The Cordero Digest 2022-23
Have you completed your homework?
Important Documents to Complete
Please complete these items on or before September 16th.- DUE 9/16 Emergency Contact Form
- DUE 9/16 Photo Release Form
- DUE 9/16 Lunch Applications
- DUE 9/16 Student Code of Conduct Receipt
- DUE 9/16 Title 1 Parent Compact
- DUE 9/16 Emergency Contact Form
- DUE 9/16 Photo Release Form
- DUE 9/16 Lunch Applications
- DUE 9/16 Student Code of Conduct Receipt
- DUE 9/16 Title 1 Parent Compact
Start Strong Assessment Begins Next Week!
Please review the Start Strong Assessment schedule. Students in general education and inclusive settings in grades 4-8 will be taking a short assessment from the State of New Jersey using the schedule below. The times for students with accommodations per an IEP and 504 will be matched to their individual plans. If you have any concerns, please reach out to your child's teachers.
Parent Orientation Tuesday, September 20th
We will have an in-person opportunity to meet your child’s teachers at Parent Orientation on Tuesday, September 20th from 6:30-8p. Please review the information on the link below specific to your child's grade/teacher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ysR35kEhZbZ5zU0iJNOMCaYKGECLbo69hw9V782ugH0/edit?usp=sharing
The PTA will have a bake sale going on simultaneously, please make sure you stop by their table on the 1st floor by Room 107.
Security Appreciation Week
We would like to take this time to honor our wonderful security team, Ms. Cathy Marengo, Mrs. Bernadette Crutcher, and Mr. Michael Mersier! They are critical to our operations and we are so thankful to have them.
ELA Parent/Guardian Workshops
Learn about the educational programs students are using in school and how you can partner with your child's teacher to support their growth. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcAH2sGCQLe1dfj7MH8oF4nBXTBQJFYVHMAxQSNI7gXKbBQw/viewform
Grades K-5September 17, 2022Time: 9:00-10:30 am or 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Location: Patricia M. Noonan, P.S. #26164 Laidlaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Grades 6-12September 24, 2022Time: 9:00-10:30 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.-12: 30 p.m.Location: Franklin L. Williams, M.S. 7222 Laidlaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Important Change to Uniform Order Forms
Please see the updated uniform forms. Order Forms must be in by September 30.
If you have any concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Carattini.
Important Change to Morning STARS Dropoff
Thank you for your patience while we adjust to increased enrollment in Morning STARS. You can bring your child back to the auditorium again starting Monday. If you have any concerns or questions, please reach out to Mr. Khiry (mkhiry@jcboe.org)
Important Change to Pre-K Drop Off
Starting Monday, Pre-K teachers will pick up their students at 8:35. Please adjust accordingly.
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⭐️Renew your PTA membership, or join as a first time member! Only $5/adult, children are always free.
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⭐️By joining the PTA, you amplify your voice and needs with Cordero, our school board, and Jersey City elected officials. The PTA advocates to improve conditions for our students in remote/hybrid learning, updated facilities, and support for students in special populations through timely communication with and from school leaders.
⭐️Join us today!
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➡️ https://cordero.memberhub.store/ ⬅️
⭐️Renew your PTA membership, or join as a first time member! Only $5/adult, children are always free.
➡️ https://cordero.memberhub.store/ ⬅️
⭐️By joining the PTA, you amplify your voice and needs with Cordero, our school board, and Jersey City elected officials. The PTA advocates to improve conditions for our students in remote/hybrid learning, updated facilities, and support for students in special populations through timely communication with and from school leaders.
⭐️Join us today!
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REMINDERS
Attendance
Being punctual and present are core responsibilities of parents and students. The JCPS Student Code of Conduct and promotional policy clearly lay out maximum absences that may prevent promotion. Lateness and Absence will be considered unexcused without appropriate documentation submitted to Ms. Coleman (dcoleman@jcboe.org) in the attendance office (109W). All excused absences and the documentation needed is explicitly defined in the JCPS Student Code of Conduct. Parent notes will inform us of absence but will not excuse it. Students who are on open enrollment could lose their open enrollment status due to poor attendance and punctuality.
Please note that per the NJDOE, students must be in school for at least four hours in order to count as a full-day present.
Appointments
We strongly encourage that you not make any appointments medical or otherwise during the school day. We understand that some situations cannot be avoided, however, the disruption to the school day for your child and the other children in their class a substantial every time you pull them out. Please note, if a student is taken out for an appointment they cannot return for the rest of the day.
Visitor Entry
Visitors to the building must make an appointment. All visitors to the school must enter through the metal detector at the main entrance on Erie St. and sign in at the security desk. This is a point of safety and protection for all of our students and staff. All doors outside are locked throughout the year and you may only enter through the main entrance in order to come into the school.
Important Updates to School Breakfast & Lunch
Please note that last year, all students were free for breakfast and lunch. This year, we will have breakfast in the classrooms for free (Grab & Go in grades 3-8). However, lunch is not free unless your child qualifies. To qualify, you must complete a lunch application. The link to the application is above. We hope every family can complete one. The more applications completed, the more likely we’d get more funding.
Lunch costs $3 for those who do not qualify.
Add money to your child’s account through: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home
Students may bring in lunch from home if they prefer not to have school lunch.
Entrance Procedures for the 2022-23 School Year
Please note that all students are returning for in-person instruction and we have made some adjustments.
Note: All Middle School Students will enter the alley entrance on Pavonia Ave. and go through the metal detector and bag check in the cafeteria. After clearing, students will report to their first-period classes and not their homerooms.
Grades Pre-K through 5 will pick up outside (first-period teachers in Grade 5 will pick up their students) on Thursday and Friday. Beginning Monday, September 12, students in grades 3-8 will go up on their own in their designated entrances.
Please note that all students are returning for in-person instruction and we have made some adjustments.
Note: All Middle School Students will enter the alley entrance on Pavonia Ave. and go through the metal detector and bag check in the cafeteria. After clearing, students will report to their first-period classes and not their homerooms.
Grades Pre-K through 5 will pick up outside (first-period teachers in Grade 5 will pick up their students) on Thursday and Friday. Beginning Monday, September 12, students in grades 3-8 will go up on their own in their designated entrances.
Staggered Dismissal
At dismissal times, students will be dismissed from the same door they entered at the beginning of the day Students not participating in an afterschool program (CASPER) MUST be picked up promptly at the time below.
2:30 - Pre-K
2:40 - Grades K-2
2:45 - Grades 3-8
All students with permission to walk home by themselves should give that permission in writing to their child's teacher.
Inclement Weather Entry
As we began last year, on days of heavy rain, below-freezing temperatures, and snow/sleet, we will open our entrances at 8:30 and send students directly to their classrooms after temperature scanning.
As we began last year, on days of heavy rain, below-freezing temperatures, and snow/sleet, we will open our entrances at 8:30 and send students directly to their classrooms after temperature scanning.
School-Based Communication
Cordero will communicate through a variety of means:
- Teacher Google Classroom Streams
- Robocalls/Emails/Text via Blackboard Connect system (Including Cordero Digest & other audience-specific calls)
- Cordero Digest Blog: https://2223corderodigest.blogspot.com/
- Cordero Facebook Page
- School Website on the JCBOE website: http://ps37.jcboe.org (Home to our school calendars, meal calendars, staff webpages, and other information)
Cordero will communicate through a variety of means:
- Teacher Google Classroom Streams
- Robocalls/Emails/Text via Blackboard Connect system (Including Cordero Digest & other audience-specific calls)
- Cordero Digest Blog: https://2223corderodigest.blogspot.com/
- Cordero Facebook Page
- School Website on the JCBOE website: http://ps37.jcboe.org (Home to our school calendars, meal calendars, staff webpages, and other information)
Class Assignments/Schedules for the 2022-23 School Year
Please review your child's homeroom teacher on Infinite Campus. Middle School students and Grade 5 students will have their entire schedule on Infinite Campus as well. If you don't have access, please complete this form. As long as you are completely registered, we can get you access.
Pre-K3 & Pre-K4 Parents should have received their assignments in their emails given at the time of registration for Pre-K by the close of business on Monday, August 29.
Before and After Care: Morning STARS and CASPER
If you are new to the Jersey City Public Schools OR are signing up for CASPER/Morning STARS for the first time, please request a username and password from casper@jcboe.org. CASPER Serves students PK through Grade 5.
If you have previously registered for CASPER/Morning STARS last year or for the summer, you can use the username and password for your Community Pass Account. Sign up steps are below:
1. Click on the click to access Community Pass https://register.capturepoint.com/reg/index.cfm.
2. Type Jersey City Public Schools, NJ in the gray box labeled Enter Community or Organization. Then click on the blue "Continue" tab.
3. Please enter your username and password if your child(ren) previously attended Morning STARS and/or CASPER and follow the prompts on the website for this school year.
Attached is the flyer with the links for CASPER/Morning STARS PRE-REGISTRATION for New Families ONLY.
After Care: YMCA Program
Please review the flyer below to register for the YMCA program which serves students in grades 3-8.
Further inquiries contact Jaleesa Farrar at 9736248900 x6827 or jfarrar@newarkymca.org
Registration Link: https://app.campdoc.com/!/home/auth/login?r=ymcanewark
2022-23 School Calendar
Summer Assignments (Classroom Teachers will provide due dates)
Leaving Pre-K 3 or Pre-K 4
Please ensure you have received your Summer Literacy Pack from your teacher.
Leaving K-7
Leaving Grade 8
Supplies for September 2022:
Monthly Security/Fire Drills
