Week of Jan 9

What a fast and furious first week back.  THANK YOU for the experiences you designed for our children and the flexibility you have demonstrated with all of our new learners enrolling.  YOU ARE APPRECIATED!

Please place your #oneword canvases on your design studio desks to help keep you focused this winter and spring and thank you to Kristen for her tips in hand lettering!

DID YOU KNOW

• that for the 2017-2018 school year our district will be on 9 weeks grading periods K-12?
• there is a course code for a GROUP in Schoology for Curriculum and Instruction?  It is: KRQ5T-GMQ85  It is also added to the faculty website on each subject area.  There are great resources for interventions and lessons under the Response to Intervention folders.
• January 10^th will be the Jeans and CEF shirt day for this month?  Please post a photo of 5 or less friends and tweet it with #coppellisdef to win Sonic drinks.  Let's go Lee!
• that the A-F Ratings will go live today?  Please, please review the powerpoint I emailed out on Wednesday so that we present a united front to any parent who asks about this broken system or CISD.  
• Ashley and Chantel will be out next Wed-Friday?  We will be working on a research project with Apple in California.  Laurie O'Neill and Nick Conraad will be guest administrators on campus.  
• that you have permission to wear sweats on January 11 if you register and earn 1,000 points for creating an account on the Community Challenge website.  There will be weekly motivators for sweats in the future.  Stay tuned!  

MOY SCREENER and RtI:
As you begin your MOY assessments, please remember that this information is a data point to use for RtI.  As you finish scoring, please schedule a time to touch base with us at an RtI meeting about your learners.  We want to see the progress of all learners, but particularly the learners we put on the "watch" list at the beginning of the year, as well as discuss any learners who may be struggling now and need extra support.  Our upcoming RtI meetings are January 9th, January 23rd, and February 6th.  Use this link to sign-up, and as always, let Ashley know if you have any questions or need to meet sooner.   

MOY GOAL SETTING
If you are a paraprofessional, instructional aide, or office support staff, Ashley and I will be setting middle of the year goal setting appointments with you.  This is a time for us to check in with you to see how we can support you and your professional goals.  For all others that are evaluated under TTESS, Ashley and I hosted your formal TTESS Observation Post Conferences in December.  You have the option to decline middle of the year goal setting, if you prefer.  We are more than happy to meet with you if you would like to discuss your goals and ways we can support you if you need to, but the TTESS committee recognizes that we just met and discussed areas of reinforcement and refinement.  

TOUR 360
Just a reminder that CISD will be hosting a massive district tour on January 25 and 26.  Due to the importance of these visits, I will not be able to approve any more subs for personal days on these two days.  I will be getting with our core CBL training group and IMPACT participants to ask for your help in hosting a session about CBL, Lee, or more.  Please be watching your inbox for a calendar invite.  Be working towards having your displays and work intentionally showcased.


WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
For our focused walkthroughs the next four weeks we will be focusing on Domain 2 Dimension 2 Content Knowledge and Expertise.  We will be looking for things like cross curricular connections, strategies to avoid learning pitfalls, learners analyzing,creating and evaluating, and learner directed learning.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Honesty- truthfulness in words and actions.

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

No matter what the circumstances, always be honest.  Even if you have done something wrong, it is best to be honest.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom." -Thomas Jefferson

DATES TO REMEMBER:
January 7- May's Birthday
January 9- Karli, Priscilla, and Rikki's Birthdays
                  Educational Diagnostician's Week
January 10- Ed Foundation t-shirt and jeans
                    Math Educator Academy (3-5)
                    PTO Meeting (6:30)
January 11- Math Educator Academy (K-2)
                    House Shirt and jeans
                    CISD Spelling Bee (CMSW)
                    Fed Ex Day (3:30-4:30)
January 12- Balanced Literacy Academy
                    Spurs Savings (7:30-7:50)
                    Buffalo Wild Wings Night

Week of Jan 2

We hope you have enjoyed our December to Remember.  How can it already be done??!!!  This year has been going by SO FAST!!   Have a GLORIOUS TWO WEEKS OFF, sweet staff.  We wish you nothing short of the most safe, memorable, and restful break and can't wait to hear about the FUN you have.  I plan to continue to rest and get well, but truthfully, I think some laughter in the lounge the last couple of days has been good for my soul and body!!  Thank you for that!

Fond farewell goes out to our Alex.  We wish you a beautiful start to married life in California.  You will be very missed by us all, and we know you will stay in touch.

Welcome to our newest famiLEE member, Mariah Wallace.  Congratulations as she graduates from UNT on Friday.  We hope you had a chance to meet her the last two days (though it might have been hard since she blended right into Whoville with her hair up!) 

Have the BEST last day of 2016 with our children.  They deserve it!

DID YOU KNOW

• that you already signed up for vertical teams at the beginning of the year?  I attached images from our sign up below.  If you do not see your name, please let me know where you will be heading on Tuesday.  You may wear jeans on Tuesday, and  I HAVE to say it...you represent our school at these meetings.  Please have a growth mindset and positive attitude.  If you are on technology, please use it intentionally.  Network and meet some of the talented staff on other campuses.  I KNOW they will be seeking YOU out!!

SPIRIT RALLY

We will call you down at 8:15 by house.  Please move with purpose and do your best to get seated quickly.  We are going to try putting our parent chairs along the cinderblock walls and push purple and yellow closer to center court.  I know it is HARD, but please TRY to have your LEEders of the week at a place that makes it easy for them to come up for their awards.   We will start with your Unity chants, so BE READY!

LUNCHES
We will have Duc get every classroom an extra trash bag to help with lunch waste.  As Shanna emailed, lunches will be ready after 9:00, so get them when your house is ready.

GRADES
Please follow Ashley's directions from her email regarding grades.  There is a FAST turnaround for her to print these when we get back.

LOUNGE AND SPACES
Please get any items form the fridge by 9:30.  Ashley and I will be tossing anything "suspect."  Please, also visit your mailbox by 11:00.  Empty it of all contents.  There are many thank you notes in there.  Please make sure these get in take home folders.  Custodial does a deep cleaning of the campus these next two weeks.  May I suggest a FRESH START and take everything down of your idea paint so that your room gets cleaned as much as possible.  Erase what you can on your glass- you may return to some shiny glass if you do!  I will talk to custodial about what they are using that is smearing the walls.  PLEASE take down and store any holiday displays and decorations before leaving.  If ALL learners are safely gone you can leave at 1:15.

STAFF MEETING
As you reflect for the new year, please come to our staff meeting with your one word.  We will practice using your creativity as we focus ourselves for the second semester.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Trustworthiness- keeping your word; doing what is right for yourself and others.

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

People trust in you when your attitudes, words, and motives align with what you actually choose to do.  This includes being honest about intakes, refusing to gossip and shift blame, and doing things the ethical way (even if it's quicker to do otherwise).

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Stand with anybody that stands right.  Stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong." -Abraham Lincoln

DATES TO REMEMBER:
December 19- Ayesha's Birthday
December 29- Ashley M's Birthday
January 3- District Staff Development
January 4- Day 7 on rotation schedule
                  Grades Due
                  Staff Meeting (3:30-5:00)
January 6- Social Spurs Luncheon
                  Send Home Report Cards
                  LEEdership Council Meeting (9:00)
                  Instrument Petting Zoo (1:00-2:45)
January 7- May's Birthday

Week of Dec 12

Thanks for your patience in waiting for this week's blog.  I'm sure you notice I am working at home. I hate missing school and not attending the CISD Holiday Open House, but I am being told to rest and I am going to listen. 

We hope you are looking forward to one more week of treats from Ashley and I.  It is SO MUCH FUN planning out ways to show you how much we care for you!  You are the BEST staff on the planet and deserve to be celebrated.

Thank you for the incredible coding opportunities for our kiddos this week.  We could feel the JOY in the building as the children (and you) were challenged learning new things and having fun while learning.  Your tweets were incredible!

Have the BEST final week of school for 2016.  We know there are so many exciting things happening all over the building.  Have an incredible two weeks off and take time to find the joy in your journey as you make memories with those you love.  We will miss you during the break, and be happy to catch up in the new year!  

DID YOU KNOW

• that the district has completed Math RtI interventions and and progress monitoring?  Here is the link one more time. 
• Stacey won a CISD Ed Foundation grant?  She will be ordering Bloxels for Kids.  
• that we have 
• Dad's Club has an event TOMORROW?  This is a family event at Urban Air, Coppell (next to Sprouts).  There is a Groupon 90 minutes here.
• that Mariah Wallace (our new 2nd grade famiLEE member) will start on Wednesday?  Please take time to welcome her to our school.  We know she will have LOTS of questions, so we are counting on everyone to bring her up to the warp speed of Lee.
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LEEDERSHIP COUNCIL

Our second LEEdership Council meeting will take place on Monday, December 12.  Leaders need to wear their council t-shirts and come to our meeting with 1 Big Idea (problem) generated from their class so we can narrow our focus for this year.  We will meet in the cafeteria.

PTO

PTO will be providing a luncheon from On the Border on Monday as well as hosting our Ugly Sweater Contest.  They will have a prize for the ugliest sweater of the day.  Jess won last year with one AWFUL ensemble from head to toe!  

Don't forget we have a PTO meeting at 6:30 on Tuesday night.  Please have at least one staff member and learner there to present for your house.

ECONOMICS FAIR

Join our third graders at the Economics Fair on Wednesday from 8:30-10:00.  Let your learners know about this shopping day so they can bring their money.  We will be on a minorly adjusted schedule on Wednesday.  Thank you for being flexible!

Blue- 10:00-10:45   (lunch and recess 12-1:00)

Green-10:45-11:30 (lunch and recess 11:30-12:30)

Specials Lunch 11:30-12:00

Purple- 12:00-12:45 (lunch and recess 10:30-11:30)

Red-12:45-1:30 (lunch and recess11:00-12:00)

Yellow-1:30-2:15 (lunch and recess 10:00-11:00)

GRINCH GREEN THURSDAY

Wear your green on Thursday (not Wednesday as our December to Remember calendar shows) as we celebrate that we are NOT Grinches this holiday season.  You have permission to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas from 1:00-2:00 as Room Parents set up in your open spaces.

POLAR EXPRESS FRIDAY

Wear your pajamas to school on Friday as we celebrate Polar Express Day.   You have permission to watch the Polar Express movie with your classes after Spirit Rally on Friday.

SPIRIT RALLY

Join us at 8:15 for our 2nd 9 weeks Spirit Rally.  We will recognize Red and Black Superstars, our Yearbook Cover Winners, our Jump Ropers and MORE!  The CHS Madrigals will wrap up our gathering with a beautiful performance!

LUNCHES

Lunch will be eaten in your spaces on Friday.  Please let the cafeteria know how many sack lunches you need for Friday.

EARLY RELEASE 

Friday is a half day of school.  The elementary school early release time is 12:50.  Please communicate this to your parents.  You may leave once the office is clear of ALL learners.  We will need all hands on deck to make sure learners get home the proper way so EVERYONE can leave early.  

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Cooperation- working together

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Staying positive, being approachable, and expressing positive thoughts and feelings through both verbal and nonverbal communication help you build rapport with those around you.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"We must all live together as brothers or perish alone as fools."  -Martin Luther King Jr.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
December 10- April's Birthday
December 11- Julie B's Birthday
December 12- PTO Luncheon
                    Ugly Sweater Day/Contest
                    RtI Meetings
                    LEEdership Council 9:00-10:00
                    Ashley's Shower (3:30)
December 13- Spelling Bee (3:30 Media Center)
                    PTO Mtg. (6:30 Cafe)
December 14- Economics Fair (8:30-10:00)
                    Lee Learner Luncheon (10:30-1:00)
                    Staff Holiday Party
December 15- Grinch Day
                    Spurs Savings (7:30-7:50)
                    Grinch Movie (1:00-2:00)
                    Winter Parties (2:00-3:00)
December 16- Last Day of 2nd 9 Weeks
                    Polar Express Day
                    Spirit Rally (8:15-9:15)
                    Polar Express Movie
                    Early Release (12:50)
December 19- Ayesha's Birthday
December 29- Ashley M's Birthday

Week of Dec 5

Well folks, you can tell we are in the swing of holiday season.  Our dates to remember are INSANE, so please try to take care of yourselves and ENJOY these last two weeks with our kids.  Ashley and I have had so much fun and JOY planning your Caroling Treats for the next couple of weeks.  Look for them to continue each day as we make this a December to Remember.  We love you!

DID YOU KNOW:

• that our 4th and 5th graders will be performing at the CISD Holiday Open House?  They were invited along with only three other elementary schools.  Congratulations Ashley and learners!
• there is a plan for the January 3 Staff Development Day?  Here is information, hot off the press, from Laurie O'Neill:     Page 1     Page 2
• that it is time to nominate Red and Black Superstars?  Please take time to recognize a colleague or learner in your space that goes above and beyond here.  
• that there is an Elementary Facilities Committee that will meet over the next couple of months to determine what short and long term solutions to increased enrollment in CISD will be?  If you want to learn more ask: Chantel, Wendy, Courtney, or Stacey.  We are serving on this important and influential team that will make decisions that WILL IMPACT ALL OF US AT LEE!

MATHURDAY
THANK YOU for your commitment to this school-wide event!  Please make sure to sign in on an extra duty pay form for two hours when you arrive so we do not have to stay late to collect the forms at the end of the event.  I will submit these to payroll for you.


HOUR OF CODE
Please tweet out your participation in #HourOfCode during coding activties this week.  You all are doing some INCREDIBLE things with our codeable resources that the world should see!!!

CHOIR AND BAND VISIT MONDAY
Please join us in the gym (sorry Julie and Julie!!) at approximately 1:30 for our annual visit from the CMSW Fine Arts Department.  The performance should last about 30-45 minutes as we will be excited to see our former fourth and fifth graders come back to perform.  Fifth grade may want to be packed up in case it leads into Team Time.


CHOIR AND INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
We will get to hear our Lee fourth and fifth graders performing holiday tunes on Thursday morning.  We will call you down following morning broadcast.

CISD HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
For those of you new to CISD, the CISD Holiday Open House is a BIG DEAL.  It is our district's way of saying thank you for all that you do.  Please plan to carpool over to admin and stay for some snacks, photos, drawings, and FUN during your conference time.  Specials designers and Blue House, let's see if we can get coverage from CK, Ashley, Ayesha, Claudia, Jacque, Candace, and Deepa so that you can enjoy some time there.   Get with me if you have ideas.

INNOVATORS MINDSET REMINDER
Don't forget that by next Friday you need to review the "Things to Look for in Today's Classroom" on page 111 of Innovator's Mindset.  Visit peers' spaces on a learning walk, find 2 examples that relate to one of these "things to look for." Upload the pictures to the media album, and in the caption, describe how these examples inspire innovation.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Justice- being fair, right and upholding what is right

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Never cut in line.  If someone cuts in front of you, do not say or do anything about it.  Let it happen, but let a teacher know about it.  They will handle the situation.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"In matters of style, swim with the current.  In matters of principle, stand like a rock." -Thomas Jefferson

DATES TO REMEMBER:
December 3- Mathurday (8:30-10:30)
December 5-9- Hour of Code Week
                         Maintenance and Grounds Appreciation Week
                         National Handwashing Awareness Week
                         HUGS Drive
December 5- CMSW Band and Choir Visit Lee
                      Mentor Meeting (Green House 3:30)
December 6-  Ed Foundation tshirt and Jeans
                       Purple House Field Trip (Perot)
                       Dana Center Science Training (3:30 Wilson)
                       1st Stop, Collaborate, and Listen (3:30 Austin)
                       Dad's Club Mtg. (7:00 Buffalo Wild Wings)
December 7-  Walk at School Wednesday
                       College Shirt Day
                       Staff Meeting (3:30-5:00)
December 8-  Blue House Field Trip (Dallas Heritage Village)
                       Buffalo Wild Wings Night
                       Choir and Instrumental Performance (8:15 and 6:30)
                       Campus Tour (1:00)
December 9-  CISD Holiday Open House (conference time)
                       Innovator's Mindset Post Due
                       Technology Support Staff Appreciation Day
                       Red and Black Superstar Nominations Due
December 10- Drama Club performance (MCL Grand Theater- 1:00)

Week of Nov 28

I don't even know WHERE to begin, because THANK YOU is not nearly enough...but THANK YOU for an incredible day of celebration.  I am humbled by the consideration, generosity, and kindness today.  I feel so surrounded by GOOD PEOPLE!  (I sense a reflective blog post about this over the break, so BEWARE!)

Please enjoy next week off.  You are such a talented and hardworking staff. ENJOY being away from school with your family, friends, and loved ones.  I am so very excited for our Brides to Be and wish you much happiness as you start this new chapter of your lives.   I can't wait to hear about Taylor and her first Thanksgiving as a momma and Jamie, Amanda, and Samira having their first Thanksgiving in their new homes.  MUCH LOVE FAMILEE!!!

DID YOU KNOW:

• that we have multiple houses and grades struggling to determine if we use the Lee Scope and Sequence, the District Splash Screens, or Heather and Mary's Scope and Sequence?  To clarify, you should be using the District Splash Screens as much as possible.  As soon as the Schoology Course is up and going, you will be the first to know.
• that some parents DO NOT REALIZE that we are off ALL of next week?  Please put a reminder in your weekly newsletter!
• that we have sent an invoice in for BrainPop, BrainPop Jr., and BrainPop ESL?  Stay tuned for our Lee login and password.  YAY!
• that we have received over $14,000 in funding for our ESL learners?  Claudia has done an amazing job of getting you some resources ordered!  We will be able to fund Science A-Z (online) for all, we will be getting math and science academic vocabulary cards,  and we will be adding some National Geographic leveled readers.  Ask her if you want to learn more or have ideas of other tools for our ESL friends! 
• there is a 360 degree view of our campus on our home webpage now?  Check it out! 

FAMILY FEAST

For every $10 donated online, you get 5 free jeans passes.  $10 equals 30 meals.  Donate here and your passes will be in your mailbox by the end of the day Friday.   Don't forget to scroll down to Richard J Lee Elementary and put your name in.  Congrats, so far, to Layne, Angela, and Rebekah!

CHOIR @ NORTHPARK

Our learners will be performing on Tuesday.  Please do not hold them responsible for the work they missed while they are gone. 

CIP

Please review the Campus Improvement Plan with your house before Wednesday's Leadership Meeting.  Write down any evidence of steps accomplished.

MATHURDAY
Don't forget to advertise this event to parents.  Your courses should be loaded in our Google Folder.  Thank you, Ashley for our flyer!

HUGS DRIVE
Please advertise our Community Action Club HUGS Drive with your parents.  Let's continue to share our good fortune with others.

WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
Ashley and I will continue with 2.4 Differentiation walkthroughs this week.  We have gotten behind with school business and our observations.  Please be aware that we are looking for choice in learner experiences and scaffolding to meet varied needs in your classroom.  Think about the Team Time question: How do you know they know it?  What do you do when they do?

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Fairness- playing by the rules

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Whenever you are offered food, whether it be a birthday treat or snack, never take more than your fair share.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Fairness doesn't mean that everyone gets the same.  Fairness means that everyone gets what they need."  -Rick Riordan

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Nov 28- RtI Meetings
              CISD Board Meeting
Nov 29- Choir Performs at Northpark Mall (10:30-1:00)
               Stop, Collaborate and Listen (3rd and 5th- 3:30-5:00)
Nov 30- School Shirt w/ Jeans
              Lee Learner Luncheons (10:30-1:00)
              Leadership Team Meeting (3:30-5:00)
Dec 1- Spurs Savings (7:30-7:50 Cafe)
            Green House Field Trip (Perot)
Dec 2- National Intervention Services Day
Dec 3- Mathurday (9:00-10:30)

Week of Nov 14

One more week until your well-deserved week off.  Enjoy this week with our learners and take time to reflect about your many blessings- I JUST LOVE our life principle this week!  One of those blessings is being part of our school famiLEE and for the love you receive, each day, from our children and each other.  

DID YOU KNOW

• that many strategies that are good for ALL learners really help your ELL's?  Check out this Edutopia blog with Do's and Don't for Teaching English-Languge Learners.  
• that IBM/Watson folks will be back on Monday to get more feedback.  Please take time to drop in and give them continued feedback.  This is part of our obligation being a pilot campus.  THANK YOU to those of you really trying to use the app!
• George (we should be on a first name basis) wrote ANOTHER GREAT BLOG this week.  Check it out here and remember a positive attitude changes everything!

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
We will kick off JRFH on Monday with a pep rally in the gym at 8:15.  Please come down to the gym as soon as your house finishes watching morning broadcast.


DESIGN DAYS
We are excited to be able to work in Design Days without Title I Funds this year.  We are being a little creative and hoping that you recognize that we scheduled in a way that you also still get your conference time.  Please start on time, be ready to observe in some classrooms, and come with your ideas for increasing the sharing of learners in your vertical houses.

PTO MEETING
Don't forget to have your sweet kiddos ready to share house updates in regards to CBL and house business on Tuesday.


INNOVATORS MINDSET
Thank you all for participating in the slow chat! We will be reading the next section Chapters 4-7 over the next few weeks. As you learn about the 8 things to look for in today's classroom on page 111, please find two examples around the campus that relate to one of these "things to look for". In our Schoology course, please upload the pictures to the media album and in the caption, describe how these example inspire innovation. This will be due by December 9th. 

STAFF MEETING
We have two visitors coming to staff meeting on Wednesday.  First, we will have MP2 Energy coming to give us an update on our data dashboard.  (New friends- you may be asking what a data dashboard even is!)  They have been working on an update and also want to show you how it can enhance curriculum.  In addition, we will have the technology department visiting.  They will be training us in "threat assessment."


FAMILY FEAST DRIVE
Family Feast Drive will take place both physically and virtually this year. NO MORE TURKEYS. Lee will collect canned/boxed food all week.  We will put donations in our bin on Friday.  We will label our bin with our school name so we can weigh the poundage of food was collected from each school. Wouldn’t it be great if LEE collected the MOST food?  Lee will also collect virtual food.  Go to this link so you can donate funds to provide meals for the food bank!  For example:  $10 = 30 meals!  Please scroll down on the home page to click on Richard J Lee Elementary to make a donation!  It will track how many meals our school provides.  Designers who participate will receive a jeans pass for every $10 donated.


WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
Please be aware that we are looking for choice in learner experiences and scaffolding to meet varied needs in your classroom.  Think about the Team Time question: How do you know they know it?  What do you do when they do?  Here is a blog post about 100 Tools for Differentiating Instruction Through Social Media.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:
Gratitude- the act of being grateful; thankfulness

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

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

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

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Nov 13- Samira's Birthday
Nov 14- Dec 9- Jump Rope For Heart
Nov 14- Yellow and Green Design 1/2 Days
               JRFH Assembly (8:15-9:30 Gym)
               IBM/Watson in Conference Room (12:30-4:00)
Nov 15-  Red and Purple Design 1/2 Days
               Fall Picture Retakes (Please remind parents)
               PTO Mtg. (6:30 Cafe) Please remind parents
Nov 16-  Convocation Tshirt and Jeans
               Blue Design 1/2 Day
               Staff Mtg. (3:30-5:00)
Nov 17- Chantel's Birthday
               Spurs Savings (7:30-7:50)
               Purple House Music Performance (8:30 and 6:30)
               Thanksgiving Lunch in Cafe (Lunchtimes)  Please remind Parents
               Buffalo Wild Wings Night
Nov 18-  Family Feast Drive
Nov 20-  Courtney's Birthday
Nov 21-  Jacque's Birthday
Nov 22-  Alex's Wedding- CONGRATULATIONS!
Nov 21- 25- NO SCHOOL- HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Nov 26-  Jess' Wedding- CONGRATULATIONS!

Week of Nov 7

It has been another incredible week at Lee.  We are looking forward to the Designing Time you have scheduled for next week as we approach the halfway mark the second nine weeks.  Can you believe it is already here!?  Please head out as soon as all learners are safely dismissed on Friday.  

DID YOU KNOW

• CISD has a Parent University next Saturday?  Please share this information with parents and let them know they need to register online.
• that CISD is hosting Tour 360 on January 25 and 26?  I will be asking for some of you to help present on CBL and join me in presenting about vertical scheduling.  If you are interested in this leadership opportunity, please email me or drop by.  
• Tracie has daily offerings to keep your lunch options open?  Request through email by 10:00 to tthomas@coppellisd.com

LEEDERSHIP COUNCIL
Please submit the name and t-shirt size of your class LEEder by 1:00 pm on Tuesday.  We will announce these over the intercom at the end of the day.


STAFF MEETING
Wednesday's Staff Meeting time will be used to meet and design for Mathurday.  We are giving you this job embedded time to collaborate, create the catalog description, and any other preparations for December 3.  We will start in A120 and break out into groups from there.


TOURS
We have two tours coming through on Thursday.  Please make sure your digital signage is updated and your latest CBL is posted.

VETERAN'S DAY CEREMONY
Please make sure you share this link with your famiLEEs so that they can RSVP to Friday's Veteran's Day Ceremony.  They should plan to arrive at 7:50 and expect to stay until approximately 8:45.  We will be called down by grade to the cafe at 8:00.  Please remember to wear red, white, and blue this day!


FLEX CREDIT
Please remember to request flex and SBEC time in Euphoria if you have attended Stop, Collaborate, Listen; Science Training; completed Apple Teacher coursework; Night at the Arboretum, etc.  We want to make sure that you get your hours recorded in your Euphoria portfolio.

INNOVATORS MINDSET BOOK STUDY
Thank you to those of you that made sure to participate in our Slow Chat this week.  I also appreciate that you are discussing the chapter questions in your Team Time both as a house and grade.


WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
Please be aware that we are looking for choice in learner experiences and scaffolding to meet varied needs in your classroom.  Think about the Team Time question: How do you know they know it?  What do you do when they do?  Here is a blog post about 3 Ways to Plan for Diverse Learners.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Effort- doing your best in an endeavor.

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

It is rude to ask if you are getting something for good behavior. You should be good and try your best because you are trying to better yourself, not because you are anticipating a reward.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

“Don’t be content with being average.  It is as close to the bottom as it is to the top.” -Anonymous

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Nov 6-  Daylight Savings
Nov 7- Welcome Back Mrs. Holcomb
             Salvation Army picks up canned goods
             LEEdership Town Hall
             Allaso Ranch Chaperone Meeting (6:30-Cafe)
Nov 8-  Election Day
             LEEdership Council Elections (announcing winners at 3:00)
Nov 9-  House Shirt and Jeans
             5th Grade at Allaso Ranch
             Staff Mtg. (3:30-?)
Nov 10- Balanced Literacy Academy
              5th Grade at Allaso Ranch
              Tours (9:00 and 1:00)
Nov 11- 5th Grade at Allaso Ranch
              Grades Due (8:30)
              Veteran's Day Ceremony (8:00-8:45ish)  Wear Red, White, and Blue
Nov 13- Samira's Birthday

*Please be getting a learner ready for next week's PTO meeting on Nov 15