Notes from East Hill Elementary
March 17, 2023
Message from East Hill Principal
Dear East Hill Families,
Another exciting week at East Hill!
We started out the week with our staff coming together for professional learning on our Superintendent's Conference Day. Tuesday brought an unexpected snow day and provided some fun for outdoor recess on Wednesday and Thursday! East Hill enjoyed many activities today to celebrate St. Patrick's Day including wearing green, finding clues from leprechauns that lead to a pot of gold, making crafts, and ending the day with an assembly featuring members of the Johnston School of Irish Dance!
This year Ramadan will take place from March 22-April 20 with many members of our school community excitedly counting down the days. During Ramadan families will fast during daylight hours as part of the annual observance.
If your child will be fasting at school during Ramadan and will need an alternate location from the cafeteria during lunch, please reach out to me or your child's teacher.
Enjoy the weekend!
Sincerely,
Susan Meskos
St. Patrick's Day Fun!
Health and Wellness Update from PE
This is a great weekend for one last (hopefully) winter hike. Dress warm and check out the trails at Beaver Lake Nature Center in Baldwinsville. It’s also Maple Syrup time so they will have fun events such as Sugar Bush trail tours, pancake breakfasts, and more! Check out the website for more information. https://events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/sugar-bush-tours
Recipe of the Week brought to you by Mrs. Johnston (3rd grade)
Rainbow Soba Noodle Salad
https://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/3240875033/rainbow-soba-noodle-salad/#print
Yearbook Order Deadline Approaching
Congratulations to this week's Wildcat WOW prize winners!
Visiting Author Darren Sardelli
Darren Sardelli, an award winning poet and children's book author, is visiting East Hill classrooms on March 20th!
About Darren Sardelli's Books: In Galaxy Pizza and Meteor Pie, you'll find his popular poems such as "My Doggy Ate My Essay" and "Recess! Oh Recess." This collection of children's poems is a great way to get students excited about poetry. What If is a picture book where rhymes about basketballs being square and pictures painting people fill up children's imaginations as they think about "What a crazy, wacky, mixed up place, this world would surely be!"
Click here to learn more!
Family Night
Save the Date! On Monday, March 20, Visiting Author Darren Sardelli will be at West Genesee High School in the LGI Large Group Instruction Room from 6-7 pm for Family Night. Please park on the Lowe's side of the High School and enter through door #38.
Thanks to our PTA for sponsoring this great event!
Positivity Project
Next week's P2 Character Trait is Perspective. Click here to preview what the students will be learning about.
Kindergarten Registration Deadline has been Extended
Kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year opened on December 14 and will now go until April 14, 2023.
Watch for registration information on the Central Registration webpage. If you have any questions, email the Central Registrar at centralregistrar@westgenesee.org, or call Central Registration at (315) 487-4683.
When registering, parents should be prepared to upload the following:
- proof of residency (ie. mortgage or property statement or signed lease agreement)
- proof of immunizations
- proof of age
A physical examination is also required and a dental certificate is requested for entry into kindergarten. These examinations should be done up to one year prior to the first day of school. Children who enter kindergarten this fall must be five years of age on or before December 1, 2023.
To access the most updated health requirements click here.
To access the UPK/Kindergarten Registration Help document click here.
WG Food Services Reminder
District Calendar for 2023-2024 Approved at BOE Meeting
The District Calendar for the 2023-2024 school year was approved by the Board of Education at their meeting on March 1, 2023.
The calendar is now available on the website by clicking here: https://www.westgenesee.org/about-us/calendars/.
Upcoming Events
- Monday, March 20 - 6-7pm WGHS LGI - Author Darren Sardelli Family Night
- Saturday, March 25 - Report Cards Available
- April 3-7 - No School - Spring Recess