Onondaga Road Update

April showers bring…

May flowers!  But now that spring has sprung, think of all the other details… It’s time to get into some spring cleaning, indoors and out.  Be sure to include your children in any spring clean-up events.  They should learn to take pride in their rooms, homes, neighborhoods, and playgrounds and to be a part of our local community!

Bus Safety Drills

All Onondaga Road students, even our “walkers,” took part in bus safety drills.  It’s important for our children to take ownership of their behavior on the bus, and also be aware of their surroundings in case of any emergency.  Our drivers take special care in our children’s safety, and this week we reviewed bus safety rules, exit strategies, emergency evacuations, and safe loading and unloading.  Please ask your child to tell you what his/her role is in helping to keep the bus safe for all riders.

Thanks, PTA!

Once again, a very special thank you goes out to anyone involved in PTA.  Your help, great or small, is always appreciated!  This month I ask you to please consider volunteering your time to our PTA.  We cannot do it without YOU!  We will be looking for some new PTA Board members for next year, so be watching for nomination forms.  If you are interested in learning more about PTA, or if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me at school.  Thank you for considering this very important request.

Community Movie Night
A community Movie Night will be held on Friday, May 8 at 8:30 p.m. at the West Genesee High School Parking Lot. This event is sponsored by R2 and is free to the public. Click on the link below for additional information:

Community Movie Night

Change for Charity 

Surely you’ve seen the world news of the recent devastating earthquake in Nepal.  This news prompted our children to thinking of making contributions to help in any way that we can.  In conjunction with PTA, we’ll be running a Change for Charity collection for the next several days.  Students are welcome to bring any spare change to contribute to our collection jar in the main lobby of our school.  Any change collected will be donated to the American Red Cross.  Thanks, and we’ll be sure to let you know the grand total!

Dates to Remember

Wednesday, 5/6 – 7:00 BOE meeting at WGHS
Friday, 5/8 – 8:20 Chorus Club
Wednesday, 5/13 – 8:15 Band rehearsal
Thursday, 5/14 – 6:15 Volunteer Appreciation
Thursday, 5/14 – 6:30-7:30 Spring Open House
Friday, 5/15 – Vitamin L performs for OR students, thanks to PTA!
Friday, 5/15 – 11:30 Half-day dismissal for students
Tuesday, 5/19 – 6:00am-9:00pm Budget vote at WGHS
Wednesday, 5/20 – 7:00 BOE meeting at WGHS
Thursday, 5/21 – Special Olympics at CNS High School
Thursday, 5/21 – Grade 4 NYS Science Performance Assessment
Friday, 5/22 – No school (Snow day!)
Monday, 5/25 – Memorial Day
Wednesday, 5/27 – Grade 5 goes to Baltimore Woods
Wednesday, 5/27 – 6:30 PTA meeting at OR library
Saturday, 5/30 – West Genesee 5^th Grade Fun Run at East Hill