The Cordero Digest 2022-23
Class of 2023 Update!
Please see the important High School Updates below from Ms. Poznanski:
Updated Weekly
Inclement Weather Entry REMINDER
Please be mindful that as the temperatures drop, we will continue to open doors at 8:30 during normal weather. For inclement weather such as days of heavy rain and snow/sleet, we will open our entrances at 8:30 and send students directly to their classrooms after scanning. Students in grades PK through Grade 2 will be brought to meet their teachers in the Gym.
Please be mindful that as the temperatures drop, we will continue to open doors at 8:30 during normal weather. For inclement weather such as days of heavy rain and snow/sleet, we will open our entrances at 8:30 and send students directly to their classrooms after scanning. Students in grades PK through Grade 2 will be brought to meet their teachers in the Gym.
Potato March
Thank you all for your fantastic support of the Potato March!We collected over 2000 items to help families in need!
Thank you also to Ms. DeFelice, Mr. Persaud, Ms. Poznanski and the Guards for their tremendous labor and organization!
Here are our winning classes who will receive a pizza party as their reward:Room 206Room 303Room 311Honorable Mention: Room 302 (will also receive a pizza party).Congratulations to our latest National Elementary and Junior Honor Society Inductees!
Thank you to Mrs. Lopez, Ms. Matthews and Mrs. O'Flaherty for organizing a great event.
Congratulations to our Governor's Educator of the Year:
Mrs. Brigette Towers-Diaz!
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Congratulations to our Governor's Education Service Professional of the Year:
Ms. Antoinette Badger!
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Congratulations to our PATH Poster Contest Winners and Top 25 Honorees!
THANK YOU TO MR. NOGUEIRA FOR HIS SUPPORT OF AND DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS!
6-8 Citywide Winner: Milan Zhu.jpg)
Citywide Top 25 Honorees:Aria Kazan
Catherine Lha
Sejal Mahajan
Adaline Tagliareni
Congratulations to our latest National Elementary and Junior Honor Society Inductees!
Thank you to Mrs. Lopez, Ms. Matthews and Mrs. O'Flaherty for organizing a great event.
Congratulations to our Governor's Educator of the Year:
Mrs. Brigette Towers-Diaz!
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Congratulations to our Governor's Education Service Professional of the Year:
Ms. Antoinette Badger!
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Congratulations to our PATH Poster Contest Winners and Top 25 Honorees!
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Math Tutoring from McNair Students Tuesdays from 3:10 - 4:30pm
Please sign up your child through this permission form:
Thanksgiving Break Reminder
Please be reminded of our Thanksgiving Break and 12:45 dismissal on Wednesday, November, 23.
Report Card Conferences: Monday, November 28, 6:30 - 8:00p
Please be reminded that Marking Period 1 Report Card Conferences will be Monday, November 28. Teachers will reach out regarding setting appointments for conferences.
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REMINDERS
Uniform Update for Middle School Students
Middle School (6th, 7th, 8th grade) uniforms are now available for purchase, at the uniform office, main entrance across from the nurse's office.
Students can also stop in and purchase uniforms.
In Stock
Navy Blue (All sizes available)Polo (collar) $12T-Shirt $8Pullover hoody $23 (Navy Blue Only)(No zipper hoody available)
Red T-Shirts $10 (Class of 2023) All sizes available Black Pullover hoody $23(Adult size small only)Navy blue Pullover hoody $23(Available all sizes)
Any questions email
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. NOTE: Children in grades PK through Grade 2 cannot go home by themselves.
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 scanning. Students in grades PK through Grade 2 will be brought to meet their teachers in the Gym.
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 scanning. Students in grades PK through Grade 2 will be brought to meet their teachers in the Gym.
2022-23 School Calendar
Monthly Security/Fire Drills
