Week of March 20, 2023

You made it to Spring Break!  WAHOO!  Please enjoy taking time for yourself over the week.  Travel.  Sleep in.  Read a book.  Binge watch some TV.  Do what makes YOU happy!  You have EARNED IT! 

DID YOU KNOW:

• there is a resource with three strategies to align teaching and technology?  Thanks Leigh Ann for sharing!
• we will clean out the lounge fridges at 1:00 on Friday.  Please make sure you get your items so they are not discarded.  

OPEN HOUSE

Thank you for ALL of your preparations.  The building is looking SO ALIVE!  If you have learners of staff members, please give them time after school or before Open House starts to be a parent and see their work.  Please plan to be in your spaces, READY, for our guests who will be here promptly at 5:30.  A reminder email will go to all parents at 9:00 reminding them of the Art Show and time.

COLOR RUN

Color Run shirts should not be sent home and learners will change into them before going to Speicals on Color Run Day.  Please permit learners to change if they want to change out of their Color Run t-shirt.  The powder used is non-toxic and washes off with plain water, so don't panic. Thank you, designers, for staying with your house and helping with safety during the run portion of Specials.  Thank you support staff for assisting, too.  We can't wait to find out which classes get $50 of supplies from PTO.  Have FUN! I will be out as much as I can.  We will announce when Sonic drinks are here. 

FRIDAY / SPIRIT RALLY DAY

We will wrap up the 9 weeks with our Spirit Rally on Friday.  We will follow a Day 5 NO TEAM TIME Schedule.  Since staff members could be "colored," we will host our Spirit Rally the last hour of the day.  During Spirit Rally we will also announce the winners of the Yearbook Contest.

HOUSE FIELD TRIPS

Here is the link to share with famiLEEs:  https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Richard-J-Lee-Kidzania-Field-Trip/SUDEbi  Remember, if a learner pays you cash or check, you need to complete this form and turn funds into the office at the end of each day.  Due to our Field Trip we will have adjusted schedules (GRADE LEVEL).  For those who like to plan ahead, please check out the staff calendar.  Here is the chaperone list for each day.  Please make sure the cafeteria knows how many lunches you need.

PTO SPIRT NIGHT

Bring your family to Rodeo Goat on Thursday night.  20% of your purchase will go back to RJL PTO.

SAVE THE DATE

Yellow House designers and some other staff members LIKE ME have already signed up.  Want to join us?  Please save the date and share this info with your parents and learners.

Save the Date: CEF 11th Annual Run to Fund is May 13 

Mark your calendars and lace up your running shoes. The Coppell ISD Education Foundation will be hosting its Annual Run to Fund at Andy Brown East Park on Saturday, May 13. This year’s event will include a 1 Mile Fun Run perfect for adults and children of all ages followed by a 5K timed and untimed. Be on the lookout for more info to come! We can’t wait to see you and our community at this fun event that benefits the Teachers and Students of Coppell ISD. Registration is now open at coppellisdef.org. If you are interested in hosting a vendor booth at this event, please email edfoundation@coppellisd.com.

 

YEARBOOK

Order your 2022-23  yearbook from Lifetouch today!

PTO BOARD FOR 2023-2024

Are you interested in joining the PTO Board for the 2023-24 school year? We have roles that will be a great fit for you, no matter how much or how little time you have to give. Click here to show interest. Details about each of the positions can be found in our Bylaws.  Deadline to submit: April 2, 2023

DLC UPDATE

Digital Self Checking Activities make stations FUN while holding learners accountable! Check out this collection to learn more about ways to include digital self-checking activities to your toolbox!

https://wakelet.com/wake/HP3nfz7_1QFQ7bTG9MYUQ

COACHES CORNER

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ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK

Determine key concepts for the unit and define language and content objects for each lesson. Teachers write the key concept for a unit of study in student-friendly language and post it in the room. New learning should be tied to this concept. Additionally, teachers should begin each lesson by writing a content objective on the board. At the end of the lesson, students should be asked if the objective was met. Classroom teachers also need to set language objectives for the ELLs in their class. A language objective might be to learn new vocabulary, find the nouns in a lesson, or apply a grammar rule.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

SPRING BREAK WEEK

TEXAS HISTORY MONTH

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

March 12- Daylight Savings Time

March 13- Andrea's Birthday

     Ellison's Birthday

March 13-17- SPRING BREAK

March 14- Maria's Birthday

March 15- Linda's Birthday

March 21-  Grades Due (8:00)

     Blue House KidZania

     Onboarding (3:15)

March 22- Pruple and Yellow KidZania

     Grade Level Schedule/No Team Time

     Music PLC Day

     Leadership Meeting (3:15)

March 23- Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

     First Day of Ramadan

     PE PLC Day

     MTSS Meetings

     Rodeo Goat Spirit Night (4:00-10:00 PM)

March 24- Grade Level Schedule/No Team Time

     Red and Green KidZania

     Report Card Day

March 26- Reagan's Birthday

Week of March 6, 2023

You made it!  One more week until Spring Break!!!  Thank you for all you are doing to get your learning spaces set up for Open House.  It is a HUGE deal to have parents in the building and there is so much learning to showcase.  Please make sure all extra furniture is moved out of your spaces and that collabs are as organized as your learning spaces.  We've GOT THIS! 

DID YOU KNOW:

• today is our student teacher, Mitzi's last day?  She has been working in Practical Academics.  Please wish her well if you see her. 

• you are welcome to help build bikes on Friday, after school?  Ask Coach Hall if you would like more information or just join us in the gym.  

• If you have a learner who is in RtI, they can use Learning Ally.  Melissa has offered to put them in for us, so please make sure to fill out this form completely.  Please remember this form is only for learners in Reading RtI and their data should be documented in Panorama.  Learning Ally Google Form

• Did you know blood loss is the leading cause of death after injury?  This could happen to anyone anywhere.  Chantel and Nurse Annah would like to make sure that everyone feels prepared and has the opportunity to take the Stop the Bleed course this year for one hour of flex credit.    
  https://www.stopthebleed.org/training/online-course
  
  Just watch the video at your convenience, check off really quick on the skills in the clinic with Nurse Annah during any of your free time, and enter your hour of flex credit in Powerschool.  
  You, too, can be a hero.

HOUSE FIELD TRIPS

Here is the link to share with famiLEEs:  https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Richard-J-Lee-Kidzania-Field-Trip/SUDEbi  Remember, if a learner pays you cash or check, you need to complete this form and turn funds into the office at the end of each day.  Due to our Field Trip we will have adjusted schedules (GRADE LEVEL).  For those who like to plan ahead, please check out the staff calendar.  Here is the chaperone list for each day.  

NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK

It’s no secret that eating a nutritious breakfast helps our learners start the school day off right!  Next week, March 6-10, is National School Breakfast Week.  All week long our cafeterias will be featuring a new menu item.  This year’s theme is “Dig Into School Breakfast."

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY

Monday is staff and class picture day.  Please plan to be here by 7:10 for our staff photograph in the cafeteria.  Immediately after arrival, we will start calling your classes down for class and individual pictures.  It is imperative you drop what you are doing and hustle down, so we can try to get learners through before PE or recess. Please line your learners up from shortest to tallest before coming down.  Lastly, remember that lunch is in your spaces, this day, as the photographers will need the entire cafeteria.

PTO MEETING

I will send an email to parents through Parent Square with a Zoom Link on Tuesday morning.  Please advertise in your weekly newsletter.  We will have a visit from Dr. Balarin from CMSW and a Bond Presentation. 

AUTHOR VISIT

On Wednesday, we will host an author visit for all grades.  To facilitate our guest, we will operate on a GRADE LEVEL schedule on this day.  Thank you for being at your presentations on time and for ensuring that we continue to transition using HALL so that our visit is uninterrupted.

LEE COLOR RUN

FamiLEEs can donate funds here, and the color run will take place on Thursday.   We will work on a  DAY 4 NO TEAM TIME schedule this day.  You all are doing an awesome job of hyping Color Run up and earning money for our school.  If you plan to participate with your learners, beware that the color can get on your shoes- we don't want you wearing your faves.  T-shirts will be delivered for you and your learners as soon as they arrive.  I'm fine if you wear joggers.  WE APPRECIATE YOU!

Also, PTO will gift the top designer in each house $50 in classroom supplies (of their choice) from Amazon (PTO will order on their behalf). 

PTO will provide Sonic drinks for the entire staff on Color Run Day.

OPEN HOUSE

We are excited to host Open House on Thursday.  Front and rear doors will be unlocked for entrance at 5:30.  This is a "come and go" event so parents can stay as long as they like.  Don't forget to invite parents to stop by the cafeteria to see the beautiful artwork our learners have created.  FamiLEEs can purchase artwork and take it home.  All proceeds from the Art Show go back to our Art program.  Please plan to dress professionally for Open House.

SPIRIT RALLY

We will wrap up the 9 weeks with our Spirit Rally on Friday.  We will follow a Day 5 NO TEAM TIME Schedule.  Since staff members could be "colored," we will host our Spirit Rally the last hour of the day.  During Spirit Rally we will also announce the winners of the Yearbook Contest.

CISD JOB FAIR

Are you interested in being on our campus interview team this year?  It is a wonderful time to get to know new people and share about our school with future candidates.  If you would like to join us, you need to attend annual training (less than 30 mins).  Please sign up here, if interested.  When you join us at the Job Fair on April 1, Babes lunch will be provided by CISD.

YEARBOOK

Order your 2022-23  yearbook from Lifetouch today!

SAVE THE DATE

Yellow House designers and some other staff members LIKE ME have already signed up.  Want to join us?  Please save the date and share this info with your parents and learners.

Save the Date: CEF 11th Annual Run to Fund is May 13 

Mark your calendars and lace up your running shoes. The Coppell ISD Education Foundation will be hosting its Annual Run to Fund at Andy Brown East Park on Saturday, May 13. This year’s event will include a 1 Mile Fun Run perfect for adults and children of all ages followed by a 5K timed and untimed. Be on the lookout for more info to come! We can’t wait to see you and our community at this fun event that benefits the Teachers and Students of Coppell ISD. Registration is now open at coppellisdef.org. If you are interested in hosting a vendor booth at this event, please email edfoundation@coppellisd.com.

PTO BOARD FOR 2023-2024

Are you interested in joining the PTO Board for the 2023-24 school year? We have roles that will be a great fit for you, no matter how much or how little time you have to give. If you have any questions about the positions listed below, please contact Lee PTO.

Details about each of the positions can be found in our Bylaws. 

Deadline to submit: April 2, 2023

COACH'S CORNER

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ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK

Link new information to prior knowledge. Teachers need to consider what schema EB students bring to the classroom and to link instruction to the students’ personal, cultural, and world experiences. Teachers also need to know what their students do not know. They must understand how culture impacts learning in their classroom.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

CTE APPRECIATION MONTH

COLOR RUN FUNDRAISING THROUGH MARCH 10

NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK

EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIAN WEEK

March 5- Laura's Birthday

March 6- Spring Picture Day

     Eat in Houses for lunch

March 7- Keiko's Birthday

     Virtual PTO Meeting (6:00 PM)

March 8- Christina's Birthday

     Author Visit (adjusted schedule)

     No Team Time

     Staff Meeting- CISD Covers the Bond

March 9- Color Run Day (During Specials)

     No Team Time- setting up for Art Show

     Open House and Art Show (5:30-6:30)

March 10- Spirit Rally (2:00-3:00) 

     No Team Time

March 23-March 17- SPRING BREAK

March 14- Maria's Birthday

Week of February 27, 2023

Hi team!  I will miss being on campus on Thursday and Friday.  I will not have access to technology while at Crucial Conversations training, but will check Teams/texts on my phone.  I wanted to share some thoughts I had from our Professional Learning day last Friday.  First, I want to thank you for your professionalism.  Thank you for representing our campus well and demonstrating the growth mindset you have.  I can bet you came away with new learning from the day, and that is because you constantly strive to give our Spurs the BEST learning experiences.  It is clear to me that Lee staff is well on their small group and formative assessment journey.  EVERY one of you should feel affirmed that you are doing excellent work on our campus and district goal.  THANK YOU!  You are appreciated!

DID YOU KNOW:

• Super Teacher nominations are due March 3, and GEM nominations are due March 10?  Please nominate some dedicated peers by visiting   go.coppellisd.com/Recognitions.  
• that only emergency copies should be made on the copier in the records room?  This machine should be used for your color copies.  It defaults to color and we get charged for every copy.  Thanks for your help to keep the color printing costs to a minimum.  

FABULOUS FRIDAY

You are "Nacho" ordinary staff so we hope you will stop by the lounge for some nachos on Friday.  Thank you to Leigh Ann and Angel for making the day special for you.

COLLEGE SHIRT DAY

Wednesday is College Shirt Day.  Show your school spirit by participating.

ECONOMICS FAIR

Third grade will host their annual Economic's Fair on Friday.  Thank you for supporting them!  They will share communication with your house to send in your newsletters.

HOUSE FIELD TRIPS

Please continue collecting funds for our upcoming House Field Trips. Please share this link with your parents and remind your families about this fee.  https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Richard-J-Lee-Kidzania-Field-Trip/SUDEbi  Remember, if a learner pays you cash or check, you need to complete this form and turn funds into the office at the end of each day.

SAVE THE DATE!  LEE COLOR RUN COMING SOON

We are super excited to bring our Color Run back to Lee Elementary.  Instead of sourcing this to an outside company, we will be running this on campus which means 100% of the funds raised stay on campus. This school-wide event that helps fund our PE program and supplemental PE equipment.  It also helps support Field Day.  FamiLEEs can donate funds here, and the Color Run will take place on Thursday, March 9.   

Also, PTO will gift the top designer in each house $50 in classroom supplies (of their choice) from Amazon (PTO will order on their behalf). And PTO will provide Sonic drinks for the entire staff on March 11.

FLEX LEARNING

Stay tuned to emails from Samira and Alli regarding opportunities to learn more on Wednesday.

YEARBOOK

Order your 2022-23 yearbook from Lifetouch today!

COACH'S CORNER

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ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK

Make lessons visual. Use visual representations of new vocabulary and use graphs, maps, photographs, drawings and charts to introduce new vocabulary and concepts. Tell a story about information in the textbook using visuals. Create semantic and story maps, graphic organizers to teach students how to organize information.

 

COPPELL JOB FAIR COMING SOON

DATES TO REMEMBER:

BLUE HOUSE LOUNGE DUTY

BLACK HISTORY MONTH
NATIONAL DENTAL HEALTH MONTH

CTE APPRECIATION MONTH

COLOR RUN FUNDRAISING THROUGH MARCH 10

February 27- TELPAS 3rd R/W

     Reading Academy Cohort A

February 28- TELPAS 2nd R/W

     Reading Academy Cohort A

     3rd Grade Holocaust Museum Visit (8:15)

     5th Grade Holocaust Museum Visit (10:00-1:30)

March 1- TELPAS 3rd L/S

     Reading Academy Cohort B

     Chantel in Austin with CISD for Advocacy Day

     College Shirt Day

     iStation ISIP Testing

     Texas History Month

     Woman's History Month

     CISD Campus Tour (9:00-10:00)

     Flex Learning (3:15-4:15)

March 2- TELPAS 2nd L/S

     Reading Academy Cohort B

     Texas Independence Day

March 3- Bike Building Party

     TELPAS Make Ups

     Economics Fair (8:30-9:00)

Week of February 20, 2023

Tomorrow will be a busy day of learning.  Please review the email from Nancy Garvey so you know where to be.  A friendly reminder that you are an ambassador of Lee Elementary, so please show everyone your growth mindset and remember to wear jeans, not warm ups. Thank you to the Spurs that are serving on panels tomorrow- you make us look SO GOOD!  ENJOY the three day weekend!  I hope you and your family enjoy special time together.  

DID YOU KNOW:

• if you have learners who want to still shop the book fair that they can shop online through February 22?  Here is the link to do so.
• the district is vigilantly sending phishing emails disguised as ones from Principals?  I will never email you that I need help or that you can help me by sending gift cards.  Pay attention to the return address on these sketchy emails and please report them as phishing so you don't have to do extra technology training.  
• that CISD Transfers will open up on 2/27/23?  Please remember to talk to me before placing your name on the district transfer list.  Directions will be emailed from HR next week.
• since every space in our building does not have a working phone, the office will call you through TEAMS if they need a learner from your classroom?  Please have Teams set up on your iPad so that they can contact you.  Parents get impatient when they are here to pick up their learners.  We want you to have healthy work-life balance so read the DLC Update for ways to manage Teams and notifications so you are not bothered after hours.
• CK will be at Crucial Conversations training next Thursday and Friday, so she will be off campus these two days?

PARENT REMINDER

HOUSE FIELD TRIPS

We must start collecting funds for our upcoming House Field Trips. Here is the link to School Pay for parents.  Please share this link with your parents and remind your families about this fee.  

https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Richard-J-Lee-Kidzania-Field-Trip/SUDEbi

Remember, if a learner pays you cash or check, you need to complete this form and turn funds into the office at the end of each day.

PTO SPIRIT NIGHT AT RAISING CANES

Don't worry about cooking dinner on Thursday night.   Support our Lee PTO by having dinner at Raising Canes.

TELPAS UPDATE

TELPAS for grades 2-5 starts on Tuesday.  Please make sure learners have a charged iPad and they bring their keyboard with them.  Alex and Corinne will come and get your learners.  We will be testing in the Art rooms and Ms. Floyd and Ms. Allen will be pushing into your spaces for art class.   Thank you all for your flexibility.

GREEN HOUSE MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Please follow the adjusted schedule on Thursday.   We will call you down when we are ready for houses, so please wait to be called over the intercom.

FABULOUS FRIDAY

You are "Nacho" ordinary staff so we hope you will stop by the lounge for some nachos on Friday.  

RED AND BLACK SUPERSTAR NOMINATIONS DUE

Help the Coppell ISD Education Foundation spotlight the dedicated and hardworking students, teachers, administrators and support staff in CISD by nominating them for a Super Star award.  The deadline for Super Star nominations is April 7. Teachers, Staff, and parents, nominate a student today! 

Nominate a Student: https://forms.gle/CUx7EfLbPyPZQwSX9

 

Nominate a fellow CISD Staff Member: https://forms.gle/1nX6ghh8bpQ3krV69

 

YEARBOOK

Order your 2022-23 yearbook from Lifetouch today!  Thank you Samira, Audrey and Jessica for your work on the Yearbook.

DLC UPDATE

Teams notifications making you crazy? Try these strategies for managing Teams on the go, including how to mute notifications during a pre-set "quiet time"!

Click here to learn how in less than 2 minutes!

COACH'S CORNER

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SAVE THE DATE

ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK

Believe in your student and yourself. Set high expectations but give accommodations to level the linguistic playing field. Remember that a person who is cognitively capable of learning does not need lower level materials. Your students who are learning English will need linguistic accommodation to have access to the same grade level standards that all other students have access to. Accommodations may include adapted texts, visuals (lots of visuals), support in native language (bilingual dictionaries), gestures, word banks, sentence frames, opportunities to hear peers and speak with peers using academic language, etc.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

BLUE HOUSE LOUNGE DUTY

BLACK HISTORY MONTH
NATIONAL DENTAL HEALTH MONTH

CTE APPRECIATION MONTH

February 20- NO SCHOOL

February 21- 5th TELPAS R/W

     Green Design Day (AM)

     Yellow Design Day (PM)

February 22- Mayra's Birthday

     5th TELPAS L/S

     School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

     Blue Design Day (AM)
     Red Design Day (PM)

     Staff Meeting (3:15 Cafe)

February 23-4th TELPAS R/W

     Purple Design Day (PM)

     Green House Music Performance (2:00 and 6:30)

     Raising Canes Fundraising Night (5:00-10:00)

February 24- Wear RED Day

     4th TELPAS L/S

February 25- Stormi's Birthday