5/22/2023 – Last Courier of the Year

 

General News

Important Dates and Events
May 23 – K4 last day of school

May 23 – Elementary Field Day and Picnic

May 23 – Senior Award night at 7:00 p.m. in HS cafeteria

May 24 – K5 last day of school

May 25 – K5 Graduation at 7:00 p.m. Mayfair Bible Church, Flushing

May 25 – Commencement Rehearsal for Seniors, Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1:00 pm

May 26 – Commencement, Class of 2023, at 7:00 p.m. Cornerstone Baptist Church, Swartz Creek

May 27-29 – 7th grade Mackinaw Trip

May 29 – No School

May 30 – MS & HS Awards- MS assembly (6-8) 2:25-3:05 & HS assembly (9-11) 1:40-2:20

May 31 – HS Exams, School out at 2:00 p.m.

June – NO MTA SERVICE in the month of JUNE

June 1 – HS Exams, School out at 2:00 p.m.

June 1 – Enrollment deadline to ensure a seat in class for the 2023-24 school year

June 2 – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL – HS Exams, School out at NOON

Enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year

  • Enrollment is completed online through FACTS SIS Family Portal.  
  • Enrollment completed by June 1 ensures a seat in classes.
  • Enrollment after June 1 will incur a late fee of $25 per student.

 

Office Hours for the Summer Begin on Friday, June 16th

The Administration Office will be open for your convenience during the summer on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Office will be closed July 3rd-7th.  Any questions regarding enrollment, scheduling, new student registration or general questions may be directed to the Administration Office, 810-743-3108, gcs@geneseechristianschool.com. 

 

Report Cards & Iowa Testing Scores
Student report cards will be mailed during the week of June 12th. Iowa Testing reports for grades 6th-8th will be included with report cards.  Elementary Iowa Testing results will be shared with parents at the end of the year in a special assembly.

 

Lunch Accounts
Parents, please check your Lunch Account balance in Family Portal (under the Family tab). If your account is showing a POSITIVE balance then please pay the balance as soon as possible (through Family Portal or send in cash/check).  All negative balances (credits) will be held in your Lunch Account for use during the 2023-2024 school year. Thank you! 

 

Vaccinations – 2023-24 School Year.  

Attention all UPCOMING K4, K5, 7th grade and NEW students
According to the State of Michigan all transfer, K-4, Kindergarten and 7th grade students must have all their vaccinations up-to-date or a certified State of Michigan Immunization Waiver Form from the county health department on file. Please submit a copy of your child’s updated vaccinations to the school office as soon as possible.  If you choose not to receive some (or all) of your child’s vaccinations you will need to obtain a certified State of Michigan Immunization Waiver Form from your county health department. Please turn in this form to the school office. You may do this during the summer (Administration Office). Vaccinations for the above groups are reported to the MI Health Department at the beginning of each year. Any questions, please contact gcs@geneseechristianschool.com 

 

Summer Tutoring – All Subjects/Weekly Grammar Classes/Writing Camp – Michelle Armbrust

If you have a child who would benefit from extra help over the summer please contact marmbrust@geneseechristianschool.com

Congratulations to the GCS Chess Club

Auction Certificates
We have a few summer camp certificates left from the auction that we would love to see a GCS family use. These certificates are available for purchase at “make an offer” pricing.  Please contact Christy Flory at cflory@geneseechristianschool.com for more information. 

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Little Leaders Preschool and Daycare/Latchkey

Afternoon Latchkey

We will be outside after 3:30 pm (weather permitting). If you are unable to reach us through the buzzer, please call the phone number posted at our main entrance. 

Preschool Graduation 

Preschool graduation is May 26th at 9:00 am in the elementary gym. We will have a short program and light refreshments afterwards. Please sign up in the daycare room.

Daycare Early Dismissal,  June 2nd

We will be closing at noon on Friday, June 2nd for end of the year inventory and cleaning. No latchkey.

CLOSED MONDAY, June 5th 

Summer Program

Our summer program begins June 6th. Summer information packets will be sent home this week.

Latchkey Snacks

Afternoon latchkey has several snack options that are available for purchase at $.50 each.  Your child may also purchase a $10 snack ticket through the daycare.
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Elementary

Field Day and Picnic Tomorrow

Tomorrow, May 23, is Field Day for the 1st-5th graders. Our Soldier Parents in Action (SPA) group will be providing a hot dog lunch and bounce house in the afternoon.  There will be NO school lunch provided tomorrow.  Please send a sack lunch if your child does not want a hot dog. Tomorrow is a dress down day; long shorts, capris, t-shirts and gym shoes. Also make sure your child has a water bottle.

Kindergarten Graduation

You don’t want to miss the Class of 2035 and their rendition of The Three Little Pigs. Thursday evening, May 25th at 7:00pm at Mayfair Bible Church on Pierson Rd. Flushing. 

Elementary Awards Ceremony

Please plan to join us on June 2nd for our awards ceremony. At 9:00 parents can meet in the gym for the Iowa/CogAT scores explained and then students will join us around 9:15 for the end of the year awards. 

Summer Math and Reading Program

Each spring we encourage students to stay sharp on math and reading skills over the summer so they are ready to dive in when we return in the fall.  We have reading participation sheets and math fact sheets available to print under resource documents in Family Portal. Please log time each week and send that signed form into the office in the fall.  

Summer Daycare

If you have not filled out the summer inquiry form and are interested in our summer daycare program, please contact Little Leaders at LLeaders@geneseechristianschool.com as soon as possible.

🏀 Basketball Camp 🏀

Basketball camp will be held June 12-15, for students entering (Fall ‘23) 3rd – 8th grades.  Go to www.soldiershoops.com for registration information.

⚽️ Summer Soccer Camp ⚽️

Soldier Soccer Camp will be held July 10-12 (3 days), for students entering (Fall ‘23) into 3rd – 7th  9am-11am and 8th – 12th grade 12pm-2pm.  Camp cost is $75.  There is an early registration discount of $10 for those completed by June 15th.  Use this link for Registration form and details:  GCSSummerSoccerCampRegistrationForm

🏐Summer Volleyball Camp🏐 

Soldier Volleyball Camp  will be held July 24-26  (3 days),for students entering into 5th-8th grade from 8:30-11:30am and 9th-12th grade 12pm-3pm.  The camp will be held at the high school. Use this link for registration form and details: GCSSummerVolleyballCampRegistrationForm

 

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Middle/High School

Scheduling 2023-2024  Online Course Requests Open Until June 1
Course Requests for students are open on Family Portal and Student Portal.  Mrs. Mein has met with students in grades 6th-11th to choose classes for the upcoming school year.  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Mein at mmein@geneseechristianschool.com.

 

Seniors – Upcoming Events 

  • May 23th – Senior Award Night in the High School Cafeteria at 7:00 p.m. – students & family 
  • May 25th – Commencement Practice at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Swartz Creek at 1:00 p.m.
  • May 26th – Commencement at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Swartz Creek at 7:00 p.m.
  • June 1st – Final Transcripts and Diplomas are available. Diplomas must be picked up in the office. ALL uniforms must be returned and bills/fees paid prior to the diploma being released.

Seniors
If you need an official transcript sent to a college/university/foundation please drop off the complete address to Student Services or email both mmein@geneseechristianschool.com and gcs@geneseechristianschool.com .  

ACT & SAT scores are listed on the transcript, but must be sent from the College Board to a college or university.  GCS cannot order testing scores for students.  Students will need to login to their College Board account and order those results and send them to the college or university of their choice.   AP scores may also be ordered from the College Board site.  Class of 2023 make sure that you request a “final transcript” to be sent to your college of choice (see instructions above).  Transcripts are only sent to a college or university when you have requested it – this is not “automatically” done for you.  

Awards Assembly for MS/HS – May 30th
The end of year Awards Assembly will take place on Tuesday, May 30th.  Middle School assembly (6-8) will be from 2:25-3:05 and High School assembly (9-11) will be from 1:40-2:20.

Middle and High School Exam Schedule
    ***Snacks will be sold all three days to raise money for the 2024 Bible Project.***
Wednesday, May 31 – OUT AT 2:00 p.m.
1st Hour Exam
2nd Hour Exam
4th and 5th hour review
Thursday, June 1 – OUT AT 2:00 p.m.
4th Hour Exam
5th Hour Exam
6th and 7th hour review
Friday, June 2 – OUT AT NOON
6th Hour Exam
7th Hour Exam

School Play Props:  

If you loaned benches or ladders for use in the school play, you may pick those up at any time.

 

Athletics

  • Varsity Girls Soccer: We are excited to be hosting the Varsity Girls’ Soccer District games at our home field this year! We invite you to come out and cheer on our Varsity Girls team in their quarterfinal district match against Millington! Game is  Wednesday, 5/24 @ 4:00 pm at the GCS soccer field (elementary location). A win Wednesday will advance our team to the district semifinals next week. Tickets will be $7.00 (cash only). No family passes or discounts will be available due to this being a MHSAA district game. We are also excited to be having concessions for our outdoor soccer games! The Soldier Snack Shack will be available for this game. Get your tasty treats while cheering our team on for victory. All concessions will be available for purchase – cash only!

 

  • Varsity Baseball:  District tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 3rd at Genesee  HS. (7347 N Genesee Rd, Genesee) Game time is 12:30pm. Tickets are $7 and must be purchased online through GoFan

Uniform Return Reminder: Uniforms should be washed and returned within one week of the last game / competition.  We appreciate your promptness!  

  • JH Girls Soccer Players:  please return your clean soccer uniforms to the athletic office by Tuesday, May 30th to avoid a $5 late fee.
  • JH Boys Baseball Players: please return your clean soccer uniforms to the athletic office by Tuesday, May 30th to avoid a $5 late fee.

🏀Summer Basketball Camp🏀 

Basketball camp will be held June 12-15, for students entering (Fall 23) 3rd – 8th grades.  Go to www.soldiershoops.com for registration information.

⚽️ Summer Soccer Camp ⚽️

Soldier Soccer Camp will be held July 10-12 (3 days), for students entering (Fall ‘23) into 3rd – 7th  9am-11am and 8th – 12th grade 12pm-2pm.  Camp cost is $75.  There is an early registration discount of $10 for those completed by June 15th.  Use this link for registration form and details:  GCSSummerSoccerCampRegistrationForm

🏐Summer Volleyball Camp🏐 

Soldier Volleyball Camp  will be held July 24-26  (3 days),for students entering into 5th-8th grade from 8:30-11:30am and 9th-12th grade 12pm-3pm.  The camp will be held at the high school. Use this link for registration form and details: GCSSummerVolleyballCampRegistrationForm

 

Fall Sport Sign Ups:

Sign Up sheets for fall sports will be inside the athletic office this week and next.  Sign up if you are interested in participating in Girls HS Volleyball, Boys HS Soccer, JH Boys Soccer, JH Girls Basketball, and HS Cross Country.

 

Mark Your Calendars: Coach Anderson is planning Varsity Boys Soccer to Begin!  See details below 

 

  • Conditioning: August 1st-3rd
  • Practice: August 7th

 

Soccer
Junior High Girls Soccer (7th-8th):  April – May

Junior High Boys Soccer (7th-8th): August – October

Varsity Boys Soccer:  August – November

Varsity Girls Soccer:  March – June

 

Volleyball

JV Girls Volleyball:  August – October

Varsity Girls Volleyball:  August – November 

Junior High Girls Volleyball (7th-8th):  January – March


Cross Country
Cross Country Girls/Boys (7th-12th): August – October

Basketball

6th Grade Girls Basketball:  October – November

 

6th Grade Boys Basketball: January – February

Junior High Girls Basketball (7th-8th):  August – October

Junior High Boys Basketball  (7th-8th):  October –  December

JV Boys Basketball: November – March

Varsity Girls Basketball: November – March

Varsity Boys Basketball:  November – March

Baseball

Junior High Boys Baseball (7th-8th): April – May

Varsity Boys Baseball:  March – June

Athletic Physicals

For the 2023-24 school year, an MHSAA sports physical is required for all students who participate in sports. A physical examination must be completed on or after April 15, 2023 to be considered a valid physical for 2023-24. – This applies to any students participating in high school (9th-12th grade)  and middle school (7th-8th grade) sports. The MHSAA two-page physical form can be found using this link. MHSAA23-24SportsPhysicalForm  or pick one up in the school offices.