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 a short week but it was full of learning and fun at East Hill!

We started the week on Tuesday with a kickoff to our PARP program. Our EH school community gathered in the gym to celebrate reading and our guest author. Thank you to our PTA for sponsoring the visit of author, Bruce Coville on Thursday. Mr. Coville met with all grade levels and talked to our students about becoming an author and writing his books. Our PARP celebration runs until Friday, October 20th. Our goal is to read 1800 books, and we are well on our way!

Next week, attendance letters will be sent out district wide. These letters are sent to families of children who have missed more than 11% of school. These letters are a requirement of the state and are sent to students who were absent regardless of the cause of the absence. Of course we understand that some students are too ill to attend school. Attendance is critical. Students must be in school to learn.

Keep reading Wildcats!

~Susan

PARP (Pick A Reading Partner) continues next week! Keep filling out the reading logs! They should be sent in by Thursday, October 19. PARP is a statewide program administered by the PTA in partnership with East Hill teachers. The goal of PARP is to encourage parents and students to read together and to foster a lifelong love of reading in our children. At its core, PARP is about reading with our children. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to read with their child for 15 minutes each day. There are many fantastic activities planned for our children right here at East Hill! Reading together is what PARP is all about.

Our Scholastic book fair was a success! The kids had a blast creating their wishlists on Wednesday and while we were open for in-person shopping Wednesday and Thursday nights, click here for online shopping - available until 10/22! Sales from the book fair are how we fund and fill our Book Vending Machine, so that every student gets to pick a brand new book on their birthday— your purchases mean so much to us!

Our 3rd annual Pumpkin Walk is next Thursday, 10/19! Drop off your carved pumpkins on 10/17 and 10/18 at the gym entrance- volunteers will be there to take them off your hands. Then come back on 10/19 and walk our pumpkin trail! Costumes encouraged! (We are still looking for volunteers to make this a success- let us know if you can help!)

Every year the East Hill PTA creates classroom directories for our families. Each student will get a copy for their grade level. These directories can be used for families to contact each other to coordinate play dates, birthday parties, etc. The information gathered is used for social purposes and not used for solicitation of any kind.

If you would like your information to be included in the directory please fill out this questionnaire by Monday, October 16th. If you’d prefer a paper copy please email us at wgehpta@westgenesee.org with your student’s name(s) and teacher(s) and we will send one home with them. Additionally, there will be paper copies in the main office of the school for you to pick up.

There is still time to join the PTA! Membership does not commit you to volunteering at any events or attending meetings. It's truly the easiest way to support the programs that have a direct benefit to your child! It’s also a great way to be able to go to the classroom parties! Click here to join!

Please join our Facebook page, so you have the most up to date information on events and volunteer opportunities!

Our next meeting is on 11/15 at 6 pm in the East Hill library. We’d love to see you!

As always, email us with any questions you have or if you would like to volunteer at any of our events: wgehpta@westgenesee.org

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

Rachel Olesh was the winner of the Tootsie Roll jar at Book Fair!

The WGHS P2 Club is hosting is second Trunk or Treat for grades K-8! All of the high school clubs/activities are coming together to host cars for trick or treating. They are suggesting a $5 donation per family to help our senior class with their Make-A-Wish fundraising and our P2 initiatives this year.

They will have treats, face painting, and a fire truck! We hope to see you there on October 25 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Our rain date is October 26.

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, October 10 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, 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.

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.

• October 16-20 PARP
• October 18 BOE Meeting (6pm Stonehedge Elementary School Library)
• October 19 EH Pumpkin Walk (5-7pm)