Thursday, May 2, 2024

Week of May 6, 2024

Have an incredible weekend, sweet ladies and gentleman. I know you will be tired from Field Day, but OH WHAT MEMORIES ARE MADE DURING FIELD DAY. Enjoy this upcoming week of Teacher Appreciation. We LOVE and ADORE you beyond words and so does our PTO! You are such a talented and dedicated bunch and are cared for so very much!

 

DID YOU KNOW:
  • some of you still need to sign walkthrough forms or your summative documents? Please go in Perform PL and make sure you have done this.
  • we are having massive issues with trash around our school. Please encourage learners to pick up after themselves and leave our school better than they found it. I see problems in restrooms, classrooms, the playgrounds, and our cafeteria.

FIELD DAY



Please permit learners to eat breakfast in your learning spaces because the cafeteria will be set up and used for one of the zones.  Please make sure whatever movie you show your class/house is rated "G" and NOT DISNEY.  In addition, please make sure that ANY adult you see outside has a Raptor sticker on them.  All guests MUST wear a guest sticker.  If you see someone without a sticker, please ASK.  

Staff, you may wear appropriate shorts and hats on this day.  I know bike shorts are in...if you wear them...your shirt should be long enough to cover you up. Don't forget to wear/have your "schedule" to keep everyone on track.  Thank you coaches for these laminated ones in our mailboxes.  All kids should bring a change of clothes.

Please share this graphic below with your FamiLEEs one last time.   



COPPELL EDUCATION FOUNDATION RUN TO FUND IS HERE

Run to Fund
Can't wait to see you all there.  Let's get a group picture of our FamiLEE if you are there!  Thank you for supporting the CISD Ed Foundation.


TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Each of you are loved and appreciated so very much.  Our fabulous PTO has planned an extra special week for you!  A treat from your Admin Team will be in your mailboxes on Monday, so check our mailboxes.  We will make daily announcements when breakfast, treats, lunch, etc are ready each day.


Please share with parents:  Teacher Appreciation Week is upon us!!  We will be celebrating our amazing Designers and Staff at Lee all week long May 6th-10th.  Check out the flyer below and the staff favorites list to get a jumpstart on ideas to spread the love!



MAY 9 SPIRIT FUNDRAISER
Our partners at On the Border are hosting a fundraiser for lunch and dinner on Thursday, May 9th, from 11am-9pm.  Just mention the RJL fundraiser at checkout if you are eating in person, or you can enter the code FUNDRAISER if ordering online.  It’s a great spot to eat before or after the Yellow House music performance, too!


KINDERGARTEN PROJECT OPEN FOR CAMPUS PARTICIPATION
Information about this new event and order forms were placed in your mailbox.  Please send home with your learners.  We will send reminder slips on Monday, May 13.  Money raised from this event will go towards Kindergarten adopting animals from the Dallas Zoo. 



PTO MEETING COMING UP ON MAY 14TH

Our last Virtual PTO meeting of the school year is coming up on Tuesday May 14th at 6pm. Please join us as we wrap up all the exciting things that happened thai school year and introduce you to your PTO Board for the 2024-2025 school year. Link to join will be emailed home the morning of the meeting. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!


LIBRARY BOOK REMINDER



RJL SENIOR RECEPTION- SAVE THE DATE
Please help us spread the word as we welcome back former Spurs to Lee Elementary.  We can't wait to see our learners from #rjlyear3.




EOY ASSESSMENTS

Please ensure that all End of the Year Assessments are completed by Friday, May 17th. EOY assessments include both MAP and mClass. Please let Samira know if you need support.


FIFTH GRADE SAVE THE DATE



STORAGE ROOMS
It is that time where you need to start inventorying and organizing your storage closets.  Please make this a team effort and not left to your Leadership person.  HINT:  START NOW!!  Here is the Shared Curriculum List.  Please save to Noteability and mark up for us.  We will have you share your house inventory before the last day of school.


END OF YEAR UPDATES AND TASKS
Team time meetings will continue through May 5.  Since you will not be meeting the last cycle of Team Time, please use this time to inventory closets, get done with assessments, work on report card comments, pull staples out of walls ;) and all other end of year tasks.  Thank you to our wonderful Specials Team for continuing to take learners during this time.  

Here is the  EOY Checklist.  Please make a copy on your iPad and check off items when you complete them.  We will ask you to email your completed checklists on the last week of school.  The link is live for your Furniture Inventory and you may want to wait until the last week of school to complete that portion as a House.  Please do not work on EOY tasks during teaching time.  It is important to me that we "teach until the last day at Lee." You can use before school, conference time, after school and your Team Time to wrap up these tasks. Shared Curriculum List.


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ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK



STAFFING UPDATES 
We have made a recommendation for an Art Designer.   We wish Jessica the very best at Coppell Middle School East, next year. Once the candidate is Board approved, we will introduce them to you.  Stay tuned. 


LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:
Success- the gain of something desired or attempted

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:
Never stop improving.  Great people are always learning and keep their minds open to new possibilities.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“If you want to be successful, it’s just this simple...know what you’re doing, love what you’re doing, believe in what you’re doing.” -Will Rogers


DATES TO REMEMBER:
MCLASS WINDOW OPEN
MAP WINDOW OPEN
ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

May 6- Angel's Birthday
May 7- Green House Field Trip
May 8- Leadership Mtg. (3:15 Laura's Space)
May 9- MTSS Meetings
     OTB Fundraiser for PTO (11:00 AM- 9:00 PM)
     Yellow House Music Performance (2:00 and 6:30)
May 11- Emily gets married- CONGRATULATIONS! 

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Week of April 29, 2024

We made it through the final official day of state testing- YAY!  We hope the BBQ lunch filled your bellies.  Thank you to Angel and Tara for making this happen for everyone.  If there is one thing state testing brings us...is catered lunches-YUM!  Thank you to the entire staff for the efforts you pour into all of our learners to make sure they are prepared for the next grade level every year!  Thank you, Samira, for tackling your new CTT responsibilities.  We all agree, WE LOVE THE FOLDERS!  Enjoy celebrating our amazing volunteers tomorrow.  I'm sad to miss, but my dad is in town from Florida, so I am taking Friday off.  



DID YOU KNOW:
  • CISD Compliance Courses will be released on June 3?  Feel free to work through these on your timeline.  Due dates will be communicated by Nancy Garvey.
  • that CISD will have a new online redemption catalog for those staff members who have met service milestones?  Those of you that hit one of these 5, 10 and 25 year milestones this year will be getting an email from the district about what you would like to select as a gift of appreciation.  We will also recognize you at our final staff meeting.
  • our campus will have a door audit this month? Please close all exterior doors at all times!

AUTHOR VISIT ON TUESDAY
We will follow this schedule for our author visit and it is a DAY 0.  Please share with parents that lunch schedules are different this day.  It causes stress when learners have appointments and parents don't realize when lunch schedules are different.




COLLEGE SHIRT DAY
Don't forget to wear your favorite college shirt on Wednesday.



KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP
We will host Kindergarten Round Up on Thursday night.  If you would like to meet our newest Spurs and help at the event, please reach out to Hannah Barley.  We will take all the help we can get!  Thank you, Kindergarten team and those that have already volunteered your time!


We are so excited to welcome new FamiLEEs and younger siblings of our current FamiLEEs to our annual Kindergarten Round Up May 2 at 5:30pm. Please plan to join us out back on the playground for some community building and delicious donuts for purchase. PTO will be there to help you order school supplies and make sure you get connected to our amazing FamiLEE. We will see you there!



FIELD DAY
Staff, you may wear appropriate shorts and hats on this day.  Thanks Coach Tinsley for the fun review at staff meeting.
  • Please be sure to show the Field Day presentation to your house before Field Day to ensure everyone is familiar with what to expect. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PoXu7c--IzbrlpjOjgeUsTQFJewcx41k?usp=drive_link
  • No chalk on walls or areas that rain will not wash away.
  • No Disney movies.
  • PTO still needs more helping hands to make Field Day a success!  Please share this sign up for parents to contribute snacks to keep our Field Day team energized; every bit counts!



TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Teacher Appreciation Week is almost here!! We will be celebrating our amazing Designers and Staff at Lee all week long May 6th-10th! Check out the flyer below and the staff Favorites list to get a jumpstart on ideas to spread the love!


MAY 9 SPIRIT FUNDRAISER
Our partners at On the Border are hosting a fundraiser for lunch and dinner on May 9th, from 11am-9pm.  Just mention the RJL fundraiser at checkout if you are eating in person, or you can enter the code FUNDRAISER if ordering online.  It’s a great spot to eat before or after the Yellow House music performance! 


KINDERGARTEN PROJECT OPEN FOR CAMPUS PARTICIPATION



LIBRARY BOOK REMINDER



RJL SENIOR RECEPTION- SAVE THE DATE
Please help us spread the word as we welcome back former Spurs to Lee Elementary.  We can't wait to see our learners from #rjlyear3.



FIFTH GRADE SAVE THE DATE



LAST CALL FOR PTO BOARD POSITIONS
There are only a few days left to join the fun for next year on our PTO board!  Click here for all the details on what to expect, the open positions, and the application form.  We’d love you to join our team!  Applications are due April 30, 2024.  Newly elected members will be announced at our May 14th PTO meeting.   



STORAGE ROOMS
It is that time where you need to start inventorying and organizing your storage closets.  Please make this a team effort and not left to Leadership.  HINT:  START NOW!!  Here is the Shared Curriculum List.  Please save to Noteability and mark up for us.  We will have you share your house inventory before the last day of school.


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ESL UPDATE



LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:
Responsibility- Making the right choice to be reliable and dependable

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:
After we eat, we will clean up after ourselves.  This includes cleaning off the tables and making sure we haven’t left any trash on the floor or around the eating area.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you.  Never excuse yourself.”- Henry Ward Beecher


DATES TO REMEMBER
EOY MAP/MCLASS WINDOW

April 29- Morgan's Birthday
STAAR Math Make Up
April 30- Kathy's Birthday
CISD Flex Time Due
Author Visit
May 1- College Shirt Day
Hannah B's Birthday
Onboarding (3:15)
May 2- Blue House Field Trip
Kindergarten Round Up (5:30)
May 3- Field Day
School Lunch Hero Day
May 4- CISD Run to Fund


Thursday, April 18, 2024

Week of April 22, 2024

SO SUPER EXCITED for STEAM NIGHT and our BIRTHDAY BASH tonight!  Thank you for being present at these two campus events and to everyone for all of their hard work and preparations!  PTO says the food trucks should be here at 4:00 if you want to beat the lines.  You did a great job with STAAR Reading and STAAR Science testing so far.  Only one more test next week.  



DID YOU KNOW:
  • STEAM Night will mean there are people all over the building?  Please lock the closed classrooms and make sure your open spaces have items put up that you do not what disturbed.  If you have time to read the blog before you go, please remind learners about expected behavior at STEAM Night and our Birthday Bash.

  • some of you are getting out of the practice of turning off your Vivitek Boards each day?  Please work on this practice for us. 

  • we are continuing to work with the maintenance department regarding HVAC needs? Thank you for keeping us informed of issues.  WE ARE TRYING TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY to get action for you.


VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION BREAKFAST
Thank you Hannah B for helping to lead this important event.  If you need a reminder of what you signed up for, here is the Sign Up Genius.  There are still some items that need signed up for, so please take a look.  This event will take place in the Library Flex Space and Kinder will sing a song for our guests as they enjoy breakfast and leave with a sweet treat funded by Admin. 


UPDATES FROM THE CLINIC


LAST CHANCE BIRTHDAY BASH SILENT AUCTION
Don't miss out! Our Silent Auction is still open until the end of day Saturday; get in on the action and place your bids here!  From free summer student programs to sweet treats and self care items, we’ve got you covered! 




SUPPORT THE LEARNERS AND STAFF FOR FIELD DAY
Our PE coaches have asked for our help this year for field day, and we need all our parents’ helping hands to make it a success!  Please sign up to contribute through volunteering or donating!  Whether you can spare some time to supervise the little ones at the event or provide snacks to keep our staff energized, every bit counts!  Reminder, all volunteers will need a completed background check for this school year.



RJL PTO BOARD 2024-2025 APPLICATIONS OPEN
We’ve had a few fantastic parents apply to join next year, but we still need more fresh perspectives for our board next year!  Click here for all the details on what to expect, the open positions, and the application form.  We’d love you to join our team!  Applications due April 30, 2024



TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IS COMING
Teacher Appreciation Week will be here before we know it!! We will be celebrating our amazing Designers and Staff at Lee all week long May 6-10! Be on the lookout for more details coming soon. In the meantime, check out the staff Favorites list to get a jumpstart on ideas for spreading the love!


YEARBOOK
Order your 2023-24 yearbook from Lifetouch today! Type in Richard J Lee Elementary. Yearbook ID: 13015824. 



AUTHOR VISIT
Author-illustrator James Burks will give presentations to all of our RJL learners on Tuesday, April 30.  One exciting opportunity for learners during an author visit is to have the author sign a book for the learner to take home.  If your learner would like to have a book signed while Mr. Burks is at our school, purchase any James Burks book and bring it to Mrs. Stout by Friday, April 26.



CISD NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK
Coppell ISD Night at The Ballpark will take place on Friday, April 26, as our World Series Champions the Texas Rangers take on the Cincinnati Reds at Globe Life Park in Arlington at 7:05 p.m. Don't miss out! Get your tickets at rangers.com/schools.



EDUCATION FOUNDATION RUN TO FUND
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 4. Early Bird Pricing Ends on March 31. Register at coppellisdef.org/run-to-fund/ .  $2 for every registration goes back to our PE program.  Mrs. Kastrounis is registered and hopes to see you there!



COACH'S CORNER

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ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK



LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:
Resiliencyrecovering from or adjusting easily to misfortune or change

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:
Accept that you are going to make mistakes. Learn from them and move on.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.” -Napoleon


DATES TO REMEMBER:
EOY MAP/MCLASS WINDOW
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK

April 22- Griffin's Birthday
April 23-  Progress Report Grades Due (8:00 AM)
April 24- Administrative Professionals Day
     Staff Meeting (3:15-4:45 Cafe)
April 25- STAAR Math (3-5)
     Kinder Field Trip to Dallas Zoo
April 26- Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
     Brittany's Birthday