What a great week at Lee! I want to give a HUGE shoutout to our Team for the incredible job you did with learner-led conferences! Watching our learners take ownership of their learning and proudly sharing their growth with their FamiLEEs is exactly what makes Lee so special. Thank you for the time, preparation, and heart you poured into making these experiences meaningful!
A few quick reminders: I will be at Sky Ranch Wednesday through Friday next week. Also, here's a little incentive… complete your staff Panorama Survey, and you can enjoy a JEANS DAY on Monday! Your feedback matters, and I hope this little treat adds some sweetness to your week!
Finally, wishing a very Happy Diwali to all who celebrate! May this season bring light, joy, and happiness to you and your families.
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DID YOU KNOW:
- when a SECURE drill is initiated, you bring your kids inside, business continues as usual, and you take attendance in Raptor? You do not need to pull your shades. (This is only for a lock down.) Reminder: You can always look at the back of your badge to remember what to do. Well done, Megan, for safety first when there is an animal on the playground. Thank you, Julie, for taking the dog to the animal shelter. (You are nuts if you think I am putting a stray dog in my car!) Thank you, Thames and Buchanan for keeping the dog calm while waiting. Thanks, Angela, for keeping everything calm and communicated. As you saw your computers and Newline boards will post alerts.
- we have four Coppell ISD Ed Foundation grants live? Best wishes to May, Julie and Priscilla! Here are links to their grants:
- Build, Code, Create: Curiosity into Creation – Priscilla Shaner: Rigamajig building kits and coding tools so learners build, test and problem-solve together.
- From Our Minds to Our Walls – May Voltz: a poster maker that turns student-made anchor charts into learning tools for every grade.
- Growing Curiosity: Garden Discovery Lab – Julie Bowles: a weather station and science tools that turn the school garden into an outdoor lab.
LEEDERSHIP COUNCIL AND SQUISHY SALE
Our LEEdership Council will be selling $2.00 highland cow squishys on pencils TOMORROW. Please allow them to come down to the front entrance when they arrive at school.
THANK YOU
The PTO officially closed our annual WAC fundraising campaign this past Sunday. Together we raised $29,819.32 with 65% of families participating. Your generosity helps bring enrichment programs, classroom support, and special opportunities to life for our learners. We are SO thankful for your continued partnership and can’t wait to see the impact unfold throughout the school year!
VETERANS DAY
As Veteran’s Day approaches, we would like to honor and recognize the brave men and women who have served our country. We invite anyone who has served in the military—or has/had a family member who has served—to share a photo and information about them so we can include them in our Veteran’s Day recognition wall. If you would like to participate, please send the following information with your picture:
- Name of Veteran
- Branch of Service, Rank, and Dates of Service (if known)
- Name/House/Grade of learner
- Relationship to learner
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VIRTUAL PTO MEETING ON TUESDAY
Mark your calendar! Our next virtual PTO Meeting is this Tuesday November 10th, at 6:00 PM. Join us for exciting updates from your PTO and RJL Admin TeamLink to post Questions : Have a question for the PTO or RJL Admin Team? Submit it anonymously before the meeting by visiting rjlpto.org/rjlspeaks.
Meeting Link : Will be emailed Tuesday morning through Parent Square.
Meeting Link : Will be emailed Tuesday morning through Parent Square.
WORLD KINDNESS DAY
Friday, November 13, is World Kindness Day. We can't wait to see how our learners spread kindness. If you have a KIND shirt, join in on wearing it on Friday. We will also celebrate kindness in January with the Great Kindness Challenge.
HELP WITH CARLINE DUTY ON 11/17
As part of our giving to our wonderful staff during the holiday season, please sign up to help with drop off on November 17th from 7-7:40am to allow our designers to enjoy their Thankful Breakfast hosted by RJL PTO. You'll help open car doors, manage the sidewalk traffic, and get kids in the door with a great start to their day!
SPUR SPIRIT WEAR AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME
Winter is coming, and it’s time to bundle up in Spur style! Our all-new winter wear is here — including the brand-new RJ hoodie in two classic school colors. With cool days and fun field trips ahead, now’s the perfect time to stock up on school spirit.🧥 Early Bird Special: Pre-order your hoodie by November 10th for an exclusive discount!
All pre-orders will be ready for pickup by December 10th.
⚠️ Inventory and size availability can’t be guaranteed after November 10th, so don’t wait!
This is the final opportunity to order spirit wear for this school year. Order today: rjlpto.org/spurstore
COACHES CORNER
Cooperative Learning Strategy of the Week: Class Line Ups (Kagan 9.9)
Looking for a quick way to build classroom community or reinforcing content? Line Ups get students moving, talking, and thinking as they arrange themselves in a specific order.(Page 9.9 in your Kagan Cooperative Learning Book)
Class Building
For class building, students can line up by birthday month, shoe size, number of pets, number of buttons, or based on opinions (for example, from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree").
Content Learning
For content learning, students might order numbers, fractions, or decimals; sequence historical events; alphabetize vocabulary words; or arrange story elements and procedures in the correct order.
Bonus tip: Once students are lined up, have them "fold" or "slide" the line to create instant partnerships for discussion, reflection, or peer coaching.
Line up with The Leaf Thief! Try this classroom-ready Line Up activity using The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming.
Give pairs of students a story event card. Students work together to place themselves in the correct sequence of events, then explain how they know their card belongs in that spot. Once the class agrees on the correct order, fold the line so students are paired with someone across from them. Partners then discuss a comprehension question such as:
- Why was Squirrel convinced there was a leaf thief?
- How did Bird help Squirrel solve the problem?
- What lesson did Squirrel learn about the changing seasons?
- What does the ending tell us about Squirrel's character?
- Which event was most important to the story and why?
WALKTHROUGHS IN NOVEMBER
This month we will give you feedback in Domain 3.2 Managing Student Behavior. We will be looking for:
- Routines that are clearly communicated and reinforced
- educator responds to off-task behavior respectfully
- proximity control and awareness of classroom
- Smooth and timely transitions
- use of attention signals
- respect from learners toward teacher, peers, and materials
- Students managing supplies/equipment
- learners are responsible for behavior with minimal teacher prompting
- materials and routines support independence and responsibility
- Organization of space
- classroom layout promotes safety
- tone of classroom is positive, calm, and conducive to learning
LESSON IN LEADERSHIP
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
- NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
- NATIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK
- YELLOW HOUSE LOUNGE DUTY
Nov 8- Annah's Birthday
Diwali
Nov 9- 1st Grade End of Unit Celebration (2:15 Cafe)
Nov 10- Fall Picture Retakes
Virtual PTO Meeting (6:00)
Nov 11- 5th Grade at Sky Ranch
Veteran's Day
TX Wildlife Visits for Kinder (all morning)
Flex Learning (3:15-4:15)
Nov 12- 5th Grade at Sky Ranch
SS Content Academy
Nov 13- 5th Grade at Sky Ranch
SLO Student Progress #2 Due
Wear Blue in recognition of Diabetes
