WELCOME BACK!
Today is the first day of classes for students at Genesee Schools! We hope everyone had a wonderful and fun summer! It is nice to have the students back in attendance and we wish everyone a good school year ahead.
WELCOME TO NEW STUDENTS AND STAFF
Our warmest Bulldog Welcome to ALL of the students new to our district this summer! There are 36 new faces at Genesee Schools and in our community!! Please introduce yourself and extend a welcome to all the new students!
We would also like to extend a warm welcome to new staff members, or those who have changed teaching assignments. It has been a busy summer with new staff getting acquainted with the Genesee School District, and existing staff stepping up to accept new assignments to help with all the new enrollments! Welcome to Nathan Barham who is teaching secondary English and Speech, to Jennifer Pollard teaching secondary Sciences, to Jennifer Hayne returning to teach secondary Art, and to our new superintendent and elementary principal, Mrs. Wendy Moore. We would also like to recognize Meg Booth teaching secondary English and Theater Lit., but now also assuming the library postion; Doreen Weeks who is teaching the 5th/6th combined class, Doreen has taught combination classes at Genesee in the past as well as third grade and kindergarten; Melissa Hanson will be teaching Kindergarten this year and still working half time as our Reading Specialist; Bob Bielenberg will be working as a secondary special education aide as well as his usual bus driver duties; and finally we welcome Melissa Kappus as the pre-school teacher!!!
BUS GARAGE NEWS
****Please contact the bus garage by 6:30 A.M. if your child will NOT be riding the bus. Thank you!!
LUNCH TIMES
Due to the adjustment with the longer school day, and the increase in the number of periods in the secondary schedule, lunch times have been adjusted as follows:
Primary - Grades 1-3 - 10:55 a.m.
Intermediate - Grades 4-6 (and kindergartners staying for afternoon - 11:25 a.m.
Jr/Sr High School - 11:55 a.m.
BACK TO SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
There will be an Open House tonight for all students in grades 4 through 12 and their parents this evening, August 31st from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
SEASON SPORTS PASSES
Bulldog Season Sports Passes are once again for sale. These passes will get you in to all HOME Bulldog events. Volleyball, Football, Girls Basketball and Boys Basketball at both the Junior and Senior High Level. It's a really savings if you are a fan. Regular admission is $5 for adults $4 for students, so it can add up quickly! Passes are available for sale at the High School Office, or we can make arrangements for pick-up by calling the High School office at 285-1162. A family pass is $175 and a deduction is made for each Jr/Sr High Student Activity Card that a family purchases. There are single, couple and senior citizen rates as well. And ALL passes, except the Family Pass, can be purchased per/sport if necessary.
JR/SR High School News
1.) Good Luck to the Volleyball teams who will take on Kendrick here at home this evening with games beginning at 6:00 p.m. Go Dawgs!
2.) Schedule changes: Students have 5 days from the first day of school to make changes to their existing class schedules. At 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 7th, all classes will be FINAL. To make a change, students may see Mr. Scripter before or after school, or during the period they need to make a change. *IF the student is wanting to see the counselor during a class period, that student must FIRST check in his/her currently assigned teacher for that hour, and then obtain permission to go to the counselor's office. Otherwise you WILL be marked absent. Thank you.
Activity Period - (New times to be determined)
· Monday –
· Tuesday –
· Wednesday –
· Thursday –
· Friday –
Secondary After School Study Hall (3:20pm - 4:00pm)*Students will be notified of the date the program becomes active for the 2010-2011 school year.
· Monday - Mrs. Sperber's Room
· Tuesday - Mrs. Tilleman's Room
· Wednesday -
· Thursday - NO STUDY HALL
· Friday - NO STUDY HALL
Elementary After School Study Hall (3:15pm - 4:15pm)*Students will be notified of the date the program will become active for the current school year.
· Monday
· Tuesday
· Wednesday
· Thursday
· Friday
Lunch
***Note: Elementary students may select the main entree or the first optional entree. Secondary students may select from all options. The complete monthly menu may be found on the food services website.
· August 31, 2010 - TUESDAY
· Lunch: Tony's Cheese Pizza, salad, pineapple bits, graham cracker and milk.
Secondary students will be having a BBQ.
· Option #1: NO OPTIONS FIRST DAY
· Option #2: NO OPTIONS FIRST DAY
· Option #3: NO OPTIONS FIRST DAY
· September 1, 2010 - WEDNESDAY
· Lunch: Chicken burger, roasted potato wedges, watermelon, animal crackers and chocolate milk.
· Option #1: Hamburger(available to elementary & secondary students)
· Option #2: Fishwich(available to secondary students only)
· Option #3: Chef Salad(available to secondary students only)
