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,

All students did a terrific job with the 2 fire drills we had at East Hill this week! The students calmly left the building in their classroom lines when they heard the alarm.

Our teachers met as teams along with our district ELA and Math coaches to look at assessment data that was collected last week and plan for future instruction.

This week Mrs. Holzwarth and Officer Clarke worked with our 2nd grade students in the library to solve book crimes and learn about how to care for books responsibly. (pictures below)

We had a great turn out for our PTA meeting on Tuesday evening. The meetings are informative, fun, and a great way to connect with school. I can't thank our PTA, volunteers, community members, and families enough for all the wonderful things you do for East Hill!

Have a great weekend,

~Susan

With the start of the new school year we have been reminding students of the importance of safety while on the bus. We had our wonderful drivers join us for our first assembly to help make the connection of school and the bus. Please talk with your student about safe behavior on the bus. I have included this information that can be found in more detail in our school handbook that is on our website homepage. Thank you so much for your support with this!

Riding the Bus

1. Obey bus driver at all times.

2. Stay seated the entire bus ride.

3. Keep your hands and feet to yourself and inside the bus.

4. Use “inside” voices.

5. No food or drink is to be eaten on the bus.

It is crucial for students to behave appropriately while riding on West Genesee buses, to ensure their safety and that of other passengers and to avoid distracting the bus driver. Students are required to conduct themselves on the bus in a manner consistent with established standards for classroom behavior. Pushing, shoving, fighting, harassment or excessive noise will not be tolerated.

Next week's Positive Project character trait focus is Teamwork. 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.

From Superintendent David C. Bills

Click here to view a PDF of a presentation, given at the Board of Education Meeting held on September 20, 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.

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.)

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 26-3:00pm-HS Library
• 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.

• September 29 EH Jogathon

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

• October 5 Picture Day

• October 6 Paige's Pajamarama District Wide - Stay tuned for more info!