Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Picture Retakes and Makeup

Picture retakes and makeups are this Friday, 11/20. Remote students should plan to come between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30. If you are getting a retake, you need to bring your original package with you. Please park on the right side of the building. 

Remote Student Supply Pickup

All East Hill remote students can pick up their music kits on Monday, 11/23 between 12:00 and 3:00. Students in grades 2, 3, and 4 can also pick up their literacy materials at this time. Any remote students that are getting their pictures taken (or retaken) on Friday, 11/20 can pick up their materials at that time. Please call the office (315-487-4648) if you need to arrange for an alternate time.

Report Cards

As a reminder, we are no longer mailing out report cards to all families. Report cards will be available via Schooltool beginning Saturday, December 14.  Click here to access the viewing instructions. Here is a short video that also explains how to access the report cards online. If you need to update your email or phone number on Schooltool, please click this link. If you need a hard copy of your child's report card mailed to your home, please contact Mrs. Farley at efarley@westgenesee.org, or call the school at 315-487-4648. 

Gratitude

We are focusing on the character strength of gratitude this week and next. Gratitude means you are aware of and thankful for good things that happen. I am so grateful to work with such amazing children, and families, and with such a caring and dedicated staff. I am truly very fortunate. Thank you to those of you that donated money or items for the Thanksgiving dinners. It is very much appreciated. I hope you can all take some time over the Thanksgiving holiday to rest, relax, and enjoy your families! Speaking of Thanksgiving, I found turkeys all over the school today!

Parent Conferences

As a reminder, next Monday and Tuesday are half-days. Bus dismissal is at 11:00 with parent pickup immediately following. All conferences are being held via Zoom.

Enjoy the rest of the week and the Thanksgiving holiday!

- Lisa

 

East Hill Mid-November Update

Upcoming Dates:

• November 23rd and 24th are half-days due to parent conferences. Bus riders will be dismissed at 11:00 with parent pick-up immediately following. 
• The Fine Arts department has assembled general music kits for every student in grade K-6! Remote students in grades K-4 can pick up their music kits on 11/23 from 12:00 - 3:00. 
• Remote students in grades 2-4 can also pick up their literacy supplies for the next couple of units on 11/23 between noon and 3:00 p.m.

Bravery

This week's character strength focus is bravery. Bravery means you act with mental, moral, or physical strength even when you know things are difficult or scary. Tomorrow, on Veterans Day, we take the time to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all United States veterans. For more information on bravery from the Positivity Project, click here. 

Enjoy the rest of the week! Please remember that instructional setting change requests must be received in writing by Tuesday, November 17th. Thank you!

- Lisa

 

Happy November!

Happy Election Day from East Hill!

We have a lot going on here at school today! You will need to stay tuned to find out who the election winner is in Mrs. Tynan's room - students are casting their ballots for Duck, Teacher, and Clifford later today!

In Mrs. Devereaux's room students casted ballots for the actual presidential candidates. We will have to wait and see!

Community Giving

Each year the PTA, with a great deal of support from our East Hill Community, helps to put together Thanksgiving meals for East Hill families and also organizes a Community Giving campaign to help out families who could use some additional support with holiday gift purchases. If you could use a little extra help at Thanksgiving or Christmas this year, please let me know. We would love to provide a helping hand! Just shoot me an email (lcraig@westgenesee.org) or give me a call (315-487-4648.) 

Perspective

This week's character strength focus is perspective. Perspective means you appreciate when people see things in different ways. You have the ability to understand the world from multiple points of view. This strength may be invaluable in the coming weeks! For more about perspective, click here.

School Photos

School photo make-up day is Friday, 11/20. Remote students who need their pictures or need a retake should plan on coming between 10:00 and 10:45. Please bring your first package with you if you are getting a retake.

Instructional Setting Changes    

Please be on the lookout for a letter from the elementary principals regarding requests for changes to your childrens' instructional setting.

Remote Students

As a reminder, pickup of supplies for grades 2, 3, and 4 is on Monday, 11/23 from 12:00 - 3:00. Several people did not come pick up their school pictures last week so if you need to pick them up, you can also plan to do that on 11/23. 

Thank You, PTA!

Thank you again to the PTA for the donation of over 350 pumpkins last week!! Here are just a few of the ways that they were decorated!

Have a great rest of the week!

- Lisa