Thought Exchange

Dear East Hill Community,

Every year, the West Genesee Strategic Planning Team asks all stakeholders to provide feedback on areas of strength and areas for potential growth. This year, Dr. Brown has partnered with Thought Exchange, a web-based organization that will help us reach more of the community to maximize input. 

Using the email you have shared with us already for SchoolTool, you will be given a link to take part in the first stage of this survey, the Share Stage. You can tell us what we are doing well and what can we improve. This step will take approximately 5 - 10 minutes. A few weeks after that, you will be asked to take part in the Star phase where you will see others’ responses. You have the opportunity to “rate” the comments that resonate with you. The final stage, Discover, is where you will have a chance to see what concepts are most important to all participants.

Please know that your submissions are confidential, but not anonymous to Thought Exchange. Thought Exchange will not share the authors of comments with the District. Your name will not appear on your submissions. This allows you to answer fairly and honestly. However, responses that are demeaning to any individuals will be removed by Thought Exchange.  

The members of the Strategic Planning Team will use this information in evaluating our successes as well as our areas in need of improvement when we begin planning for 2018 - 2019 school year.  Please take the time to complete the survey when it is sent to you. Although the link cannot be forwarded, there are directions on how to get other community members on the list if they don’t receive an invitation. We truly want to hear from as many people connected to West Genesee as possible. Thank you!

On a different note, this week and next week will be devoted to teaching our students about the character strength of perspective. Click here to read more about this strength. Our learning target for these two weeks is, I can appreciate that people see things in different ways. I have the ability to understand the world from multiple points of view.

Our PARP (Pick a Reading Partner) committee has met and has decided on the theme of "Wild About Reading" for this year's reading celebration. Thanks to the PTA, our kick-off ceremony will include a visit from The Wild Animal Park in Chittenango, and our closing ceremony will feature author Cynthia DeFelice whom many of us are wild about! We can't wait! Thank you to those of you that signed up to be a guest reader in one of our classrooms during the reading celebration.

Upcoming Dates: 

• Wednesday, 10/4: School Pictures (Make-ups are scheduled for 11/17)
• Friday, 10/6: Jogathon Donations Due
• Monday, 10/9: No School, Columbus Day
• Monday, 10/16: PARP Reading Celebration Begins; PTA Meeting @6:30p.m., East Hill Library
• Wednesday, 10/18: Book Fair; Family Night is from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday, 10/19: Book Fair
• Tuesday, 10/31: Halloween Parade, 2:00 p.m.

Enjoy the rest of the week!

- Lisa