Week of February 17, 2025

Happy Valentine's Day (a little early).  There is NOTHING like Valentine's Day in an elementary school.  All the boxes, valentines, candy, chocolate, and flowers.  SO MUCH FUN and SO MUCH LOVE TO SPREAD AROUND!  Have fun with your kiddos.  Friday is going to be an awesome day of learning, work, and FUN- I can't wait.  ENJOY your three day weekend! I hope you and your loved ones enjoy some special time together.

DID YOU KNOW:

• some of you are missing out on some extra money on your paycheck?  If you are tutoring, please remember to turn in Extra Duty Pay sheets before the end of each month. You earn $25 for every hour your tutor.
• the Book Fair will be open during and after the party?  Look out- Chantel is manning a register!!
• this is the schedule for Thursday?  Thank you, again, for eating lunch in your houses.  Trash cans are delivered, and we will call you down to the cafeteria over the intercom, by grades, for the performance. 

BREAKFAST ON FRIDAY

Please join us in the lounge on Friday morning at 8:00.  We sure love you a waffle lot and can't wait to treat you.

FRIDAY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY

• Overview: The day will begin with a waffle bar in the lounge starting at 8:00 am. We will end our day at 3:30 pm.
• Lunch on Your Own: Enjoy the flexibility to choose where and what you'd like to eat. Don't want to spend $, our lounge is always an option.
• Attire: Dress comfortably for a day of active learning.  Sneakers are a MUST! 
• What to Have Ready: Fully charged Mac.  If you have pickleball paddles, please bring them.

NO SCHOOL

Although we have professional learning on Friday, please communicate to learners and parents that they do not have school on Friday and Monday.  Enjoy your Monday off!

LEEDERSHIP COUNCIL SALE ON WEDNESDAY

LEEdership Council will sell bubble wands for one dollar on Wednesday.  Please share with your famiLEEs. 

FLEX LEARNING WEDNESDAY

ONCOR PROGRAM ON THURSDAY

Please follow this schedule for Thursday's presentations.  Thank you, Kristi, for working on the schedule as part of your internship.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

2nd Grade is throwing a Star Party for 2nd graders and their families on the evening of Thursday, February 20th.  We are looking for 7-10 volunteers to help us man the stations at the event from 6:00-7:30PM.  We will have an inflatable planetarium, craft stations, space-themed math connections, and an out-of-this-world scientific photography gallery.  All activities will be pre-planned and materials provided, we just need help with facilitating.  2-3 flex hours will be given to those who sign up.  Please reach out to a 2nd grade designer if you are interested in helping out!

RECOGNIZE A PEER

Super Teachers Know a star educator who demonstrates the qualities above? Nominate them for Super Teacher recognition by March 5. Learn more about what makes a teacher a Super Teacher by browsing the "Looks Fors" at visiting www.coppellisd.com/page/super-teachers.  Nomination form here.  Great Employees Matter (GEMs) The GEMs program seeks to recognize outstanding employees who serve the mission and core values of the Coppell Independent School District in a manner that exceeds job and salary expectations. Nominate a GEM in your school by March 14. Learn more about the program at www.coppellisd.com/page/great-employees-matter.  Nomination form here.

FABULOUS FRIDAYS IN FEBRUARY

COACH'S CORNER

🚨Timely Reminders:

• All K-5 educators: 

• We are still in the MAP/mClass assessment window until February 28th.  New learners that enroll should be assessed as soon as possible.

• Later this month the district will let us know when to send home MAP & mClass parent reports.  

💎Classroom Tech Treasures 

Are you having trouble with student BULB submissions?  

Here is an infographic that may help!

If you have questions, I would love to pop by your space and go through it with you.

* If you have already assigned your page to the group and students have worked on their page and submitted, you can skip to step 3 - "Now…Where Is It?"  

LESSSON IN LEEDERSHIP (pick one)

DATES TO REMEMBER:
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
NATIONAL DENTAL HEALTH MONTH
CTE APPRECIATION MONTH

MAP & MCLASS WINDOW

February 17- National Random Acts of Kindness Day

     Bad Weather Day- NO SCHOOL

February 19- LEEdership Council Sale (before school)

     Flex Learning (3:15)

     TELPAS Calibration (3:15)

February 20- ONCOR Electric Safety Presentation

     2nd Grade Star Party (6:00 PM)
February 21- Cathy's Birthday

     School Supply Lists Due to CK
February 22- Mayra's Birthday

     Kat's Birthday

     Joy's Birthday