Purple House 5 2023-2024

Dear Purple Families,

Wishing your family a wonderful Christmas holiday and a joyful, restful time making sweet memories with friends and loved ones. May your days be filled with peace, laughter, and a little extra sparkle!

As a special holiday gift, learners were sent home with a small hands-on activity kit to spark curiosity and creativity! Each kit includes simple instruction ideas, paper, tiny bulbs, and a battery. Please help us remind learners that safety comes first. The bulbs and battery are small, so adult supervision is recommended when exploring and creating. We hope this little gift brings joyful learning and fun conversations at home!

Warmly,
Ms. May Voltz
Purple Fifth Grade Teacher

What a fun spirit rally! Learners had a blast cheering on the reindeer races, and a surprise visit from RJ, our beloved mascot, was a fabulous way to kick off an afternoon of joyful Winter House parties. Smiles, laughter, and school spirit filled the air, what a wonderful way to celebrate together! 💜❄️

Elf Math Games brought learning to life through basketball, hockey, bowling, and stacking cubes, all while deepening our understanding of data collection! Learners explored the entire data journey: identifying components of data collection, creating data-collection tables, and representing their findings using different types of graphs. When students are active participants, from gathering the data to analyzing and graphing it, the learning truly sticks. These hands-on graphing experiences are the ones they’ll remember! 📊🎄

We explored a bit of mathematical art after a quick introductory lesson using Desmos, an online graphing calculator. I was completely impressed by how quickly learners picked up this new skill and eagerly continued their work at home! I can’t wait to see what they will plan and create in January.

We have been reading, studying, and writing poems in many different styles. Today, we celebrated our learning by sharing our favorite poems with our classmates. It was a wonderful opportunity to listen, appreciate one another’s work, and celebrate the courage it takes to share your voice. I am so proud of our poets! 💜📖✍️

We will host a Little Library at Lee for future Spurs/Cowboys on January 30. Please share the invitation below. Thank you, Holly, for organizing this fun event.

Dear Parents,

The district encountered technical issues when trying to send Aptitude Scores this week. This has caused a delay and the new estimated date for these scores will be the week that we return in January. I apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience.

Sincerely,

Ayesha Khan

LEE GTI Specialist

Take a video of your creativity and share to Schoology Science Media Album: Winter Break Learning is Fun!

Wednesday is College Shirt Day!

SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH
RED HOUSE IN CHARGE OF LOUNGE

Dec 22 - Jan 2: Winter Break

Jan 1: School Board Appreciation Month

Jan 5: Staff Work Day

Jan 6: Report Card Grades Due

LEEdership Council Mtg. (8:00 Flex Space)

Jan 9: Report Card Day

Fifth-grade designer of learning experiences at RJ Lee Elementary a Net Zero school in Coppell, Texas.

Our Guiding Purpose: We empower learners to positively impact the world by designing learning experiences that promote relationships, risk-taking, and collaboration in a flexible learning environment.

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HEB Excellence in Education State Finalist 2018

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