Last Friday, I participated in a two hour webinar through TEPSA. It couldn't have been at a better time. It helped remind me that being an educator is the BEST profession in the world and Lee Elementary is the BEST place to be! Why do I feel this way? Because of EACH OF YOU, OUR KIDS, OUR FAMILEES!! From my heart- our children and famiLEEs are blessed to have YOU caring for them 8 hours a day! I hope you know how much you matter. I am off on Friday. If you need anything, please reach out to Angel. HAPPY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WEEK ANGEL AND KAT!
- this month Yellow House and Red House are in charge of the lounge? Please help stock plastic silverware, put away dishes, and tidy up the space. Thank you!
- our budget window is almost closed for the year? PLEASE get FINAL orders for the remainder of the year in by next Friday. No other purchase orders will be approved after Friday unless discussed with Chantel ahead of time.
- an update is ready for all Ipads? Spot check your iPads for red screens. If any learners have red screens, please make sure to help them click on "update" so they are ready for Spring testing.
- if you are getting a service award for being a 5, 10, 15+ year employee, you will get an email from Marnie Wallen to "shop" for your gift? This is not spam! We can't wait to hear what you ordered at our last staff meeting.
- Layne won Ms. Baird's Teacher on the Rise recognition today She received a beautiful nomination, a fabulous basket of goodies, and two generous gift cards. Congratulations!!!
Summative Season is here-our first meetings start today! Calendar invites have been sent for the time you signed up for. Please be on time and logged into SSO and Power School Perform and Bulb so we can make the most of our time together.
- The Dallas Arboretum will be here with hands-on activities (Thanks PTO!!)
- Our Rigamajig with the new Chutes Add-On from the CEF Grant will be available for families to build with
- The FamiLEE Feud game will be back!
- Ms. Keiko, our garden expert, will have self-watering pots.
- We will have a STEAM Night photo opportunity with props created by STEAM Club.
- Craft activity
- Math activity
- Creative challenges
- Build challenges
- We are also offering a Fleece Picnic Blanket perfect for our upcoming Spring FamiLEE event and beyond. Featuring our adorable Lee Elementary Mascot RJ in school colors. Grab yours today while supplies last!
- $20 for pre-orders - price will increase after April 22nd. All proceeds go towards supporting RJL PTO and our school FamiLEE.
You will want to begin planning for your Spring Conferences starting now. We will discuss your house conference date/time in our Leadership Meeting on Wednesday, so have some talk as a house as to your preferences. Please give due diligence to make contact with all parents to review their learner's data and goal setting. Keep documentation of parents who do/do not attend conferences. During your time together, I would encourage you to listen for in case a parent would like to make a change in house for the 2025-2026 school year, wants specialized testing, or is considering retention. Please write these requests down and EMAIL them to Chantel, Kat, and Angel. This makes sure that we have a second layer of accountability as we transition to the next school year. In addition, remind parents that we DO NOT take requests for house colors or designers and we do our best to have siblings in the same house, but cannot always guarantee it. We do our very BEST to keep as many learners in their house when we loop up, but we sometimes have to move learners when balancing our building each year. For example, we have 6 sections of 4th grade. We know that some learners will be moved as we build 5 fifth grade classes. We want parents to know NOW, so there are no surprises. Please ask me if you have any questions!!!
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Mark your calendars and lace up your running shoes! The Coppell ISD Education Foundation will be hosting its Annual Run to Fund at Andy Brown East Park on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Proceeds from the Run to Fund will allow CEF to award transformative classroom grants and bring innovative learning opportunities to all students in CISD. As if that is not enough, CEF will give $2 from every Run to Fund race entry to the Physical Education Department at the CISD school of your choice.
This year’s Run will include a one-mile Fun Run, perfect for adults and children of all ages, followed by a 5K, timed and untimed. Be on the lookout for more information to come. CEF can't wait to see you and the CISD community at this fun event that benefits the teachers and students of CISD. Register today at https://runsignup.com/Race/TX/Coppell/RuntoFund. If you are interested in hosting a vendor booth at this event, please email edfoundation@coppellisd.com.
Connections Game with Flippity
The Flippity Group Game is a word puzzle that challenges players to categorize 16 words into four distinct groups of four, each connected by a common theme. If you are familiar with the New York Times Connections game – this is the puzzle maker for this game. In the NYT Connections you are allowed only four wrong guesses but in Flippity you can make over 20 mistakes. Each group is assigned a color which is revealed when you choose the four words correctly. Spring #1 Spring #2
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