Week of March 2

What a week we had!  A great way to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week is by having 2 days off.   Who knows, maybe THREE!  I hope you felt appreciation and love from your learners and their famiLEEs.  They ADORE YOU!!

DID YOU KNOW?

• that Chantel will be gone on Friday?  I am in San Antonio for a wedding this weekend.  Todd will be on campus and Penny will come by, too.
• that we will have members from MP3 Energy here on Monday from 2:30-4:00 showcasing a kiosk they have created to help learners and visitors learn about the energy savings at Lee?  Please feel free to drop by and check it out!
• that we realize how hard you are working to prepare for Open House? WE DO!  THANK YOU for all that you are doing to showcase learning at Lee.
• that our Staff Meeting on Wednesday will not be as long as usual?  We will use this time for STAAR Security Training.  Please plan on ALL being there, on time.  This includes paraprofessionals.  THANK YOU!
• that Social Spurs helps to recognize Custodial (this week) and Cafeteria (next week) Appreciation weeks?  This is documented in the Social Spur minutes.  Gift cards will be purchased and delivered from all of the staff.

I received THREE REALLY GOOD quotes this week for you to think about:

“There is greatness all around you–welcome it! It is easy to be great when you get around great people.”– Bob Richards

“Teamwork has its own arithmetic. Combine two or more people with a common goal and suddenly one-plus-one is more than two.”– Dan Zadra

“Our mistakes from the past are just that: mistakes. And they were necessary to make in order to become the wiser person we became.”– Bill Maher

AUCTION IDEAS
Please fill out what your grade levels/houses will be willing to offer for auction dates on this document at your earliest convenience.  We need to get this information to PTO.  THANK YOU!


CHICK FIL A BREAKFAST
Don't forget that we will be providing breakfast to you on Tuesday morning.  Bring your appetite.  THANK YOU Dr. Herauf for picking up the food!!

HEART HEALTHY WEEK @ LEE

If you paid to wear jeans for the week, please wear jeans on Monday and Tuesday.  It is not too late to pay your $5 if you want to wear jeans next week!  

"LEE" QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”
- Thomas Edison

"LEE"DERSHIP TIP OF THE WEEK:  Flush the toilet and wash your hands after using the restroom.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Week of March 2-6 Child Nutrition Appreciation Week

                                Texas Public Schools Week
March 2- Read Across America Day
March 3- Breakfast in the Lounge
March 4- Walk At School Wednesday
                Jeans with Red and iCreate Shirt
                Staff Meeting (3:30)
March 5- Open House (6:00-7:30)
March 5- DBU Classes at Lee (Pre K Room)
March 9-13- SPRING BREAK!

Week of February 23

What an incredible week of growth we have had!  Thank you for accepting the Critical Friends feedback from your peers.  It is not always easy to hear what needs clarified, improved, etc., however, each of you contributed to improving each and every Big Idea.  With more than 90% of you having Learning Design as a professional goal, each of you should be PROUD of how far you are coming in this area.  You also helped our RTI team tweak what they are doing to better serve you and your learners.  THANK YOU!!  

DID YOU KNOW?

• that there are district weather policies that relate to recess for your learners?  Please see me if you have any questions.  If it is above 32 degrees (not feels like), learners should be going out to recess.  Leadership Team will come up with a plan for where your learners go when their parents request they "not go outside" for recess.   Stay tuned!
• that RJL used NetTrekker 12,926 times during them onto of December and January?  You are the top school in the DISTRICT.  THANK YOU for using this safe search avenue and for showing our district just how "on board" you are.  
• Elementary campuses will not host Academic Olympics this year?  You may have parents ask about why?  Please share with them that all elementary schools offer enrichment activities for learners both during and outside of the school day.  Lee's info page helps communicate what we offer to all learners and that we host paid-for enrichment activities such as: Drama, Science Club, and Chess Club.  We have to be VERY CAREFUL just telling parents that Academic Olympics is cancelled this year by the district.  This was a carefully made decision which is why we have the new pages added to each elementary website.
• that new ink for our color printer will cost us almost $1,000 from our budget?  Please help us by only printing color copies through the color printer.  All other printing should go through our copy machines.  Toner for the machines is included in our contract and is much more cost effective. 
• that there was a new blog post written about RJL?
• Alli has a tech tip for you from TCEA.  ENJOY!
• that you had multiple compliments come your way this week:  
• Thank you both for the great tours and the hospitality shown to our guest this afternoon.  They absolutely saw what they wanted and needed to see, and were really amazed by some of the things they observed during their visit.  The level of learning and engagement at both your campuses being two of the many things they mentioned.  (About RJL and New Tech)
• What a school!  I wish all of our college students could come to a school like this!  (from a UNT College of Education Chair)
• Your school is beautiful, but what your teachers are doing in the school is even more beautiful  (from a Plano visitor)

“Limitations live only in our minds.  But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. ” – Jamie Paolinetti

“If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not taking risks, and that means you’re not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition, so you have more chances to learn and win.”  – John W. Holt, Jr.

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Bring your appetites to school this week.  The office will host a ChickFilA breakfast, on Monday morning, in honor or Teacher Appreciation Week.  Breakfast will be served on Tuesday, from Dad's Club, and lunch will be served from our PTO on Thursday.  Thank you for being such FANTASTIC designers!!  Enjoy the pampering from your learners and famiLEEs this week!  


3-5 DISTRICT CLARITY SURVEY

All 3rd-5th grade learners at Lee will need to take the survey during class no later than February 25.  This survey may be taken as a class or during stations.  It should only last 10-15 minutes per user.  Linked below are some slides with links to the survey and QR codes that can be printed or projected and used when giving the learners’ access to the survey.  Learners only need to take the survey once, and may take it on an iPad or computer.  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16TiI62pa-qUqM_AcJ7pexUf5J3M2CVh1-KnroA3eCQo/edit?usp=sharing

CAFETERIA NOTES
Please remind your learners to drop off cafeteria money before school, not during lunch time.  Do you learners know their 5 digit number attached to their log in?  If they do, they could give this to the cafeteria cashier to speed up checking out.  Please remember that you must notify the cafeteria two weeks before field trips so that they can order accordingly.

ARTOME SHOW

Please talk up Thursday's Art show, after school, from 5:00-7:00.  Framed student work will be for sale and all profits will go back towards our RJL Art program.  

FED EX WEDNESDAY

Want to learn more about the Lego sets that PTO purchased for our school?  Join Samira for an overview and time to explore the endless possibilities of Lego learning after school on Wednesday. 


SUB REQUESTS
Just a friendly reminder...please submit your absence through Eduphoria before securing a sub through Sub Finder.  This process is to ensure that administration knows who is out and how we are paying for the substitute.  THANK YOU!


LOVE AND LOGIC

Dr. Fay asked that we share the Love and Logic online training opportunity that was previously only available to campuses involved in the Love and Logic research study.  Dr. Fay mentioned these trainings in his presentation Monday, and as a result, you may get requests from parents who attended his presentation for the links to these online modules.

Here is the link for Parents: http://www.loveandlogic.com/t-Research-theway.aspx

This link also allows parents to download a course workbook. Please feel free to share this link with all of your families. No password required.

There is also a link for educator online training with Love and Logic. Please feel free to share this with any educator you feel might be interested.

Here is the link for Educators: http://www.loveandlogic.com/t-Research-9E.aspx (workbook included)

We will only be allowed access to these modules for a limited time (approx. 8-12 weeks).

HEART HEALTHY WEEK @ LEE

We will be celebrating our FamiLee's Heart Health the week of February 23rd- 27th with some Lee campus activities.

• Monday, Feb 23:  Put your sneakers on for all staff VOLLEYBALL. See you in the gym at 3:20pm
• Tuesday, Feb 24:  Bring your water bottles to fill up with some FLAVORED water.
• Wednesday, Feb 25: WALK to school Wednesday at 730am in the gym.
• Thursday, Feb 26:  Bring your water bottles to fill up with some FLAVORED water. (different flavor)
• Friday, Feb 27:  GO RED, wear red  

In addition to the campus activities this week, you can donate $5.00 to American Heart Association and receive a JEANS PASS to use during this week.  We will take cash only starting Monday, February 16th.

"LEE" QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever.” - Walt Disney

"LEE"DERSHIP TIP OF THE WEEK:  If a designer is speaking to or disciplining a student, do not look at that student.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Week of February 23-27- Teacher Appreciation Week

                                          Heart Healthy Week
February 23- TELPAS Tutorials
                     Balanced Literacy Training (Service Center)
                     Breakfast from the Office (Lounge)
                     Staff Volleyball Game (3:20- Gym)
                     5th Grade Middle School Parent Meeting (6:30-CMSW)
February 24- 2nd Grade TELPAS
February 25- 3rd Grade TELPAS
                      Walk At School Wednesday
                      Jeans with Red and Black Attack Shirt
                      Fed Ex Day (3:30)
February 26- 4/5 Grade TELPAS
                     PTO Luncheon for Teacher Appreciation
                     Art Show (5:00- Cafe)
February 27- SIOP Training Must be Completed
                     Wear Red Day
Week of March 2-6 Child Nutrition Appreciation Week
                                Texas Public Schools Week
March 2- Read Across America Day
March 4- Walk At School Wednesday
                Jeans with Red and iCreate Shirt
                Staff Meeting (3:30)
March 5- Open House (6:00-7:30)
March 9-13- SPRING BREAK!

Week of February 16

Roses are red,

Violets are blue.

We get so much chocolate,

So what should we do?

Bring your boxes to the office, 

They will have a place to go.

We'll take your chocolate to assisted living,

To bring a smile, we know!

DID YOU KNOW?

• that we still have budget money for furniture for our outdoor learning spaces?  Please share your ideas for what you and your learners would like out there by next Friday.
• that your wall displays should not be up more than a month?  Please take down items (other than anchor charts) that have been up longer than a month.  We still have Veteran's Day work up.  THANK YOU!

“One positive thought in the morning can change the entire outcome of your day.”– Unknown

"LEE"DERSHIP COUNCIL

Thank you for your support of our Spirit Sticks sale.  We will have a Leedership Council meeting on Wednesday from 9:30-10:30.  Please remind your leaders to wear their council shirt on this day.

TRANSFORMATION IN ACTION VISITS
Leadership Team, please share notes from Wednesday's leadership meeting with your houses.

VALENTINE'S DAY PARTIES

Since your room moms will need to set up for parties at 1:30, please have learners packed up, leave back packs in rooms,  and join us in the gym at 1:30.  We will watch some jump rope performances and CK and TH will get pie in the face for meeting our campus goal for Jump Rope For Heart.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ON MONDAY
We will start at CHS at 8:30.  Please wear jeans and your Under Construction Lee shirt.  We request that you be back on campus by 12:10.  At 12:15 we will complete a district survey and then begin our afternoon session.  We plan to conclude the day by 4:00 pm.  Be prepared to share one of your house CBLs on Monday.  We will "critical friends" the units after some campus learning on "concepts."  Please make sure your CBLs are in the CBL template and have a copy of the CBL to Todd and Chantel before the end of the day, today. THANK YOU!


LUNCH TODAY
Don't forget we have ChickFilA lunch in the lounge today.  We want to remind you how much you are LOVED,  so please join us at your regularly scheduled lunch time.  We will pick up a second round of food midway through lunch so later lunches have fresh lunch, too.  WE LOVE YOU!


HEART HEALTHY WEEK @ LEE

We will be celebrating our FamiLee's Heart Health the week of February 23rd- 27th with some Lee campus activities.

• Monday, Feb 23:  Put your sneakers on for all staff VOLLEYBALL. See you in the gym at 3:20pm
• Tuesday, Feb 24:  Bring your water bottles to fill up with some FLAVORED water.
• Wednesday, Feb 25: WALK to school Wednesday at 730am in the gym.
• Thursday, Feb 26:  Bring your water bottles to fill up with some FLAVORED water. (different flavor)
• Friday, Feb 27:  GO RED, wear red  

In addition to the campus activities this week, you can donate $5.00 to American Heart Association and receive a JEANS PASS to use during this week.  We will take cash only starting Monday, February 16th.  

"LEE" QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “The man who has no imagination has no wings.”
- Muhammad Ali

"LEE"DERSHIP TIP OF THE WEEK:  Never reach over someone to get something.  Ask them to pass you what you need.  

DATES TO REMEMBER:

February 16- Professional Learning Day 

February 18- Walk At School Wednesday
                      Jeans with College Shirt 
                      Social Spurs Luncheon
                      Curriculum Meeting (3:30)- we will host an RTI refresher
February 19- Blue House CBL Planning Day   
February 20- Progress Reports sent Home
                      Six Flags Read to Succeed Due
                      Yellow House CBL Planning Day
Week of February 23-27- Teacher Appreciation Week
                                          Heart Healthy Week
February 23- Staff Volleyball Game (3:20- Gym)
                     5th Grade Middle School Parent Meeting (6:30-CMSW)
February 25- Walk At School Wednesday
                      Jeans with Red and Black Attack Shirt
                      Fed Ex Day (3:30)
February 26- PTO Luncheon for Teacher Appreciation
                     Art Show (5:00- Cafe)
February 27- Wear Red Day

Week of February 9

Thank you for dealing with the Apple TV issues today.  I know this is not the best scenario.  Your positivity is always appreciated!!  Thank you also for locking and cleaning up your spaces before you leave today.  We will have our school in use on Saturday.

DID YOU KNOW?

• There is a new supply of clear book boxes in the Broadcast Studio closet for new learners
• That our Renewable Energy Lego Kits are in?  Samira is going to be our expert until Fed Ex Day where you can learn more.  Please thank PTO for this $5000 purchase through shout outs on Twitter or cards they can read at Tuesday's meeting.
• That I have a new talent?  Just call me the cow wrangler!  After school yesterday and before school this morning, I had to help some friends make their way back home.  Thanks for the funny picture Janell, and thank you, Jessica, for helping me the SECOND time (in front of four busloads of learners).

 

“Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tiptoe if you must, but take the step.” ~Unknown

LIVING WELL IN COPPELL
Thank you for downloading the app on Wednesday.  If you take any photos, post them on the website and tweet them to @LWnCoppell and #HEBCommunityChallenge.  We have earned the city of Coppell and Coppell ISD LOADS of points so far.  YAY!

DIGITAL SIGNAGE

Your house signage looks GREAT!  THANK YOU for submitting these.  Please add to your content monthly.

"LEE"DERSHIP COUNCIL

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we have our first Spirit Stick sale.  We will try to minimize the disruption to learning when delivering.  Thank you for your support of this program.  We are already working on Super Spur ones for the office.

TRANSFORMATION IN ACTION VISITS
On Tuesday, we will have multiple visitors visiting Lee throughout the day.  Visitors are looking for evidence of digital learning.  Please make sure your digital signage is turned on and continue leading your learners as you always do.  YOU are incredible!  

Layne, Kylie, and I will be visiting two McKinney campuses on this day.  We can't wait to return with ideas we can use at Lee!

VALENTINE'S DAY PARTIES

One of our parents is highly sensitive to our use of styrofoam and plastic (being a Green School and all).  She has donated cups and tablecloths for the Valentine Parties.  Since your room moms will need to set up for parties at 1:30, please have learners packed up, leave back packs in rooms,  and join us in the gym at 1:30.  Todd is sending out an alternate schedule that will not affect lunch times.

PLEASE HELP
If you have a learner who has a parent picking them up for an appointment, please keep them with you, unless you are going outside to recess during the time.  They should not be sent to the office until the office calls when their parent arrives to get them.

Please submit your attendance by the end of morning broadcast.  We are reminding you on there so that the office can take care of their responsibilities.  THANK YOU for your cooperation!


PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NEXT MONDAY
Please be ready to share one of your house CBLs by next Monday.  We will "critical friends" the units after hearing Alan November at CHS in the morning.  It will be most helpful if your CBLs are in the CBL template.  Please have a copy of the CBL your house is sharing to Todd and Chantel before the end of the day Friday, February 13. THANK YOU!


SUPRISE!
To show you how much you are LOVED,  please join us at your regularly scheduled lunch time on Friday, for lunch from ChickFilA.  WE LOVE YOU!  

"LEE" QUOTE OF THE WEEK:  “Imagination is more important than knowledge” - Albert Einstein

"LEE"DERSHIP TIP OF THE WEEK:  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.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Week of February 9-13- Book Fair Week
                                        Spirit Sticks on Sale

February 9- Kylie's Birthday
February 10- Rachel's Birthday
                      Transformation in Action Visits
                      PTO Mtg. (6:30 Cafe) 
February 11- Walk At School Wednesday
                      Jeans with iCreate Shirt 
                      Leadership Meeting (3:30)
February 12- Kindergarten Field Trip
February 13- ChickFilA Lunch (Lounge)
                     Meet in Gym (1:30)
                     Valentine Parties (2:00-3:00)
February 16- Professional Learning Day 
February 18- Walk At School Wednesday
                      Jeans with College Shirt 
                      Curriculum Meeting (3:30)- we will host an RTI refresher
February 19- Blue House CBL Planning Day   
February 20- Progress Reports sent Home
                      Six Flags Read to Succeed Due

Week of February 2

Thank you for joining Todd and I for your mid year goal setting conferences.  What a wonderful time to celebrate all that you have accomplished and to get feedback from you.  We have six of you that we still need to schedule with, so look for calendar invites to come.  You all did an INCREDIBLE JOB of taking advantage of the beautiful weather this week and bringing learning outside and around the building.  Your creative ideas for delivering instruction never cease to amaze!!  Enjoy your weekend!

DID YOU KNOW?

• that our Math Educator Academy has links to a blog that goes along nicely with your Number Talks books?  Check out it out!
• that our Literacy Library is unpacked (thank you Courtney and Roxann).  Be looking for info to come from these ladies SOON!
• that we have had 20 new learners and 5 reenrolled learners since Winter Break!!  THANK YOU for welcoming our new famiLEEs.
• Dallas Fire Station #58 located at 3015 Chapel Oaks Drive will be placed in-service on January 30, 2015. The Cypress Waters area fire station will include a Fire Engine fully staffed with four members. They will be housed at the temporary facility, until a permanent fire department facility is constructed. DFW International Airport Fire Services will provide response assistance to the area.

“Everyone in a successful organization must be willing to risk. Risk is like change; it’s not a choice.” – Max DePree

LIVING WELL IN COPPELL
On February 1, Coppell ISD starts participating in the HEB Community Challenge.  Please participate and talk to your families about participating on this site.  If you are physical with learners, please post so that we can get our community points.  

"LEE"DERSHIP COUNCIL

Please send learners to the Pre K room at 9:00 on Monday.  They need to bring an iPad with them.  Also, please allow your learners a brief amount of time to come back and share after our Leedership Meeting. (I will remind them to keep this BRIEF)  THANK YOU!

BROADCAST STUDIO

We are excited to get our learners in front of the cameras.  Please allow those who are scheduled to work to come to the studio when they arrive at school.  We cannot wait to see some of the learner ideas come to fruition!

VALENTINES AND VALENTINE'S DAY PARTIES

Our PTO Room Parent Coordinator is aware that we will have house Valentine parties.  Parties will be the last hour of the day.  Please talk with your grades/houses about how you will handle valentines in your classroom.  Will you have decorated boxes?  Will you have decorated bags?  Please provide a list of first names to each learner so that they can participate in exchanging valentines.  We have extra Valentines in Angela's office for those learners who may not have any.  


STUDENT LIFE CHALLENGE
I challenge you to participate in a global movement on Thursday, February 5.  You or your learners can share pictures from their regular day using the hashtag #studentlife #rjlyear.  

YEARBOOKS

Please get your class picture in to the yearbook mom.  THANK YOU!

REMINDER

Please update your digital signage by Wednesday, February 4, so that your television shows updated and different work from learners.  Here are the steps Alli sent out.

"LEE" QUOTE OF THE WEEK:  “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” -George Bernard Shaw

"LEE"DERSHIP TIP OF THE WEEK:  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.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

February 2-6- Counselor Appreciation Week

February 2- Groundhog Day

February 4- Walk at School Wednesday (7:30-7:45)

                    House Shirt Day with Jeans

                    2nd Grade Author Skype (9:00 Media Center)

                    Staff Meeting (3:30-5:00)

February 5- 100th Day of School

February 6- Jumprope Performances

                    Jump Rope For Heart Donations Due
Week of February 9-13- Book Fair Week
February 9- Kylie's Birthday
February 10- Rachel's Birthday
                      Transformation in Action Visits
February 11- Walk At School Wednesday
                      Jeans with iCreate Shirt 
                      Curriculum Meeting (3:30)
February 12- Kindergarten Field Trip
February 13- Valentine Parties (2:00-3:00)

Week of January 26

TISSUE ALERT!  What an incredible four day week this has been!!  I cannot thank each and every one of you, enough, for the work you do at our school.  It takes ALL of us working together, and I am honored that we have such an amazing team!  The lessons and experiences you are designing for your learners are some of the BEST I have EVER seen.  There is great enthusiasm in our learners and THIS IS BECAUSE OF YOU! I have been super impressed with the Google Classrooms set up, the CBL challenges, the Guided Reading and Interactive Read Alouds, the tweets, the singing, jumping, and artwork, the planting in our garden, and the recycling in our school and cafeteria.  Multiple times this week I have reflected about how much we have GROWN!!  Just like our learners, we deserve feedback at the end of the nine weeks, and you deserve the highest praise.  Thank you for a job well done!! Imagine where we will be at the end of the third nine weeks! 

DID YOU KNOW?

• we can water the garden with hoses. We will be picking up hoses and will let you know when they are connected to the hose bib out by the garden.
• we will begin composting soon.  We will be purchasing a turning bin that our lunch foods can be placed in to create compost for our garden.  Stay tuned.
• that Number Talks books are in for each of you?  Please go check one out from Courtney so you can use it to support your math curriculum.

Here is a great quote that I received from Daily Impact Journal that reminded me of YOU:

“Never judge your strength by comparison, because there is always going to be someone who is more experienced than you. Judge by your dedication to what you do, and your ability to make progress. And even if there is someone better than you, use that as motivation, and strive to become better, because that’s what they did.” – Aaron DeCamp

LIVING WELL IN COPPELL
Coppell ISD is participating in the HEB Community Challenge.  I emailed you information about this on Wednesday.  Thank you Elisa and Nicole for already earning 2000 pts for the city of Coppell for downloading the app and posting a picture of it on the site.  

"LEE"DERSHIP COUNCIL

Please allow your learners a brief amount of time to come back and share after our Leedership Meeting on Friday.  THANK YOU!

BROADCAST STUDIO

We will be interviewing 4th and 5th grade learners for leadership opportunities in our broadcast studio.  We want to get them running the studio as quickly as possible, so thank you, designers for tolerating our interruptions when we pull learners to interview them.

VALENTINES AND VALENTINE'S DAY PARTIES

Our PTO Room Parent Coordinator is aware that we will have house Valentine parties.  Parties will be the last hour of the day.  Please talk with your grades/houses about how you will handle valentines in your classroom.  Will you have decorated boxes?  Will you have decorated bags?  Please provide a list of first names to each learner so that they can participate in exchanging valentines.  We have extra Valentines in Angela's office for those learners who may not have any.  

MID YEAR GOAL SETTING MEETINGS

We have blocked out time from 8:00-1:00 and 3:00-5:00 on Tuesday and 1:00-2:30 on Thursday for you to start having your mid year meetings with Todd and I.  These will be VERY BRIEF check ins with you.  Please sign up for a time to attend on this Google doc. 

CLUB 21

We have our final scheduled Club 21 Meeting on Monday afternoon.  THANK YOU, 4/5 designers (and Alli) for your dedication to these learning sessions.  Your positive attitudes and willingness to share and learn from one another are exemplars for others!!  We will meet in the Pre K room at 3:30.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Thank you for completing your school supply lists on this Google Doc by the end of the day Friday.  I will get with Jessica to add up to $2 in Art supplies to each list.  Please keep your list under $48.  Also, please add 1- 1" binder to your lists for a CBL binder for each learner school-wide.  

YEARBOOKS

Please stress to your learners and families that yearbooks must be ordered by the 26th.  They can order these online or send in a paper order from PeachJar.  If they do not order one, there will not be extras to sell when they come in.  I would hate for any of our learners to miss out on our inaugural yearbook.  We will schedule a yearbook signing date and event at our next Leadership meeting.

REMINDER

Please update your digital signage in your house (by putting in a help desk ticket for network connectivity) so that your television shows updated work from learners. 

"LEE" QUOTE OF THE WEEK:  “All our dreams can come true...if we have the courage to pursue them.” ~Walt Disney

"LEE"DERSHIP TIP OF THE WEEK:  During discussions, respect other learners’ comments, opinions, and ideas. Never laugh at another learner’s contribution.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

January 26- Club 21 Meeting with VRE @Lee
January 27- Mid Year Goal Setting Meetings
                    NWISD Tour of Lee (1:00)

January 28- Red and Black Attack Shirt Day

                   Walk at School Wednesday (7:30-7:45)

                   Birthday Luncheon (Social Spurs)

                   Fed Ex Day (3:30-4:30)

January 29- Honor Choir out all day

                    Mid Year Goal Setting Meetings

                    Learn About Lee (8:00) NEW TIME!

                    Nacho Bar (PTO Hospitality)

                    Honor Choir Performance (CHS- 7:00)

February 2-6- Counselor Appreciation Week

February 2- Groundhog Day

February 4- Walk at School Wednesday (7:30-7:45)

                    House Shirt Day with Jeans

                    2nd Grade Author Skype (9:00 Media Center)

                    Staff Meeting (3:30-5:00)

February 5- 100th Day of School

February 6- Jumprope Performances

                    Jump Rope For Heart Donations Due

Week of January 19

Enjoy your THREE DAY WEEKEND!

DID YOU KNOW?

• we have a new network engineer.  Her name is Jennifer Rezinecek.  She will be James' replacement.  Jennifer is a Coppell resident and has a daughter in 4th grade at CCE and another daughter in 8th grade at CMSW.  Please continue to send in your help desk tickets so that she can process them quickly.  She is awesome, a hard worker, and you probably already noticed all that she is getting done when she is here.  Welcome, Jennifer!
• that we are designing a form for PTO Grants? Look for more information to come!
• that Kid President has a MLK video?  Check it out!

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

DATA DASHBOARD CONSISTENTLY RUNNING NOW

Please feel free to start using the data dashboard for some of your authentic math experiences for learners. The pen is velcroed to the wall and if you want a live demo or tutorial, please ask Alli for a five minute demonstration.

LIVING WELL IN COPPELL
Coppell ISD will be participating in the HEB Community Challenge.  More information will be coming soon.

CAMPUS FUNDRAISING
I need to be aware of all campus fundraising.  If you will be collecting any funds, you must complete the Authorization to Conduct a Fundraiser Form from Diana.  All fundraising MUST be approved by me beforehand.  This is not negotiable.  Thank you for your help.

"LEE"DERSHIP COUNCIL
We will have a LEEdership Council meeting on Friday at 9:00.  We will be learn more about Spirit Sticks and how we will advertise selling these for Valentine's Day.


BROADCAST STUDIO
We will be recruiting 4th and 5th grade learners for leadership opportunities in our broadcast studio.  If you have learners interested, please share this Google form with them.  Deadline for applicants is Friday, January 23.  Learners must ask permission from a designer to recommend them.


VALENTINES AND VALENTINE'S DAY PARTIES
Our PTO Room Parent Coordinator is aware that we will have house Valentine parties.  Parties will be the last hour of the day.  Please talk with your grades/houses about how you will handle valentines in your classroom.  Will you have decorated boxes?  Will you have decorated bags? Remember our conversation about consistency.  Please provide a list of first names to each learner so that they can participate in exchanging valentines.


GOAL SETTING MEETINGS
Todd and I will be scheduling mid year conferences soon.  This will give us time to touch base with each of you in regards to your goals.


SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Please be working as grades and houses to finalize your lists by Friday.   Thank you for your efforts to streamline these!


"LEE" QUOTE OF THE WEEK:  “Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” ~Mary Anne Radmacher

"LEE"DERSHIP TIP OF THE WEEK:  No matter what the circumstances, always be honest. Even if you have done something wrong, it is best to be honest.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

January 19- NO SCHOOL/ MLK Day

                    Lauren's Birthday (wear black)

January 20- Report Card Grades Due (8:00 am)

January 21- College Shirt Day

                    Walk at School Wednesday (7:30-7:45)

                    Staff Meeting- Balanced Literacy (3:30) 

January 22- Purple CBL Planning Day

January 23- Angela's Birthday

                    Report Card Day

January 26- Club 21 Meeting with VRE @Lee

January 28- Red and Black Attack Shirt Day

                   Walk at School Wednesday (7:30-7:45)

                   Birthday Luncheon (Social Spurs)

                   Fed Ex Day (3:30-4:30)

January 29- Honor Choir out all day
                    Learn About Lee (9:00)
                    Honor Choir Performance (CHS- 7:00)