Week of April 1, 2019

Happy Friday, ya'll!  Are you ready for your new MacBooks?  YAY!  Please be on time to help the technology department be efficient.  They will be at the tables in the media center by the atrium.  I hope you have something special planned for the weekend and take time for some work-life balance.  It has brought me much joy being in classrooms this week and spending time with you and the children.  Keep up the engaging lesson design!

DID YOU KNOW:

• you can create a Digital Breakout using Apple Apps?  Check out Kasey's blog post that takes you through the workflow to design a digital breakout using iWork files.
• We raised $9462.18 for the American Heart Association through the Kids Heart Challenge?  WAY TO GO!
• Linda Cook will be retiring in June?

APPLE SNAPSHOT TOOL
Don't forget to observe your accountability partner with the Apple Snapshot Tool by Wednesday.  Here are some samples you can use to help you fill in the tool.  


BALLPARK NIGHT
Please share this information with your parents Tickets for CISD Night at the Ballpark on, April 3, are now on sale.  To sit in the Lee section, click here to order your tickets by April 1.  If you have a learner going on the field: please wear a TX Ranger or Lee Spirit Shirt.  We will start meeting on the ramp inside the 3rd base gate at 6:00.  You must arrive by 6:15 or forfeit your learner's chance to go on the field.  (Look for the Principals and the Lee Banner to line up.)  Parents can wait on the ramp until we walk down to the tunnel, or go to the stands to take pictures, but cannot walk on the field with us.  The best place to retrieve their child after they are on the field is the entrance to the tunnel. 

EOY SUMMATIVE SIGN UPS
Please make sure you signed up for your EOY Summative Conference here.  Hourly employees, educators should be signed up, so feel free to sign up in any open spots remaining, regardless of color, at this time.  The form will lock on 3:00 pm on Monday, April 1, so all staff member need to sign up by then.  If you are not signed up we will assign you a time.

• agenda we will follow for non-hourly employees
• agenda we will follow for hourly employees

SPRING CONFERENCES

Please start getting your Spring conferences scheduled.  

BABY SHOWERS

It is so exciting to welcome all the Blue House babies.  We will start staff meeting in the lounge and then relocate to Brooklyn and Jessie's space for the remainder of the meeting.  

DISCIPLINE THAT RESTORES
As the end of year approaches we want to send a reminder.  When you fill out a discipline referral for a learner, please put it in LA's or CK's box.  We will get the learner at our first availability.  Please do not send or walk learners down to the office with their referral.  Learners should complete one of these reflection sheets when you write the referral so that we can review it when we come get them. These reflection sheets support our Discipline that Restores work and can also be found in our RJL Schoology Course.

• Behavior Reflection Sheet #1
• Behavior Reflection Sheet #2
• Sample Behavior Reflection Sheet Completed

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Flexibility- the ability to make adjustments or alter plans.

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

A leader is able to change and adjust to different situations and settings with a positive attitude.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Expect the best.  Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes." -Zig Ziglar

DATES TO REMEMBER:
March 31- Megan Sonnamaker's Birthday
April 1- Last Day to Order Ballpark Tickets
     National Poetry Month
     School Library Month
April 2- Education Foundation t-shirt and Jeans
     World Autism Awareness Day
     PTO Meeting (7:00 Cafe)
April 3- College Shirt and Jeans
     Jacque's Shower (7:00 Lounge)
     Hillary's Shower (3:30 Lounge)
     Staff Meeting (4:00-5:00)
     Ballpark Night (6:00)
     Dad's Club Meeting (7:30)
April 4- Librarian's Appreciation Day
     Spurs Savings (7:20-7:40)
     Green House Music Performance (8:00 and 6:30)
     Tour (8:30-10:30)
     Tour (1:00-3:00)
April 5- CISD Dyslexia Specialist Appreciation Day
     GEM Nominations Due

Week of March 25, 2019

Thank you so much for getting your grades in for report cards and for an incredible Fun Run today.  I appreciate the enthusiasm you bring to this event and I am so proud of our runners.  We will be excited to share how much we raised next week, so stay tuned!  Our Hosp tour was blown away, AGAIN, by what they saw when they visited today.  Some of the biggest compliments they had were how engaged our learners were and how involved the educators were with the children.  THANK YOU for leaving such a positive impression on them.  I notice the increased use of the outdoor spaces with the nicer weather.  THANK YOU for continuing to take advantage of ALL of our learning spaces.  YOU ROCK!

DID YOU KNOW:

• your new technology will be delivered next Friday?  I will be forwarding an email with details for your assigned times.
• you are supposed make time in this week's house meeting to share exemplar products in this document to support our next iBook for ADS renewal and as inspiration for others?  Don't forget to go observe your accountability partner using the Apple Snapshot Tool in the next two weeks.
• Jacque and Kasey are hosting a Lunch and Learn on Schoology AMP on April 16th?  Sign up here.
• it is time to nominate Red and Black Superstars? Please nominate at least one learner from your class here.  
• if you looking for ways to spice up how your learners are using their iPads in the classroom that by clicking here you can check out some great apps that will spark learner creativity?

DADS CLUB CAMP IN
Please share this information with your parents about our Spring Camp In.  This event is open to anyone that wants to sleep over in the school gym and cafeteria.  Parents can register at www.leedads.org and pay online.  It is lots of fun. 

WRITING CAMP

Thank you fourth grade, and Jacque, for hosting Writing Camp next week.  Thank you, also, to those of you that have been flexible with your schedules to accommodate this learning opportunity for the children.  We know this will help them grow in their skills.  

NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK

Please share this information with your parents Tickets for CISD Night at the Ballpark on, April 3, are now on sale.  To sit in the Lee section, click here to order your tickets by April 1.  

EOY SUMMATIVE SIGN UPS
Please take time to sign up for your EOY Summative Conference here.  We tried to block out house times on the schedule to match conference times.  Specialists, please sign up in a white or extra colored rectangle and Specials sign up for a grey rectangle.  Thank you.  I will be sending an email the beginning of next week about how to prepare for your meeting.  You can start by making sure the artifacts supporting your goals are uploaded in Strive.  Hourly employees, we will set your end of year conferences up, separately.

ENROLLMENT FOR 2019-2020

Please share this with your parents ONE LAST TIME:

Now that CISD has finalized Boundary Realignment, it will help our school to get information from our FamiLEEs so that we can prepare accordingly for the 2019-2020 school year.  Thank you for the 300 responses we have received so far.  We kindly request that the rest of our 860 famiLEEs take time to fill out this SHORT form so that we can plan for adequate placement for learners at Lee.  The Grandfathering and Transfer deadline is 4:30 pm on March 29.


KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION CONTINUES
Please share this with your parents ONE LAST TIME:
FamiLEEs,
Are you the parent of an incoming Kindergartener for the 2019-2020 school year?  Kindergarten registration begins Monday, March 18.  It is important that you register early to ensure your learner has a spot at Lee.  Please fill out and submit this NEW LEARNER FORM.  Once we have received it, the office will email the next two steps to complete your child's enrollment.  Please note: If your child is in PreK in Coppell ISD, you DO NOT have to re-register your child.  They will be transferred over internally.  We look forward to welcoming your new little Lee Spur to our FamiLEE!

YEARBOOKS

Please put a strong reminder in your newsletters that, THIS SUNDAY (March 24) is the LAST day to order 2018-2019 Yearbooks.  The cost is $30.  Go HERE to order and enter Richard J Lee's Yearbook code 13015819.

SPRING CONFERENCES

You can begin your Spring Conferences at any time, now.  Please give due diligence to make contact with all parents to review their learner's data and goal setting.  Keep documentation of parents who attend conferences.  During your time together, I would encourage you to listen for if a parent/child would like to make a change in house for the 2019-2020 school year.  Maybe their learner is not working well with classmates?  Perhaps they need a change of classmates after multiple years? Please write these requests down and EMAIL them to Chantel.  This makes sure that we have a second layer of documentation to double check when class lists are created.  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.  With the realignment, we will do our very BEST to keep as many learners in their house to loop up, but we will have to move some to balance our building.  Parents WILL be notified by campus administration before Meet the Designer Night, if their learner is being moved.  Please ask me if you have any questions!!!  You can log extra hours, outside of contract time, here to document for May 24.

SAVE THE DATE

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Compassion- ability to share another's feelings or ideas

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

When a designer is having a serious conversation with a learner, don't look at that learner.  You wouldn't want your classmates looking at you in a similar situation.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"It is the weak who are cruel.  Gentleness can only be expected from the strong." -Leo Roskin

DATES TO REMEMBER:
March 26-April 2- Rate TELPAS Samples
March 25-29- 4th Grade Writing Camp
March 25- RtI Meetings
March 26- #TXEdTuesday Celebrate Music in Schools
     CMSW Visit (8:30 Cafe)
     Bluebonnet Showcase (6:30 Cozby Library)
March 27- House shirt w/ Jeans
     First Grade Field Trip (Arboretum)
     Purple CBL Group to Scottish Rite
     New Learner Lunches (10:30)
     Leadership Meeting (3:30 Stephanie's Space)
March 28- Spurs Savings (7:20-7:40)
     Lee Learning Walk (8:30-9:30)
     ADS Tour (17 guests 9:30-11:00)
     Coppell Leadership Tour (1:00-2:00)
     Bluebonnet Party (3:15-4:00 Media Center)
March 29- Last Day to Transfer in CISD
     New Technology delivered at Lee
     Positive Post It Day
     Dad's Club Camp In (7:00pm- 8:00am)
March 30- Nikki gets married!!!!!!

Week of March 18, 2019

THANK YOU for pumping up our Fun Run and for participating with your learners.  Learners are doing an awesome job of securing pledges!  Our success is because of YOU, your encouragement, and your communication with our FamiLEEs.

THANK YOU for an incredible Open House and for showcasing your children and their learning in such creative ways!  Our parents are SO COMPLIMENTARY of you and our school.  We appreciate all of the extra help covering classes for teachers who were out and in the help in the Art Show.  These extra efforts make Lee Our Happy Place!

Have a wonderful Spring Break!  Be safe as you make memories with your loved ones and friends.

DID YOU KNOW:

• we will clean out the refrigerator tomorrow at 1:30?  Please have your items out of there so they don't spoil over the week off.  Please make sure you have plans for class pets.
• you might want to consider changing your password before leaving for Spring Break?  
• you should be adding evidence of your professional goals in Strive? Don't wait until End of Year summatives to have to curate your evidence.   Thank you for uploading your SLO trackers last week!
• CISD summer learning opportunities are planned and an infographic about the topics and dates are here.
• Child Nutrition is hosting a full day gardening training at Denton Creek on April 24?  We can send up to three teachers.  If you are interested, please let me know before leaving for Spring Break so I can send in your name. 
• our DLCs are hosting learning opportunities in March?  Check them out here. 
• RTI Meetings start back up on Monday?  Please check the schedule and make sure you have uploaded your documents for your learners.
• there are boundary realignment brochures from CISD in your teacher mailboxes that must go home on Friday?

ENROLLMENT FOR 2019-2020

Please share this with your parents:

Now that CISD has finalized Boundary Realignment, it will help our school to get information from our FamiLEEs so that we can prepare accordingly for the 2019-2020 school year.  We kindly request that you take time to fill out this SHORT form so that we can plan for adequate placement for learners at Lee.  

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION BEGINS
Please be patient with our front office when we return from Spring Break.  In addition to the number of families they will continue to enroll, they will also be registering new Kindergarteners.  Please send this to your parents:
FamiLEEs,
Are you the parent of an incoming Kindergartener for the 2019-2020 school year?  Kindergarten registration begins Monday, March 18.  It is important that you register early to ensure your learner has a spot at Lee.  Please fill out and submit this NEW LEARNER FORM.  Once we have received it, the office will email the next two steps to complete your child's enrollment.  Please note: If your child is in PreK in Coppell ISD, you DO NOT have to re-register your child.  They will be transferred over internally.  We look forward to welcoming your new little Lee Spur to our FamiLEE!

GRADES AND REPORT CARDS
Please get your grades in by 8:00 on Tuesday morning.  Report cards will go home on the Friday we return from Spring Break. Thank you!


STAFF MEETING
We will be digging into Apple's Deeper Learning Book at Wednesday's Staff Meeting and also gathering artifacts to start designing our new Apple Book that is due this summer.  Please come with at least one learner creation you are proud of.  Thank you Courtney, for designing this graphic and part of our Staff Meeting!

FLEX TIME

You can start logging flex hours, for May 24, here.  Please mark your calendars, NOW, for April 11, from 5:00- 7:00, for Engineering Night.  This will earn each of you two of your six hours.  Your attendance at this campus event aligns with CISD's core values of Engagement and Relationships.  Hours for May 24 can also be earned by participating in Family Movie Night, PTO Meetings, Kindergarten Round Up, and Spring Conferences.  

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

It is important that we revisit our school supply lists for PTO for next year so that PTO can secure the best pricing from EPI.  Please review, as a grade level, and make any adjustments.  Once your adjustments are made, change the date on your tab to "Your Grade 2019-2020" so we know you are done.  PLEASE do not increase items without taking other items off and also visit lists that are already completed to make sure you are not duplicating house supplies.  The total should be as close to $50 as you can get it.  Please have this done by March 29.

CISD FOCUSED WALKTHROUGH

We will give feedback on Domain 2 Dimension 1:  Achieving Expectations.  We will be looking for evidence that your learners have mastered content and are held to high levels of accountability for their learning.  This looks like self-assessing, reflecting on menu work or assignments, posting to Schoology or SeeSaw, etc. 

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Fortitude- strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage.

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

If someone in the class wins a game or does something well, we will congratulate that person.  If you win or do well at something, do not brag.  When you lose, do not show anger.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"He who knows others is wise.  He who knows himself is enlightened." -Lau Tzu

DATES TO REMEMBER:
March 11-15- Spring Break
March 15- Linda's Birthday
March 18- New Phones installed at Lee
     Claudia's Birthday
     Kindergarten Registration Begins
March 19- Education Foundation Shirt and Jeans
     #TxEDTuesday (Celebrate Arts in Schools)
     Grades Due (8:00)
     Tour (9:00-10:00)
     Stay Interviews from CISD HR
March 20- #internationaldayofhappiness
     School Shirt and Jeans
     TELPAS Makeups
     Staff Meeting (3:30-5:00)
March 21- Spurs Savings (7:20-7:40)
     Fun Run (See Schedule)
     Tours (9:00, 10:00 and 1:00)
March 22-  Report Card Day
     Jessie T's Birthday
     World Poetry Day
     Blue House Field Trip
   

Week of March 4, 2019

Boy, I MISS YOU ALL, but I am so excited to be sitting with 9 of the most incredible and passionate educational leaders in Apple Distinguished Schools.  It has been my absolute pleasure to brag about the AMAZING work you are doing with our Lee learners and how you are using your 1:1 iPads to design conditions for learning that deepen the learning experiences for our children.  Please remember to use the #AppleDistinguishedSchools hashtag to tell your Lee story.  Thank you for "holding down the fort" in my absence.  I am tuning in the best I can virtually, but you are in great hands with Leigh Ann!

DID YOU KNOW:

• there are letters that must go home on FRIDAY to Kinders and First graders who are being assessed for the GTI program.  The office will put these in your teacher mailboxes on Thursday.  Please ensure they go home with the children.
• we have a tour coming through Lee on Friday morning? Please make sure you spaces are picked up.  We know you will make sure they leave inspired by you!

READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY
Enjoy participating!


MICOCINA NIGHT
Please share with parents that we have MiCocina Night for all FamiLEEs on Monday Night.  If they tell their server they are from Lee Elementary or show them this flyer proceeds come back to Lee Elementary.  Thank you, Green House designers, for representing our staff.

FUN RUN UPDATE
Get ready for orange, blue, and excitement to start working its way through the building.  This group does a great job of teaching citizenship and being present on campus.  Monday's pep rally in the gym will get the kids excited and they will go home with their pledge packs.  We will have a modified schedule so PLEASE communicate this to your parents (see 2019 Fun Run Pep Rally Schedule tab).  We will have Team Time, and it is Day 3.  Thanks Julie and Carla for letting the company set up early in your gym! Specials, you do not have to stay for the Pep Rally, so you get a full conference time.


FED EX
Enjoy your one hour, on Wednesday, where you learn about a topic of YOUR choice related to YOUR goals, and earn flex credit for it.  This is a time for learning.  Please complete this form at the conclusion of your learning session on Wednesday.  The form will open at 4:30.

OPEN HOUSE
THANK YOU for the work that is already being put up for next week.  We can't wait to walk the building before Open House to take it all in!  If any windows or carpets need extra attention, please let custodial know NOW!  You may wear your green RJL "This is Our Happy Place" shirt with jeans this night. Also, encourage parents to stop by the cafeteria to view/purchase their child's artwork. We hope they will tweet out what they like to #rjlyear5.  Lastly, have a system in place for how you will manage the check in of technology before heading home at the conclusion of Open House.  All devices must be back in the iPad carts before you leave.

SPIRIT RALLY
Friday morning we will recognize this 9 week's accomplishments.  We will also recognize all DI participants.  Please let parents know that we would love them to attend Friday's event!

WARM UPS?
Thank you for posting your @ITSTIME Teacher Pledge pictures so you could wear jeans today.  If you would like a warm up pass to use on a day of your choice, please download the teach app, upload, and post to Twitter and we will put a pass in your box.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

It is important that we revisit our school supply lists for PTO for next year so that PTO can secure the best pricing from EPI.  Please review, as a grade level, and make any adjustments.  Once your adjustments are made, change the date on your tab to "Your Grade 2019-2020" so we know you are done.  PLEASE do not increase items without taking other items off and also visit lists that are already completed to make sure you are not duplicating house supplies.  The total should be as close to $50 as you can get it.  Please have this done by March 29.

FAMILY ENGINEERING NIGHT

Please share this information with your families in this week's newsletters: 

Who: All Richard J Lee learners and families 

What: A time to work and learn together as a family to solve different engineering challenges

When: April 11, 2019 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Why: To learn about and explore different types of engineering fields

How: Throughout the night you will have the chance to participate in several mini challenges called openers, engineering challenges, learn about digital citizenship, see items printed by our new 3D printer, and learn about iCode Coppell 

Where: House Open Spaces (see specifics in course catalog below), downstairs outdoor atrium, Media flex space, and iCode will be in Media Center

FamiLEEs, please let us know ASAP whether or not you plan on attending Family Engineering Night w/ this quick Google Form. This will help us make sure we have adequate supplies.

Check out the course catalog to see what we’re offering!

CISD FOCUSED WALKTHROUGH

We will give feedback on Domain 2 Dimension 1:  Achieving Expectations.  We will be looking for evidence that your learners have mastered content and are held to high levels of accountability for their learning.  This looks like self-assessing, reflecting on menu work or assignments, posting to Schoology or SeeSaw, etc. 

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Courage- strength to act even when afraid or uncertain.

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Make eye contact.  When someone is speaking, keep your eyes on him or her at all times.  If someone makes a comment, turn and face that person.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." -Winston Churchill

DATES TO REMEMBER:
TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIANS WEEK
March 4- Fun Run Pep Rally (8:00-8:30 Gym)
     MiCocina Night
March 5- Education Foundation t-shirt and jeans
     PTO Meeting (7:00 pm Cafe)
March 6- College Shirt and jeans
     First Grade Field Trip (Arboretum)
     Fed Ex (3:30-4:30)
     Dad's Club Mtg. (7:00)
March 7- Spurs Savings (7:20-7:40)
     Tour (9:00 and 1:00)
     Open House and Art Show (5:30-7:00)
March 8- NO TTESS
     Spirit Rally (8:00-9:00 Gym)
     Tour (10:30-11:30)
     Flood Control Meeting
March 9- Hillary's Birthday
March 10-16- SPRING BREAK!!!
March 15- Linda's Birthday

Week of February 25, 2019

Happy Friday! Have an incredible weekend and STAY HEALTHY!  We need ALL staff to attend Wednesday's Staff Meeting, so please adjust your calendars.  We have STAAR Security Training embedded in this meeting so that we do not have to host it on another day after school.

DID YOU KNOW:

• it wasn't on the calendar until today, but we will have a LEEdership Council Mtg. at 8:30 tomorrow?  THANKS for sharing your kiddos!
• you can wear jeans on Thursday if you take the Teacher Pledge on www.ittcommunitychallenge.com and post it to Twitter @ITSTIME #CommunityChallenge?  No tweet, no jeans, please!
• Schoology now has the feature for learners to to sign in using QR Code.  This link will take you to directions for getting access tot he QR codes and having your learners use them to sign in. 
• have you seen this recent article about STAAR?  Definitely an interesting read.

Free Time Friday Schedule

READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY
Please share with your families so they can participate next Friday.  

FAMILY ENGINEERING NIGHT

Please share this information with your families in this week's newsletters: 

Who: All Richard J Lee learners and families 

What: A time to work and learn together as a family to solve different engineering challenges

When: April 11, 2019 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Why: To learn about and explore different types of engineering fields

How: Throughout the night you will have the chance to participate in several mini challenges called openers, engineering challenges, learn about digital citizenship, see items printed by our new 3D printer, and learn about iCode Coppell 

Where: House Open Spaces (see specifics in course catalog below), downstairs outdoor atrium, Media flex space, and iCode will be in Media Center

FamiLEEs, please let us know ASAP whether or not you plan on attending Family Engineering Night w/ this quick Google Form. This will help us make sure we have adequate supplies.

Check out the course catalog to see what we’re offering!

POSITIVE PHONE CALLS
Part of Domain 4.4 in TTESS is "contacting parents regarding students' academic and social/emotional growth through various methods."  The difference between Proficient and Accomplished is Proficient = "regularly contacts," Accomplished = "systemically contacts."  It is a great time to consider documenting and making a positive call home to each learner in your class.   It will pay HUGE dividends with your parents AND learners!

DISSERTATION HELP

CISD Educators, 

You are invited to participate in a research study of a school district engaged in transformation, continuous improvement, and coherence.  The primary investigator for this study is Deana Dynis, Doctoral Candidate in The University of Texas at Austin’s Doctor of Education in Public School Leadership program. 

The purpose of this study is to describe the how your district has created and supported coherence across the district and how coherence supports the district’s efforts to transform learning.  The study is intended to describe the successes and barriers the district has encountered and what actions were a result of those successes and barriers.   

Any information you provide during this research study, including any personal information, will not be linked to you or the district in any way.  It will not be possible to identify you as the person who provided any specific information for the study.  

If you are willing to provide your perspective to the study, please complete the survey linked here.  It should take less than 10 minutes of your time.

CISD FOCUSED WALKTHROUGH

We will give feedback on Domain 2 Dimension 1:  Achieving Expectations.  We will be looking for evidence that your learners have mastered content and are held to high levels of accountability for their learning.  This looks like self-assessing, reflecting on menu work or assignments, posting to Schoology or SeeSaw, etc. 

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Initiative- taking action; originating new ideas

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Strong leaders take responsibility for events and believe that they can have an effect on outcomes and conditions.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"If an opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." -Milton Berle

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Feb 27-Mar 1- Chantel in California for ADS
Feb 25- TELPAS Window Opens
     Online TELPAS Testing
Feb 25- Go Red Shirt and Jeans
Feb 26- TELPAS Calibration Set 2
Feb 27- House Shirt and Jeans
     TELPAS Calibration Set 2
     New Learner Lunches
     APEX Teacher Huddle (3:30-3:45 Green House)
     Staff Mtg. (3:45-5:00 Green House- All Staff must attend until 5:00)
Feb 28- PTO Grants Due to CK
     SLO evidence due in Strive
     Spurs Savings
     Lee Learning Walk (8:00)
     Nikki's Bridal Shower
Mar 1- Dr. Seuss' Birthday (Spirit Dress)
     Green House Lounge Responsibilities
     Tour (9:30-11:00)

Week of February 18, 2019

Thank you for a loveLEE Valentine's Day. We hope you enjoyed your professional learning on Friday and LOOOONG weekend.  THANK YOU to the group of you that helped to present on Friday.  I'm so proud of the number of learner leaders that we have at Lee Elementary!  Thank you for sharing your learners with all of CISD so that high levels of learning occur for all learners in our district

DID YOU KNOW:

• if you are interested in serving on our campus interview team that you need to go through CISD district interview training.  Dates are already in Eduphoria for those interested. 
• we will get new Apple TVs to help with our connectivity to our projector stations?  Stay tuned.
• we are seeking additions, revisions, edits or suggestions to the student handbook and student code of conduct.  If you have any input, please email those to Leigh Ann by Feb 25.
• that you can earn flex time to be off on May 24, now?  This is new information that was shared at this week's Principal's Meeting.  We will have you log time at Family Movie Night, STEAM Night, and Spring Conferences to earn your six hours for May 24.  YAY!  Also, we will be posting book study hours in your flex portfolio so you can make sure you have enough hours.  Flex time for 2018-2019 must be earned by April 30.

ESL SMORE
Please review information in Claudia's Smore.  There are ELPS resources, a way to book her, and TELPAS information.

TELPAS
Here are a few reminders for TELPAS;

• check the schedule and know when your learners will be pulled for online tutorials and TELPAS
• we will use the Yellow and Red house MacBooks
• we will use the Science Enrichment and STEAM rooms
• Calibration will be on Feb 20
• must be completed by March 1(Module 1)
• Claudia's S'more has TELPAS reminders, training links and tips
• Thank you for attending the Tapas and TELPAS training.  Claudia and Leigh Ann appreciate all of your hard work

RTI UPDATE

First, thank you for the first six weeks of RTI meetings!  They have been great and we appreciate all the hard work and input you bring to each RTI meeting and the dedication you have for each of your learners.  Next scheduled RTI Meetings will be on March 18th.  If you need to meet before then, please reach to Leigh Ann and she will get a meeting scheduled.  Please make sure to check the RTI meeting sign up document.  Everyone's RTI Time is already scheduled to the end of the school year.  To help keep our RTI meeting efficient and effective, please have the following things ready:

1. Please have all progress monitoring documents updated and uploaded into Aware
2. Please have a new goal or an updated goal ready for the meeting
3. Please have your notes ready for the RTI meeting
4. Make sure to bring your device and be ready to share about your learner
5. Remember, that if you want to move a learner to a different tier, please have all documents to support that move including updated assessments and they are uploaded into Aware

BOOK FAIR
Don't forget to remind your parents that the Lee Spring Book Fair is still open online until 2/20.  There are no charges for shipping.


DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
It is the time of the year when learners are needing to be reminded about digital citizenship.  Feel free to get set up in the CISD Empowered Citizens Schoology course.  The course has mini lessons and resources for you that can be used in your classroom and implemented into lesson design as you create lessons.  The course code is: ZMRFK-SQ3P3 and you can find the lessons in the Discovery Library under the "Let's Get Started" folder.

CISD FOCUSED WALKTHROUGH

We will give feedback on Domain 2 Dimension 1:  Achieving Expectations.  We will be looking for evidence that your learners have mastered content and are held to high levels of accountability for their learning.  This looks like self-assessing, reflecting on menu work or assignments, posting to Schoology or SeeSaw, etc. 

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Risk-taking- exposure to possible loss or injury

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Live so that you will never have regrets.  If there is something you want to do, DO IT!

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"If you shoot for the moon and miss, at least you'll be one of the stars." -Les Brown

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Feb 18- Bad Weather Day
Feb 19- Go Red Shirt with Jeans
     Kamille's Birthday
     Online Basic Training and CAlibration Certificates Due
     Purple Field Trip
Feb 20- School Shirt and Jeans
     TELPAS Tutorials
     Staff Meeting
Feb 21- Spurs Savings
     TELPAS Tutorials
     Tour (9:00 and 1:00)
     Sammy the Shark w/ Kinder (1:45)
Feb 22- TELPAS Tutorials
     LEEdership Popcorn Sale

Week of February 11, 2019

Happy Friday!  It has been a busy week on campus.  I was scheduled to be at training at Region 10 on Friday, but will be staying on campus, now, to support you and the learners in the building.  As mentioned in our meeting with Ashley and CISD Administration, the transfer process for Canyon Ranch Elementary will open on Monday (you will get a district email).  If you are interested in a new opportunity, I am here to support you.  While I don't want any of you to leave, there will be no hurt feelings, only chances to support the new elementary and our Lee learners heading to CRE.  Classroom teachers and paraprofessionals, please schedule a time to talk with me before submitting your request.  In addition, if you are planning on resigning or retiring, please consider letting me know now.  This information may help decrease the number that could be required to transfer.  Change is ahead for our FamiLEE, but as always, our school will be taken care of.  During this time, I ask that you do your best to continue to make Lee Our Happy Place and seek to understand before being understood.

Welcome back, Jean Guidry, to our famiLEE.  We are pleased to have her in the role of long term sub for Ayesha.  Speaking of Ayesha, her sweet baby girl, Asiya, arrived today.  She is 7 pounds 15 ounces and 20 inches long.  Please continue to lift the Khans in positivity and prayer as they navigate having this beautiful new baby in their lives.

We will be permanently welcoming back our wonderful student teacher, Brooklyn Windham, on Tuesday, as Akta prepares for the arrival of her little one.  By the end of next week, there will be two new Lee Spur famiLEE members!  Our famiLEE keeps growing!

DID YOU KNOW:

• we have open appointments for those interested in saving for retirement, on campus, on Thursday?  Click here to schedule an appointment.
• we need names of 2 boys and 2 girls from each grade level to invite to CISD Night at the Ballpark on April 3?  Leaders, please select the names at your next Team Time so that we can turn the names in and inform parents.  Thank you!
• Melissa's MLI Newsletter is packed full of great resources for you and your learners (even if they aren't dyslexic)?  Check it out here. 
• we have a parent that is feeding us pizza for lunch on Friday 2/8?  Thank you to the parents of Eshaan (P4) and Aditi (B4)!
• we have new recess equipment on the carts? Please stay tuned to info from learners who have worked towards a solution to help with our equipment.  

BOOK FAIR

Thank you Melinda, Aparna, and volunteers for setting up and running our Spring Book Fair.  Did you know that all profits earned through the Book Fair go back to our campus library fund?  Please talk up this event to learners and parents so we can have the most successful fair YET!  I am requesting that you do not send more than two learners at a time (from each classroom) to shop.  We want to make sure it is manageable for our volunteers.  Sending all of your shoppers at the beginning/end of the day or all house shoppers at recess is not recommended.  Please create a sign up in your space and send them throughout the day.  I appreciate your help with this!  

AUTHOR VISIT

Welcome, author Aisha Saeed, to Lee Elementary on Monday.  We will have an adjusted schedule to permit for workshops, focused lessons, and a full day visit at our school.  Thank you to Blue 5 learners, and Samira, for creating a schedule for her day.  I know the visit will be fantastic!  Thank you to our wonderful PTO for helping to fund part of her visit. 

TAPAS AND TELPAS

Thank you for brining your online basic certificate to this required security training during your conference time on Tuesday.  Thank you Leigh Ann and Claudia for hosting this DURING the school day and for bringing snacks!

MI COCINA NIGHT

ALL famiLEEs are invited to join us at MiCocina on Tuesday, so spread the word.  Please remind them to say they are from Lee Elementary or show the graphic below from your weekly newsletter.  Thank you Red House designers for representing our campus this night!

LUNCH AND LEARN

Thank you to those of you that signed up for Wednesday's Lunch and Learn with Jacque.  It is going to be wonderful having the time to dig in to some pizza and new math intervention tools we purchased.  Thank you for all of your preparations, Jacque!

VALENTINES DAY

Please look at the Winter/Valentine Party tab for the day's schedule and communicate any changes to your lunch time to your parents. Purple House- THANK YOU for eating lunch in your house so that the floor can be swept and ready for the campus to view the PTO program, at 1:00, in the cafe.   Also, please communicate to your parents that our busses and cars need to be able to pick up learners safely at dismissal, therefore, they should only park in parking spaces and along Chaparral Waters Way and Stampede.  

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY

Please feel free to wear jeans on Friday.  Remember that you represent our campus in your words and actions.  THANK YOU to so many of you that are presenting on this day.  We are so proud of you for stepping up and sharing your learning with others. 

MORNING ARRIVAL

Please be mindful to be at school by 7:10 each morning and posted for morning duty at 7:15.  You are doing a great job of texting if you are stuck in traffic, but we all could use a friendly reminder to be here on time.  Thank you for your cooperation.

CISD FOCUSED WALKTHROUGH

This week we start a new focus for our walkthroughs.  We will give feedback on Domain 2 Dimension 1:  Achieving Expectations.  We will be looking for evidence that your learners have mastered content and are held to high levels of accountability for their learning.  This looks like self-assessing, reflecting on menu work or assignments, posting to Schoology or SeeSaw, etc. 

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Love-unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for others; warm attachment

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Love your neighbor as yourself

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love" - Mother Teresa

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Feb 11-  GO RED Shirt and Jeans
     RtI Meetings
     Spring Book Fair
     Progress Report Grades Due
     Aisha Saeed Author Visit (all day)
Feb 12-  Red House Music Performance (8:10 and 6:30 Cafe)
     Tappas and TELPAS (Conference Time)
     Mi Cocina Night
     Book Fair Open Late today
Feb 13- Convocation Shirt and Jeans
     Lunch and Learn (10:00-1:00)
     Leadership Meeting (3:30-Kristina's Space)
Feb 14- Send home Progress Reports
     Spurs Savings (7:20-7:40 Cafe)
     PTO Performance (1:00 Cafe)
     Valentine Parties (2:00 Spaces)
Feb 15- Ameira's Birthday
     Bethany's Birthday
     CISD Professional Learning Day