English Village Family Edition

Greetings, EV Families! We hope that your weekend is going well. It really is great to be back in school! While the long break was nice, it was really wonderful to see all of our students' smiling faces and to hear about their time off and celebrations with their families.

They haven't missed a beat. Students and staff returned and got right back into the school rituals and routines. It was like we had never left! This speaks to the work that you all have done/continue to do to provide your children/our students with support and consistency at home as well as your collaboration with your children's teachers.

Thank you for continuing to be our partners in your children's education. We are excited to see all of the growth that they will make and all of the great things that they will accomplish this second half of the year! Please continue to read with and practice Math facts with your child every night. Also, please maintain the close contact with your children's teachers to stay informed on their progress and growth as well as opportunities for improvement. Thank you very much, take care, and have a great week!

Sincerely,

Jason Lewis

Rosa Bellone

Our SIT (School Improvement Team) will review data from our Math CFA (Common Formative Assessment) #2 that was administered in December. The CFAs are the way that we are tracking our progress for our Math Academic Goal. The team will utilize a data review protocol that is called the Strengths, Challenges, and Implications protocol. This work will let us know how we are doing in regards to progress towards our goal and will help inform how we move forward with instruction to best make growth. Please stay tuned for further updates. Thank you for reading this and for your support.

Goal #1: At English Village our goal will be to see a 5% growth per trimester with our 2nd grade students on standard NY2.OA.1 through the use of a CFA.

1/27/25: EV PAWS Meeting 6:30 - 7:30pm

1/30/25: EV PTA Meeting 6:30pm

1/29/25: Asian Lunar New Year No School Prek-12

2/7/25: PTA Valentine's Dance 6:30 - 8pm

2/17/25-2/21/25: February Recess No School Prek-12

3/28/25: Superintendents Conference Day No School Prek-12

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

1/7/25

1/8/25

1/9/25

1/10/25

Students have been working on a landscape projects in art class. They have used multiple art methods from drawing and sketching in pencil to permanent marker to water color paints.

Students have been using their witing lab time to read, research, plan and write about different insects and spiders. They chose bugs such as dragonflies, ants, ladybugs and spiders. Students then used a graphic organizer to map out and plan their writing before putting it all together.

"Did you know that an ant has 3 body parts? There are even some ants that have wings!" one of Mrs. Plummer's second graders shared with us about their project.

Students read a poem about snowflakes this week. They then used different colors and shapes to identify capital letters, rhyming words, nouns, sight words and adjectives within the poem. This is a great activity for a snowy day that teaches about the different parts of speech.

Join us for our Winter PAWS Meeting on 1/27/25 at 6:30pm. Lets reflect on 2024 and plan for 2025. At English Village we value all families suggestions and look forward to partnering with parents.

RSVP Here:

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

UPDATE to our next meeting is January 30th at 6:30pm. This is a date change.

Valentine's Day Dance is 2/7/25

Apparel Sale will run from 1/6/25 - 1/31/25.

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

We are excited to offer English Village Apparel for all families and staff. Please review the website for additional colors and options here. We are open until 11:59pm on 1/31/25

Families, we want your input! Please click here to complete the GCSD Family Perception Survey for your school, by Friday, February 7th. This annual anonymous survey helps our district to understand how families feel about their school. Question categories include culture, relationships, safety, instruction, and discipline. By completing the survey, you can enter to win an accompanying sweepstakes for a chance to win a grand prize of Visa gift card ( 2 winners, $50 each) courtesy of the Center for Youth. To enter the sweepstakes please email your name, and phone number to parent.helpline@greececsd.org and mention that you are entering the Family Perception Survey Sweepstakes by February 7th. You do not need to complete the survey to enter.

Hidden in Plain Sight Program - In this interactive program, parents will walk through a simulated teen bedroom to search for signs of drug/alcohol use. This is a great opportunity to learn about the drug culture and the newest ways kids are concealing paraphernalia. Professionals and other community members will discuss current trends of use and strategies for talking with youth.

Transportation applications for 25-26 Child Care (K-8), Private/Parochial and 11th and 12th grade opt in are due April 1, 2025. Application forms can be found here: https://www.greececsd.org/Page/603

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Looking to get in contact with our community schools team? Please reach out using the contact info below:

Stacey Remillard

Community Schools Site Coordinator

Stacey.remillard@greececsd.org

(585) 484-7114

(585) 966-3858

Katy Cooper

Parent Engagement and Support Coordinator

Katy.cooper@greececsd.org

585-484-7848