Week of Oct 31

It has been a busy but exciting week!  Red Ribbon Week always brings smiles to faces with theme days and a focus on great decision making.  Ashley and I are LOVING being in classrooms for walkthroughs and observations.  We see such greatness ALL over the building.  THANK YOU for that!  You continue to tell a beautiful story about #rjlyear3 on Twitter.  Your efforts and comments to others are appreciated and noticed!

DID YOU KNOW

• that we have reviewed grading practices at our last two Principal's meetings?  We continue to try to calibrate throughout the district.  Stay tuned!
• that George Couros has a great blog this week that speaks to passion driven learning?  Check it out here. 
• that PTO is going to leave the food donations from the dance for one week so you can use the items for authentic math activities?  We can't wait to see what learners create and share.  Perfect timing to reinforce that data collection we have been seeing in spaces!

BOOK CHARACTER PARADE
We will take the parade OUTDOORS this year.  At 8:00, we will make an announcement and ask everyone to head out to the track for 2 laps.  Please keep learners in an organized line and head out promptly.  Learners who do not dress up, and parents who come up to watch, can sit/stand on the inside perimeter and cheer on the participants.  THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU THAT PARTICIPATED and got learners involved.  I believe we are going to have even greater participation this year because of your excitement!!!

CARE OF THE BUILDING
Ashley and I walked the building with someone from custodial on Wednesday.  We were inspecting the exterior window washing.  Little did we know that the inside 2nd floor interior windows were cleaned after hours, too.  Imagine our surprise when we saw smeared handprints (we are talking wet and dripping) on windows that have already been professionally cleaned. First, we emphasize the importance of caring for our beautiful building. Second that you hold learners accountable for cleaning up when they make a mess.  Please be observant!  Third, that PAPER TOWELS are used to clean windows.  (NOT hands, NOT microfiber cloths, NOT socks, NOT spit)  We have seen all four of these.  We WANT learners designing on glass surfaces, but let's teach them proper cleaning and handling.  We will purchase window cleaner and have it in the office for you.  We also see windowsills where learners have PEELED the paint off of the walls, pencil writing on aluminum door frames, and paper towels all over bathroom floors.  We need to unify together and are asking for your help and diligence in these efforts.  We want to keep our new school looking new and teach these habits to learners.  THANK YOU!


LEEDERSHIP COUNCIL
Samira sent an email, today, with the specifics regarding LEEdership Council.  I also included the dates on the staff calendar.  Please remember that those who have already served on LEEdership Council are tasked with seeing the leadership capacity in others and should not run for a spot.  They may need reminding.  Please look for Google Form from Samira for declaration of candidacy to send home in your Friday communication.


INNOVATORS MINDSET BOOK STUDY
Just a friendly reminder that Chapters 1-3 should be read by Wednesday.  Ashely, Jessica, and Jacque will be hosting a *SLOW* Twitter chat, beginning Tuesday November 1st through Friday, November 4th.  Check out the directions for our Slow Twitter Chat here.  We can't wait to grow together, virtually, through the Innovator's Mindset book study!


ITEMS FOR BLOG
If you have items for my blog, please email them to me by Wednesday.  Short and concise is the rule to live by.  If you have items to go in Designer newsletters, type PUT IN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER in the subject line so designers can easily search their inbox for your blurbs.


FED EX DAY
Enjoy your one hour on Wednesday where you learn about a topic of YOUR choice related to YOUR goals, and earn Flex credit for it.  This is a time for learning.  Please post to Today's Meet after 4:30, but before 5:00, on Wednesday and share what you learned during your time in order to get credit for your hour.  You may choose to participate in the slow chat part of this time.  Alli will also be offering a technology session.  She will email that info to you. You may also be interested in this differentiation self-assessment.

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?  This is a great video Ashley found on principles of differentiation from Carol Ann Tomlinson.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

(thank you fourth grade for your work on the ADI pilot!!)

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Perseverance- the ability to persist or continue to the end

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Make every effort to be as organized as possible.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"The man who moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones." -Chinese Proverb

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Oct 30- Jessica's Birthday
Oct 31- Nov 4- Last week for Write a Check Fundraising
Oct 31-  Learners Declare Candidacy for LEEdership Council
              Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Assembly (1:45-2:30 Gym- we will sit like Spirit Rally)
Nov 1- Education Foundation t-shirt and Jeans
            K-2 Math Educator Academy
            Alex's Bridal Shower (3:30 Media Center)
Nov 2-  College Shirt with Jeans
             Digital LEEdership Council Campaign Posters Due
             Chapters 1-3 of Innovator's Mindset Read
             IBM Feedback (Small conference room 8:30-12:00)
             Fed Ex Day (3:30-4:30)
             Padlet Webinar (7:00-8:00pm)
Nov 3- 3-5 Math Educator Academy
            Claudia visits houses during Specials to review TELPAS & Years in School
Nov 4- LEEdership Speeches and Primary Elections
            Chris Barton Author Visit (see schedule here)
Nov 5- Dads Club Event (Main Event)

Week of Oct 24

Thank you for your FIERCEness this week!  You did a wonderful job of representing our school with our many visitors and continue to impress.  Our guests leave Lee feeling inspired and hopeful with new ideas to take back to their schools.  This is because of each and every one of YOU!  Please remember you are "Here for a Reason" and that YOU make a difference in education and at Lee.

Thank you for celebrating us on Bosses' Day and making Monday a special day for us.

We also thank you for staying late for Watson training and moving full steam ahead with our pilot.

DID YOU KNOW

• that Dodi Casper has a SS Newsletter for you to view? There are some voting and Veteran's Day ideas.  Be thinking about how you will incorporate the election and Veteran's Day in your lesson designs the next couple of weeks.  LEEdership Council info will be coming your way from fifth grade, soon!
• the cafeteria may be short handed on Friday.  If they are, we may have to use only one line.  We MIGHT also have a guest server (trying to move things on my calendar and secure a hairnet- ha)  THANK YOU for your flexibility!
• thanks to PTO Reflex Math should be back up and running?  Please write a card of thanks for this pricey support from them.  If you have new learners that need added, please email Ashley.

WRITE A CHECK
Please make sure the Write a Check letters go home in report card envelopes on Friday.  These were copied and placed in your mailboxes.  It is imperative that the letter makes it home.  The letter is also posted on Peach Jar for any parents that need another copy.  WAC is our BIGGEST fundraiser of the year and we need you to pump your learners up about it.  Please read the letter so you are informed what our funds go toward.


CLARITY SURVEY
If you have not taken the survey (or had your learners complete it) PLEASE get this done this week so that it is off of all of our "to do" lists.  Participation is crucial for making campus technology decisions.  THANK YOU!


RED RIBBON WEEK
You may wear jeans if you participate in Red Ribbon Week theme days.

STORYBOOK CHARACTER PARADE and SCHOOL DANCE
Please encourage learners and plan to participate in Friday's parade.  A book should accompany "costumes" and learners are allowed to wear their costume to the dance on Friday night.  Entrance into the event is free with a food donation that will be donated to Metrocrest.  PTO will communicate what each grade/house is bringing.  Please plan to attend the dance and engage with the learners and their famiLEEs.  We love it when you bring your family, too!   It is a great opportunity to build relationships and have FUN!


DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH

Target the Problem! is a tool to help parents and Designers understand the specific problems a child may be having with reading. You'll find practical suggestions on what you (and kids themselves) can do to help learners overcome or deal with their reading difficulties.

WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
Ashley and I have started our observations this week.  It is SO WONDERFUL being in your space for 45 minutes.  Remember we are to see the entire lesson cycle, so you need to plan a lesson that encompasses the full lesson cycle.  If you did not get a calendar invite for an observation, please email your evaluator.  This week we start a new domain focus during our walkthroughs.  We will focus on:  2.4 Differentiation.  Be aware, if you have your observation in the next four weeks, you will not receive a walkthrough in this domain.  We will address it in your TTESS observation.  THANK YOU!

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Problem Solving- creating solutions; finding answers

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

You should never complain if the line is too long, the food isn't good, or there is a wait.  You don't want to be negative to the point where you spoil the enjoyment of the event for others.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." -Charles Swindoll

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Oct 23: Britt's Birthday
Oct 24- Nov 4: Write a Check Fundraising
Oct 24- Oct 31: Red Ribbon Week
Oct 24:  Wear pajamas
Oct 25:  Wear boots
              Mentor Meeting (3:30 Green House)
Oct 26:  Wear hats or have crazy hair
              Lee Learner Luncheons (10:30-1:00)
              Leadership Meeting (3:30)
Oct 27:  Spurs Savings (7:30-7:50 Cafe)
              Learn About Lee Learning Walk (8:00-9:00)
Oct 28:  TOY Nominations Due to District
              Storybook Character Parade (8:00-8:30ish)
              5th Grade Bully Program (1:00-2:30 CMSW)
              So You Think You CAN Dance (6:30-8:30)

Week of Oct 17

This "short" week sure has gone by in a FLASH!  THANK YOU for going with the flow with our IBM guests and tours this week.  Shanna and Chantel will be out on Friday.  There is no doubt you can all hold down the fort.  Please leave as soon as learners are safely dismissed.  Have a super weekend!

DID YOU KNOW:

• that with the new budget system, our approved vendors list is KAPUT?  Please contact Nikki (X6026) if you need to know if a vendor is approved before completing your POs.  We need your help on POs.  Make sure you include shipping costs and print out your shopping bag if your order was made online.
• interior and exterior window washing will start happening the next couple weeks?  Please put a sign on any glass surface you do not want washed.
• that we will be getting a new nighttime custodian?  I will continue to keep you posted, but sadly, Tina has gone to Grand Prairie.
• some folks have already completed their Clarity surveys and their classes, too?

TEAM TIME AND HOUSE TIME
You all have been doing an excellent job using our Team Time agendas, and I am proud of the work that you have accomplished as both houses and grades.  I recognize that "planning/designing" has to be done outside that time for your grades, and I want to acknowledge the commitment that many of you have made to stay late or come early to plan with your peers.  THANK YOU! Your extra time to learn from one another SHOWS!


SPIRIT RALLY
Please wear jeans and a house shirt on Monday.  We will call you down at 8:00 to sit where your houses were for our Unity Rally.  Come prepared with one adult house representative (could even be your Specials person if they like) and one learner to participate in our teacher/learner event at the end.  We will be on a normal schedule on Monday.


NOTE FROM JACQUE
Please fill out this Needs Assessment Survey for the new 9 weeks.  In addition, Jacque created a  document for House and Team Time agenda topics.  I added this resource under the IC tab on our Faculty Website.

DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH
AD/HD and dyslexia are distinct conditions that frequently overlap, thereby causing some confusion about the nature of these two conditions. It is estimated that 30% of those with dyslexia have coexisting AD/HD. Coexisting means the two conditions, AD/HD and dyslexia, can occur together, but they do not cause each other. Take a look at this quick “fact sheet” for more information!  (Thanks, Mary!)


TRANSFORMATION IN ACTION VISITS
We will have visitors from high performing school districts visiting from 9-11 and 1-3 on Tuesday.   This visit is a big deal and aligned with the Visioning Document that spearheaded our CISD Learning Framework. Guests are coming to watch lesson design and digital learning.  Please have your digital signage up, please use ALL areas of the building, showcase any Schoology you are using, and ramp up the SAMR.


NTVI VISIT ON THURSDAY
Penny and Deana will be bringing a group of 25 APs from the North Texas Regional Consortium to our school on Thursday afternoon.   The goal of their visit is to learn more about our school because it is modeled after the Visioning Document.  Much like our TIA visits, they are looking for transformative practices, authentic assessment, digital learning anytime/anywhere, and accountability for learning.

WATSON TRAINING
Don't forget we have our training on Wednesday and Thursday from 4-6.  If you get a chance, ask May, Cassie, or Jacque about their preview time.  I have no doubt you are going to be excited to finally learn more about this tool!


WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
This is our final week focusing on 3.2 Managing Student Behavior.  Our goal is for you to have two walkthroughs in this domain.  We are impressed with some of the management tools that we see in place like: CHAMPS, self-paced learning in Schoology, assigned jobs during collaborative work, self- reflection, goal setting and more.  Nothing helps manage student behavior more than ENGAGEMENT, wait time, and consistency!

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Accountability-being responsible for one's actions

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

If you are asked a questions in conversation, you should ask a question in return.  It is only polite to show others that you are just as interested in them as they are in you.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"I am NOT a product of my circumstances.  I AM a product of my decisions." -Stephen Covey

DATES TO REMEMBER:

National School bus Safety Week
Oct 17- RtI Meetings
             Spirit Rally (8:15 Gym)
             CISD Ed Foundation Grants Due (4:30)
Oct 18- Deepa's Birthday
             Grades Due (8:30)
             Transformation in Action Site Visits
Oct 19- Convocation Shirt and Jeans
             Watson Training (4:00-6:00 Lee Yellow House)
Oct 20- NTVI Group Visits Lee (12:30-3:30- A120)
             Watson Training (4:00-6:00 Lee Yellow House)

Oct 21- Report cards go home

             Great Expectations training at Lee (A120-A122)

             Flu Clinic (1:00)

Week of Oct 10

Have a wonderful Friday conferencing with learners and their parents.  It is the perfect time for our parents to witness the great learning experiences you give their learners and for them to own their learning.  THANK YOU for your hard work on goal setting with each child!!  The office has ordered sandwich platters and chips from Which Wich tomorrow.  They should arrive around 11:00, so please come down and feed yourself.  ENJOY the long weekend! I hope you make it to the fair and get some well deserved rest!

DID YOU KNOW

• some folks are "borrowing" items from our media center without checking them out?  Please make sure you scan out any items you need from the media center?  If you do not know how to do this, please see Melinda or leave the item with a sticky note for her to check out at her earliest convenience.
• there is a new Director of Marketing & Business Partnerships for CISD?  Her name is Tammy Taylor and she is WONDERFUL.  If you are looking for ways to connect with businesses and experts, she is an email away! 
• parents are highly interested in online textbook access to reinforce learning at home?  Can you please link in web addresses for your online textbooks that support your weekly learning?  I can share more at Team Time, but have already talked with 4th and 5th grades.
• that your presentation Macs, dongles, projectors, and apple TVs ARE NOT PERMITTED to be moved?  You received communication from Jennifer at the beginning of the school year and will be receiving another reminder.  Please fix this immediately!

DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH

It is often thought that those identified with Dyslexia are held back by their disability. The reality, however, is that there are many famous people in the past and in the world today who have overcome this disability in order to accomplish many great things! Watch this emotionally moving, but short video of famous Dyslexics.  (Thanks, Mary!)

CLARITY SURVEY
You will be receiving an email about the district Clarity Survey from Alli.  Please complete this at your earliest convenience and have your learners complete it, too.


RED HOUSE PERFORMANCE
We will be calling grades to come down (starting with Kinder) at 8:05 so that we can start promptly at 8:15.  Please bring learners in at a level zero.  We will review audience etiquette and can't wait to watch Red House perform!

RED AND BLACK, GEMS, SUPER TEACHER
We have so many incredibly talented folks and people that go above and beyond at our school.  Please take time to nominate them through one of these recognition programs.  Red and Black winners will be recognized at our Spirit Rally by Bennett Ratliff.  GEMS are recognized before school board meetings by Anthony Hill.  Super Teachers get to go to lunch with Dr. Waldrip and are presented with a shirt from our Asst. Superintendents.


TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Do you know an extraordinary educator that has made a difference in the lives of his/her learners by exemplifying best teaching practices while serving as an ambassador for public education?  Someone who understands and demonstrates transformational leadership in the classroom? An educator who fully embraces the tenants of the Learning Framework and who supports and promotes the mission/vision of CISD?  We need nominations completed by October 28.


CISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION GRANTS
Do you have an innovative idea that you would like the Education Foundation to help pay for?  Grants must be Principal approved and are due October 17.  GOOD LUCK!


DADS CLUB CAMP IN
Our Dad's Club will host their first family event on Friday Night.  Learners bring their tents and sleeping bags to school and camp out in our cafe and gym.  A movie will be shown and pizza and snack will be included.  Please share this link to have them register for the event.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfz39iLhEljR3MM35KgWjHn3B-n-1ywde7Md3GQGb44zaWOiA/viewform

FED EX
Enjoy your one hour on Wednesday where you learn about a topic of YOUR choice related to YOUR goals, and earn Flex credit for it.  This is a time for learning.  Please post to Today's Meet after 4:30, but before 5:00, on Wednesday and share what you learned during your time in order to get credit for your hour.

Cottonwood Creek and Lee will be having FedEx at the same time on October 12.  Since cloning technology has not advanced so far as to allow me to be at both schools at the same time and since both schools are interested in learning more about Schoology, I am hosting a JOINT FedEx session open to BOTH campuses.  This session will be held in the DLC office at Brock (aka the halfway point between both schools).  Because of the design of this session, it will be limited to the first 20 educators that sign up.  Click the sign up link HERE to learn more! Please sign up by this Friday if you plan to attend.

RtI UPDATE FROM ASHLEY:

Thank you for attending the first round of RtI meetings and bearing with us as we set up a new system.  I appreciate how prepared you all were and how dedicated you are to helping problem-solve for your learners.  Please remember to continue to sign up using the RtI Meeting Sign-Up (at least a day in advance) to check in with us and provide us with current data for those in the process. 

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

Thank you to those who attended our first BWW Night!  We raised almost $200 for our school!  That is what helped pay for our sandwiches for Friday.  Please put the new card in your newsletters and remind learners to mention that they are with Lee when they eat at BWW.  The next night is Thursday, October 13th, and Red House is making an appearance.  

WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
3.2 Managing Student Behavior- By the end of next week, you should have one walkthrough from Ashley and Chantel in this domain.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Self-Discipline- the ability to choose and control one's own actions.

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Make eye contact.  When someone is speaking, keep your eyes on him or her at all times.  If someone makes a comment, turn and face that person.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear. " -Mark Twain

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Oct 8- Chess Club Date
Fire Prevention Week
National School Lunch Week
Oct 10- NO SCHOOL
Oct 11-14- CoGAT Testing
Oct 11- Kristina's Birthday
             Stop, Collab, Listen (1st Grade- 3:30 Austin)
             PTO Mtg. (6:30 Cafe)
             CISD Twitter Chat (7:30)
Oct 12- House Shirt and Jeans
             Shanna's Birthday
             Fed Ex Day (3:30-4:30)
Oct 13- Spurs Savings (7:30-7:50 Cafe)
             Red House Performance (8:15 and 6:30 Cafe)
             Tour- Mansfield ISD- 30 people (9:00)
                       UME Prep- 5 people (1:00)
             Stop, Collab, Listen (Kinder- 3:30 Austin)
             Science Training (Second Grade- 3:45 DCE)
             Buffalo Wild Wings Night
Oct 14- Social Spurs Tailgate Luncheon
             Corissa's Birthday
             Dad's Club Camp In (7:00 pm-8:00am)
Oct 15- Alex's Birthday
             Sheltered Instruction Training Due from New Designers
             Unity in the Community- Red House (Coppell Farmers Market)

Week of Oct 3

It is starting to feel like Fall is in the air!  ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND... maybe even try some fun State Fair of Texas foods!  I want to thank you and acknowledge the risk-taking visible during learning walks, walkthroughs, and class visits.  We saw great use of outdoor spaces and house collaboration this week.  The work you are accomplishing in Team Time is astonishing!  You each continue to stretch yourselves and push for greatness for our learners.  

We're also impressed with the learning that comes back to Lee from content specialists and Math and Literacy Academy participants.  You are the MOST INCREDIBLE models of learning I have ever seen!  This graphic reminds me of you and was created by my doodle teacher, Trae.

DID YOU KNOW

• the State Fair of Texas opens tomorrow?  You will get your Designer and Learner State Fair tickets in your box on Friday.  PLEASE send these home with learners, on Friday, in a secure way so that they do not get lost.  Not using your staff ticket, return it to Deepa.  She will add it to the extras.  If you want an extra adult ticket, email her and she can get you one on a first come, first serve basis.
• you and your learners can still shop the Book Fair VIRTUALLY? Click here until 10/8 and books will ship to Lee the week of 10/15 for FREE.
•  that "Dyslexia affects up to 1 in 5 people, but the experience of dyslexia isn't always the same? This difficulty in processing language exists along a spectrum -- one that doesn't necessarily fit with labels like "normal" and "defective." In this short video, Kelli Sandman-Hurley urges us to think again about dyslexic brain function and to celebrate the neurodiversity of the human brain."   Thanks for sharing, Mary!

MAD HATTER
Please encourage your learners to participate in the new (tags on) hat drive on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  If they participate, they may wear a hat to school on Thursday.

LAWSUIT
From Dr. Waldrip: Our reply to anyone that asks for comments or your opinion on the federal lawsuit in our district, our reply is "This issue is in litigation, I can't comment at this time."


TEAM TIME
From our Admin. Mtg. this week, Dr. Waldrip has requested that we DO NOT USE THE WORD PLC.  He feels passionate that a meeting is not a PLC.  Please make sure you refer to our learning communities as "Team Time" or  for both yourselves and our learners.  THANK YOU. 



SUBSTITUTES
A friendly reminder...if you are going to be out for a planned absence (whether it is school business or not) you must submit your absence through Eduphoria Formspace.  We need to maintain this practice to make sure subs are paid from the proper budget and to make sure they are put in SmartFind for you.  THANK YOU!



WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
We will continue giving you feedback on, 3.2 Managing Student Behavior, this week.

ATTENDANCE

1. Please remember to submit your attendance by 10:00am every morning.  It is imperative that we follow that time deadline in order to report accurate information for our school.  Please set an alarm on your phone and set up notifications (see Chantel's blog from a few weeks ago) to receive an email notification when you haven't taken attendance.  
2. Please make sure your attendance is ACCURATE.  It does not build trust with parents when they get a call their learner is absent when they are at school.  
3. If you did not include the updated attendance information from our website in your newsletter, please do that this week!  You can provide them a direct link here.  http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/14000

RED AND BLACK SUPERSTAR PROGRAM
The Coppell Education Foundation is continuing the Red & Black Super Star Program.  This year the awards will be given out on 4 occasions.  The first nomination deadline is October 7th.  Subsequent deadlines are December 9th and March 3rd.  Each winner will receive a Super Star shirt, a certificate and a stylus/pen.  The awards will be presented at an assembly or during announcements.  Students can be nominated by any CISD employee.  CISD employees can be nominated by a parent, a middle-school student or a CISD employee.  Nominations can be made at http://www.coppellisdef.com/r-b-super-star.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

CUSTODIAL APPRECIATION

Social Spurs will take care of gift cards for our custodians, but your learners may want to create cards or poems during your writing time.  

FALL CONFERENCE DAY AND HOURLY EMPLOYEES

Please document the parents that you conference with.  It is a best practice to add this to your communication log.  

If you are a Paraprofessional or Instructional Aide, please let Chantel and Ashley know what your plans are for Friday.  If you have 8 hours of comp/flex time, already, you do not need to come in on Friday.  If you are trying to earn more for the week of Thanksgiving, we need people to greet in the front office because Shanna and Deepa will be out.  Comp/flex hours should NOT be greater than 20 at this time.

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Friendship- caring for and trusting one another.

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

Do not save seats in the lunchroom.  If someone wants to 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.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

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

DATES TO REMEMBER:

National Dyslexia Month
Oct 3-  National Custodian Appreciation Day
            Global Read Aloud Begins
            Bring New Hats for Mad Hatter
Oct 4- Allaso Ranch Parent Mtg. (6:00-7:00 Cafe)
           Dad's Club Mtg. (7:00)
Oct 5- College Shirt Day
           Walk at School Wednesday
           Staff Mtg. (CANCELLED) you have Watson two days next week!
Oct 6- Wear Hats for Mad Hatter Day
            4th Grade at Science Training
            1st Grade Science Training (3:45-5:00 DCE)
Oct 7- NO SCHOOL for learners
           Elementary Conference Day
           Red and Black Superstar Nominations DUE
Oct 8- Chess Club Movie Date
Oct 10- NO SCHOOL

Week of Sept 26

Happy Fall Y'all!  What another incredible week here at Lee.  Ashely and I have concluded BOY Goal Setting meetings and hope to have a walkthrough for each of you by the end of Friday- WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.  Goal setting is truly THE BEST- getting face time with each and every one of you and hearing your dreams and ideas for the year.  It is exciting to think about where we will be, as a campus, with our questioning by the end of the year!  You continue to amaze us with the innovative, creative, and child-centered experiences you design for our learners.  Of course, our first tour GUSHED about you.  They were inspired by the learning inside and outside the building, the inquiry science based activities, the use of technology at high SAMR levels, the integration of special education learners, multi-age level interactions, and the engagement of your learners.  Two different people commented about how focused our kids were on their learning- that is ALL DUE TO YOU!  Please know we appreciate the amazing work you do. 

DID YOU KNOW...

• there is a website that can help you with classroom volume?  Check out this site, but be aware it only works in Chrome.  Thanks for the share Hillary!
• here is the link to sign up for the Coppell Gifted Association Scholarship.  It is a great resource!
• that tour dates and times are on our faculty calendar? You will notice that they are not every week this year.
• that our district uses #75019math, #75019science, #CISDinspire, #CISDproud, and #TellMeSomethingGood to capture stories on Twitter? Maybe the district will like or retweet you!
• you can easily see iPad barcodes WITHOUT removing the case? Go to Settings -> General -> About -> Name? This will help when adding tickets for devices that need help. THANKS LAYNE!
• that PTO put navy FamiLEE shirts in all of our new hire boxes?  Please take time to write them a thank you note for their generosity!
• Ms. Satish will join us in B4 until Taylor returns.  Her email is msatish@coppellisd.com  Please welcome her to our famiLEE!

FALL PICTURES
We will cycle classes through pictures (in the flex area of the media center) on Monday according to our Specials Rotation.  We will send a "runner" to your space so we have minimal disruption to the learning day.

MATH EDUCATOR ACADEMY
Since we have such a large number of participants in all grades and houses, please plan on sharing your learning in your house and team meetings when you return.


HOMECOMING PARADE
I hope to have our letter from PTO on Friday.  I will forward the letter for you to send to your float rider as soon as I can approve it.  It is important your learner wear a school spirit shirt and meet at Cottonwood Creek Elementary at 5:00 on Wednesday.


BUFFALO WILD WINGS NIGHT
We have our FIRST BWW night on Thursday.  This business gives 10% of purchases back to our school and the manager is a Lee parent.  Since this is our first night, we invite EVERYONE to drop by.  Please talk this event up to your leaners and let them know what time you will be there so we can fill the place up!  Parents need to present this card when they pay their bill and can use the card ANYtime, not just on our BWW Nights.

PARENT COMMUNICATION
Do you keep a parent communication log?  This is a good idea for both positive and not so positive conversations.  In education: if it is not documented, it didn't happen.  Also, think about picking up the phone (instead of emailing) when you have an issue that could potentially escalate.  We have a caring staff, and typically if there are issues, it is due to miscommunication.  When a parent has your listening ear and hears your voice on the other end showing concern, most problems will be solved.


LEARNER LED CONFERENCES
Thank you for getting parents AND LEARNERS signed up to attend conferences on October 7.


WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
The next 4 weeks we will focus our walkthroughs on 3.2 Managing Student Behavior.  We look forward to seeing the systems you have in place.

BULLYING PREVENTION COMPLIANCE
Bullying Prevention compliance training has been added to Schoology.  It is located in the folder called Campus Compliance Course.  Please view the ppt and sign off on the quiz by October 14. We are assured it should only take a few minutes to complete.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

RTI UPDATE:

1. Please sign up for a time slot on September 26th or October 3rd to discuss your learners in RtI.  
2. You may begin the Behavior RtI Gating process as a House.  Information about the Behavior RtI can be found in the Intervention Services google folder.  This document is a quick-guide to the Gating Process for Tier 1/Tier 2.  Please meet as a House to nominate your top three externalizers and top three internalizers.  This information will be shared with Angela and Ashley, and we will discuss these learners more in-depth at future RtI meetings.  Please have the Gating Process complete by September 30th.     

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Patience- the ability to wait calmly

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

When a designer is assisting another learner, wait calmly until her or she can help you.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Consider the chicken; you get them by hatching the eggs not smashing them." -Arnold H. Glasow

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Sept 26-Sept 30:  Book Fair Week
                             Homecoming Week
Sept 25:  BOY Screener info in AWARE
Sept 26:  Fall Picture Day
               Chantel at District Training
Sept 27:  K-2 Math Educator Academy
Sept 28:  3-5 Math Educator Academy
               School Shirt w/ Jeans
               Leadership Mtg. (3:45 Buffalo Wild Wings)
               Homecoming Parade (5:00-?)
Sept 29:  Buffalo Wild Wings Night
                Learning Walks with Parents (8:00-9:00)
                4th Grade Science Training (3:45-5:00- DCE)
Sept 30:  Social Spurs Dues Due

Week of Sept 19

I MISS YOU!!!  It has been a great three days of learning, but I am ready to be back with our famiLEE.  THANK YOU to all of you for your posts to Twitter.  Those posts fill my bucket when I am away and also gave me "bragging rights" about the incredible efforts of our Designers and Learners at Lee.  Thank you to Ashley, Angela, and April for "holding down the fort" while I was away.  I hope you all found joy in your journey this week!

DID YOU KNOW

• that people are leaving exterior and vestibule doors open?  This is a safety and energy efficiency concern.  Please help by closing these doors if a learner or designer have left them open.
• that the only way we can track technology help is by submitting a help desk ticket?  Please ALWAYS use this system.  In the case of a learner who is locked out, after submitting your help desk ticket, email Layne the learner name, username, and new password so she can get it reset. 
• that the new Apple coding app, Swift, has launched?  Check it out here.
• that our new office assistant will be starting on Monday?  Her name is Candace Haywood and her number is 469-682-9065

PTO MTG
Don't forget to bring a learner to Tuesday night's meeting at 6:30.  They need to be ready to share a brief overview about your house CBL work. Please remind parents in your weekly communciation.

DONUTS FOR DADS
Our Dad's Club will host Donuts with Dads Wednesday morning. Please remind them in your weekly communication.

SPUR SAVINGS
Please remind parents that we will begin Spur Savings.  The registration and information sheets can be found on PeachJar here.

BOOK FAIR

Preview sign ups from Melinda were shared for Friday, September 23 and Monday, September 26.

WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
3.1 Environment- By the end of this week, you should have one walkthrough from Ashley and Chantel.

FROM ASHLEY

Updated attendance information has been added to our Lee website, including a new form to complete for approval for religious holidays.  All attendance approvals for religious holidays and extended absences will come to Ashley.  As a reminder, if a learner is absent, they should bring a handwritten note (not email) to the office within 3 days of their absence that indicates the learner's first and last name, date of absence, and reason for absence.  Thank you for your help in this!   

Please make sure to provide a direct link to this updated page in your weekly communication.    

http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/14000

FROM NURSE AMY
If you are CPR Certified, please give a copy of your card to Amy.  Also, planning on getting a flu shot at Lee this year?  Email Amy so she can get a head count.

THIS WEEK'S CURRICULUM COURIER

BWW NIGHT
We have posted our nights for the year on the faculty calendar for the year.  It is our hope that Houses will take a night (we tried to plan most on a performance night) to go to at least one Buffalo Wild Wings Night this year.

LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:

Encourage- to inspire with courage and hope

LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:

If someone in the class wins a game or does something well, congratulate that person.

LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"When someone does something good, applaud.  You make two people happy."

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Sept- 19- Send home Progress Reports (3-5)
                5th Grade Field Trip
                BOY Goal Setting
Sept 20- Spurs Savings Bank Training
               BOY Goal Setting
               PTO Mtg. (6:30)
Sept 21- Convocation T-shirt and Jeans
              Donuts with Dads (Cafe 7:00-7:50)
              Staff Mtg. (3:30-5:00)
Sept 22- Global Character Day
              Spurs Savings Grand Opening (Cafe 7:30-7:50)
              Campus Tour (1:00)
              3rd Science Training (DCE 3:45)
              Kinder Stop Collaborate & Listen (Lee 3:30)
Sept 23- Layne's Birthday
              Fall Book Fair Begins
              BOY Screening Window Ends
              Campus Tour (9:00 and 1:00)
Sept 25- AWARE Data Due in System