Notes from the East Hill Principal
August 19, 2022
Welcome East Hill Families!
We are looking forward to welcoming our WILDCATS on Wednesday, September 7! I want to thank our phenomenal custodial staff and summer crew for the work they have put in over the last two months to get the building ready to go! The building has a great vibe as staff members organize and decorate classrooms in preparation for a wonderful 22-23 school year! We cannot be more excited to get our WILDCATS back into the building!
Welcome Back Letter
Mark your calendar!
Our East Hill Fall Curriculum Night is being held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 according to the following schedule:
Kindergarten & First Grade parents 6:00-6:30 p.m.
Second & Third Grade parents 6:30-7:00 p.m.
Fourth Grade parents 7:00-7:30 p.m.
This will be a time to connect with your child’s teachers and learn about curriculum, expectations, and the structure of the school day. Your child will bring home a detailed note about Curriculum Night on the first day of school, so be sure to check his/her backpack carefully!
Transportation and Car Tags
A Message from Transportation:
Parents: Transportation has wrapped up the bus routes for East Hill and wants to remind you that if you have NOT sent in a daycare form already that it must be submitted ASAP to ensure your student is being bussed to and from the correct location. All bus routes will be available on Tuesday, August 23 for you to view. Any errors regarding your student that you may find we encourage you to call Transportation directly at 315-487-4576. If you missed the survey and do NOT need a bus we also encourage you to contact Transportation directly. East Hill will be conducting Emergency Bus Evacuation Drills on Thursday, September 15 upon morning arrival.
If you must transport your child, please contact the main office at 315-487-4648 to request a car tag.
*A new 22-23 car tag must be issued. Last year's numbers are not permitted!
**Please note all car tags must be present and visible during dismissal for a child to be dismissed to your vehicle.**
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Arrival Procedures
Arrival begins at 9:00 a.m with buses unloading students. Parents may enter the parking loop to drop off their children between 9:05 a.m. and 9:10 a.m. after all buses have unloaded.
Parents must stay in their car at all times. Please exit students from the passenger side of the vehicle.
Walkers may arrive at the school at 9:00 a.m. Please do not arrive early or let your child arrive early as there is no supervision until 9:00 a.m. when the doors will be opened. Students that are having breakfast will enter the building at 8:50 a.m.
Dismissal Procedures
Bus dismissal will begin at 3:15 p.m. Parents can enter the loop after all buses have left (roughly 3:20 p.m.). Parent pickup tags, similar to the ones pictured below, will be provided for all families that indicated the need for afternoon transportation. Each family will get two car tags with the same number. Students will be provided with a backpack tag with the corresponding number. School staff will be able to easily identify the correct car in the pickup line outside of school. If a parent is designating someone else to pick up a child on a particular day, it will be up to the parent to make sure they provide that person with the pickup tag. Again, parents must stay in their car at all times unless, of course, it is necessary for you to help a child get out of their carseat. Please load your child into your vehicle on the passenger side.
We truly appreciate your support with following our arrival and dismissal procedures to keep all students safe. Please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 315-487-4648 with any questions.
Breakfast and Lunch
Welcome to Our Newest Wildcats!
Our New Student Visit will take place on Wednesday, August 31 at 9:00 a.m.
From Our East Hill PTA
Please scan the attached QR code to join our PTA membership for the 2022-2023 school year!
The East Hill Elementary School PTA Ice Cream Social
Please join us Thursday, September 8th from 6-7:30 p.m. for the PTA sponsored East Hill Ice Cream Social! Come out, have an ice cream, and celebrate the new school year! *If you would like to volunteer to help scoop, please email us at wgehpta@westgenesee.org
New Student Management System Information
The student management system (SMS) transition is underway and families have been activating accounts to login and use our new SMS, Synergy. Over the past few weeks the District has asked families to activate their accounts and update information (phone numbers, email addresses, emergency contacts, call order, custody, digital equity survey, etc) within Synergy.
If you have not activated your account, please check your email for the communication. If you do not see the message in your inbox, please check your spam folder. Please feel free to email centralregistrar@westgenesee.org if you have any questions.
Please be looking for future communications around everything that you will find in ParentVUE.
Upcoming Events
- 8/30- 9-10:30 a.m.- Kindergarten Orientation
- 8/31- 9:00-10:00 a.m.-New Student Visit
- 9/1- Superintendent's Conference Day
- 9/5- Labor Day- School Closed
- 9/6- Superintendent's Conference Day
- 9/7- First Day for Students!
- 9/8- EH PTA Ice Cream Social, 6-7:30 p.m,
- 9/9- Spirit Day- wear blue and gold!
- 9/13- Curriculum Night