Geneseo Central School District

📅 Schedule Reminder: There will be no school for students on Friday, October 10 due to a Superintendent’s Conference Day. In addition, there will be no school on Monday, October 13 in observance of Columbus Day.
We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend and comes back refreshed and ready for another great week!

⚽️💗 In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, GCS is teaming up with Keshequa CSD for our upcoming Girls Soccer Game this Friday night!

We’re asking all fans attending the game in Nunda to wear pink to show their support and help raise awareness. The game kicks off at 7 PM at Kiwanis Park in Nunda—let’s fill the stands with pink and cheer on our girls! 💙

💙👑 GO BLUE! Second graders in Ms. Hensler’s class recently had a blast creating their very own Go Blue crowns to celebrate an amazing first month of school! These students have already shown so much grit, optimism, bravery, leadership, understanding, and excellence—we’re so proud of them!

The Board of Education meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 6th, at 7PM in the MS/HS Media Center. If you would like to attend virtually, please use the link below. The District-Wide Safety Plan is also available on the district website for public review and comment over the next 30 days.

https://tinyurl.com/yff4tcmt

🎉 Next week is Homecoming Week at GCS! Get ready to show your school spirit and join in the fun. Check out the flyer below for all the details on our Spirit Week Dress-Up Days!

💙 Students in Mrs. Serfass and Mrs. Buchbinder’s class have been hard at work on their All About Me presentations. Recently, they presented them to their peers—showing grit and bravery as they shared their stories. We’re so proud of our amazing 5th graders—GO BLUE!

🐛✂️📚 It’s been a busy (and fun!) start to the year in kindergarten! Our students have been hard at work on a variety of projects.

One activity was inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar, where students practiced putting the letters of their names in the correct order. Earlier in September, they worked on fine motor skills by ripping and gluing paper to create their names. And of course, we couldn’t forget a proud moment—one of our students showing off an amazing structure built with magnet tiles!

We love seeing the creativity, growth, and excitement happening each day in kindergarten! 💙

🌱 A group from our Earthwise Club were hard at work planting seeds for their hydroponic grow towers! They’ve started with lettuce, arugula, basil, and Swiss chard.
It’s exciting to see our students learning hands-on about healthy food, and the impact they can make right here at GCS!

Yesterday, some of our students joined over 1,200 students from across the region at GLOW With Your Hands!
More than 70 local businesses came together to talk with students and provide hands-on experiences—helping them explore future careers in manufacturing, agriculture, and skilled trades. This event was an incredible opportunity for our students to learn, try new things, and start imagining the many career paths ahead of them!

🎶 Our GCS Middle School Band (grades 6–8) is all about teamwork and the joy of making music together. It’s one of the moments in their school day when every student is working their hardest at the same time—coming together to create something truly special as a team.

In our new GAP Club, students have been exploring the history of photography. This is a wonderful way to begin their learning journey before they start working with a modern camera.

📚 Each summer, our 1st–4th grade students at GCS get to borrow a bookbag filled with books of their choice to enjoy during break. This year, those who read every single one of their books were entered into a drawing for a Scholastic poster—and we’re excited to share that over 20 lucky winners were selected!

A huge thank you to PTSA, Kiwanis, and the Girl Scouts for supporting this program in so many ways throughout the years. Your efforts continue to make reading fun and rewarding for our students!

Mrs. Aradine's class has been learning about working together and what that looks like! Recently, students took turns, shared materials, and worked together to make cupcakes!

Feelings in Motion!
Ms. Wilcox’s First grade class sorted emotion cards relay style! Categories followed the Zones of Regulation:
💙Low energy emotions like sad or bored
💚Calm energy emotions like focused or happy
💛higher energy emotions like silly or nervous
❤️highest energy emotions like overjoyed or frustrated

Last night, GCS was proud to host a cross country meet with several schools joining us on our course! Our runners gave it their all- pushing themselves, cheering each other on, and showing outstanding sportsmanship from start to finish.

We also had the special honor of celebrating our Cross Country Senior Night, highlighting Simon, James, and Raphael! Congratulations to our seniors and to the entire team for representing GCS with pride!

Happy and ready to learn! 💙💙

Ms. Hensler’s second graders are mastering the parts of a complete sentence in a fun way! Using word cards, students built and wrote silly sentences—like “A cat was eating pizza on the playground.” 🤣
Such a creative and engaging way to learn—keep up the great work, 2nd grade!

Mrs. Greer’s 5th graders are diving into math in a hands-on way! Students are exploring the concepts of volume and measuring in square units, building a strong foundation for real-world problem-solving.

Our third graders are putting their teamwork skills to the test! Working in groups, they’re practicing “Accountability Talk” as they collaborate to either save Fred the worm or solve a mystery puzzle. It’s all about communication, problem-solving, and learning together!

We want to thank Duncan Kirkwood for joining us today and sharing his inspirational message of perseverance, goal-setting, and purpose with our students in grades 3–12.

Duncan encouraged our students to dream big, not let failure hold them back, and to discover their true purpose—the things they love to do. His words were uplifting, motivating, and left a lasting impact on our school community! 💙