Principal Update

Welcome to December! As a parent and a principal, I know how busy this time of year can be for families. We have many things to look forward to in school this month, including learning about family traditions and cultures, a community circle, report cards, and winter recess!

As a school community, we believe it is important to honor the different traditions that all families have and learn from each other. In that spirit, we are going to create 'tradition tables' in each classroom. Students will be invited to contribute a small item that could symbolize a tradition that your family shares together- a family story, a recipe, a way a holiday is celebrated, a meaningful song or anything that your family does that is special. A flyer with more info will be coming home soon! In addition, we would also like to extend an opportunity for families to video record this experience in order to share their tradition with our school! We already have three families signed up, so exciting! If you are interested, please see the flyer below and be sure to fill out the interest form.

I hope you have a good weekend,

Dr. Bello

We are looking to record families who are willing to share one family tradition - a family story, a recipe, a way a holiday is celebrated, a meaningful song, or anything that your family does that is special and why it's important to you. We will compile these stories to make one video to show our students. During this time of the year, it is important to honor the different traditions that all families have and learn from each other.

We are recording families on December 14th in two sessions: 8:00am or 2:00pm. If you are interested, please complete this form:

https://forms.office.com/r/WMaApPuC4n

The Class of 2025 is running a babysitting fundraiser! Do you need an extra few hours to get that last minute shopping in?! Drop your kids off with us for a day of holiday fun on December 17 while you run your errands kid-free! See the attached flyer for more information or please feel free to reach out to myself or Hannah Moore with any questions or concerns!

Mary Levandowski

Social Studies Teacher

3rd grade Chorus concert @ 6:00pm EHS

4th grade Chorus concert @ 7:30pm EHS

5th grade Chorus and Senior Band @ 7:00pm EHS

Schedule:

3rd graders will be every Tuesday.

4th graders will be every Wednesday.

5th graders will be every Thursday.

Students can only attend the day that matches their current grade level. Sneakers are mandatory for participation in this program.

Thank you,

Jake Klossner

Look for @LaureltonPE on Twitter!

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...free admission to any of our events for our members!

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

Dec. 23: Report cards distributed to families

Dec. 24-Jan. 2: No school; Winter Recess

Jan. 3: School reopens

Jan. 11: 3rd grade Winter Concert @ 6:00pm

Jan. 11: 4th grade Winter Concert @ 7:30pm

Jan. 16: No school; Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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

Jan. 19: 5th grade Chorus/Senior Band Winter Concert @ 7:00pm

Jan. 27: No school; School Improvement/Staff Day

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!

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