Notes from East Hill Elementary

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

Dear East Hill Elementary School Families,

We had another great week at East Hill! Our Jogathon today was a huge success and I would like to thank our PTA, students, staff, and families for supporting our big fundraiser! We are still in need of a few room parents and volunteers for parties at EH. Please reach out to your classroom teacher if you are willing to join the fun!

Coming up next week we have First Responders Day on Wednesday as well as Picture Day on Thursday!

East Hill also looks forward to participating in Paige's Pajamarama, which will be a district-wide event next week. There will be collection jars in the main office for any Wildcats who would like to participate and wish to donate to this great cause in helping kids fight cancer on Friday, October 6! Please be sure to review the flyer below!

Have a great weekend,

~Susan

Help us raise funds for Paige's Butterfly Run and in our mission as part of the Star Alliance with Cicero-North Syracuse, Baldwinsville, and Jordan Elbridge to beat the Warrior Alliance of Liverpool, East Syracuse-Minoa, Fayetteville-Manlius, and Phoenix. GO STAR ALLIANCE!

When: Friday, October 6, 2023

What: Students - Wear your PAJAMAS in honor of kids who have to wear theirs during treatment and bring a CASH DONATION. Donations will be collected at the office Friday morning, and at link on the flyer. Donations can also be made online - make sure to donate to the WG link (see QR code on flyer or click here).

Paige's Mission: "Raising funds with integrity to benefit current and future pediatric cancer patients and their families in Central New York through the sponsorship of pediatric oncology research and patient programs at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital in Syracuse".

Next week's Positive Project character trait focus is Open-Mindedness. Click here to preview what the students will be learning about.

Picture day will take place on Thursday, October 5. You can pre-order today on mylifetouch.com with the Picture Day ID code: EVTV9SVW8.

Please join us for a Coffee and Conversation session to discuss the upcoming land purchase. (If you would like to submit a question, please email it to publications@westgenesee.org at least one day prior to your chosen session.)

Click here to view the most recent updated presentation, given at Coffee and Conversation on Tuesday, September 26 that provides information about a pending purchase of property (Westvale Golf Course) by West Genesee Central School District. Contingent on approval via a public vote.

For meetings occurring during school hours, please plan to check in at the school main entrance (where there will be a list of people registered).

Note: Parking at the high school during school hours may be challenging, so please either try to carpool and/or you may need to park near the shopping center.

• Tuesday, September 26-3:00 pm HS Library- COMPLETED view presentation
• Tuesday, October 10-8:00am-CMS LGI
• Tuesday, October 24-6:00pm-HS Library
• Wednesday, November 8-6:00pm-HS LGI
• Friday, November 17-1:00pm-HS Auditorium
• Tuesday, November 28-7:00pm-*HS Auditorium- *Community Forum –Land Purchase and Capital Project

Please click here to register for a Coffee and Conversation session.

• 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.

Meal prices for 2023-2024

Breakfast $2.25

Lunch $3.25

The West Genesee Food Service Overview can be found on our website. If you haven't yet signed your child up or would like to check your child's balance, please click here MYSCHOOLBUCKS. Breakfast and Lunch Menus are available online through the Nutrislice App. Free and Reduced forms can be found by clicking here.

The East Hill PTA is still looking for classroom volunteers! You must be a PTA member in order to volunteer for classroom parties and other PTA events.

Here is a link to join: https://easthillpta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

• Because our events, including classroom parties, are sponsored by the East Hill PTA, it's important that our volunteers are PTA members for liability reasons. We were thrilled to see so many people on Curriculum Night sign up to help in the classrooms. If this was you, please join the PTA as soon as possible. We will be sending volunteer lists to our room reps soon and if you aren't a member you will be removed from the list.

• If you were unable to attend Curriculum Night this year, but would still like to be on the classroom volunteer list, please 1. sign up to join the PTA at the link above and 2. Send your name and your child's teacher to the PTA email: wgehpta@westgenesee.org
  

• If you signed up on Curriculum Night and you've joined the PTA, you are all set! No need to reach out.

• Last, but definitely not least, membership does not commit you to volunteering at any events or attending meetings. Just your membership helps us decide what events to plan, grants that we apply for (like Makerspace last year!), and other advocacy opportunities for our East Hill students. You can join without emailing the PTA if volunteering isn't something you can add to your plate. It's truly the easiest way to support the programs that have a direct benefit to your child!
  

Thank you for being a part of our East Hill community! It's going to be a great year, filled with wonderful memories!

• October 4 First Responders Day

• October 4 BOE Meeting (6pm - WGHS Library)

• October 5 Picture Day

• October 6 Paige's Pajamarama District Wide

• October 9 No School - Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day