Happy New Year!

I hope you had a great two-week break and were able to spend some time relaxing with friends and family. I truly enjoyed my time off. I spent some time in NYC celebrating my 39^th birthday (ha), and then traveled to Maryland to spend the holidays with family.

We are right back in the swing of things here at East Hill. Last Friday Mrs. Mercer and Mrs. McConnell, with the help of several students, presented this month’s character education assembly on perseverance. You certainly need to persevere while learning a new instrument, that’s for sure!

Dr. Brown’s annual “Talk with the Superintendent” will be held tonight at 7:00. This is a time where community members are given a chance to ask him questions and engage in a dialogue. It will be held at the WGHS Large Group Instruction room.

Save the Date! Please set aside the evening of Tuesday, March 24^th to attend East Hill’s 1^st Education Fair. Last year we combined our Science Fair with Math Night. This year we are adding a reading component which we are really excited about. Our Shared Decision Making Committee came up with the idea, and our PTA is helping us to fund the display boards. Your child should have brought home a yellow packet with more information about the Education Fair. Here are a couple of clever displays that I saw online:

Please remember that there is no school next Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. Also, there is no school on Friday, January 30^th due to our teacher workshop day. The PTA's annual Enrichment Day is Saturday, January 31st. They are still in need of additional volunteers to help out in the classrooms. Please call Bernadette Irving at 263-8149 if you are willing to help out. Have a good rest of the week!

- Lisa