Principal Update

**Good afternoon, this is a message from the East Irondequoit Central School District. Due to the winter weather and dangerous conditions predicted for Friday, December 23rd, we have made the decision to close schools tomorrow. The decision to cancel in advance of tomorrow morning gives parents, students, staff and the community an opportunity to plan and put safety first. School will reopen after the winter break as scheduled on January 3rd. We wish all our Lancer families a safe and happy winter break.**

I am wishing you all a safe and joyful holiday season! As a reminder, there will be no school December 26th through January 2nd as students and staff enjoy their winter recess. School will resume Tuesday, January 3rd.

Peace and love to all,

Dr. Bello

ps: Check your child's bookbag! Report cards and progress reports went home today!

With the winter season upon us, make sure you stay up to date with the latest alerts about school closings and delays. Program our contact information into your phone (585) 339-1200 and our one-way text message number 98900. Most importantly, check Infinite Campus Parent Portal to make sure your contact information is correct in the system. If your information is incorrect, call the main office of your child’s school to update your information.

Helmer Nature Center has notified us of several upcoming events that the EI community may be interested in participating in this holiday season. If you are looking for things to do that are fun, environmentally friendly, educational and community oriented, check out the link below!

Trim a Tree on Dec 21, Tree Recycling / Trees for Trails on Jan 14, and Saturday Snowshoe Rentals, etc.

Here is the link to their most recent newsletter for more information:

https://www.smore.com/6t9hk

Mark your calendars! Our upcoming Winter Concerts are coming up in January!

3rd grade Chorus concert: Wed. Jan. 11 @ 6:00pm EHS

4th grade Chorus concert: Wed. Jan. 11 @ 7:30pm EHS

5th grade Chorus and Senior Band: Thur. Jan. 19 @ 7:00pm EHS

**Please check out the Chorus letters below for more information!

This week in the library, students spent creativity time coloring a large mandala, working on a sticker chart, playing games, creating perler beads and a variety of other activities. The third and fourth graders' pumpkin experiment continues to deteriorate as Lance is starting to collapse. We've been making predictions of what he'll look like when we return in the new year! Thanks to a generous donation, all students were able to pick out a brand new book to bring home over the holidays!

No new updates this week!

Just a reminder, Intramurals started this last week. The program runs from 7:30am to 8:20am. There is no transportation available, parents will need to transport children.

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

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...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

Feb. 3: LP PTA Glow Dance, more info coming soon!

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