The Cordero Digest 2022-23
April is Arab Heritage Month
April is Autism Awareness Month
PTA Fashion Show Tonight at 5!
Scholastic Book Fair is Next Week!
- Our Book Fair offers a cash-free payment option called e-Wallet.
- It is a convenient digital account that your child can use for shopping at our Fair. Grandparents, friends, and others can contribute, too!
- Just a reminder that any unused e-Wallet funds can only be spent at The Scholastic Store Online or to fund an e-Wallet for a future Fair! Here a helpful video to help set one up for your child: eWallet Video
- Families are welcome to come shop at the book fair on Thursday, May 4th during Report Card Night from 6:30pm -8pm.
- Please note that new this year, tax will be charged on all book fair sales! One way to help kids think about this is that if they have an extra 10¢ for every dollar they plan to spend, they will have enough to cover the taxes.
NJSLA Testing Begins Next Week!
Report Card Distribution is Thursday, May 4th
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Brotherhood Dinner is BACK on May 11th @ 6pm
Pre-K Parent Workshop May 16th
Professional Development Cancelled for May 17; FULL Day of School
Our Middle School Open House will be May 23 at 6PM
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Parents as Partners Conference May 25th 9am - 2pm at NJCU
JCPS Summer Programs
Registration Link for all K-12 Programs:
You will need your child's ID Number and Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)
Registration will begin on April 19, 2023, and close on Friday, May 26, 2023.
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.
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?
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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.
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
