Principal Update

Happy Friday!

Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others? '” I find myself constantly in awe of our students and the care they wish to show our school family. Just this last week, I had two 5th grade students, Ella and Alezandra, come to me with an idea to start a book club. They wanted to share their love and gift of reading with other students and so we are in the process of making that happen. I thought that was pretty great and then two 4th graders, Kaelyn and Ben showed up at my door. They were inspired by Levi, our 3rd grader who hosted a teacher party right before the holidays. They wanted to share some love and appreciation for our bus drivers so together we came up with a plan to surprise them on Valentine's Day with some donuts, coffee, and notes of appreciation. Our staff has graciously donated money towards this effort. I attached the flyer they created below as I'm just so proud of them all.

It is with great joy that I say LP is working hard to answer Dr. King's urgent question. In honor of his spirit and holiday Monday, 1/15 there will be no school. We will see everyone back on Tuesday!

Enjoy the long weekend,

Dr. Bello

*PS: Please note that the flyer below is meant to celebrate two students who came up with an idea to celebrate our bus drivers. We did collect money from LP staff but we are NOT asking family members to contribute. Please do not Venmo any contributions as I cannot accept those. Thank you for understanding!

January 15: No school; Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 16: LP PTA Mtg. @ 7:00pm

January 18: 5th grade Chorus and Senior Band Winter concert @ 7:00pm

January 24: Online Safety Night @ 6:00pm; Eastridge Library

January 26: No school; School Improvement Staff Day

February 2: Glow Dance @ 6:30pm

February 9: LP Drama Club Production, 7:00pm @ Eastridge Auditorium

February 19-23: No school; February Recess

We have our PTA meeting coming up Tuesday, January 16th at 7:00pm. We will meet in the LGI room at LP. We hope you can join us, especially if you are interested in learning more about the Glow Dance and ways you can help!

Speaking of help...do we have any parents or family members that are DJs or at least think they can DJ?! We are looking for volunteers to help manage the music at our dance. Please reach out to Elena Matthews if interested: elenamatthews13@gmail.com.

Our 3rd and 4th grade students did an amazing job performing for our school community. It is never easy to get up in front of that many people to perform and yet, they persevered and did a beautiful job. A special thank you to Mr. Trumpowsky for all his hard work in preparing our students! We are really looking forward to seeing our 5th graders perform next week!

Join us for this informative night with a presentation from the NYS Troopers about how to keep your kids safe while they are using the internet or social media.

January 24, 2024 at 6pm

Eastridge High School Library

This information session is open to all EI families.

East Irondequoit is hiring, and we need YOU! Join our school district team and make a difference in the lives of our students!! We are hiring for various positions, apply now! https://www.eastiron.org/page/employment-opportunities

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