Lander Elementary Friday Newsletter

Lander Families,

Happy Friday! The weather this weekend looks beautiful, so it is my hope that our families will be able to get outside and enjoy what might be the last opportunity for warmer weather before the winter months. We have been having such a wonderful time with your children, and are so proud of our school community. Thank you for reinforcing the importance of positive choices and kindness. It is evident that your hard work and reinforcement at home is helping to make our school a great place.

Although the weather did not cooperate, our first grade students got to attend a field trip at Hale Farm this week. Our litte ones enjoyed their time, and had fun even though it was a little wet. Thank you to all of our parent chaperones for braving the rain and making it a great experience for our students.

Please take the opportunity to sign up for our Fall Conferences. We look forward to the opportunity to communicate with families and collaborate in order to ensure each student has a successful experience. The link to sign-up for Fall Conferences is included in the contents of the newsletter.

Just a reminder that our third grade students will be participating in the Fall Reading Test next week. Most students will be testing on October 24th and 25th (Monday and Tuesday of next week). Please ensure students arrive at school on time and have a charged Chromebook. Classroom teachers provided additional information regarding the testing experience and environment in their latest communication.

We will continue to support and assist all of you in any way we can. Please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher, school counselor, our office team, or the administrative team with any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to collaborating with you to ensure your child has a successful year.

Take Care,

Steff

Please see the updated information below regarding logistics for the upcoming weeks and school year.

Get your sitters lined up for TONIGHT! Parent's Night Out is a 428 Athletics. Appetizers, water, and soda are provided. Come and mingle with other parents while enjoying the activities 428 Athletics has to offer. Bring cash for the 50/50 raffle and raffle baskets.

Sign up here!

Fall Celebration Guidelines:

• Students may choose to participate by wearing a costume, PJ's or fall colors.

• Costumes are permitted, but will not be worn all day. Please follow the guidelines below:

• No Weapons

• No Face Mask

• Inflatable costumes can be worn, but please note they will not be permitted on the bus on the way home.

• Please send your child in with a costume or attire that can be worn over their clothes. We wish to make this process as efficient as possible and appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

• Please do not send candy in with your child. A donut will be provided to each child during the classroom party.

• Fall Parade: This will be weather permitting.

• We will start the parade at 1:15 and it will take approximately ten-fifteen minutes.

• Parents are permitted to attend the parade, but will not be permitted into the building after the parade.

• Please DO NOT arrive any earlier than 1:00 as we will still have students outside for recess. You will be asked to stay in your vehicle until 1:00.

• If any of our students do not wish to participate in the parade/classroom celebrations, an alternative opportunity will take place in Ms. Angie’s Art Room.

Please use the link below to sign up for Fall Conferences. Please sign up with your child's homeroom teacher. Specialists will be available to meet if there is a concern, but it is not necessary or recommended to meet with all of them.

Sign Up for Fall Conferences: Meet the Teacher

Parent Guidelines: Meet the Teacher Directions

Thank you for adjusting to our new procedures in the car rider line. In order to alleviate a traffic jam on Lander to Mayfield Road, we need to unload as many cars as possible in the back of the building. Moreover, our staff is prepared for students to unload from the corner of the sidewalk to the drop-off doors. While we can understand students wanting to be dropped off right at the door, we need to unload about eight cars at a time to keep things moving. If a staff member is signaling for your child to get out of the car, please let your child out so we can keep the line moving. Just a reminder, students should be exiting out the right side, and we ask that adults stay in the vehicle to continue the flow of traffic.

Each year parents/guardians must update each student's Infinite Campus record (OLR). Even if there are no changes you must go through each screen for each student to verify all information is current. Included in the OLR is the option to accept or deny: technology usage, media release, field trip policy, and consent for emergency treatment. The process is not complete until you click "submit."

**If you do not update your OLR, your child cannot attend field trips and should not be accessing technology.

Instructions to update the OLR

Friday, October 21: Parent Night Out at 428 Athletics, 6:30pm-9:30pm

Wednesday, October 26: Art Club

Thursday, October 27: Student of the Month Breakfast

Thursday, October 27: Lander Trunk or Treat, 6:30-8:15 PM

• Grades KDG-2: 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
• Grades 3-5: 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM

Friday, October 28: No Classes, Teacher Work Day

Monday, October 31: Halloween Parade, 1:15, Playground

Wednesday, November 2: Third Grade to Holden Arboretum

Wednesday, November 2: PTG Meeting, 7:00 PM

Thursday, November 3: Fall Conferences by appointment, 3-9 PM

Friday, November 4: No Classes, Fall Conferences by appointment 7:30-3:00

Thursday, November 10: Fourth Grade to Severance Hall

Friday, November 11: No Classes, Staff Development Day

If you have any Chromebook login issues, please contact rmiozzi@mayfieldschools.org.

Visit our Technology Department Website for additional technology information.

It is REQUIRED for a parent/guardian to complete the Online Annual Update through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal BEFORE the first day of school so that the school has the most current and accurate information for each student.

Annual Update OLR is the electronic process for parents to go into the Infinite Campus Parent Portal in order to update and confirm all student data that is currently in our system. This must be completed for each student even if there are NO changes. You will need to go through each step and click submit. This MUST be done BEFORE the first day of school. For step by step instructions, please see the link below. *If you do not update your OLR, your child cannot attend field trips and should not be accessing technology. If you need assistance with this process, please contact our main office.

Annual Update OLR Instructions

If you need assistance with your Parent Portal Login, email: ichelp@mayfieldschools.org

• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade
• Third Grade
• Fourth Grade
• Fifth Grade

Right At School provides before and after care for Lander students on site in our school MPR. We also have several area daycares that transport to and from Lander, that list is below as well.

The national, free school meals have ended. Households must apply for free or reduced-priced meals. The free reduced meal application is also used to determine eligibility for free or reduced school fees and/or P-EBT benefits. Please complete an application if you are interested in applying for any of the above benefits. Applications can be submitted online by logging into your Parent Portal (Infinite Campus) and clicking on More-Meal benefits. You can click on the link below for more info:

https://mayfieldfoodservice.com/index.php?sid=1561050133104&page=lunchapps

Breakfast will be available to all students. Students will get their breakfast from the servery line when they enter the building and proceed directly to their classrooms where they will eat. Breakfast will be served from 8:00-8:15. Prices will be charged according to the student's National lunch program status, and will pay at the time of the purchase.

Bus schedules are posted. Please use the link below.

Mayfield School Bus Schedules

Reminders:

• Bus schedules are tentative and may need to be adjusted. Your patience is appreciated.
• Students should be at their stop 10 minutes before the expected pick-up time.
• Buses cannot wait for tardy students and must remain on schedule.

• All Kindergarten students must be met at the bus stop by an adult or they will be returned to school and a parent/guardian will need to pick them up.

Our District Calendar has gone digital! Our District Calendar will be automatically updated as dates and events are changed. You can access the District Calendar via this link:

Mayfield City Schools District Calendar

Please feel free to reach out if you need anything:

Steff Cicerchi, Principal scicerchi@mayfieldschools.org
Nicki Rucci-Macauda, Assistant Principal nrucci-macauda@mayfieldschools.org

Rebecca Schmidt, School Counselor rschmidt@mayfieldschools.org

Rebecca Szilagyi, School Psychologist rszilagyi@mayfieldschools.org
Bonnie Varanese, School Secretary, bvaranese@mayfieldschools.org

Nicky Digeronimo, School Secretary, NDiGERONIMO@mayfieldschools.org

Kathy Schmidt, Health Care Paraprofessional, kschmidt@mayfieldschools.org

We are Lander Elementary School, home of the Lander Leopards! We serve approximately 500 students in grades K-5th from the Mayfield Heights Community. We consider ourselves a family and work to ensure that our students feel safe and welcome.

Email: scicerchi@mayfieldschools.org
Website: http://www.mayfieldschools.org/landerelementary_home.aspx
Location: 1714 Lander Road, Mayfield Heights, OH, United States
Phone: 440-995-7350
Facebook: facebook.com/LanderSchool
Twitter: @LanderElem