🎉 Our last Teachers’ Institute was packed with excitement! Before diving into professional development courses, staff had the opportunity to join sessions where students were the teachers! 📝✨From hands-on activities to fun-filled moments, the day was a perfect mix of learning, wellness and inspiration. A huge shoutout to our amazing students and staff for making it a success!
Thank you to the following:
Christi Volkening - hosting Wellness Event!
GKMS Woven Club - crocheting class
GKMS Tech/eSports Club - 3D printing class
GKMS & GKHS Art Club - clay pinch pots & abstract painting classes
GKHS Floral Design Class - floral mug arrangement class
GKHS Golf Team - golf lesson
GKHS Culinary Arts - flavor combinations class
Shoutout to our amazing building and grounds and transportation departments! These early risers work hard to make sure our sidewalks and parking lots are safe and our buses are ready to roll. Thanks for keeping us moving, no matter what the weather! ❄️🚌
Due to extreme cold temperatures in the forecast, Genoa-Kingston will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Please stay safe!
Congratulations to the GKMS COGS of the Quarter for 2nd quarter! They truly exemplify what it means to be a Cog! 6th Grade: Nathan Engel; 7th Grade: Gabriel Fultz; and 8th Grade: Luis Lara
🎉 Big congrats to Brynne Vermillion for making it to STATE for choir!
On Tuesday, December 17, 2024 there will be a Board of Education Meeting. This meeting will begin at 6:30PM in closed session. The regular meeting will begin immediately following the closed session.
📍 Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/genoa/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=D4SPB363963F
📍 Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/@GenoaKingstonSchoolDistrict424/streams
Next week we have our Toy drive & Winter break Theme week.
This holiday season, CIC is asking for NEW toys ($5-$10) or a $5 donation to help out local G-K families. Please bring a new unwrapped toy on or before December 17 to the morning gym. When you bring in a $5-10 new toy donation, FREE GYM TIME during AE on December 20, the last day before Winter break. You will also be entered into a drawing to win a gift card to Five Below.
GKMS students will take the MAP Growth Assessment this week. They will take the MAP Math Growth Assessment this Thursday, December 5, and the Reading Growth Assessment on Friday, December 6. The MAP Growth Assessments will allow us to measure your student’s growth throughout the year and help inform and guide our instruction. As with all days, please remind your student to get plenty of rest and have a healthy breakfast so they can do their best every day.
Congratulations to Ashley Boyer who was nominated and going to the county level for Excellence in Education!
GKMS families: Yearbook orders are due today (11/26) at midnight!
Order yours today ➡️ https://inter-state.com/YearbookEntry/91471X
Our 8th-grade students are solving equations like pros ! They're diving into slope-intercept form and multi-step equations with variables on both sides! Each correct answer reveals a dot on the chart. The best part? Those dots are forming a secret picture! 🖼️👀
It’s not just equations—they’re solving puzzles and making math come alive! 🧩💡
CANCELLATION ALERT:
The Middle School Boys Basketball games (Home & Away) originally scheduled for today (Thurs, 11/21) vs. Dixon have been CANCELED due to inclement road conditions and the wind advisory for high-profile vehicles and school buses. There will no practice today as well.
As these games are non-conference games, they will not be rescheduled.
Today, our Food Services team served up their famous Turkey Day Feast – and wow, was it delicious! Check out this lineup:
🍗 Roasted Turkey
🥔 Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy
🥦 Green Bean Casserole
🍎 Warm Cinnamon Apples
🥖 Roll w/ Butter
🍒 Cherry Dessert
A big thank-you to our amazing team for filling our plates (and hearts) with this festive tradition! 🧡💙
GKMS Yearbook Orders are due November 26th by midnight.
Please use the direct link to order:
https://inter-state.com/YearbookEntry/91471X
Please call the GKMS office at 815-784-5222 with any questions.
REMINDER: There will be no school Wednesday, November 27, 2024 through Friday, November 29, 2024. Have a great break and we will see you back in school on Monday, December 2, 2024!
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024 there will be a Board of Education Meeting. This meeting will begin at 6:30 PM in closed session. Our regular meeting will begin immediately following closed session.
📍 Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/genoa/Board.nsf/goto?open...
📍 Live Stream: https://youtube.com/live/AtuvVjIWgys?feature=share
Don't forget to order your Yearbook! Price is $17.00 Order Online by: November 26th
The next Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting will be on November 12 at 5:00 PM in the GES library! Topics covered in this meeting will be ACCESS/Data/MAP and IAR. Snacks will be provided!
Community Impact Club is selling T-shirts! Shirts are $11.00, order forms can be picked up at the front office and are due before Thursday, November 21.
