March Message from Principal Lozier

Our 25-week progress reports will be available for viewing on SchoolTool tomorrow, Friday, March 10th. If you have trouble logging on to view, please call or email Nancy Boise at nboise@westgenesee.org or 315-672-8381.




Our favorite week of the year is almost here…Spirit Week! Our Student Council has voted on the theme for each day:

Monday (March 13) – Pajama Day
Tuesday (March 14) –Character Day
Wednesday (March 15) – Sports Day
Thursday (March 16) – Twin or Wear Green Day
Friday (March 17) – No School for students

We will culminate Spirit Week with a St. Patrick’s Day Dance on Thursday, March 16th from 6:00-8:00 pm. Tickets are $5 each and are available by the door. All proceeds benefit our PTO.


The last day to order yearbooks will be March 28th, follow the link to www.balfour.com order online.

The West Genesee PTA/PTO District Council is taking part in a fundraiser for the McMahon Ryan Advocacy Center. Students can purchase pinwheels for $1 each in homeroom and lunch periods through March 15th.  Camillus Middle will plant a pinwheel garden in April as a way to raise awareness about child abuse. Thank you for your support of this very important cause!  

Many of you may have read that New York State has made some positive changes to the assessments in ELA and mathematics that will be administered in March and May. Of note, the tests will now be untimed. This means that any student who is working productively to complete any portion of the test may have all the time they need to finish. There will also be fewer questions and reading passages. Students with a reading disability may also have the assessments read to them by a teacher.  

I want all families to know that we believe all students are prepared to take these assessments. Our daily instruction and units of study are aligned to the NYS Learning Standards and thus we have no need for “test prep” or additional work to ready our students. We rely on the excellent teaching and learning that we commit ourselves to each and every day. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions at 672-3159.

Grades 3-8 ELA - March 28, 29, 30
Grades 3-8 Mathematics - May 2, 3, 4

Important Dates

• March 10 – 3:3 Basketball Tournament – grades 6-7-8 - 2:15-4:00 pm
• March 15 - 6th Gr. Band, Orchestra & Chorus Concert - 7:00 pm at CMS
• March 16 – St. Patrick’s Day Dance – 6:00-8:00 pm
• March 17 – No School for students due to staff Workshop Day
• March 21 - CMS/WGMS Jazz Bands & Chamber Strings Concert - 7:00 pm at CMS
• March 23 - 7/8 Gr Band, Orchestra & Select Chorus - 7:00 pm at WGHS
• March 28, 29, 30 – Grades 6-7-8 New York State Assessment/English (2 hr delay schedule)