The Cordero Digest 2022-23
Thank you for your generosity with the Cordero Dinner Dance!
IMPORTANT: PARENT SURVEY:
Date: February 21, 2023
Dear Parent/Caregiver(s),
Our school is participating in survey data collection using the New Jersey School Climate Improvement (NJ SCI) Survey to help obtain multiple perspectives on aspects of school climate. Collecting data is important for understanding strengths and needs in our school and how it feels to be a member of the school community.
Your voice is important to us, and your opinions will help us to address current priorities. The survey is anonymous and it is voluntary. The results will be used to help create a plan to address school climate needs and make improvements to the school. You may submit a separate survey per child in the school building if you feel their experiences are different, but you do not have to.
Click here to take the survey and enter the password: parent
If you have any questions during or after the survey, please contact Derek Stanton at dstanton@jcboe.org.
We appreciate your ongoing support and look forward to exploring new ways to continue working together to create the most supportive and engaging learning environment for your child.
Sincerely,
Derek Stanton, Principal
dstanton@jcboe.org
201-714-4390
Congratulations to Milan Zhu, Winner of the Jersey City Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest!
Learn More about Cordero from Parents on March 6 from 7-8pm!
Learn More About Cordero!
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Learn about Cordero by Visiting! Sneak-A-Peek Week is March 6-10!
Help Second Graders with their Community Service Project!
Delayed Opening Letter from the District
Roller Skating at Branch Brook Park
Permission Slips for our STEM activity at Branch Brook Skating Rink have been sent home for students in grades 6-8. Please note the dates of the activities and complete the forms as needed. Please communicate with your child's teacher if you are able to be a chaperone. Thank you to Ms. Poznanski for organizing this special opportunity for our students.
Math Tutoring from McNair Students Tuesdays from 3:15 - 4:30pm
Please sign up your child through this permission form:
REMINDERS
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 grades 3-8 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 grades 3-8 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
