April Break is Approaching!

I’ve gotten a little behind on my weekly blogs so I apologize! In case you are keeping track, last week’s math words of the day were cone, cylinder, sphere, cube, and rectangular prism. This week’s words are face (M), edge (T), and vertices (W).

This morning we were treated to the kindergartener’s school-wide assembly on Citizenship. They sang a song about citizenship and many students introduced a family member, told what they did, and why they were a good citizen. They told us about a book they read and every student received a packet of seeds to help make the world a more beautiful place.

Last week we were finally treated to some nice weather and got to play outside without freezing or falling in the mud. Let’s hope that the nice weather returns when we return from break which begins this Thursday, April 17^th. Students are off beginning the 17^th and will return on Monday, April 28^th.

If you know of anybody who has a kindergartener to register for school this fall, please send them our way. Kindergarten screening will take place the last week of June.

Looking ahead: Students in grades 3-5 will take the NYS math assessments on April 30^th, May 1^st, and May 2^nd. They are well-prepared for this assessment. Please make sure they are well-rested, well-fed, and arrive to school on time. East Hill’s Open House will be held on Wednesday, May 14^th at 7:00 p.m. The 4^th and 5^th grade concert will be held Monday, May 19^th at the high school, also at 7:00 p.m. Please plan to get out and vote on the school budget on May 20^th, and visit the East Hill Book Fair on the 20^th through the 22^nd.

Student Drop-off and Pick-up: Please use the student drop-off parking lot in the morning if you are dropping off your children. Please do not use the staff parking lot as a turn-around. This causes people to drive on and over the crosswalk which creates a very dangerous situation for our children. Also, as a reminder, our policy is that all transportation changes need to be in writing. It gets very hectic in the office toward the end of the day and it is not always possible to make last minute changes without a note, which is one of the reasons we have our policy in place. Thank you for your understanding.

I hope you have a nice April break!

-         Lisa