Bulldog Bulletin
January 27, 2023
All About Us
Email: michelle.barton@greececsd.org
Website: www.greececsd.org
Location: 1801 Latta Road, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: 585-966-3700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Paddy-Hill-Elementary-103426624441568
Twitter: @PaddyHillTweet
Leader in Me
Book of the Month
When excluded from the Pet Club, how does the boy react?
What actions does he take to change how he is feeling?
What is true friendship?
What does true friendship mean to you?
The sign on the new Pet Club reads, “All Are Welcome.” How do you think this message makes the other children feel?
Do you think it is important to help others who are different from you?
If you would like to read this book together as a family, check out the link Strictly No Elephants.
Upcoming Dates
1st - World Read Aloud Day
7th - Board of Education Meeting, 6:30pm
10th - ENL Family Night
15th - Math Night for Kindergarten & 1st Grade (RSVP by 2/8-- Sign up here!)
20th-24th - President’s Week Recess - NO School
28th - Board of Education Meeting, 6:30pm
Family Perception Survey
Parents, we want your input! Please click here and click on your school's logo to complete the GCSD Family Perception Survey by Friday February 17 for your school. This annual anonymous survey helps our district to understand how families feel about their school. Question categories include culture, relationships, safety, instruction, and discipline.
By completing the survey, you can enter to win an accompanying sweepstakes for a chance to win a grant prize of $150 Visa gift card courtesy of the Center for Youth. To enter the sweepstakes please email your name, and phone number to parent.helpline@greececsd.org and mention that you are entering the Family Perception Survey Sweepstakes by February 18th. You do not need to complete the survey to enter.
Free CPR & AED Training Offered on Feb. 11
The Greece Central School District is partnering with Highland Hospital to offer free CPR and AED training on Saturday, February 11 in the Odyssey Academy cafeteria, 750 Maiden Lane. Participants will learn how to perform hands-only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). This emergency lifesaving procedure is performed when the heart stops beating. When administered immediately, CPR can double or triple chances of survival after cardiac arrest. Participants will also learn how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). REGISTER HERE to participate in any of four available 90-minute training sessions. Click here to see the event flyer.
Upcoming Family Events!
Fall In Love with Math - Kindergarten and First Grade Math Game Night
Grades 2-5 Math Carnival
Project Based Learning District Event
We are excited to announce our first ever K-12 Project Based Learning Exhibition. Please join us on February 9th for a fun evening showcasing Project Based Learning in the Greece Central School District! This evening will include:
- Overview: What is Project Based Learning?
Classroom Project Displays
Student Presentations
Pizza will be provided! (RSVP Here)
When: Thursday, February 9th from 6-7pm at Olympia High School
Leader in Me Family Series
We are lucky to have our District’s Leader in Me Coach, Lori Quinn, help present the 7 Habits of Successful Families. Other staff members and your children will help lead our learning. We have selected the following dates for our first family cohort!
3/1-- Private Victory-- Habits 1-3
Families will engage in activities about how to be proactive, beginning with the end in mind, and putting first things first.
3/22 -- Public Victory-- Habits 4-6
Families will engage in activities about thinking win-win, seeking first to understand and then to be understood, and synergize.
5/10 -- Sharpen the Saw/Putting it all together
Families will engage in activities learning about how to keep balanced with sharpening the saw.
Each night, we hope to start together, enjoying Mark’s Pizza and getting to know one another. Dinner will be served from 5:30-6:00. Then we will learn about the 7 Habits together from 6-7pm. All of the sessions will take place at Paddy Hill.
If you are available for ALL THREE sessions and would like to join us please fill out this google form.
Family & Community Engagement
Kids Care- Exciting news for families who may need child care during the upcoming Presidents Week Recess, KidsCare will be opening up enrollment for the break to district families who are not currently enrolled at KidsCare. This year's program, Winter Wonderland, will run Tuesday through Friday (2/21-2/24) and will be provided out of Autumn Lane and Longridge Elementary schools at a cost of $170 for the week. Visit the KidsCare landing page at www.greececsd.org/kidscare for more information and directions to register. Please call the district KidsCare Coordinator, Kelly Giudice, at 966-2448 if you need additional support. Limited spaces are available!
Donations needed: Please see this flier for details.
- Facebook- Please like and follow us on Facebook at Paddy Hill Elementary & PTA. Our parent coordinators and PTA work hard to keep it up to date with information and pictures of our Paddy Hill bulldogs!
Mindfulness Corner
Try out this Winter Scavenger Hunt for young children and families.
Early Learning
Here are some great things to try out as a family!
Sink or Float: Turn your kitchen into a science lab. Gather up some items like a metal spoon, plastic spoon, block, small toy, and a plastic cup or bowl. Fill up the sink with a few inches of water. Ask your child to predict whether each item will sink or float and then test out the prediction. Items that float are called "buoyant!"
Kitchen Labeling: Ask your child to name some common items in the kitchen such as a cabinet or the sink. Write each word on a notecard or piece of paper, saying each letter aloud as you write the word. Place the card on the correct item and invite your child to "read" the words to you!
How We Read
What happens in our brains when we read? It turns out, a lot. Reading is a complex process that involves multiple parts of the brain working together. Not everyone learns to read at the same pace, but all students can learn to read with instruction that is grounded in the science of reading.
This graphic booklet, designed for student and adult use, explains how we learn to read. It invites students to be partners in their learning--explaining how certain instructional methods can help them learn to read, and why becoming a strong reader is worth the work!