The West Genesee PTA/PTO District Council is sponsoring a district-wide celebration of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Students, staff, and families have the opportunity to purchase a t-shirt to be worn as a community on Wildcat Unity Day on Friday, May 20th.
Orders can be placed online by April 30th through Syracuse Swag
at https://syrswag.com/design/wg-unity/. In the spirit of inclusion, you may also donate a t-shirt to a WG student in need at checkout. Let's celebrate Wildcat strength through our unity! The shirts state love, empathy, compassion, inclusion, justice, and kindness on the front and Wildcat Unity on the back. We hope to grow this event in the coming years so we welcome your feedback for improvement. Flyers will be going home which includes the QR to share your Unity Activities.
Next week's Positivity Project Character Strength focus will be PURPOSE! Click here to
review the character card on purpose for a preview of what our Wildcats will be working through next week!
NYS Mathematics Assessments Grades 3-4- April 27- April 28
Our Grade 3 and Grade 4 students will be taking the state assessment in Mathematics on Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28. Please make sure your children have a good breakfast (always) and arrive at school on time. They are well prepared for these assessments and will ROCK it!
Notes From The LibraryFamilies, the 2nd and 3rd graders are going to participate in an economics unit during their library special. Do you have extra craft items or reusable items? Paper plates, cupcake holders, paper bags, feathers, straws, ribbons, yarn, felt, and various crafting doo-dads would be perfect. Please send them to school for use with this unit. (Please no food containers and no need to purchase items. )
Any questions? Please contact Ms. McGuire
kmcguire@westgenesee.org
If you have already sent items in, THANK YOU!!
Kindergarten Registration Continues!Kindergarten registration for the 2022-2023 school year opened virtually on December 1, 2021, and the original deadline was March 31, 2022. Registration has now been extended until April 30, 2022. This will allow our families to register their children from the comfort of their homes or office. Please click here to start the Virtual Registration process. This will schedule a telemeeting with you. When registering, parents should be prepared to upload the following:
- proof of residency (ie. mortgage or property statement or signed lease agreement)
- proof of immunizations
- proof of age
A physical examination is also required and a dental certificate is requested for entry into kindergarten. These examinations should be done up to one year prior to the first day of school. Children who enter kindergarten this fall must be five years of age on or before December 1, 2022.
To access the most updated health requirements click here.
For additional information about registering your student, go to the Registration Section of the website, email the Central Registrar at centralregistrar@westgenesee.org, or call them at (315) 487-4683.
Budget Hearing for 2022-2023 Superintendent David C. Bills, along with Assistant Superintendent for Management Services Christine DeMass, will be giving a visual presentation to explain the proposed 2022-2023 school budget on May 4, 2022 during the Budget Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m. in the West Genesee High School Library and via Livestream. The public is invited to attend this presentation.
The Budget Vote will take place on May 17, 2022. Polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the West Genesee High School Auditorium Lobby; so please mark your calendars!
Click here to access the budget presentation and supporting documents.Earth Day Bottle And Can Drive is Here
Our Earth Day bottle and can drive is tomorrow Saturday, April 23. We are also looking for volunteers to help on the day of the drive. We will be collecting refundable bottles and cans from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and we would like volunteers to help out in 1-2 hour blocks. Please contact Jennie Russo at jrusso4802@gmail.com if you’d like to volunteer your time.
Rockin' Saturday
Rockin' Saturday is next Saturday, April 30. The class list and information on how to register was sent home this week. Be on the lookout for the link to sign up for activities. It will be emailed and go live on Monday, April 25.
Learning Fair
The Learning Fair presentations will take place in school on Thursday, May 5 and Friday, May 6. Please contact Jessica Lockwood at jklockwood@hotmail.com with any questions.
Book Fair
Our Spring Book Fair will be held on Thursday, May 12 and Friday, May 13. We will kick off this event with our Family Night on Wednesday, May 11 from 6-8pm. More information to come.
The Fourth Grade Recognition event has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 21. Parents are invited to attend the ceremony which will take place from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Split Rock gymnasium. Following the ceremony, students will enjoy a day of fun at The Rock, complete with games, pizza, and ice cream!
Fourth Grade Baby Pictures
If you haven't done so already, please email a baby picture of your student to the contact listed for your student's classroom ASAP
Mrs. Binns - cookc@bsk.com
Mr. Donaldson - elaine.heimers@gmail.com
Miss Fucillo - hwhitemccormick@gmail.com
Mrs. Francis - elaine.heimers@gmail.com
Please keep an eye out for important information as the ceremony approaches! If you are interested in volunteering, please email Leah Hall at leah.hall27@yahoo.com.
Dates to Remember
Saturday, April 23- Split Rock PTO Bottle Drive 10-2pm
Wednesday, April 27- Thursday, April 28 - New York State Math Assessments
Saturday, April 30- Rockin' Saturday
Thursday, May 5 - Friday, May 6- Learning Fair
Wednesday, May 11- Panera PTO Grade 4 Fundraiser
Friday, May 20- Unity Day
