WeekLEE Parent Newsletter

Hello everyone!

It has been a great week back to school at Lee! We hope that your kiddos have enjoyed being back as much as we have enjoyed seeing them again. Please make sure to keep an eye out for updates early next week as we work through the weather that is forecasted. Also, as we move into colder weather, we know that coats are expensive and important. Please make sure to write your child's name in your coat so that we can return it to them if it is misplaced at school. We know that the spring semester can go by in a blur, so we are ready to soak up every minute!

It's a great day to be a Fox & a great day to SHINE!

Just a reminder that we do have a requirement to send in notes for absences. The handbook policy is listed below regarding notes and what is required to be accepted:

"DOCUMENTATION AFTER AN ABSENCE (ALL GRADE LEVELS):

• A written note must be turned in to the office for our files by the end of the school day that the student returns stating the reason for the absence. Failure to turn in a note the day the student returns will result in an unexcused absence.
• A note signed by the student will not be accepted unless the student is age 18 or older or is an emancipated minor under state law. The campus will document in its attendance records whether the absence is excused or unexcused.

Note: The district is not required to excuse any absence, even if the parent provides a note explaining the absence, unless the absence is an exemption under compulsory attendance laws.

DOCTOR’S NOTE AFTER AN ABSENCE FOR ILLNESS (ALL GRADE LEVELS)

• An official medical note must be submitted to the office upon returning to school. A student absent for more than 5 consecutive days because of a personal illness must bring a statement from a doctor or health clinic verifying the illness or condition that caused the absence. Otherwise, the absence may be considered unexcused and in violation of compulsory attendance laws. Should the student develop a questionable pattern of absences, the principal or attendance committee may require a statement from a doctor or health clinic verifying the illness or condition that caused the absence to determine whether an absence will be excused or unexcused."

Leave School Early -

• Leaving school early for an unexcused reason will result in a consequence. These consequences will be in line with the tardy consequence policy.

Notes can be submitted to Ms. Blackstone at sblackstone@caddomillsisd.org.

Students are mandated by the state of Texas to attend school 90% of school days. When a student falls below the 90% threshold, that student will be required to attend morning schools to make up the missing time for attendance.

• 1/15 - Holiday!
  
• 1/19 - UIL Competition (Early Release)
• 1/23 - 3rd Grade Math Benchmark
• 1/24 - 4th Grade Math Benchmark
• 1/25 - College T Shirt Day
• 1/26 - Lunch on the Lawn
• 1/30 - 100th Day of School!
• 1/30 - 3rd Grade Reading Benchmark
• 1/31 - 4th Grade Reading Benchmark
• 2/1 - Beginning of Black History Month
• 2/2 - Kona Ice
• 2/5 - 3rd/4th Grade Reading Field Test
• 2/5-2/9 - School Counselor Appreciation Week
• 2/12 - Holiday!
• 2/14 - CHD Day - Wear Red!
• 2/16 - Lunch on the Lawn
• 2/19 - No School - Staff Professional Development Day
• 2/22 - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
• 2/29 - College T-Shirt Day