Lander Elementary Friday Newsletter

Lander Families,

It is hard to believe we are finishing up another week of school. I hope all of our families enjoy the long weekend. Just a reminder, please sign-up for Fall Conferences. An email with the link to sign-up went out on Wednesday of this week. The link is also included in the contents of this newsletter. Conferences will be held on the evening of November 3rd and during the day on November 4th. They will be 20 minutes in length. We encourage all families to participate in person at this adult-only event. Please note you will be signing up with your child’s homeroom teacher. Specialists teachers will be available to meet with, but a meeting is not mandatory with them.

Students are enjoying their time in school. They are working hard to continue to earn Pride Paws for following our 4 P’s (prompt, polite, prepared, productive) at Lander. Their participation and positive choices have helped our school community continue to be a positive environment. Please continue to encourage your child to make positive choices and to be positive role models both in school and in our community. We will be presenting a list of items that students can purchase with their accumulated Pride Paws towards the end of the month. Teachers have been keeping track of how many Pride Paws each student has earned throughout the school year. We will start this initiative during the second quarter.

Our grade-level teams are having positive conversations during their Professional Learning Community (PLC) time. Our teachers analyze data, celebrate growth, and make informed decisions in order to give each individual child what he/she needs.

Just a reminder that our third-grade students will be participating in the Fall Reading Test in a couple of weeks. Most students will be testing on October 24th and 25th; however, please note that some students will be starting on October 21st. Please ensure students arrive to school on time as our testing session is in the morning. More details will be provided by classroom teachers closer to the testing dates.

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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.

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

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

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.

Friday, October 14: No School NEOEA Day

Wednesday, October 19: First Grade to Hale Farm, cost per student is $8.00

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

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 Records Day

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

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