Notes from East Hill Elementary

Dear East Hill Elementary School Families,

We had a wonderful week of learning and experiences! Our first grade classes went on exciting field trips to Hospital Land, where they learned all about the different parts of a hospital and what happens when people visit. It was a great way for for students to become more familiar with healthcare in a fun and educational setting.

Our kindergarten classes had a special visit from Officer Clarke in the library, he read a story and talked to the students about the importance of lockdown drills. He explained how we practice these drills to keep everyone safe, the children were engaged and eager to learn.

Looking ahead, we are excited to kick off our annual PARP (Pick A Reading Partner) Reading Celebration next week! Be on the lookout for reading logs in your child's backpack. We encourage all families to participate and help foster a love of reading at home.

Many of you know that my son Evan (East Hill graduate!) is in the Air Force and stationed in Germany. We are so excited that Evan is getting married and our family will be traveling to celebrate this important event with him and his bride. In my absence, Mr. Leo will be at East Hill making sure things continue to run smoothly while I am gone.

Thank you for your continued support!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Susan Meskos

• October 7-18 - PARP Reading Celebration
• October 8 & 9 - PTA Fall Book Fair - 4-7:30pm (EH Library)
• October 10 - PTA Meeting - 6pm (EH Library)
• October 14 - No School - Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day
• October 15 - Picture Day
• October 17 - Pumpkin Walk - 5-6:30pm

Great Job!

Hello from the PTA and happy October! This is a very busy month for us!

Thank you for all of the support towards the Jog-A-Thon! The kids had a blast. There is still time to donate- remember, this helps to fund our year and all of the special events. If we hit our goal, we are going to have a school wide popcorn party to celebrate!

Everybody’s favorite, the Scholastic Book Fair, is back next week! Pre-shopping will occur during school hours in classes and then the fair is open Tuesday 10/8 and Wednesday 10/9 from 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in the library! Looking forward to seeing you there!

The Spooktacular Stroll (not a PTA sponsored event) is happening during the month of October at Longbranch Park in Liverpool. When buying tickets use code EASTHILL24 at checkout and $5 will be donated back to the PTA! Thank you for your support!

Our next big event is the Pumpkin Walk on October 17! We are looking for carved pumpkin donations— we love seeing all the kids coming to search for their pumpkins on the path! We will be taking donations on Tuesday, October 15 from 4-7. More info on the Pumpkin Walk coming next week.

Our next meeting is on 10/10 at 6 pm in the East Hill library- we’d love to see you!

Don’t forget to follow our page on Facebook to keep the most up to date on our PTA happenings.

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

Picture day will take place on Tuesday, October 15. You can pre-order today on mylifetouch.com with the Picture Day ID code: EVTDJW7SD.

Please join the West Genesee PTA/PTO District Council for a Talk with the Superintendent on Tuesday, October 23, 2024 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the West Genesee High School LGI room.

The District Council is having a coat drive the month of October.

On November 2, 2024 there will be a "shopping" event for West Genesee families who need winter gear.

TIP: Did you know? You can access SchoolTool from ParentSquare from:

*’More’

*’District website’

*then select ‘SchoolTool’ from the website homepage (you can do that from your phone or a computer!)

FYI…This tip is also posted to ParentSquare in the feed area of all schools! Check it out!

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!