English Village Family Edition

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPALS:

Hello and welcome back, EV Families!

We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday (if you celebrated it), and that it was filled with great people, food, and fun!

Quick status check-We are now into December, the last month of 2024 and almost a third of the way through the school year. While your children/our students have accomplished so much already this year, this is still a lot to do before the school ends in June to ensure that your children are ready for the next grade level .

There is definitely a lot of excitement and many distractions at this time of year, especially with the holidays and a long school break quickly approaching. So...we are asking that you continue to do all of the great things that you have been doing at home to support your child academically (ie.-Reading with them for at least 20 minutes/night, practicing Math facts, collaborating with school staff on Seesaw, attending school events, connecting with our school via social media, etc.). It is critical that the instructional push remains so that every child gets what they need to be successful.

As always, please reach out if you have any questions, need anything, etc. We are thrilled to be your partners in education! Take care and have a great week!

Sincerely,

Jason Lewis

Rosa Bellone

SIP (School Improvement Plan) Update:

Recently, our School Improvement Team reviewed the data for our Academic Goal-Math. The team searched for patterns and began to discuss next steps as far as solutions to address gaps within this data. These solutions/strategies will support classroom instruction and student learning. The work will continue...

12/13/24 - Winter Wonderland Movie Night 6:30 - 8pm

12/23/24 - 1/5/25 - Winter Recess No School Prek-12

1/6/25: Students return to school

English Village Breaking News

English Village Morning Announcements

Please check out this weeks important information in the student lead morning announcements:

Little Bears in Action

Little Bears begin with the end in mind

We held our Beary Good Kid award ceremony last week for Leader in Me Habit #2 - Begin with the end in mind. These students plan ahead and set goals, they are prepared at all times and they think about how their choices affect the future.

Little Bears Counting with blocks

Students at English Village often use different manipulative's to do addition and subtraction. Here these students worked on adding and subtracting using blocks. They also used the dry erase board to show their work on.

Turkey Crafts

Students Pie the Principal

To celebrate achieving our goal in the PTA Fundraiser we were able to pie Mr. Lewis this week. Randomly selected students who's families participated in the fundraiser were selected to pie him. Thank you to all the families that participated in the fundraiser!

Staff Shout Out!

EV is the Place to Be! We love our English Village Staff and want to recognize them for all that they do!

Submit your shout out here.

Help us plan the next EV Parent Exchange

Families we need your opinion to plan the January Parent Exchange. Please take a moment and complete this survey to help us plan.

ELA Resources for Families

We are providing some great UPDATED resources for families for ELA. These resources include family letters, curriculum information and also book lists. They also include information on how to access SORA and the IRLA bookshelf at home. This information was requested at our most recent Parent Exchange.

ELA Curriculum and resources by Grade Level:

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

Number Ninja Updates

Keep an eye on our Facebook page and also the Family SMORE for the next Number Ninja Quest.

To align with our school improvement Math goal we will be featuring fun activities that can be completed together with your child. Send in a picture, or return the monthly challenge to win a prize. Thank you to our Community Schools team for sponsoring this as we work together to make learning fun!

Interested in submitting your child completing the Number Ninja quest? Submit here: https://forms.gle/9M6RtkdqrcjYKP5s8

Community School Information

Community Schools Corner

Neighborhood Navigation Center - Click here to learn how our GCSD Navigation Center can provide support and services to your family

PTA Updates

Our next meeting is January 22nd at 6:30pm.

We are planning a Valentine's Dance in February, a fundraiser in spring as well as an apparel sale.

Any questions/concerns can be emailed to evpta800@gmail.com

GCSD District News

10 Important Facts to Consider Before Voting on December 10

On December 10, Greece Central School District residents will vote on a capital improvement project that will enhance every school without increasing the tax levy. The proposal, called "Level Up," focuses on maintaining our facilities and updating classrooms to better support the changing needs of our students. Linked is an information sheet that includes 10 important facts to consider before heading to the polls on December 10. Polls will be open at the district’s Transportation and Support Services Facility, located at 1790 Latta Road, from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. on December 10. Please visit the district website for more information.

Positive Solutions for Families

Positive Solutions workshops are available in October and November. These free workshops build relationships, set boundaries and how to respond to challenging behaviors. These are at Holmes Road School. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVlLb8CcJq6KyV-F4KrLnDTLTkrr6sv_e052C92VJpqAYhAg/viewform