What a FUN time at Spirit Rally! Thank you to all of you that joined in on the fun and games. SO PROUD of our 325 perfect attendance kiddos. How about those Dancing Spurs??!! WAY TO GO!
Thank you for being great learners at your district training on Thursday.
I hope you have time on the three day weekend to disconnect from school and enjoy time for rest and relaxation. Maybe go to the state fair? LOVE TO YOU ALL!
DID YOU KNOW:
- a new 9 weeks means reviewing your respect agreements, reviewing digital citizenship, and changing out classroom displays that have been up since the beginning of the year?
- we have a tutor (Mr. Adrian- Laura's son) coming to work 10 hours per week with fifth grade? These hours are due to their high numbers in their classes and paid for by CISD.
Please be sure to review the schedule again the morning of Oct. 8 to confirm your location before heading out.
If you don’t see your role listed or are unsure where you should be after reviewing the schedule, please check with your direct supervisor.
- District PL Day Hours: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM (Lunch 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
- All non-exempt staff will still need 40 hours for the week.
- Campus Access: Staff will be able to enter the front door of each PL location using their district badge.
- Dress Code: Jeans and a nice top or campus shirt.
- Supplies: You will need your MacBook AND iPad. Please make sure both devices are updated and charged!
- Review Leadership Notes as a House (don't forget the spreadsheet for car numbers)
- Attend required ADA compliance training from CISD
- Plan for your learner led conferences and send out a schedule
- Complete report cards
- Lesson design time with implementation of 10/8 learning
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WAC KICK OFF
You got an email from Amy on Wednesday about Write a Check kicking off. Remember that the designers with the highest collection and participation rates get a gift card. IF cash does come in with a learner (not preferred) please send them to the office and the office will write down the amount and class. PTO will collect it once a week and add to your class totals. Once your class has created your incentive chart (thanks for sending two options, Kristi), please send a copy of your chart home through Parent Square. This was a request from our PTO meeting. Also, please avoid "stacking" prizes. Redeem quickly to keep motivation high. We can do this!!
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK
The CISD Child Nutrition Department is excited to announce that National School Lunch Week (NSLW) is next week, October 12-16th. This year’s NSLW theme is “Cafeteria Circus: Where Nutrition Takes Center Stage!” So, step right up and join the fun as the Cafeteria Circus comes to town, featuring exciting flavors, tasty attractions, and all the important parts of a healthy school lunch!
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Every dollar raised goes right back into our school—supporting programs like Red Ribbon Week, Author Visits, enrichment programs, field trip transportation, and much more.
Please consider making your donation today at rjlpto.org/wac
The Annual RJL Trunk or Treat on October 29th at 5:30pm is one of our favorite community events of the year, but we can't do it without our FamiLEE! To help support the work our designer teams put into their fabulous trunks, we are gathering candy donations for them to hand out on the big night! Please sign up to send in a bag of 150+ pieces of candy/prizes with your learner by Friday, October 23rd. rjlpto.org/candy
Missed the original House Shirt or Winter Wear sale? Now's your chance! We have a limited amount of House Shirts & Winter Wear available in our final inventory — but once they're gone, they're gone!
This is our final inventory, so sizes and quantities are limited!
Shop today at rjlpto.org/spurstore
House Shirt delivery: Week of October 19, 2026
FROM OUR LIBRARY
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LIBRARY HELPERS NEEDED
Mrs. Stout would love library helpers to help shelve books and with other small projects. Please sign up and consider becoming a regular volunteer for the library! rjlpto.org/library For anyone shelving books, we’ve worked with Mrs. Stout to create a quick training video you can watch before your volunteer slot!
WALKTHROUGHS AND OBSERVATIONS IN OCTOBER
Kudos to those of you that have already had your formal TTESS observation and for others who are planning for their observations. What awesome visits we have had so far! For this month, we will be giving you feedback on Domain 2.5: Monitor and Adjust during walkthroughs. We will be looking for:
How you adjust instruction and activities to maintain student engagement (movement, music, manipulatives, small groups and individual work, conferences with learners).
How you address learner engagement/disengagement.
Questioning and feedback used to check for understanding.
How you use a variety of assessment/input from learners to gather data.
Checks for understanding through purposeful questioning and feedback.
The pacing of the lesson.
SEPTEMBER ATTENDANCE SHOUT OUT
Our campus finished September with an overall attendance rate of 97.48%! Congratulations to Blue House, our September attendance champion with 98.35%, and to 3rd grade, our top grade level at 98.05%! We also celebrated many classes that reached 13 days of 100% attendance, with Purple House becoming the first house to have every class earn their Mr. Potato Head chips! Thank you, families, for helping us make every school day count!
LEARNER-LED CONFERENCE DAY
Please start sending home parent sign ups for Fall Conferences. (This can be worked on, on Friday) Did you know Parent Square works for scheduling? Julie would be happy to show you how. Let our Admin Team, Angela, SPED, or MLI know if you want any of us to support you during your conferences. Remember that these are learner-led conferences, even for our youngest of friends. Thank you for supporting our campus goal and CISD's core value of collective engagement. Here are my expectations for Lee Learner Led Conferences along with links to MAP parent letters, MAP videos, and MAP and mClass teacher resources from CISD. Thank you, Cassie, for sharing this resource with the campus as well!
COACHES CORNER
Intentional Technology: October Imaginariums! Whether Imaginariums are already a classroom favorite or new to you, October’s collection is an opportunity to spark creative thinking! Created by Susan Maynor, Imaginariums are flexible learning activities that invite learners to imagine, explore possibilities, and build creative confidence.
Keep the technology purposeful: Give learners opportunities to develop, revise, and communicate their thinking. Try asking, “What else could you try?” or “How did your idea change?”
Want to get it started in your classroom but not sure where to start? Reach out, I’d love to partner with you!
LESSON IN LEEDERSHIP
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
- RJL WRITE A CHECK CAMPAIGN
- NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH
- STOMP OUT BULLYING MONTH
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
- NATIONAL PRINCIPAL MONTH
- HINDU HERITAGE MONTH
- NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK
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