Week of November 6, 2023

Well done with this year's Write a Check and Story Book Character Parade.  Thank you for all of your efforts for the beautiful ways you have told our Lee story on Twitter.  I have been so proud of the things I have seen with your design days, your house collaboration, celebrating holidays, recognizing our learners and acknowledging each other.  It is clear that our staff goes ALL IN in every campus initiative. THANK YOU for the extra effort you put in. You are a remarkable group!!!  

DID YOU KNOW:

• the district is soliciting feedback regarding calendar decisions?  Please email your thoughts to input@coppellisd.com .  If you don't share your thoughts, they will not be considered (ex: 4 day work week, 1/2 day work days at the end of each quarter, conference days provided for elementary, etc.)
• that we are seeing an uptick in behavior issues when we have subs in the building?  Please put reviewing your Respect Agreement in your sub plans if it is not already there.  Also leave behavior reflection sheets for your subs.
• Hour of Code is coming up next month?  Please sign up if you plan to participate and start reaching out to our DLC for coding assistance for the week of December 4-11.  I'm sure our DLCs would love to design with you! 
• tomorrow is the last day to Early Vote?  Don't forget to make your voice heard!
• November 14th from 7:00-11:00 we will be getting our new MacBooks?  YAY!  Start your file sharing NOW!
• the Panorama survey window is open.  Please complete the Staff survey and schedule time to complete the 3rd-5th Grade Learner survey by November 17.  Our counselors emailed you this week with resources to help out with language for learners during this process. 

VETERANS DAY

Teachers, we would like to honor Veterans next week on social media. We are looking for relatives of anyone at Lee or any of our designers as well. Could you please reach out to your parents and ask them to send you information on anyone in their families they would like honored through Lee social media for Veteran's Day? We would like a photo, as well as their branch, rank and years served. We will create a social media presence through various methods next Friday. Please know this is also open to you and your family members as well.  Please forward all information to Kat before end of the day next Wednesday, Nov. 8, and she will get right to work on it. 

TOY

FINAL REMINDER!!!  NOMINATIONS DUE TOMORROW!!!  Please take time to nominate someone in our building for this incredible honor.   If you need admin to cover your class so you can observe your nominee, to help you better answer the questions, please arrange that with us.  We are happy to help.  Here is the TOY Website and Nomination Criteria and Form.

PICTURE DAY IS HERE

We will start school pictures immediately following morning broadcast on Friday at 8:00 AM.  We will follow the Specials schedule so we will start with Kinder Purple, followed by 1st Purple, 2nd Purple, etc. Once Purple House is done we will go to Yellow-> Red -> Green -> Blue.  Pictures will take place on the stage and teachers can take their pictures with their classes or before school.  Specials and support staff, please get your pictures made between 7:40 AM and 8:00 AM.  Specials Designers, we "might" need you to wait with your classes in the cafe if they are not done by their Specials time.  Please help us by getting kids to the cafeteria, promptly when the volunteer gets you.  Also, please help by having learners in alphabetical order by last name (and with their badges) before they get to the photographer.  Thank you for your flexibility on this day and for excusing the interruption to your teaching and lunch routines.  Some houses may need to host indoor recess, if needed, so learners stay "fresh" for their photos. 

Something new to communicate with your parents:  LifeTouch will have make up picture days, in their office on Nov 17 from 1-7pm and Dec 4 from 1-7pm, if learners don't take advantage for having their retakes on campus on December 12.  Parents can call 972-669-9200 option 3 and ask for Roshel, she'll be the one to schedule those for parents.

 

LAST CHANCE FOR WRITE-A-CHECK! PLEASE SEND TO PARENTS
Today is the official LAST opportunity to donate to PTO’s annual fundraising campaign Write-A-Check. As you know, this is the main source of funding for our FamiLEE PTO, and is in lieu of sending learners door to door selling fundraising items each year.  As of Wednesday we were at 81% of our goal with 37% participation! THANK YOU SO MUCH to all who have contributed - your generosity and support is incredible. If you have yet to contribute, please consider donating today - every dollar counts! bit.ly/RJLWAC

Check out this awesome video on how we put your donations to use for our entire FamiLEE!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_hUuXuxUsG8hrR2EQB2nVOkVOOa9jGWl/view?usp=sharing

THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING TRUNK OR TREAT PLEASE SEND TO PARENTS
Our PTO team would like to extend a great BIG THANK YOU to ALL who participated in our annual Trunk or Treat and made it an event to remember. We couldn’t have done it without everyone who contributed items for trunk decor, donated candy, volunteered their time, and for all of the FamiLEE community who attended the event! An extra special THANK YOU to the Designers & Staff for showing up with their creativity and amazon trunks!

If you haven’t already check out this fun video recapping the evening!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17ulqICqmI_VIp_IZHgLB6BSWXPh1oFSt/view?usp=drive_link

PTO MEETING SAVE THE DATE
Our next Virtual PTO meeting is coming up November 14th! Please plan to join us for important and exciting updates from your PTO Team and Principal.

SAVE THE DATE FOR FAMILEE FEAST

Please let your famiLEEs know if they want to attend our annual Thanksgiving Lunch that they need to sign up ahead of time.  This lunch will be in place of FamiLEE Friday lunch this week. Parents can Sign up here.  NEW THIS YEAR: Child Nutrition has requested guests PREPAY ($5) for their meal to expedite their lunch line.  Please send payment to the office for a receipt before the event.  Bring prepay receipts to lunch to redeem for the meal.

BLUEBONNET TRIVIA NIGHT

Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5^th Graders! Are you reading this year's Bluebonnet Books? Join Mrs. Stout at the Cozby library in January for a fun Bluebonnet Trivia Night! Download a checklist of this year's books at the QR code or link. You do NOT need to read all 20 books to participate. Books can be put on hold at the RJL Library or at your local public library.

Link to Checklist: https://tinyurl.com/27ezspud

CIP
The 2023-2024 Campus Improvement Plan can be found here. Each quarter this document should be reviewed and updated.  Leadership, please download the PDF into Noteability, review it, and annotate it with your house in a Thursday Meeting.  Please forward your annotated copy to Angel and Kat by Thursday, November 10.

LIONS CLUB

Every year, the Lions Club of Coppell provides holiday food baskets and toys for Christmas to those in need. If your family can benefit from this assistance, please reach out to Nurse Annah, Mrs. Garvin, or Mrs. Lightfoot no later than December 8th, 2023.  They will work with you to get the assistance you need.  Here is a form you can share with your families.

COACHES CORNER

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

DLC UPDATE

As you work on transferring files to back up your teaching materials, consider using OneDrive from the start with your new device:

💼 Effortless Transition: Save your current files directly to OneDrive, making future device transitions smoother without worry of losing files.

🌐 Anytime, Anywhere Access: OneDrive allows you to access your files from any device, providing flexibility in preparation and teaching.

🤝 Efficient Collaboration: Collaborate with colleagues on your documents, share resources, and stay in sync with your team.

🔐 Robust Security: OneDrive ensures the security of your teaching materials, protecting your valuable resources.

By using OneDrive with your new device, you'll avoid the need for future transfers and enjoy a more efficient and secure digital teaching experience.

LAS UPDATE

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
• NATIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK
• PANORAMA SURVEY WINDOW OPEN

Nov 5- Daylight Savings Time

Nov 6- Sky Ranch

Nov 7- Sky Ranch

Nov 8- Annah's Birthday

     Sky Ranch

     Leadership Mtg. (3:15 Yellow House)

Nov 9- PTO Thankful Thursday Breakfast    

Nov 11- Veteran's Day