I am so excited to see the number of applications we have
received so far for our Education Fair. To date we have students signed up to
complete 41 science projects and 26 reading projects. Some students are working
together so we currently have 101 students involved in the Fair altogether.
Shown below is a reading project model that Mrs. Devereaux made. It is
currently displayed in our lobby. If your child is interested in doing a
project, please remind them to turn their application in by Thursday, although
we will of course accept applications that come in later. As a reminder, the Education Fair will be
held on Tuesday, March 24th. Students and families will be able to play math
games in some of the classrooms from 6:30 – 7:00, and will be able to view the
project displays from 7:00 – 7:45.
Other upcoming events to note: There is no school this
Friday due to Teacher Workshop Day. The PTA’s annual Enrichment Day will be
held this Saturday. The February PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, February
3rd at 6:30 (this is listed incorrectly in the East Hill Handbook.)
Report cards will be distributed on Friday, February 6th. Valentine’s
parties will be held on February 13th at 2:15. Please remember that
treats in the nut-free classrooms must come in a labeled package so that they
can be checked by Mrs. Condon, our school nurse. Winter break runs from
February 16th through February 20th.
Please join me in welcoming East Hill’s new library media
specialist, Emerald Holzwarth. Ms. Holzwarth will be joining us on Tuesday,
February 3rd. We thank Mrs. Andino for helping us out in the library
these past few months. She has done a fantastic job and we will miss her.
Tomorrow you will be receiving a letter outlining our new and improved, revised dismissal procedures that will begin on Monday. As the letter states,
most of the changes are internal, but it will be imperative that parents
picking up their children are here by 3:15. If parents are not here by 3:15 will we assume the students need to take the bus home as there is no student supervision after the 3:20 dismissal. Any changes to transportation need
to be in writing. Last minute changes need to be kept to an absolute minimum as
it is the last minute changes that ultimately cause confusion. These new
procedures will hopefully be much more efficient, will keep our students as
safe as possible, and will get our students home quicker. I was able to watch these
procedures in place at Onondaga Road Elementary and they worked great. The day I
watched all buses pulled out by 3:25! Thank you for your cooperation in our
new dismissal system.
Have a great rest of the week!
- Lisa
