Principal Update

Happy Friday!

We completed our first full week of school and I think it's safe to say we are exhausted! That being said, we had a great week continuing to build relationships and learn routines. I have been lucky to get into classrooms this week to learn names (My goal every year is to learn 100% of our students by name!) and do an activity with the kids about the power of change. Our students are pretty amazing!

While I think we are doing a great job learning protocols and procedures, there is one concern I need your help with. I am asking families to please not drop your child off to school before 8:20am. We do not have adult supervision until this time and it is a safety concern to have our students waiting outside the building unsupervised. Thank you for your help with this matter.

We have some great events coming up so please be sure to scroll through the rest of the newsletter for some important information. Open House and Homecoming are right around the corner! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

Have a nice weekend!

Dr. Bello

Homecoming will take place Saturday, October 1st! We will start the festivities by walking in the parade as a school. We will meet in the transportation parking lot at 10:00am. The parade starts at 10:30am. We hope to have many students, families, and staff participate that day!

Be sure to wear your LP gear or East Irondequoit colors!! If you would like to order a Homecoming shirt, please see the pdf below.

The East Irondequoit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee will reconvene for the 2022-23 School Year starting on Wednesday, September 28. All meetings will be held in the Laurelton-Pardee cafeteria from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Our focus this year will be on culturally-responsive and affirming curriculum. We welcome the participation of East Irondequoit district members at one, many, or all of our meetings each year, but pre-registration is required at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/34D8cfxGFx. If you have any questions, please reach out to Cheryl Dobbertin, Director of Secondary Education, 585-339-1200.

Other dates to save for future meetings include:

10/26

12/7

1/18

2/8

3/8

4/12

5/24

Chorus will be starting soon! LP has a chorus for each grade level. Each chorus will perform two concerts this year at Eastridge High School!

Sign-ups for chorus are taking place right now. Every student was given an informational sign-up sheet to take home. If your child is interested in chorus and hasn't signed up yet, there is still time. Please fill out the bottom of the permission slip and have your child return it to school.

If you need another permission slip, they can get another one from me at school.

Thanks!

Mr. Trumpowsky

The "Reading is Sweet" Bookfair will run next week, September 19th-23rd in the library. It will be open during the school day and during Open House! Families can set up an ewallet for cashless shopping or shop online here: Book Fair Homepage (scholastic.com)

It's Book Fair Time!

Visit our school's homepage to get the latest Book Fair news, shop our Online Fair, and more!

bookfairs.scholastic.com

No new updates this week!

We have a Twitter page to keep our families up-to-date with all the happenings in physical education. Be sure to check it out!

Look for @LaureltonPE on Twitter!

No new updates this week!

• We are still desperately looking for a VP and have had zero luck, we need a membership chairperson, and a chairperson for the various events, too. Our volunteers have dwindled and support is at an all time low. So, we’ve decided as a board to cancel Fall Fest on 9/23 and Literacy night on 10/14. It’s possible other events will be cancelled as well and we will discuss this in greater detail at the meeting on 9/20 so everyone is apprised of the state of our unit.

Here’s the meeting link/info for 9/20 meeting:

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 290 968 993 051
Passcode: rai2BA

Please note, our first event will be 10/28 fall family night and food drive.

LP PTA officers for the 2022-2023 school year and contact information:

Kristin Hart Daly President khart@lumetrics.com

Still Needed!! Vice President

Marjorie Hart Treasurer mhart001@rochester.rr.com

Dee Villalona Recording Secretary villadee@aol.com

Our PTA email: LaureltonPardeePTA@gmail.com

Sept. 19-23: LP Fall Book Fair

Sept. 20: LP PTA meeting @ 7:00pm

Sept. 22: Open House @ 6:00pm

Sept. 27: LP Beginning Instrumental Night @ 7:00pm

Oct. 1: Homecoming Parade; 10:00am lineup at the EI transportation site parking lot

Oct. 6: Picture Day

Oct. 6: Early dismissal for students; students leave 15 minutes early

Oct. 7: School Improvement Day; No school for students

Oct. 10: Columbus Day; No school for students

Oct. 20: LP PTA meeting @ 7:00pm

Oct. 22: LP/DE Family Connect @ 9:00am

As we get acclimated to a new school year, please make sure that we have a note or phone call into the main office if you are picking up your child from school. If you will be picking up every day, there is a form you can fill out for the year. Please contact the main office (339-1370) for more information.

Also, if you are dropping off your child to school in the morning, we follow a one-way exit pattern for efficiency/safety purposes. You will drop your child off at the first set of double doors on the south side of the building. You will then continue driving around the back of the building, through the utility access road, and out central office to Norton St. On Monday, you will see signs and staff members to help facilitate this process. Please note, we cannot allow cars in the bus loop during morning drop-off or allow cars to turn around and exit back onto Pardee Rd. due to safety concerns.

The state requires that we send out a Digital Equity Survey each year. We do so through the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus. This provides us with more accurate information about who has internet access at home and who does not.

The survey can be seen in the “Message Center” in the “Surveys” tab (Picture below!)

Please check out our latest video highlighting recent upgrades and protocols to improve the safety of our building.

In order to access information like transportation, report cards, iPad protection fees, etc., you will need to create a parent portal account.

How do I create a Parent Portal Account?

Parent Portal Instructions:

In order to create a parent portal account, you will need to have an email address on file with the district before you begin. If you do not already have an email address on file with the district you will need to call the main office of your student's school from a phone number associated with you and your student in order for them to update your information. If you have neither an email address nor phone number on file with the district, you will need to visit your student's main office in person.

1. Visit www.eastiron.org, click on the Infinite Campus link, select Campus Parent and click the "Click here to request a parent portal activation key" link on the Campus Parent homepage. You may also choose to go directly to the URL below.
   https://ic.eastiron.monroe.edu/campus/portal/custom/requestActivation.jsp
2. Enter the email address that you provided to the district in the box and click the "Submit" button.
3. You will receive an email with your activation key.
4. Click the "New User" link on the Campus Parent homepage (refer to step 1 if necessary).
5. Enter your activation key in the box and click the "Submit" button.
6. Enter your desired username, password, confirm your password and click the "Submit" button.

Email: meghan_bello@eastiron.monroe.edu
Website: https://www.eastiron.org/Domain/11
Location: 600 Pardee Road, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: (585) 339-1370
Twitter: @LaureltonPardee