Thursday, January 16, 2025

Week of January 20, 2025

Thank you for an awesome week.  I'm so excited to celebrate our namesake Mr. Richard J. Lee for his 90th birthday on Saturday.  Thank you to the classes that made cards for us to present him with.  He is going to feel so loved by our Spurs.  CONGRATS to our entire school on winning money from CISD for your work with our attendance.  Please share your ideas in house meetings for how we can spend the funds in a meaningful way.  What a cool surprise as a result of your hard work.


DID YOU KNOW:
  • chargers for the MetaPens arrive January 25 and will be distributed to campuses?
  • it is already time to start thinking about school supplies for next year?  Here is last year's list. Please review, as a grade level, and make any adjustments.  Once your adjustments are made, change the date on your tab to "Your Grade 2025-2026" so we know you are done.  The total should be below $60.  Please have this done by Friday, Feb 21, so I can get it to PTO.  I'm sorry, but this task should be done outside of Team Time since it does not align with our 4 questions.
  • MTSS is only two weeks away?  I know that the snow days have delayed progress monitoring a bit.  Please make sure you have your goals updated with the most recent information before our meeting on January 30. Everyone is doing a great job creating new goals as the old ones have been met. Thank you for updating our spreadsheet and Panorama with progress and needs. -Kat
  • you need to accumulate 18 hours of flex credit this year? Please check out your portfolio in Power School to see that you are close and send in your submissions for approval, now.

THINKAPALOOZA
Friday is here!  Thank you to everyone, especially Ayesha, for making this day possible for our learners and to all of the staff for your flexibility.



NO SCHOOL
School will be closed on Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King Day.



PTO MEETING
Our next virtual PTO meeting is coming up this Tuesday, January 21, at 6pm. Zoom link will be emailed out prior to the meeting. This month, we will be highlighting some important things you should know about our CISD School Board, the Texas Legislative session, and how you can get involved and stay up to date. Make sure to save the date and join us to hear all the important updates!




FLEX LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
On Wednesday, Holly will host a flex session for those interested.   


Learn more about Page Keeley probes from Samira.  Please share if you are attending here: https://forms.gle/D5w3yv8AeHkrrSuCA so Samira can plan accordingly.
 


GARDEN FUNDRAISER
We are excited to support a group of learners who have been working with our Garden Guru to implement ideas to control the mouse problem in our school garden.  If you would like to support their efforts, they will be hosting a key tag sale on Thursday and Friday.  You will get to personalize your key tag and hang it on the fence by the garden.




PTO SPIRIT NIGHT AT MODERN MARKET
Looking for a night out that makes a difference? Join us at Modern Market Eatery on January 23rd from 11am-8pm  and enjoy wholesome, tasty food for the whole family! 30% of proceeds will benefit Lee PTO when you use promo code giveback015. Healthy eating never felt so rewarding! #EatWellGiveBack



ANNUAL PTO DESIGNER GRAND APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Reminder that our PTO grant application cycle for this school year is now officially open. If you are interested in applying for a PTO grant this year, please submit this form. We will be accepting applications through Sunday January 26, 2025. We are looking forward to partnering with you!





GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE
THANK YOU, Angela, for leading the charge with our Great Kindness Challenge planning for 2025!  Be thinking about how you can incorporate KINDNESS into your lesson design in the next couple of weeks.  You will want to create a banner for your classes for our Kindness Kickoff Parade.  This will take place first thing Monday morning, January 27. Here is the link from Angela with details.






SAVE THE DATE FOR 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL
We hope our staff and learners will have fun celebrating the 100th day of learning on February 3.



BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Scholastic Book fair is coming to the RJL Library in early February, and the volunteer sign up is live.  Act fast to get a slot that works best for you!  This is a great way to get involved and foster young readers!  bit.ly/RJLBookFair

Reminder, if you plan to volunteer for these or any other future events, complete your yearly required CISD Background Check asap here


COACH'S CORNER

Timely reminders:

*1st grade mCLASS testing-there are 2 weeks left to complete mCLASS.  It is due by Jan. 31st.

*Your SLO student growth check in is due in Power School Perform by January 24th. Here is a 2 minute tutorial to walk you through the process. If you would like to go through this with a learning coach, email us to schedule a time.



ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK

TELPAS testing dates are February 24 and 25 and on the staff calendar. 



LESSON IN LEADERSHIP



DATES TO REMEMBER:
MOY MAP and MCLASS WINDOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 28
SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH

Jan 20- NO SCHOOL
Jan 21- Reading Academy
     Virtual PTO Mtg. (6:00)
Jan 22-  Reading Academy
     Design Day (Green House AM / Red House PM)
     Flex Learning (3:15)
Jan 23-  Angela's Birthday
     Design Day (Blue House AM / Yellow House PM)
     Sky Ranch Chaperone Mtg. (5:00)
Jan 24- SLOs due in Power School
     Design Day (Purple House PM)
     Chantel OFF

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