Notes from the East Hill Principal

This page provides thoughts and commentary from Susan Meskos, the Principal of East Hill Elementary School in the West Genesee Central School District.

I hope you enjoyed the holiday break with your families! I'm hopeful and optimistic that it will be a great year! Optimism is the character strength focus for this week. Optimism means you expect the best from the future and work to achieve it. For more about optimism from the Positivity Project, click here

The Director of Professional Learning, Rob Leo, recently shared a great article on the how-tos of keeping our students safe online. There are many positive, productive and enjoyable options for everyone while using electronic devices. Please take some time to review this article, Parents' Ulitmate Guide Parental Controls "Parents' Ulitmate Guide to Parental Controls," to ensure the safety and well-being of your child while they are using the internet at home.

We would like to invite you to attend our January East Hill PTA meeting happening virtually on Monday, January 10th at 6:30 pm. Please email wgehpta@westgenesee.org for the Zoom link for Monday's meeting. We look forward to seeing you there!

You can become a member of the East Hill PTA at any time at: https://easthillpta.memberhub.store/ Your contribution will help fund future events and activities for our students!

• To be sure that you are receiving all emails sent from the District/schools/teachers please periodically check your spam/junk/promotions folder for emails with @westgenesee.org, then mark that they are not spam/junk/promotions.
• To be sure that you are receiving text messages this year from WGCSD or your school(s) Text a "Y" or "Yes" to 67587

If you still have questions about receiving emails and/or text from WGCSD please email them to publications@westgenesee.org.

• January PTA Meeting on Monday, January 10th, 6:30 p.m.
• Please remember that there is no school next Monday, January 17th, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.