Kindergarten Registration is This Week

If you have, or know of, a child who will be starting kindergarten this fall, please be sure they register this week from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the East Hill office. For more information regarding immunizations and other requirements, please click here.

February’s character education trait is honesty and trust. We were finally able to hold the assembly after it having been postponed twice due to snow days. The second graders taught us that it was important to always be honest in order to gain someone’s trust. They also sang a song for us.

The character education trait for March is Patience and Acceptance. I think we’re going to need to be patient and accept the fact that this winter just might not end! In all seriousness though, there’s a much stronger message about patience and acceptance and Ms. O’Keefe and our student council will be presenting that to us next week.

Enjoy the rest of the week. Try to stay warm!

- Lisa

Reminder: Winter break is coming!

Unfortunately, this reminder doesn’t mean we are going to get a break from winter. It’s just a reminder that students will not have school next week. It seems as though winter is here to stay!

Students love going sledding during P.E.!

Winter break is a great time to get started on the projects for our Education Fair which will be here before we know it. It is not too late to submit an application. Students can get a display board from the office, courtesy of the PTA, once they can show that they are planning on following through on their project. Currently half of our school population is signed up to complete a project which is just awesome!

Another thing students can do over break is participate in a fun event that our bus drivers are sponsoring. They are planning on taking students to the movies next Thursday, and then returning to West Genesee Middle School where they will provide lunch for them and play all sorts of games. Look for an informational flyer to come home today or tomorrow.

Our Fifth Grade Student Council Newspaper Committee has put together the first edition of the Junior Wildcat Times.  Click here to read it. Several fifth grade students contributed articles, comics, jokes, and photographs.

Valentine’s parties will be held on Friday at 2:15. Please remember that food in the nut-free classrooms needs to come with a label so that it can be checked by the nurse and/or classroom teacher. Valentines in those classrooms should also not come with any food attached to them. You’d be surprised at the items that contain or were made in a facility that processes nuts. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Lastly, our new dismissal procedures seem to be going great. Thank you to everyone for being on time to pick up your children. Have a great winter break!

- Lisa

Happy February!

Well, as it turns out, Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow (doesn’t he always?) so we are in for at least six more weeks of winter. Now that we have some snow we can at least do some skiing and sledding.

A huge thank you goes out to the PTA for putting together another wonderful Enrichment Day for 178 of our East Hill students this past Saturday. Thank you to Bernadette Irving and Carrie Grooms for organizing the event, and thank you to all of the volunteers who gave up their time to either teach or help out in one of the classrooms. Students had a great time. Pictured below are just a few of the classes in which students were able to participate.

African Drumming

Catapulting 

Chemistry

No-Sew Blankets

Tie-Dying

Woodworking

Today we will begin our new dismissal procedures. As indicated previously, most of the changes are internal, but it will be important that you are here by 3:15 if you are picking a child up, notes are sent in advance as always, and last minute changes are kept to an absolute minimum. All students will be dismissed promptly at 3:20.

Please remember that February’s PTA meeting will be held tonight in the East Hill Library at 6:30. Hope to see you there!

- Lisa