Happy November!

Happy November!
I realized I never sent this blog out last week so I apologize if this one is a bit lengthier than usual!

Positivity Project
Creativity was the character strength focus two weeks ago that was mentioned in my last blog. We had a pumpkin decorating contest among the different classrooms in the school. As part of PARP, each classroom was asked to decorate a pumpkin to look like a character from a book of their choice. Below are the top two winners as well as a couple of the runners up!

Primary Wing Winner (Mrs. Ciciarelli's Class)

Intermediate Wing Winner (Ms. Dattellas' Class)

Runner Up (Ms. Stevens' Class)

Runner Up (Mrs. Shewchuk's Class)

Last week's character strength focus was bravery. Mrs. McConnell was able to get several members of the Syracuse University Marching Band to come to East Hill to play for us and talk to the students about how bravery plays a role in their performance. It was a huge hit!

This week we return to the Other People Matter Mindset and will focus on "Knowing My Words and Actions Affect Others". According to Mike Erwin, the P2 co-founder, everything we do, say, text, tweet, snap or post can positively or negatively impact other people. We need to be mindful that every interaction we have with each other matters. We can strengthen our relationships with people every time we open our mouths, move our fingers, or move our thumbs. Ask your child about this concept!

Thank You Parents/Guardians!
Thank you to everyone that was able to come in and be a guest reader during PARP. It is so much appreciated by the students as well as the rest of our staff. Thank you also to everyone that volunteered to bring something in or help out at the Halloween classroom parties. We appreciated everyone's cooperation during the check-in process which ran very smoothly this year.

Spelling Bee
Congratulations to Chase, Raniah, Micah, Annabelle, and Charlie for doing such an amazing job representing East Hill in last Thursday's District Spelling Bee. Raniah was one of the top 12 finalists so she will be going on to the next level. Congratulations, and good luck Raniah!!

Thanksgiving Meals
You should have received information about our Thanksgiving Meal project that our 5th Grade Student Council, along with our PTA, is doing. We are looking to supply several East Hill families with a Thanksgiving meal. Please contact me (lcraig@westgenesee.org, or 487-4648) if you would like a Thankgiving meal. We'd love to help!

Upcoming Dates:
11/13    PTA Meeting, 6:30, Library
11/25    Parent Conferences, 11:30 Dismissal
11/26    Parent Conferences, 11:30 Dismissal
11/27    No School, Thanksgiving Break Begins
12/2      School Resumes

Have a great rest of the week! Stay warm!

- Lisa