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!
DID YOU KNOW?
- 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!!!
SUMMATIVESSummative 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.PLEASE DO NOT stress out about having the PERFECT BULB for this meeting. I just request you have some sort of evidence that you have worked toward your goal. We will NOT need to go through every SLO reflection question that was in the
educator checklist if you can talk about your SLO with us-so BREATHE! This is your time to get praise from us and brag about all you have accomplished this year.
CHIPOTLE SPIRIT NIGHT THIS SUNDAY
Our next PTO Spirit Night coming up on Sunday April 6th at Chipotle at 8445 N Belt Line Rd Ste 130, Irving, TX 75063. This is always one of our most successful spirit nights of the year! Join your Spur FamiLEE for dinner - dine in or take out - between 4-8pm.
Please join us for our next PTO meeting on April 8th at 6pm. Link will be shared via Parent Square prior to the meeting. *Reminder that we have transitioned to Google Meet*
STEAM NIGHT COMING SOON
FamiLEE STEAM Night is fast approaching.
Hope to see you there!
The course catalog will come in a ParentSquare from Mrs. Shaner soon! It will show which activities are being offered in each house and in the media center.
This will be an event you WON'T want to miss!
- 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
STEAM NIGHT / FAMILEE PICNIC
We are so excited to invite you to our Spring FamiLEE STEAM NIGHT and Outdoor FamiLEE Picnic on April 24th. We will have a DJ, Raffle, Food Trucks, games, and more! It is sure to be an evening to remember. Please mark your calendars today and plan to join us!
STEAM NIGHT 5:00-7:00pm FAMILEE PICNIC 6:30-8:00pm- 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.
***Pre-Order your blankets through April 22nd for delivery to your learner's classroom April 24th (prior to our FamiLEE Spring event)***
SPRING CONFERENCES
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!!!
YEARBOOK
Order your 2024-25 yearbook from Lifetouch today! Type in Richard J Lee Elementary. Yearbook ID: 13015825. RUN TO FUND MAY 3
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.
FROM THE LIBRARY- AUTHOUR VISIT COMING IN MAY
COACHES CORNER
District Resource Spotlight
Classroom Tech Treasures
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 
Flippity.net
RJL PTO BOARD 2025-2026
Join the fun and serve your community on the PTO Board for the upcoming 2025-26 school year! We have roles that will be a great fit for you, no matter how much or how little time you have to give. Click here for all the details on what to expect, the open positions, and the application form. We’d love you to join us! Applications close April 30th. Stay on after the PTO meeting, on Tuesday, to learn more and ask any questions!
LEEDERSHIP TIPS OF THE WEEK
LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:
Curiosity- the eager desire to learn, to explore, to investigate
LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:
Learn and inquire about things that interest you.
LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it,
question it, and turn it inside out." -Anonymous
DATES TO REMEMBER:
SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH
NATIONAL AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
EOY SUMMATIVE WINDOW
NATIONAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WEEK
April 7- LEEdership Council Meeting (9:00)
April 8- Megan S's Birthday
Virtual PTO Meeting (6:00 Zoom)
April 9- Leadership Meeting (3:15-4:45)
April 10- Summative Meetings all day
April 11- Summative meetings all day
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