East Hill Elementary

Dear East Hill Families,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! There is no better way to kick off the month of December than with a concert featuring our third and fourth grade chorus! Our students have worked hard all year preparing with Mrs. Causer and did a wonderful job performing in school during the day and at the High School last evening. Well done!

Our third grade students will have a visit from the REV Theatre this week to enjoy the interactive performance of Alice in Wonderland. The REV Theater never disappoints and we are so fortunate to be able to enjoy these performances right in our school!

Tomorrow we will start our PTA Community Giving Drive! East Hill students can donate items requested by the St. Joseph's Church Food Pantry (please see the flyer below for specific items). The donations will be collected in our main lobby until December 17th.

With this colder weather please be sure students have warm clothes to wear outside to recess everyday that is labeled with their name. Students need boots, snow pants, coats, hats, and mittens/gloves.

Warmest wishes,

Susan Meskos

Message from East Hill Principal-November 18, 2025

Dear East Hill Families,

As we head into this season of gratitude, I am truly humbled by the incredible generosity of our school community. Thanks to your support, our Community Giving Food Drive is a tremendous success! We kicked off this food drive with our annual Turkey Trot! This year we had 10 staff members participate in blow up costumes running a relay race around our bus loop. It was so much fun and the students enjoyed it (see pictures below). We then had our PTA members join us in the gym for an assembly to show what items we are collecting for each grade level. Thank you to our PTA! We are accepting donations until this Friday for the Food Bank of Central New York. Your kindness will make a meaningful difference for many families in our area—thank you from the bottom of my heart.

We are looking forward to seeing you in the building for parent-teacher conferences that are scheduled on our upcoming Early Release Days, 11/21, 11/24, and 11/25. These meetings are a vital way to strengthen our partnerships and work together in support of your child’s success. I deeply value the relationships we share and am grateful for the role you play in making our school such a special place. Just a reminder that on Friday, November 21, our district is wearing PJ's to support Paige's Pajamarama which helps kids in the fight against cancer. You might see some supporters in their PJ's if you have a conference that afternoon!

I would also like to take a moment to encourage everyone to complete the East Hill Family Climate Survey (please see the link below). This is a valuable opportunity for us to hear your voice and gather feedback so we can continue to grow and improve as a school community. Your input helps us be responsive to the needs of our families and ensure that East Hill remains a place where everyone feels welcome and supported.

As we prepare for the upcoming Thanksgiving break, I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a holiday filled with joy, love, and relaxation. I am truly grateful for each and every one of you and for all that you do to support our students, staff, and school.

Warmest wishes,

Susan Meskos

Dear East Hill Families,

We had a fantastic Halloween celebration on Friday, filled with joy and laughter! Despite having to be inside, our Halloween Parade was a huge success, and we were thrilled to see our students proudly showcase their costumes. A big thank you as well to our wonderful PTA and volunteers who made the classroom celebrations so special with crafts, treats, and plenty of fun.

Last week, our third and fourth graders were treated to a special preview of Camillus Middle School’s production of Seussical the Musical. It was wonderful to see our students enjoying this familiar story, and if you’re interested, the full performance will be held this weekend at Camillus Middle School. It’s a perfect family outing if you’d like to support our local student performers!

Just a quick reminder that there is no school on Monday, November 10 and Tuesday, November 11 for a Superintendent's Conference Day on Monday and in observance of Veteran's Day on Tuesday. Thank you to all of the members of our school community that have served or are currently serving our country!

Thank you all for your continued support and enthusiasm.

Warm regards,

Susan Meskos

Dear East Hill Families,

We had a great, busy couple of weeks at East Hill! A few "thank yous" are in order. First, thank you to the East Hill PTA for putting together the annual Fall Fest. It was great to see so many families celebrating the season together outside of school hours. Speaking of the Fall Fest, thank you to Mrs. Shewchuk and the Girls Junior Varsity B Soccer Team for volunteering their time in support of the event. Thank you to all of the families that helped celebrate PARP. The students thoroughly enjoyed our special guest readers. And finally, thank you to our first and fourth grade students who took part in Peer Partners, helping our students build great relationships across grade levels.

Please see the details below for our upcoming Halloween/Fall Festivities scheduled for Friday, October 31. We look forward to celebrating with you and our students next week!

Warm regards,

Susan Meskos

Dear East Hill Elementary School Families,

Welcome to October! What a beautiful fall we've had!

We had an amazing Jogathon this year! Thank you so much to our PTA, our volunteers, our staff, our families, and of course- our students that were our shining stars! The money that is raised from this important event sponsors all of our wonderful events the PTA provides to our school community throughout the year. The students gave it their all and had a great time!

We are excited to kick off our annual PARP (Pick A Reading Partner) Reading Celebration this week! We encourage all families to participate and help foster a love of reading at home by filling out your student's reading logs that were sent home.

Also this week is our PTA's Scholastic Book Fair. Please stop by the library between 4pm and 7:30pm tonight or Wednesday or feel free to shop online if you can't make it in.

Warm regards,

Susan Meskos