Important Notices

A flier will be coming home tomorrow with four important dates on it. They are as follows:

1. No School Friday, March 17 due to Staff Development Day

2. The Education Fair is next Tuesday, 3/21 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Students will view the projects during the day. Project drop-off will be held on 3/20 from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. and on 3/21 from 7:20 - 8:20 a.m. We ask that you take your projects home the night of the Fair if you are attending.

3. The 3rd Grade Chorus Concert has been rescheduled to next Wednesday, 3/22 at 6:45. I apologize that this means two nights in a row for our third grade parents.

4. Dr. Aaron Gleason, PhD, will be here on 4/11 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. to discuss students who worry and what can be done about it. More information about this important evening will be sent home soon.

In addition to the above, and as indicated in a previous letter, the New York State English Language Arts assessment will take place on the mornings of March 28, 29, and 30 for our third through fifth grade students. Please help us out by making sure students arrive to school on time, are well-rested, and are well-fed.

Student Council is continuing to accept donations to purchase fleece to make blankets for Project Linus. All interested fifth graders will be invited to stay after school one day in April to help make no-sew blankets. Please let me know if you would be willing to help with this endeavor.

5th Graders Create Posters to Advertise their Community Service Project

This week’s words of the day are pollination (K, M), and gravity (3, Th). Next week’s words of the day are descend (4, M), obstacle (5, T), deciduous (K, W), contented (1, Th), and immigrated (2, F).

Hopefully you’re not too sore from shoveling. It has to stop sometime! I'd much rather have students in the building than empty hallways. Here are a couple of cool things I got to see earlier this week. I love seeing students work together to solve problems!

Students work with Makey Makey's to build electrical circuits in the library.

Students program robots with Mrs. Ritch and Mrs. Tuttle.

Enjoy the rest of the week!

Lisa

March Madness

It’s a good thing there are so many days in March because we certainly have a lot going on here at East Hill. Please get out those calendars!

East Hill PTA

The March PTA meeting will be held tomorrow night (Wednesday) at 6:30 in the East Hill Library. Please come join us to hear about District events and other activities being planned for our students.

Music in our Schools

March is Music in our Schools month. Our third graders have been working on preparing for their spring concert which will be held on Tuesday, March 14 at 7:00 p.m. for third grade families. The rest of our school will get a preview of the concert that afternoon.

Teacher Workshop Day

Please note that there is no school on Friday, March 17 due to a teacher workshop day. During this day our teachers will be receiving professional development on a variety of topics.

Education Fair

The Education Fair is just two weeks away. At this point students should have completed the majority of their packet and requested a display board from the main office. Projects will be on display during the day for students on Tuesday, March 21. Projects will be displayed for families that evening from 6:30 to 7:30. This is the seventh year we have held this event (recently changed from the Science Fair to the Education Fair) and it is shaping up to be the biggest year yet! Completed projects can be dropped off after school on Monday, March 20 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. or before school on Tuesday, March 21 from 7:15 – 8:20 a.m.

East Hill Art Exhibit        

East Hill student artwork will be on display in the Maxwell Memorial Library from March 28 through April 6.  The exhibit will feature a variety of artwork from kindergarten through fifth grade artists.

BINGO!

The PTA’s annual BINGO event will be held at East Hill for the first time! Now that we have our own cafeteria, we no longer need to use the facilities at Camillus Middle School. BINGO will be held on Friday, March 31. Look for more information about this exciting event soon!

A couple of other March events have already occurred. Today we had our fourth CODE assembly of the year with Officer Brand. A letter will be coming home that outlines the topics that were discussed at each grade level. Last Friday our first graders taught our school about the March character education trait of the month which is patience and acceptance. They did a nice job explaining how to appreciate our differences. When they were done presenting, our student council discussed the community service project that they have started. They will be collecting money through March 22. At that point we will purchase fleece to make No-Sew blankets for Project Linus, an organization that provides blankets for critically ill children. Interested fifth graders will be able to stay after school one day in April (date TBD) to make the blankets.

This week’s words of the day are fantasy, immigrant, atmosphere, climate, and witty.

Have a great rest of the week!

-          Lisa