This week's character strength focus is Love of Learning. Love of Learning means you master new topics on your own or in school. Those with love of learning are intrinsically motivated and engaged in a topic regardless of achieving an external standard. They enjoy learning simply for the sake of learning. For more information regarding this strength, click here.
Education Fair
Speaking of love of learning, the Education Fair is one week from today! Students are learning about a variety of topics and will be displaying their findings next Tuesday. Projects can be dropped off after school on Monday, 3/18, from 3:30 - 5:00, or on Tuesday, 3/19, from 7:30 - 8:30 am. Students will be able to view the projects during the day and families are invited to attend the evening fair from 6:30 - 7:30 pm.
Yearbook
The ordering deadline for this year's yearbook has been extended through March 22nd. You may still send the form and check to your child's teacher or go to www.ybpay.lifetouch.com, and search for our code under Camillus, then East Hill.
Merry Go Round
The Merry Go Round Theater presented A Fisherman and His Wife to our K-2 students on Monday. The students really enjoyed it. The moral of the story is appreciating everything we have is much more important than getting everything we want. A good reminder for all of us!
Attendance: Did you know?
- Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just two days a month and that’s known as chronic absence.
- Poor attendance can influence whether children read proficiently by the end of third grade or be held back.
- By 6th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school.
- As many as 8 million U.S. public school students struggle academically simply because they miss too much school.
Last week our entire 4th grade had perfect attendance one day, and the entire 5th grade was here on another day. Let's keep it going!
Box Tops!
Box tops are being accepted until March 25th. Please make sure they are cut out on the line and ensure that they haven't expired. Thank you!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Irish Dancing Assembly, 3/15, 10:30
District Select Band and Select Orchestra Concert, 3/18, CMS, 7:00
Education Fair, 3/19, East Hill, 6:30
Report Cards Distributed, 3/22
Third Grade Concert, 3/28, 7:00 pm
BINGO, 3/29, 6:30 (Doors open at 6:00)
Have a great rest of the week!
- Lisa
