Message from the East Hill Principal
Dear East Hill Families,
There is no better way to kick off the month of December than with a concert featuring our third and fourth grade chorus! Our students have worked hard all year preparing with Mrs. Causer and did a wonderful job performing in school during the day and at the High School Monday evening. Well done!
Our third grade students also had a visit from the REV Theatre this week and enjoyed the interactive performance of Alice in Wonderland. The REV Theater never disappoints and we are so fortunate to be able to enjoy these performances right in our school!
With this colder weather please be sure students have warm clothes to wear outside to recess everyday that is labeled with their name. Students need boots, snow pants, coats, hats, and mittens/gloves.
Warmest wishes,
Susan Meskos
Keep Sick Days Safe: When to Keep Your Child Home from School
As the colder weather sets in, it often brings with it an increase in seasonal illnesses. To help keep all students and staff healthy, we ask families to monitor for certain symptoms before sending children to school.
If your child displays any of the following, please keep them home:
- Fever of 100 degrees or higher in the past 24 hours
- Vomiting or Diarrhea in the past 24 hours
- Strep Throat. Your child should be on an antibiotic for at least 24 hours before returning to school
- Bad cold with congestion or bad cough, especially if it has kept your child awake at night; and/or the cough is continuous and consistent throughout the day.
- Pink eye. Your child should be on an antibiotic for at least 24 hours before returning to school.
If your child becomes ill at school and the nurse and/or teacher feel your child is too sick to benefit from school and is contagious to classmates and staff, you will be called to pick up your child.
๐งฃ Cold Weather Gear ๐งค
The cooler weather is upon us! Please keep in mind that our students will continue to go outside for recess daily. If the temperature is 20 degrees Fahrenheit or above, recess can take place outside. If the temperature is below 20 degrees Fahrenheit (this includes factoring in the WINDCHILL), recess will be indoors. Students should always have appropriate clothing for the weather each day: Coat, boots, snow pants, hat, and gloves.
Also, please remember to label your child's cold-weather clothing. You will be so glad you did!
Climate Survey โ๐ป
Our District values your feedback! We will be asking you to take a brief survey to tell us about your experience with the West Genesee Central School District. To ensure we continue to provide high quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback. We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses as they inform our Strategic Planning decision-making processes. The survey window will be open until December 16, 2024.
East Hill Family-School Relationships Survey:
https://surveys.panoramaed.com/westgeneseeny/7968334994/surveys
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Emergency Closing Information is Important
Announcements about school closings, delayed openings, or early dismissal will be posted on the News Headlines section of the District website home page. They will also be broadcast on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and the following stations which you can access by clicking here.
Also, ParentSquare communications software allows us to send emails, texts, and make phone calls. (Phone calls will be used for emergency situations only.)
Parent/Guardians and staff will NOT need to sign-up to receive information from schools that you are registered for in Schooltool. (You will have the option to opt-out if you choose not to receive emails, texts, and/or phone calls. To receive texts, you also have to opt-in per the instructions in the Tips article below.)
We are pleased to announce that all students enrolled at West Genesee CSD will be able to continue to receive one FREE breakfast and one FREE lunch meal per day at school.
This initiative was implemented in December 2023 and was a result of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expanding access to the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP allows eligible schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to offer school meals at no charge to all students.
Snacks and ice cream are an additional cost.
- Chips $1.00
- Cookie $1.25
- Ice Cream $1.50
- Rice Krispie Treat $1.25
- Fruit Roll Up $1.00
- Milk $.75
For any and all information pertaining to breakfast and/or lunch, including the process of MySchoolBucks please visit the district's food service website!
