What an incredible staff you are! Thank you for showing Dr. Shivers, Mr. Hilton, and our Board members what great math instruction looks like at Lee. I am ALWAYS so proud to walk guests through our building and let them see you in action. Wednesday was no exception. The intentional instruction, learner engagement, collaboration, questioning, and high expectations happening were on full display. You don’t just talk about high levels of learning for ALL. You make it happen every single day. It is such a privilege to be your principal and your biggest cheerleader. THANK YOU!
DID YOU KNOW:
- that a purchase order has been submitted for grades for StemScopes Foundations kits for each of your sections? Once they arrive, we will get these in your hands. Due to pricing, we will get the K-2 and 3-5 Fluency Kits next year. I hope this support helps remove the barrier of making so many copies.
- your staff badge gets you +1 into district varsity sport events, including football?
- that all CISD employees should be able to access the Amazon app that is in the “My Applications” menu in SSO? This doesn't mean we can take care of your personal shopping cart, but we CAN use this to assist Amy with orders through Amazon. Video directions are HERE. Name your cart with your last name and the date. I still need a paper copy to code and for documentation, but you can share lists with Amy, as well as emailing the PO to her.
FALL PICTURE DAY
We will begin school pictures immediately following the morning broadcast at 8:00 AM in the cafeteria.
Staff Photos:
- Specials and Support Staff: Please take your photos between 7:40–8:00 AM.
- Teachers may take pictures with their class if they do not get a chance before school.
- We will follow the Specials schedule, beginning with Kinder Purple, 1st Purple, 2nd Purple, and continuing until all of Purple House is complete.
- Then we will move through houses in this order: Yellow → Red → Blue → Green
- If needed, please host indoor recess to help keep learners “fresh.”
- Specials Designers: If your class is not finished by your Specials time, you may be asked to wait with them in the cafeteria.
- Please bring your learners to the cafeteria quickly when volunteers come to get you. Your delay slows down the entire process.
- Once half of your class is finished, you may return to your classroom. Volunteers will send the remaining learners back when they are done.
- Learners should wear their ID badges before arriving at the photographer to speed things up. They can show it to the photographer and clip to their back or hold in their hand when the picture is taken.
FLU CLINIC AT LEE
Coppell ISD will host a fall vaccine clinic @ Lee on Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 10:30-11:15. Participants should bring their insurance card and a completed consent form to the clinic.
PTO MEETING ON TUESDAY
Our next virtual PTO Meeting is coming up this Tuesday, October 6th at 6pm - join us for some exciting updates from your PTO and RJL Admin Team. Reminder - Visit rjlpto.org/rjlspeaks to submit anonymous questions for the PTO or the RJL Admin team prior to the meeting.
Wednesday is College Shirt Day. Encourage learners to participate by wearing a college shirt on the first Wednesday of each month. You may wear jeans with your college shirt.
SWEETEN UP RJL TRUNK OR TREAT!
The Annual RJL Trunk or Treat on October 29th at 5:30pm is one of our favorite community events of the year, but we can't do it without our FamiLEE! To help support the work our designer teams put into their fabulous trunks, we are gathering candy donations for them to hand out on the big night! Please sign up to send in a bag of 150+ pieces of candy/prizes with your learner by Friday, October 23rd. rjlpto.org/candy
Missed the original House Shirt or Winter Wear sale? Now's your chance! We have a limited amount of House Shirts & Winter Wear available in our final inventory — but once they're gone, they're gone!
This is our final inventory, so sizes and quantities are limited!
Shop today at rjlpto.org/spurstore
House Shirt delivery: Week of October 19, 2026
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Please be sure to review the schedule again the morning of Oct. 8 to confirm your location before heading out.
If you don’t see your role listed or are unsure where you should be after reviewing the schedule, please check with your direct supervisor.
- District PL Day Hours: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM (Lunch 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
- All non-exempt staff will still need 40 hours for the week.
- Campus Access: Staff will be able to enter the front door of each PL location using their district badge.
- Dress Code: Jeans and a nice top or campus shirt.
- Supplies: You will need your MacBook AND iPad. Please make sure both devices are updated and charged!
- Required ADA compliance training from CISD
- Planning for learner led conferences
- Completing report cards
- Lesson design time with implementation of 10/8 learning
RESPECT AGREEMENTS
REPORT CARD COMMENTS
As you work on adding comments for K-3 report cards, remember that comments can extend beyond the classroom and influence a child's self-esteem, motivation, and future learning experiences. Meaningful comments can inspire life long love of learning and personal growth. Need some ideas or a place to start? Here are some. You might be interested in Magic School AI tools to assist you as well.
WALKTHROUGHS AND OBSERVATIONS IN OCTOBER
Kudos to those of you that have already had your formal TTESS observation and for others who are planning for their observations. What awesome visits we have had so far! For this month, we will be giving you feedback on Domain 2.5: Monitor and Adjust during walkthroughs. We will be looking for:
How you adjust instruction and activities to maintain student engagement (movement, music, manipulatives, small groups and individual work, conferences with learners).
How you address learner engagement/disengagement.
Questioning and feedback used to check for understanding.
How you use a variety of assessment/input from learners to gather data.
Checks for understanding through purposeful questioning and feedback.
The pacing of the lesson.
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR NEXT ROUND OF FLEX LEARNING
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LEARNER-LED CONFERENCE DAY
Please start sending home parent sign ups for Fall Conferences. (This can be worked on, on Friday) Did you know Parent Square works for scheduling? Julie would be happy to show you how. Let our Admin Team, Angela, SPED, or MLI know if you want any of us to support you during your conferences. Remember that these are learner-led conferences, even for our youngest of friends. Thank you for supporting our campus goal and CISD's core value of collective engagement. Here are my expectations for Lee Learner Led Conferences along with links to MAP parent letters, MAP videos, and MAP and mClass teacher resources from CISD. Thank you, Cassie, for sharing this resource with the campus as well!
COACHES CORNER
Math Word-Problem Schemas: Your New Favorite Strategy!Instead of having learners identify keywords in word problems, teach them how to comprehend each problem as a story with its own type of math-related genre/structure, which is called a Math Schema. Learn more and download resources at SPIRAL Math!
Total, Difference, Change, Equal Groups, and Set Comparison
LESSON IN LEEDERSHIP
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
- GLOBAL MATH WEEK (Oct 10-17)
- PURPLE HOUSE TAKES CARE OF THE LOUNGE THIS MONTH
- HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
- NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH
- STOMP OUT BULLYING MONTH
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
- HINDU HERITAGE MONTH
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