Week of April 25

THANK YOU for completing the MANY surveys that have been required of you this week.  Please know I do my very best to filter things from you when I can.  These were not tasks I could control, I'm sorry.  I do appreciate your participation and voice in these.  What you have to say, really does matter.  I hope you will have fun at our Spring Carnival with your learners and their families.  May each of your auction dates go for top dollar!!

OUR GUIDING PURPOSE: We empower learners to positively impact the world by designing learning experiences that promote relationships, risk taking, and collaboration in a flexible environment.

What YOU are doing to do to LIVE out this VISION at Lee?  

DID YOU KNOW?

• we ordered some more TEKS Prep resources with our State Comp Ed Funds?  These resources are from Mentoring Minds and are barcoded already.  Meghan is happy to check these out to you!
• that both Monday and Tuesday will be Day 1 on our schedule?  Due to training there is no PLC on Monday, but PLC will resume on Tuesday. 
• you are required to electronically sign each walkthrough and observation in Eduphoria?  Please check and sign yours before your Summative meeting. 
• Jacque helped design our RJL year 3 staff shirts.  Thank her for her hard work and creativity when you see her!
• you need to sign in and out of the Spring Carnival on Friday night?  I will count the time you are there towards your 8 hours you need to earn for June 3 (remember the email from Kristen about Bad Weather Days?)

CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TRAINING

Our training is Monday, and the schedule is here.  Please make an effort to leave a positive post-it or note in the spaces you observe throughout the district and HAVE FUN learning from others.  Training will take place in A120.

CLARITY SURVEY TO COMPLETE

Please complete this survey If you are a 3-5 grade Designer your learners need to complete it, too. It must be completed by Friday.

• Designer Link: http://www.BByt.es/GM4WT
•  3-5 Grade Learner Survey and Instructions

VISIONING DOCUMENT ARTICLES III, IV, V SURVEY TO COMPLETE

Please complete this survey from Dr. Denison.  Every person is expected to fill this out.  Be aware it captures your name and our school, so the district knows if you do not participate.  

SECOND STANTEC SURVEY

Staff, please take this 15-minute survey at your convenience:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TeacherSurvey16

Please also find a 15-minute window to have your 3-5 students take the student survey.  The question language on the student survey has been adapted for their comprehension, but this still needs to be an activity guided by you.  
Student Survey:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ESStudentSurvey16

Please complete the student and teacher surveys before Friday April 29^th, 2016

END OF YEAR SUMMATIVES
Designers, don't forget that these need to be submitted in Euphoria by end of day Friday.  This is your time to brag on yourself, so please take every moment to do so, but do not write a book!  Summatives for EVERYONE start next week, so please double check the schedule to make sure you have a time.  All employees must have an EOY Summative conference. 

VOLUNTEER BREAKFAST 

If you do not have morning duty, please come out on the pavillion at 7:30, on Friday.  This is a great way to mix and mingle with our parents as we thank them for all they do for our school and learners.  With this being our second year, we are going to have to go out of our way, at times, to make our parents feel welcome and I believe this event will help.  We will put all leftovers in the teacher's lounge following the event.  Please tweet and email the invitation out and remind your learners that this event is for parents only.  Thank you, Kristen for designing our invitation and Samira for helping with food items from Social Spurs.

GEMS

      Congratulations to Nicole, Sanela, and Sam for earning district GEM Awards.  Please join us on Monday, at 6:00, in the Board Room, as they are recognized for being Great Educators that Matter.  

MOBILE VOTING AT LEE
Voting begins next Thursday.  Please be extra watchful that voters are not wandering through the building outside of the gym area.  Also be on EXTRA ALERT at recess times for drivers and voters.  We request that you please park in the front parking lot on Thursday and Friday, so that the voters can park in the back.  

"LEE"DERSHIP QUALITY OF THE WEEK
Friendship- caring for and trusting one another

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"The reason dogs have so many friends is because they was their tails and not their tongues." - Anonymous

LESSON IN "LEE"DERSHIP

Do not save seats in the lunchroom.  If someone want sot sit down, let him or her.  Do not try to exclude anyone.  We are a family, and we must treat one another with respect and kindness.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Administrative Professionals Appreciation Week
April 25:  Cultural Sensitivity Training
                School Board Meeting (GEM Awards 6:00)

April 27:  House T-shirt w/ Jeans

                Walk at School Wednesday
                Administrative Professionals Day
                Summatives (all day)
                4/5 Progress Report Grades Due (8:00am)
                New Learner Luncheon with Angela
                Staff Mtg. (3:30-5:00)  
April 28:  Buffalo Wild Wings Night 
                Technology Inventory @ Lee
                Mobile Voting at Lee (Gym- 7:00-7:00)
                Donuts with Dads (7:30-8:00)
                Learning Walk @ Lee (8:15)
                Tours (9:00 and 1:00)
April 29: Amanda's Birthday
                Summatives (all day)
               18 Flex Hours Due
                Mobile Voting at Lee (Gym 11:00-7:00)
                Progress reports sent home
                Diana's Last Day :(
April 30: Relay for Life

Week of November 16

What a wonderful week of school with Veterans Day, bond visitors, and more design days.  You have continued to shine and prove why we are the BEST school on the planet.  Yesterday's afternoon tour made two ladies CRY.  When I asked them why they were crying, they said that this school is what they have dreamed for children and they were touched to their core that it is happening.  THANK YOU for demonstrating on a daily basis how special our school is!!  Our school IS beautiful, but it is WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN OUR SCHOOL that is the showstopper!

High Schoool learners (as well as Samira, Layne, and Cassie) presented to the bond committee members Wednesday night.  What the high schoolers are dreaming of in a new school IS OUR SCHOOL.  How incredible it was to tell them, after their presentation, that what they want is HERE!!

Lastly, this was an email from one of our visiting Veterans:  

Good Morning:

My wife and myself attended your Veterans Day event at Richard Lee school where our grandson, Max Victory is a student and we would like to express our appreciation for a "JOB WELL DONE". Not only was the program well organized by you and your staff but we were amazed by how well you brought the students into the room but also how mature the students were in exiting the event. Not what you would expect from children that age.  Again, thank you very much for having a program for veterans and inform your staff that it really was a "JOB WELL DONE".

Thank You

Cal & Beverley Gibbs

Valley Ranch

OUR GUIDING PURPOSE: We empower learners to positively impact the world by designing learning experiences that promote relationships, risk taking, and collaboration in a flexible environment.

DID YOU KNOW?

• that Dr. Waldrip shared this great article?
• even though you might have missed Math Educator Academy that you can see their presentations and resources here?

BEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN TEXAS
What if we had our learners go here and vote for the BEST school in Coppell ISD?  We are currently in FIFTH place.  The voting ends on Sunday so today would be the day to get them to vote.  Please send this in your Friday communication to parents, too.


LEE GEMS and MONDAY'S BOARD MEETING
Great Educators Matter and we have three GEMS that will be recognized before Monday's board meeting at the Administration Building.  If you want to cheer on Shelley, Roxann, and Lauren, please be there by 6:00.  Our campus will be recognized as an Apple Distinguished School at 7:30, if you choose to stay.


TOY SCORING COMMITTEE

Are you interested in scoring our Teacher of the Year Nominations?  We need 5-10 people interested in joining in the front conference room at 3:15 on Monday, November 16.  We have the four applications and rubrics ready.  It should not take more than 30 minutes.  If after school does not work for you and you would score during your conference time, let me know and we can arrange that.  THANK YOU!

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"LEE"DERSHIP QUALITY OF THE WEEK

Gratitude- the act of being grateful; thankful

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“The ones you should try to get even with are the ones who have helped you.” -Unknown

LESSON IN "LEE"DERSHIP

Always say thank you when given something.  When given an assignment, there is no moaning or complaining.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Nov 16:  GEMS Recognized (7:30 Board Room)
Nov 17:  Chantel's Birthday

Nov 18:  Walk at School Wednesday
               House Shirt w/Jeans
               Thanksgiving Lunch in Cafe during lunch

               New Learner Luncheon (10:30-1:00 Cafe)

               Leadership Mtg. (3:30-4:30)
Nov 19:  Music Dress Rehearsal (8:30 Cafe)
               Campus Tours (9:00 and 1:00)
               Buffalo Wild Wings Night
               Yellow House Music Performance (6:30)

Nov 20:  Turkey and Chicken Drive (Front Loop)
               Happy Hour (54th Street Grill)
               Courtney's Birthday
Nov 22:  Jacque's Birthday
Nov 23-27:  NO SCHOOL