Geneseo Central School District

💙 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! 💙

Students in Mrs. Terzo and Mrs. Ross' class had a blast in PE with Mr. Mix and Mr. Grimsley! The students enjoyed playing games with the parachute—crawling underneath, laughing together, and especially playing the favorite game, Cat and Mouse!

Mrs. Cheney, Mrs. Wilcox, and Mrs. Garcia’s 7th-grade ELA students are kicking off the first quarter by exploring background information on the four independent reading books they’ll get to choose from. The students pictured are learning about the importance of clean water—a valuable resource that’s often taken for granted.

💙 In the first week of school, Mrs. Savino’s third graders focused on building classroom community! After listening to the story“The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors,” students joined in a class-wide competition while practicing the Go Blue traits of understanding, optimism, and bravery. Way to start the year strong, third graders!

📸 Picture Day is coming up this week!

On Thursday, September 11, we’ll have Elementary Picture Day along with the Senior Group Photo. Then on Friday, September 12, it will be Picture Day for our Middle and High School students.

Make sure to bring your best smile!