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Cordero Digest 04.16.23

                        


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)
201-714-4395 (Nurse Stone)










April is Autism Awareness Month

As a school, we have a great many students with autism. It is our pleasure to support them in the very many classes they are represented in our school. Please inquire with your child's teachers to see what they are doing to honor World Autism Awareness Month and the theme, "Together We Stand for a World of Difference."

Middle School Dance



PTA Fashion Show




Permission Slips are available here:

Week of the Young Child Begins April 1st! See the document below for details and DEALS!

Cell Phone Pilot in Grades 5-8 Continues Through Year End!



Welcome Back!

We hope that you have had a restful Spring Break. We welcome back students tomorrow at our normal time.



Wednesday, April 19th is a Tag Day

Wednesday, April 19 is a Tag Day. Students and staff can wear school-appropriate jeans and their favorite baseball team's colors for $1.

Thursday, April 20th is Our Spring Evacuation Drill

The students and staff of Cordero will be practicing our state-mandated Emergency Evacuation Drill on Thursday, April 20. The purpose of the drill is to rehearse if for some unforeseeable event (water damage, fire, no electricity, etc.) we have to leave our building.
When: Thursday, April 20th 
Time: approx. 10:00am
Where: PACO (390 Manila Ave.)
We will be walking. Please have your child wear comfortable shoes/sneakers. 
Questions/Concerns: please contact the office. 201-714-4390




School Closure* (Based upon BOE Designation) for Eid-al-Fitr on April 21 

Picture Retakes are April 26

Forms are available here:

Brotherhood Dinner is BACK on May 11th @ 6pm

Our Middle School Open House will be May 23 at 6PM


JCPS Summer Programs


Registration Link for all K-12 Programs:
https://sites.google.com/jcboe.org/jcps-summer-programs/?pli=1

Registration will begin on April 19, 2023, and close on Friday, May 26, 2023. 



The district offers several opportunities for students during the summer months. These opportunities have a positive impact on students' academic and social-emotional development. In addition, it is ideal for reigniting students’ love of learning and engaging them creatively, thus increasing their confidence and helping them feel more prepared at the beginning of the next school year. 


Please see the detailed list of offerings. Enrollment is limited to a first-come, first-serve basis.


Program

Current Grades 

Days & Time

Dates

Pre-K Summer 

Enrichment Program

Pre-K

Monday- Thursday

8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. 

6/29/23 - 7/28/23

A.I.M.S. 

(Please Consult CST)

Pre-K-12

Monday - Thursday 

8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

7/3/23 - 7/31/23

H.A.T.S. (Please Consult CST)

2-8

Monday - Friday

8:25 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

7/3/23 - 7/28/23

S.P.A.R.K.S. Camp

K-5

Monday - Thursday 

8:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

6/29/23 - 7/28/23

Speranza Theatre 

Program

3-5

Monday-Thursday

8:15 a.m. - 12:15 a.m.

7/5/23 - 7/20/23

CASPER 

(Only for students 

who attend S.P.A.R.K.S. 

Camp or Speranza)

K-5


Monday-Thursday 

11:45 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

Friday

8:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

6/29/23 - 7/28/23

Camp Liberty

K-7

Monday- Friday

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m

Session 1:

7/10/23 - 7/21/23

Session 2: 

7/24/23 - 8/4/23

Session 3: 

8/7/23 - 8/18/23

Team Wilderness

5-7

Monday- Friday

8:30 a.m. - ending times 

vary from 12:30 - 4:00 p.m 

Session 1: 

7/10/23 - 7/21/23

Session 2:

7/24/23 - 8/4/23 

Marching Band

7-11

Monday-Thursday

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

7/17/23 - 7/27/23

Junior Police Academy 

6-7

Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

7/5/23 - 7/18/23


Registration will begin on April 19, 2023, and close on Friday, May 26, 2023.


Program Descriptions:

JCPS S.P.A.R.K.S. Camp (Grades K-5; CASPER Available)

Speranza Theatre (Grades 3-5; CASPER Available)

Junior Police Academy (Grades 6-7)

Team Wilderness (Grades 5-7)

Marching Band (Grades 7-11)

Camp Liberty (Grades K-7)

Pre-K Summer Enrichment Program

REGISTRATION LINK FOR Pre-K Program ONLY:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd25ogjEGVqmUQsJOpv2_iITlPCrohDEED8zssBfCMMh_SgyQ/viewform

District Flyer English

District Flyer Spanish

District Flyer Arabic

District Flyer Hindi

District Flyer Urdu


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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