Dear Families,
Happy (almost) Friday! Please note the following important reminders for the upcoming week:
No School on Friday, October 10 – This is a School Improvement Day for staff.
No School on Monday, October 13 – In observance of Columbus Day, school will be closed.
Next week is Safety Week at our school. Throughout the week, students and staff will participate in important safety drills, including:
Fire Drills
Evacuation Drills
Lockdown Drills
These drills are part of our ongoing commitment to keeping our school community safe and prepared. We appreciate your support in helping students understand the importance of these procedures.
Thank you for staying informed and involved. As always, please reach out with any questions!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Dr. Bello
Upcoming Events
10/10- SID, No school for students
10/13- Columbus Day, no school
10/14-10/17 Safety Week
10/15- Site Base Team Mtg. @ 4:00pm
10/18- Community Garage Sale @ EIMS; 10:00am to 3:00pm
10/27 to 10/31- Red Ribbon Week
Here is a link to the curriculum updates for October. The link below includes an interactive newsletter with all of the character strong (Social Emotional Learning), wit and wisdom (Reading), and Envision (math) family links for you to have a better sense of what we are working on in school.
October Curriculum Updates
2025-2026 PTA Board positions:
o President - Claire Franchini
o Treasurer – Stephanie Jackson
o Recording Secretary – Allison Do
o Corresponding Secretary - Kara Austin
o Membership Chair – Mary Rose Tooley
Event Chair: Elena Matthews
**Please be sure to find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/LaureltonPardeePTA/ for up-to-date information about upcoming events!
We’re excited to share an update on our new mobile kiosks for visitor check-in across the district. These kiosks are designed to make the process faster and more secure for everyone entering our buildings.
To make check-in even easier, we encourage parents, guardians, and other visitors to download the Raptor Safe app on their mobile devices. This app allows users to:
· Scan their ID
· Take a selfie photo
· Generate a QR code for future visits
Once set up, visitors can simply open the app, swipe up to find their QR code, and scan it at the mobile kiosk. This will automatically print a badge using the photo on your license. If you plan to visit more than once this school year, we highly recommend downloading the app—it takes only a few minutes to set up and eliminates the need to scan your license and take a photo each time.
We’ve also implemented safety alerts. If someone flagged as not allowed entry attempts to check in, our main office staff and district safety personnel will be notified. In rare cases, false positives may occur. If this happens, staff may ask to scan your license at the front desk for further verification.
To help you get started, we’ve included: ·
Create Raptor Safe Passport
Using raptor visitor safe app at mobile kiosk
Feel free to share this information with other family members or caregivers who may be visiting the school.
Thank you for helping us keep our schools safe and efficient!
