Pride Preview Vol. 17

Thank you all for a successful testing week! As we head into the days ahead, we have our Standards Mastery Checks for grades 3–5, the IB Winter Wonderland, and our K–2 Music Show. I appreciate the extra work and preparation each of you continues to put in during this busy season.

I hope you’re feeling the love of the 12 Days of Christmas—please keep spreading joy with one another and with your students. Your energy, commitment, and positivity make all the difference.

IJC

• Shout out to all staff who supported during testing last week: Ms. Acevedo, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Owens, Ms. Elias, Ms. Banda, Ms. Contreras, Ms. Alvarez, and Mrs. Acevedo, and Mrs. Martinez, Ms. Green, and Ms. Timms.
• Thank you all teachers for providing the best testing environment for our students.
• Shout-out to Ms. Paredes for coming to campus and supporting the Fall UIL Meet on a Saturday!

This week, we proudly recognize Nurse Wilcox for her outstanding commitment to our students and families. Every day, she provides calm, compassionate, and thorough care—creating a welcoming space where students feel supported and families know they are in good hands. Her dedication to customer service is evident in the way she listens, responds promptly, and works tirelessly to meet the needs of our campus community.

What makes Nurse Wilcox especially remarkable is that her service doesn’t end when the school day does. Outside of work, she leads Women Count USA, a national project she created to honor and document the lives of women in the U.S. whose lives were taken by gender-based violence. Her work was recently featured in The Atavist Magazine, highlighting her commitment to ensuring these women are remembered with dignity, accuracy, and humanity.

Nurse Wilcox brings that same care, attention, and advocacy to our school every single day. We are grateful for her compassion, her professionalism, and the powerful impact she makes both inside and outside the classroom.

• TA's clock in by 7:30am | Teachers clock in by 7:45 am
• 🎯Teachers, please pick up your students by 7:45 am from the auditorium.
• Morning Announcements, 4D
• Morning Circle Lessons
• 🎯 Week 7: seven grades per subject in Powerschool (Grading Calendar)
• Follow Master Schedule Daily

Monday, Dec 08

• MOY i-Ready Make-Ups
• Watch Dog - Matthew Nabb
• G/T Testing
• Fire Drill
• 3:45 - 4:30pm | All Staff Meeting
• 6:30pm | SBDM Meeting

Tuesday, Dec 09

• G/T Testing
• SMC Q2 3-5 Reading
• 💻 3:30pm-5:00pm | Coding Club
• 🏀 5:30pm | Away vs Walnut Hill Elem @ Charles Gill ES

Wednesday, Dec 10

• G/T Testing

• SMC Q2 3-5 Math

• 🎭 3:30 - 4:30pm | E-Sports Club (4th - 5th)

• 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Finding Nemo Music Rehearsal

• 5:00 - 7:00pm | IB Family Night Winter Wonderland (PTA Santa Pics and Potluck)

Thursday, Dec 11

• G/T Testing
• SMC Q2 Make Ups
• 🎭 3:30–4:30 PM | After School Instrument Ensemble
• 6:00pm | "Paint the Town December a PK4-2nd Holiday Performance

Friday, Dec 12

• G/T Testing
• SMC Q2 Make Ups
• Academy 4
• Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Kinder FT to Dallas Aquarium
• Watch DOG - Todd Schubert
• 3:45pm - 4:45pm | Yearbook Club

Saturday, Dec 13

• 9:00am - 5:00pm |E-Sports Tournament (Obama Academy)

❗Part of our IB Family Night is featuring what learning experiences our students have had over the semester! In an effort to build community connection with our IB programming, EACH GRADE LEVEL need to complete a BOARD or POSTER featuring on of their UNITS of INQUIRY from the semester.

IB Leadership Team Member, Mrs. Gosling sent email with the criteria, but you can also find it linked here. This need to be complete by noon on Wednesday December 10, 2025!

📅 ALSO - Please add the image below and the following blurb to your Class Dojos! 📅

Parents & Families!

Please join us for a night of Wonders, Inquiry, & STEM fun w/ the Perot Museum at the Fall IB Night… expect

• Interactive, fun STEM Stations,
• Student Reflections from the Semester,
• Pics with Santa, and
• Dinner for the family!

See you there, we begin at 5PM!

¡Padres y Familias!

Acompáñennos a una noche de Maravillas, Indagación y diversión STEM con el Museo Perot en nuestra Noche de Otoño del IB... tendremos:

• Estaciones de STEM interactivas y divertidas,

• Reflexiones de los estudiantes sobre el semestre,

• Fotos con Santa, y

• ¡Cena para toda la familia!

¡Nos vemos allá, comenzamos a las 5 PM!

• 2025-2026 3rd Standards Mastery Blueprint
• 2025-2026 4th Standards Mastery Blueprint
• 2025-2025 Standards Mastery 5th Grade

Math

• SMC 2 Blueprint Grade 3
• SMC #2 Blueprint Template [4].docx
• SMC #2 Blueprint Template [5].docx

Science

• ACP Blueprint

• Starting Friday, December 19 after school, the moving team will start removing old furniture

• Removal of old furniture is scheduled to be complete by Sunday, December 21

• Campus staff to do list on or before Friday, December 19 by 12 noon

• Please declutter all spaces and box up your loose items/documents.

• Confidential documents are to be locked away in a safe location. Not to be left out or inside any drawers. All old furniture will be removed and taken to a landfill.

• Once old furniture is removed, we cannot get it back.

• All technology is to be unplugged and removed from old furniture.

• Remove any/all personal items from all areas. Lock them up and/or take them home for the holidays.

• Only in certain special circumstances will any existing furniture remain. All existing furniture will be removed

• New furniture will make a nice statement when delivered and installed. Upon your return from winter break, you should have all new furniture in place as pictorial depicts.

• If you have existing furniture that you would like to keep in your room/space, please speak with Mr. Carter.

• All new furniture must remain in place, no moving anything around until FF&E Team has inventoried all items in each room the 1st week in January 2026!!

• I will provide final room assignments as well as a pictorial of the new furniture installation later this week.

We are excited to announce the start of a friendly, campus-wide competition: Operation Math Magic! This is designed to build students’ automaticity with their basic math facts and strengthen the foundation needed for long-term success in mathematics.

The Problem

A lack of automaticity in basic math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) significantly limits a student’s working memory and slows progress in higher-level math. This can lead to:

• Cognitive overload

• Reduced efficiency and accuracy

• A weak foundation for future math

• Increased math anxiety and reduced confidence

• Limited access to future STEM opportunities

The Solution

Memorizing essential math facts in elementary school promotes automaticity, which:

• Frees up working memory

• Enables higher-level thinking

• Builds efficiency and confidence

• Establishes a strong foundation for future math and STEM careers

How Operation Math Magic Works

Students in 1st–3rd grade will participate in a structured progression of math fact mastery. Each assessment milestone represents a step toward becoming a Math Magician.

• Students will take home practice pages to build fluency.

• They will demonstrate mastery through assessment pages provided for each stage.

• When a grade level meets milestone proficiency, the campus will cover a circle on the campus display banner.

• When individual students meet milestone proficiency, they will receive rewards from Academic Services.

• Students who complete all six stages will earn a Math Magician T-Shirt.

Below are the assessment dates and the targeted skills for each grade level:

We have a banner that we will put on display in the cafeteria to track campus-wide progress toward these goals!

To support a smooth and consistent rollout, you will receive:

• Take-home practice pages for students

• Assessment pages for each milestone

• A template for a classroom display poster

• Grade 1 materials

• Grade 2 materials

• Grade 3 materials

Thank you for your partnership as we launch this exciting initiative. We look forward to watching our students grow in confidence, build essential math fluency, and earn their place as Math Magicians! ✨

Please reach out with any questions as we begin Operation Math Magic.

It’s time to plan for after-school snacks! If you sponsor a club, team, or group that meets after school, please take a minute to complete this form today so Ms. Johnson and her team can plan ahead and make sure your students stay fed and happy.

Hello! At Lipscomb, we ensure every student stays warm during the winter by providing coats to those in need. Whether a student's jacket is too small, too large, worn out, or they have no outerwear at all, we're here to help! Please include their information below, and myself and the PTA will coordinate the rest. Thank you!

- Counselor Green

Click HERE to SIGN UP for the Door Decorating Contest!

Dec 15: 3:45pm - 4:45pm Staff Meeting

Dec 16: ACP 5th Grade Science

Dec 16: 3:30pm - 5pm Coding Club

Dec 16: 🍰 Happy Birthday Ms. Benton

Dec 17-18: ACP 5th Grade Science Make-Ups

Dec 17: 3:30pm - 5:00pm Musical Rehearsal

Dec 17: 5:30pm Basketball Game Away vs. Maple Lawn @ Walnut Hill Academy

Dec 18: 2:30pm Pantry Distribution

Dec 18: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Instrument Ensemble

Dec 18: Watch D.O.G.S - Jibsam Arias

Dec 19: WLES Staff Holiday Party @ 6:30pm

Dec 19: Early Release @ 12:15pm

Dec 19: End of 2nd Nine Weeks

Jan 1: School Board Appreciation Month

Jan 5: Teachers finalize grades for Report Cards

Jan 5: PD Day

Jan 6: Gradebooks Lock

Jan 6: Students Return

Jan 6: Epiphany Day

Jan 6: Circle MOY PK

Jan 7: 🍰 Happy Birthday Ms. Valadez

Jan 9: 2:30pm Pantry Distribution

Jan 9: 3:45pm - 4:45pm Yearbook Club

Jan 12: 3:45pm - 4:45pm Staff Meeting

Jan 12: 5:30pm Basketball Game Away vs. Dunbar @ Charles Gill ES

Jan13: 6:00pm Basketball Game Away vs. Highland Meadows @ Highland Meadows ES

Jan 13: Teachers print, sign, and date gradebook scoresheets.

Jan 16: Deadline for Special Admin for TELPAS/STAAR for newly enrolled

Jan 16: 3:45pm - 4:45pm Yearbook Club

Jan 17: Spring Open House

Jan 18: Bodhi Day

Jan 18: PK Circle (MOY)

Jan 19: MLK Day NO school

Jan 19: IB Unit #5

NEW CATALOGUE

Action Items for Sponsors:

• 🎯 Student Waivers — All club members must return a signed waiver by the end of this week.

• 🎯 Rosters — Update Student Activities Rosters.

• 🎯 Sponsor Training — 100% of sponsors must complete the 2025 training. A passing score of 80%+ generates a certificate emailed to you. Please provide a copy to Ms. Valadez for recordkeeping in case of audit/campus review.

• Maker Space: Nearly $20,000 remains for our new maker space (to be complete by December). If you’d like to join the design team, let Mr. Carter know.
• PTA Wishlist - Don’t forget—you can request up to $500 through the PTA using this form. Before submitting, please check with Mr. Carter to confirm the item isn’t already on campus.