BINGO!

This past Friday night many students and their families participated in the PTA’s 2^nd Annual BINGO night. A great time was had by all. Thank you to Michele Hess, Mary Kay Devore, Terry Gentilcore, and all of the parents who helped out to make it such a success. Anthony Augello was the winner of the BINGO basket, and Megan Mathews won the chance to call out the BINGO numbers. She did an awesome job!

We had some visitors to East Hill last week. The 6^th grade chorus came to visit our 5^th graders. They sang a couple of songs, had the 5^th grade chorus join in on a song, and Mr. Schuessler answered several questions that the 5^th graders had about 6^th grade and 6^th grade chorus.

Mrs. Barry invited Dr. Paul Fitzgerald, Professor of Geology at Syracuse University, to come to speak to her 4^th grade class. Dr. Fitzgerald has climbed hundreds of mountains. He showed the students several interesting slides from some of his climbs, and brought in mountain climbing gear and rock samples to pass around the class. This was a great follow-up to some of the recent articles Mrs. Barry’s class had read about a couple of different mountains.

Gina holds an ice axe used for mountain-climbing

The third grade chorus concert was held this past Wednesday. The students performed for the school during the day and for their families at night, where it was standing room only. They did a fantastic job.

Matthew Craybas playing Senor Don Gato on the guitar.

The math words of the week are parallelogram (M), plane figure (T) solid figure (W), perpendicular lines (Th),  and intersecting lines (F). Speaking of math, check out the picture below that shows how Mr. Meaney’s 5^th grade class used the snow to show multiplication of fractions using the area model. How cool is that? (get it?)

Have a great week!

- Lisa

Happy Spring! (?)

Last week’s 4^th annual Science Fair and 1^st Family Math Night was a huge success. Thank you so much to all of the families for helping out with the projects, for coming out to view the projects on Tuesday, and for participating in the math activities and games in the classrooms. Thank you to all of the teachers who made this night possible. We had a great turnout! Here are just a few of the pictures that I took from the Science Fair:

Here are a few that were taken in the classrooms:

The math words of the week are pentagon (M), hexagon (T), octagon (W), parallel lines (Th), and trapezoid (F).

The 3^rd grade concert will be held at East Hill this Wednesday at 7:00. Please be sure to mark your calendars now for Open House which is scheduled for Wednesday, May 14^th at 7:00. Finally, I am still looking for volunteers to be poll watchers on May 20^th from 5:00 – 7:00. Please contact me if you are available. Thank you, and have a great week!

- Lisa

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today our school was treated to a  performance by the Johnston School of Irish Dance. Several other students in our building, who attend other Irish dancing schools, also participated in a couple of the dances. I'm sorry I had to miss it - I heard the students loved it! Thank you to Karen Augello for organizing this assembly!

Last week Officer Brand presented the last of the grade level CODE assemblies. We will have one more school-wide assembly at the end of the year. The students have enjoyed these assemblies and have learned a great deal about a variety of topics, from personal safety to bullying.

Officer Brand Discussing Appropriate Responses to Feelings

Don’t forget that our combined Science Fair and Family Math Night is tomorrow (Tuesday) night. Science Fair projects will be on display from 6:30 – 7:30 and students can participate in math games and activities in the classrooms from 7:00 – 8:00. Science Fair projects can be dropped off today from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., and tomorrow morning from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. I could use a couple of volunteers today from 2:45 – 3:30 to help set up for the Science Fair if you are available. Displays should be taken home at the conclusion of the Science Fair.

The New York State English Language Arts Assessment for 3^rd – 5^th will be held on April 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd. Please make sure your child is present and on time these mornings, is well-rested, and well-fed. A separate letter about these assessments is being sent home with your child. The NYS Math Assessment will take place on April 30, May 1^st, and May 2^nd.

Dr. Brown will be presenting the budget for East Hill Parents on Monday, May 5^th at 7:00 p.m. in the high school large group instruction room. The actual vote is May 20^th from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. We are looking for five more volunteers to be poll watchers on the 20^th from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Please let me know if you are interested.

We have moved on to geometry for the math words of the week. This week’s words are square (M), rectangle (T), circle (W), polygon (Th), and triangle (F).

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Marlee!

Have a great week!

- Lisa

Wellness Week Begins!

Last week Ms. O’Keefe conducted a school-wide assembly for us. She taught us about patience and acceptance, our March character education traits, during the first part of the assembly. During the second part of the assembly she kicked off our second Wellness Week which begins today. We were impressed with students’ knowledge of the various food groups. Your child should be bringing home a packet today with more information about Wellness Week. 

One of our Girl Scout Troops also spoke to the school about their loose change drive that they are conducting for the Humane Society as part of a badge they are trying to earn.

We have a lot of great events coming up this month. Mark your calendars for the following events: 

March 18^th               East Hill 4^th Annual Science Fair and 

                           1^st Family Math Night (6:30 – 8:00)

March 22^nd          West Genesee Culture Fair, WGHS (12:00 – 3:00)

March 26^th           3^rd Grade Concert, East Hill, 7:00 p.m.

March 28^th           BINGO, CMS, 6:30 (doors open at 6:00)

I hope you are able to join us next Tuesday at our combined Science Fair and Math Night. Science Fair projects will be on display from 6:30 to 7:30 and you will be able to go to the following rooms to participate in math games and activities with your child: Kindergarten: Mrs. Butkowski and Mrs. Devereaux; 1st Grade: Mrs. Reina and Mrs. Deegan; 2nd Grade: Mrs. Thome and Mrs. Greer; 3rd Grade: Mrs. Greco and Mrs. Tynan; 4th Grade: Mrs. McPeak and Mrs. Barry; and 5th Grade: Mrs. McDonald and Miss Button. Mrs. Ciarla, Mrs. Reilly, and Mrs. Bush will also be helping out with the activities. It should be a great night!

The math words for the week are mixed number (M), improper fraction (T), perimeter (W), quadrilateral (Th), and square (F). 

Enjoy the rest of the week. Let's hope the forecasters are wrong, again!

- Lisa

Happy March!

Last week several classrooms celebrated the 100^th day of school. The students completed all sorts of math activities with the number 100, including counting to 100 by 1s, 5s, and 10s, singing songs, drawing pictures of what they would look like when they were 100, bringing in a collection of 100 items, reading a variety of books celebrating the 100^th day, and much, much more. In the picture below you can see students in Mrs. Augello’s kindergarten class donning their 100th day glasses and hats. The hats have 10 strips of paper on them and on each strip of paper there are 10 stickers, for a total of 100 stickers in all.

Also last week the 1^st grade class put on a great assembly. They taught the school about February’s character trait of honesty and trust. Many students told stories about what happened when they weren’t honest. They concluded the assembly with a flash mob dance that included the entire first grade class and several teachers. I don’t know how they pulled off the practices without my knowing – it was quite a surprise.

The math words of the week are pictograph (M), bar graph (T), line plot (W), prime number (Th), and composite number (F).

The March PTA meeting will be held tonight in the library at 6:30. Other dates to keep in mind for this month include our upcoming 4^th Annual Science Fair and 1^st Family Math Night, which will be held at East Hill from 6:30 – 8:00 on Tuesday, March 18th. Also, please note that Friday, March 21^st will be a half day for students. Dismissal will be at 11:30.

Finally, please remember that school does not begin until 9:00. Please do not drop your children off before 9:00 as they are unable to enter the building until school opens. As you are aware, it has been exceptionally cold this winter so we don’t want the students outside any longer than they need to be. Thank you for your cooperation!

- Lisa