For Your Planning Purposes
There will be NO SCHOOL for Genesee Students on Monday, September 5th due to the Labor Day Holiday. We hope you all have a safe and fun long weekend, and we will see you for classes at 8:00 a.m. on the Tuesday, September 6th.
Back to School Night
Back to School Night will be held on Wednesday evening, September 7th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. for grades 3 through 12. Parents and students may visit classrooms on their own. There will not be a general assembly.
The PTO will be meeting immediately following the Back to School Night (location to be announced). All are invited and encouraged to attend and find out all the great school support activities sponsored by Genesee PTO. Hope to see you there!
Parents of sophomores, juniors and seniors are invited to stop by the MPR from 6:30-7:00. Mr. Scripter will have information available about topics including courses where students can earn Tech Prep or Dual Credit college credits, several online course options and information about college entrance tests including the PSAT, SAT, ACT and COMPASS tests.
Emergency Care Forms
If you did not send an updated Emergency Care Form in with your child on the first day of school, please remember this is required information and must be returned ASAP. The form was mailed to you in the Welcome Back packet you received this summer. If you have lost that form, one can be picked up from the office or can be printed from the website. Please remember to address the 2 forms on the reverse side of the Emergency Care Form. One is the Internet Use Contract which is simply an agreement between parent, child and district that computers at school will be used for educational purposes only. The other is an Authorization for Disclosure which is a release allowing us to contact you by email regarding your child. Both documents are optional, however, if a student does not have a signed Internet Use Contract they will not be allowed to use school computers for projects during scheduled lab time with their classes. If the release to contact by email is not signed, classroom teachers may not communicate with you by email about your child's progress - even if you initiate the email conversation.
Little Bulldog Volleyball Camp
The Genesee High School Volleyball players would like to invite all girls in 4th through 8th grades to its annual “Little Bulldog Volleyball Camp”. The camp is going to be held on Saturday morning, September 10th from 8:00 a.m. to noon, and the cost is only $10. Forms will be given to appropriate elementary teachers, will be available in the office, or from Coach Crowley.
Booster News
The Genesee Booster Club would like to invite all members to the annual Booster Club BBQ on Friday night, September 2nd beginning at 5:30 at Football Field. The Club will be collecting membership dues, $20 for regular membership and $35 for membership with your name on the Booster Board in the school gym foyer. Out of town guests are welcome to join in the fun as well, cost for non-members is $5 a plate.
Season Passes
Season Passes for "home" sporting events for Genesee School District are available for purchase from the High School Office, during regular school hours. If you wish to purchase a pass, and are unable to make to the school to purchase, you can call the High School Office to make arrangements for passes to be ready for you on a "will call" basis at the gate, and you can bring you check at that time. For further information or to make arrangements just call the school at 285-1162.
JR/SR High School News
1.)Congratulations to the Volleyball teams who both claimed victory over Deary in action here at home last night! Nice job Bulldogs!!
2.)Good Luck to the Bulldog Football team who will meet Prairie tonight on the field beginning at 7:00 p.m. Go Dawgs! Be sure to join in the fun of this first home football game of the season by attending the Booster BBQ beginning at 5:30 at the field. This is the perfect time to pay your dues. More information is listed above under Booster News! See you there!
3.)Schedule Changes: The 5 day window in which students may change classes for this semester will close at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7th.
4.)FFA Land and Soils Practice/Sign-up today.
5.)ATTENDANCE Reminder: Any time a student is absent from classes, a phone call or note is needed from a parent to verify that absence. Notes from doctor or dentist offices will help to verify an absence as medically excused. *Please note that ALL absences for any reason, that are not field trips, are counted against the attendance rule. Being medically excused does not remove the absence from the count, it merely gives the attendance committee something to take into consideration should a student have excessive absences. Finally, please remember, secondary students are allowed only 8 absences per semester. A 9th absence will result in review by the attendance committee, and may result in loss of credit if referred on to the School Board. The School Board makes final determination regarding loss of credit.
One more reminder: Secondary attendance is taken by the class period, so when possible, it is best that students plan appointments so that the same period is not being missed each time. Loss of credit is determined by attendance per class. Additionally, for students participating in Athletics or School Related Activities, attendance for 4 out of 7 periods is required in order to participate in either practice or events.
Activity Period
· Friday – 9/2 - 3:05 p.m. - OPEN
· Monday – 9/5 - 9:40 a.m. - NONE - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
· Tuesday - 9/6 – 10:40 a.m. - OPEN
· Wednesday – 9/7 - 1:05 p.m. - OPEN
· Thursday - 9/1 – 2:05 p.m. - OPEN
Elementary After School Study Hall (3:15pm - 4:15pm)
Elementary After School Study Hall begins on Tuesday, September 6th!!
*Reminder: This is not an activities based or daycare program. This is a program designed to help students accomplish homework tasks or receive additional help. Students need to have something to work on at the After School Study Hall. Thank you.
· Monday - 9/5 - NONE - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
· Tuesday - 9/6 - Mr. Sam's Room
· Wednesday - 9/7 - NONE - Mrs. Bielenberg's Room
· Thursday - 9/8 - NONE - Mrs. Waisanen's Room
· Friday - 9/9 - NONE - No program on Fridays
Bus Duty for 8/31 through 9/2
Bielenberg, M Hanson and Scripter
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.
· September 2nd, 2011 - Friday
· Lunch: Corndog, tater tots, green beans, peaches and milk.
· Option #1: Ham Bunwich(available to elementary & secondary students)
· Option #2: Uncrustable(available to secondary students only)
· Option #3: Chef Salad(available to secondary students only)
· September 6th, 2011 - Tuesday
· Lunch: Spaghetti, breadsticks, salad, applesauce and milk.
· Option #1: Eggroll(available to elementary & secondary students)
· Option #2: Quesadilla(available to secondary students only)
· Option #3: Chef Salad(available to secondary students only)
