Learning should happen until the last day at Lee.
• Furniture Inventory- remember extra furniture in your house may have taken a field trip to a neighboring house.  Before you take extras to the flex space, check with your neighbors.  It is wise to complete the furniture inventory on the LAST day of school.  Please stack like furniture together in your spaces.

 

EOY ASSESSMENTS

Please ensure that all End of the Year Assessments are completed by Friday, May 19^th. EOY assessments include both MAP (K-5) and mClass (K-2). Please let Samira know if you need support with small group testing. She would be more than happy to test learners for you.

RJL BOOK SALE

The Sustainability Club has their book sale next week, before school. Please share with your famiLEEs.

 

LEMONADE SALE

This will be LEEdership Council’s last fundraiser. Thank you for supporting us!

MEMORIAL DAY

The LEEdership Council will be collecting Memorial Day letters to take to the DFW National Cemetery on Monday 29th, 2023 at 8am. We are requesting learners to create cards that we can take with us. We would like to also request that each learner bring a clean rock, if at all possible. Each card will be placed in a ziplock bag with a rock so it doesn't fly away. The LEEdership Council members will place them at the markers on Monday, May 29th. I plan to be there, let me know if you are interested in joining us. Here are some ideas for what to write. Please check that the learners have used appropriate and respectful language. I would be more than happy to work with your learners. Use my spreadsheet to sign up.

YEARBOOKS FOR $30

 Yearbooks are for sale at the front office.  Our Yearbook Signing will take place on the last day of school after our Spirit Rally.

 

SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2023-2024

Parents 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).   Looking to save shipping fees?  Order with your neighbors and share the cost.

REMINDER FROM THE LIBRARY

5TH GRADE GRADUATION

RJL SENIOR RECEPTION

Please help us spread the word as we welcome back former Spurs to Lee Elementary.  We can't wait to see our learners from #rjlyear2.  Staff, you are welcome to attend, as well.

LAST DAY SPIRIT RALLY

Parents are invited to attend our last day Spirit Rally.  They can sign up to attend, here. During this event we will recognize staff, PTO, and learners for Red and Black SuperStars and MORE. 

DLC UPDATE

End the Year Strong with Canva Templates!

Check out this list of pre-made Canva templates for EOY! Whether you are looking to capture class memories, provide opportunities to celebrate growth with your learners or just want to focus creative reflection before school is out, there is something for you!

But Wait…There’s MORE! The Ultimate Canva Template Teacher Cheat Sheet! 

Click here to access this Canva page with direct links to thousands of premade templates. Bookmark this page and enjoy exploring all that Canva has to offer for educators.

COACHES CORNER

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ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK

Discussing plans for summer break is an easy, authentic way for EBs to practice their speaking. Provide sentence stems, and allow time for them to write what they want to say before they start. If there are some who don't know what their plans are yet, provide visuals of different summer activities for them to choose from. Have learners rotate who they’re speaking with to get multiple opportunities to practice.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

May 14-  Emily's Birthday

     Mother's Day

May 15- "at risk" Dyslexia Google Sheet Due for CISD

May 16- Green House CBL Showcase (2:00)

     Red House Learner Led Conferences (2:00)

May 17- Yellow House Learner Led Conferences (8:30)

     Green House CBL Showcase (2:00)

May 18- Speech Pathologist's Day

     2nd Grade Shark Tank (2:15)

     Choir Spring Performance (6:30)

May 19-  NRH20 Choir Trip

     Kindergarten Zoo Exhibit (2:00)