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.

Hello East Hill Families!

Wow, we had another wonderful week! We had a half day of school on Tuesday that included our first EH Turkey Trot! Many staff members suited up in blow up costumes and ran in a race to claim the trophy! Congratulations to Mrs. Shewchuk for winning and thank you to everyone that participated, all of our students that cheered us on, and Ms. O'Keefe for organizing such a fun event! After the race we went into the gym for an assembly to kick off our season of giving with special guest, Food Bank of CNY Director, Heidi Soine, along with, our PTA Co-Presidents, Mrs. Maule and Mrs. Maxwell, Ms. O'Keefe, and Mrs. Holzwarth (dressed as a cow) to show students what we are collecting for the month of November for the Food Bank and our community. The bins are already full!

Just a quick reminder that there is no school on Monday, November 11 in observance of Veteran's Day. Thank you to all of the members of our school community that have served or are currently serving our country!

Warm regards,

Susan Meskos

• November 11 - Veteran's Day - No School
• November 15 - Paige's Pajamarama
• November 19 - Picture Retake Day
• November 20 - Board of Education Meeting - 6pm @ CMS
• November 22, 25-26 - Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences-Half-Day for Elementary Students Only - Dismissal at 11:15 am

Alice Villanueva, Maya Campbell, Jayce Arroyo, Nicholas Kasulke, Ryan Tobin, Heaven Degnan, Mateo Garcia, Wesley Hawkins, and Marianna Castagna

Reminder to come join us at the exciting musical at Camillus Middle School; James and the Giant Peach that premiered on November 7 and will also be presented tonight at 7:00 p.m. and tomorrow, November 9, at 2:00 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the show, and tickets are $10 general admission. Children 5 and under are FREE. Note: students attending the show should have a parent chaperone accompany them.

Congratulations to our former East Hill students pictured below - Luca Belfield, Tate Fabbri, Kenneth Kirby IV, Zoey Hess, Josephine Carkey, Alaina Schuessler, Madison Potaczala, and Evelyn Dimmel!

On Wednesday, November 15, students in the West Genesee School District are invited to wear their pajamas to school in support of Paige's Butterfly Run, helping kids in the fight against cancer.

For a donation of just $1 or spare change, students can participate and contribute to pediatric cancer research and patient programs at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital. Let’s come together in our comfy PJs for a great cause! (All donations will be accepted at your child's school or through the QR code on the flyer.)

Mrs. Holzwarth has started an Instagram account where students will be sharing book reviews and recommendations. Fourth grade students have begun to submit their reviews this week, and other grades will learn how later in the year. Check it out!

Yearbooks can now be ordered. Visit Lifetouch to order yours today. Yearbook ID Code: 14658725

Is your ParentSquare post feed cluttered? Would your feed to show only the schools you choose? Here is how:

Using a Web Browser

1. If you have children at more then one school, you can switch to a different school. Click Switch School in the upper left and choose the school that has the class you want to view.
2. Click the drop-down arrow next to My School, Classes, And Groups in upper right.
3. Select the class or group.

Using the ParentSquare Mobile App

1. Tap the three bars at top left.
2. Tap Classes to view the class posts. Tap Groups to view group posts.
3. Select the class or group name.

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!