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Cordero Digest 03.17.23

                     


The Cordero Digest 2022-23

The district uses Blackboard Connect to communicate with families and staff or to share emergency information. Any individual who misses the call, may call 855-473-7529 and follow the prompts, to hear the message again.
 
Any questions? Please reach out to us: contactps37@jcboe.org 
Or Call us 201-714-4390:
You can also leave a message with our Google Voice Numbers: 
201-448-7573 (Mr. Stanton)
201-448-7947 (Mr. Cabrera)
201-706-7494 (Ms. Oyola)
201-855-6582 (Mrs. Davenport)









This week we celebrate Math Madness!



We will have activities celebrating Math all week in every classroom. Ask your child's teacher what they are doing! 

Check out our Facebook page to see riddles for cool prizes!

Cell Phone Pilot in Grades 5-8 Continues Through March 24!


Pre-K Registration Now Available until 3/31

UPDATED! Picture Day information:

Picture Retakes are April 26

Half Day 12:45 Student Dismissal on Wednesday, March 22 for Professional Development


Due to the Half Day on Wednesday, March 22, there are no after-school activities or after-care programs that day. We dismiss at 12:45. Please be prompt in picking up your children so we can participate in Professional Development.

TAG DAY this Thursday 3/23

Please note tomorrow is a tag day! Students and staff can come in with School-Appropriate Jeans and Spring colored school-appropriate tops Thursday 3/23. $1 for students, $3 for staff. All proceeds go to student activities. Note: Ripped jeans are NOT school appropriate.


What are Student Activities and Why is that always the fundraiser recipient?


As a school, we have a fund that helps support student activities that are not curriculum-driven such as those listed in the picture labeled "Student Activities." 

Student Activity Funds have been used to purchase culturally-relevant novels for our students in multiple grades, support moving-on ceremony activities (Pre-K through eighth grade), the Festival of the Stars, and send our fifth grade to Medieval Times this year. That fund helps all of our students and we use almost $100000 a year to enrich their educational experiences. For instance, in grades 2-8, we used those funds to go to a STEM-themed skating activity and provide supplies for special events like the Winter Wonderland in the lower grades. 

Every fundraiser we do throughout the year adds to that account in order to support those events. This is why every fundraiser states that they benefit "Student Activities." The Student Activities account is audited annually by the district and other authorities to ensure they are appropriately allocated and used. If you have any further questions about this account and any fundraiser, please reach out or see Mr. Stanton at the next PTA meeting.

Delayed Opening Letter from the District


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. 






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.


2022-23 School Calendar


Monthly Security/Fire Drills




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