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.

What a wonderful week! everyone had a great time at our 28th Annual Jog-A-Thon on Friday! A big THANK YOU to our PTA, the fans that were able to come out and cheer for our students, and anyone that made a contribution! Donations are still being accepted, please see the information from our EH PTA below!

Let's see those SMILES! Picture Day will be taking place on Wednesday, October 6!

The week of October 4-8, we are focusing on the P2 character strength of Being present and giving others my attention. I hope you will join us in encouraging your child to explore their own positive character strengths and strengths of others.

Please click below for more information on our weekly trait. The password is P2

P2 for Families

There is one more week to make your donation for JogAThon. East Hill PTA has raised $5800. We need your help to reach our $7000 goal. Donate by October 8th to help your class win!

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Please click the link below to access the East Hill spirit wear sale! The sale ends Friday 10/8.

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We’re excited about our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. Hosted by our East Hill PTA this
event is an opportunity for students of all ages to build their home libraries and further their love of reading.

The EH Book Fair, will take place October 19-20 at East Hill during school hours. All classes will visit the book fair. Stay tuned for more information about the fair as we get closer!

At the Board of Education meeting held on September 15, Assistant Superintendent for Management Services, Christine DeMass, kicked off the Special Referendum Capital Project, with architects from King & King also sharing details about the project.

Information about the Special Referendum can be seen in each school lobby on poster boards and also more detailed information is available on the website by clicking here.

Be on the lookout for more information about an upcoming Community Forum to be held on Monday, November 15, and please save the date for the vote on the referendum which will be held on Monday, December 6.

Please join the West Genesee PTA/PTO District Council for a Talk with the Superintendent tonight, October 5, 2021 starting at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. (It was previously scheduled to be held in person at the high school, but will now be available in this virtual format.)

• 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.

• October 5, 2021 Talk with the Superintendent - 7:00 p.m.
• October 6, 2021 Picture Day
• October 6, 2021 BOE Audit Committee Meeting - 5:30 p.m.
  
• October 6, 2021 BOE Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
• October 11, 2021 No School-Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day
• October 13, 2021 PTA Meeting
  
• October 20, 2021 BOE Meeting - 6:00 p.m.