Principal Update

Happy Friday!

We are starting to wind down our first ever Socktober event and I am in awe of how generous our school community has been. When I walk into each classroom, I see boxes that are filled with new hats, gloves, and socks that are being collected for a local homeless shelter. Our students are developing a sense of empathy and ability to serve our community. Thank you for joining us in building these character traits.

A few things during these last few days of Socktober: we will continue collecting donations through Monday, October 31st so you still have time if you want to participate!

Tonight, we will be celebrating with our first PTA sponsored event- Socktober Movie Fest Night! The movie starts at 6:00pm in our cafeteria. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and whole family! Our PTA will be providing snacks; we hope to see you there!

Finally, Socktober culminates on Monday, October 31st with Dress Up Day. Students are invited to wear their costume to school or dress as if they were going to a Sock Hop to match our theme week. I actually had to look up what a Sock Hop was and found this definition: Sock hops were commonly held at high schools, often in the school gymnasium or cafeteria. The term came about because dancers were required to remove their hard-soled shoes to protect the varnished floor of the gymnasium. Fascinating! I added a picture below in case you wanted some ideas of how students could dress for a sock hop!

While both of these options are great fun, I want to make sure I address the intention. We know October 31st is Halloween and many of our students celebrate this holiday, however we have many students who do not. It is very important to LP and our district that we are inclusive of all students, not just some. In that spirit, we will leave the Halloween celebrations for students to enjoy at home with their families but look forward to seeing their costume. Please make sure students do not come to school with any costumes that are scary/gore, have fake weapons, fake blood, or cover their entire face. We look forward to dress up day as a way to celebrate the end of Socktober and the generous donations collected by students and staff! Feel free to reach out with any questions or clarifications.

I hope you all enjoy the weekend!

Dr. Bello

These sweet faces are not only showing their awesome choice of footwear for Socktober, but also their generous donations of hats, gloves, and socks for our charity collection!

Help support the Eastridge Boys Basketball program this year by purchasing some Eastridge Slides! A portion of each sale will help support the Boys’ basketball program. There are youth and adult sizes available. The sale will end on November 1 and slides will be delivered within 30 days. Once the slides are arrive, we will have a curbside pick-up at the high school. All orders can be made online using the QR code or the web address below.

Check out this free music opportunity for the community!

This week in the library, students have been on scavenger hunts to find different types of books - they've enjoyed exploring new and different books than they normally gravitate towards. Our Book Character Pumpkin Contest continues this week and students should be bringing home information packets. Students and their families are invited to decorate a small pumpkin like their favorite book character. Pumpkins can be dropped off in the library to display and be entered into the contest. Please no carved pumpkins! All pumpkins are due by November 1st and need to be picked up by November 4th.

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!

The PTA is looking for more members!

Please click on the link below for sign-up information:

https://laurelton-pardeepta.memberhub.com/store/items/718050

There are many great perks to being a PTA member...Socktober Fest Movie Night is free for any of our members!

Don't forget! We have our first PTA sponsored activity tonight. We will be watching a movie in the cafeteria with PTA provided snacks! Bring your blankets, camping chairs, and the whole family!

If you sign up to be a PTA member, admission is free. All non-PTA members will pay $6/person. See the link above to become a member!

See you tonight!

Thanks,

LP PTA Officers

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

October 24-31: Socktober Spirit Week!

Oct. 28: LP PTA Socktober Fest Movie Night! @ 6:00pm

Nov. 10: LP Picture Make-up Day

Nov. 11: No school; Veteran's Day

Nov. 17: LP PTA meeting @ 7:00pm

Nov. 21: Half day of school; dismissal at 11:35am.

Nov. 21: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Nov. 22: No school for students; Parent/Teacher Conferences

Nov. 23-25: No school; Thanksgiving Recess

The TITAN Family portal is a secure, online system that allows parents to:

• Make an online payment to their children's cafeteria meal accounts
• Remotely monitor their children's accounts
• Set up automatic recurring payments
• Set up low-balance email message alerts
• And submit an online application for free and/or reduced meals

**Please open the document below for step-by-step instructions to create your account!

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