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-Monday March 8th Online Only: Genesee Academy will conduct school online only on Monday March 8 except ELC (pre-K, GSRP, and Kg) who will still conduct school in person. Insha Allah, our staff will be getting the second shot of covid-19 vaccine on Saturday March 6. Due to the possible side effects that might result from the vaccine and as a precaution we will conduct school for 1st-12th grades online only on Monday March 8.
-Reading Month (ELC & Elementary): Insha Allah, the reading month for ELC and elementary school will start this Monday March 1st. The Reading month calendar is attached. -IB-MYP Re-Accreditation: Insha Allah, the GA IB-MYP re-accreditation process will be from March 9-March 11 during which a committee from IB organization meets with the board, the administration, a group of parents, a group of students, and attends classes virtually. After the meetings, the class observations, and the study of the school mission, policies, and students' performance in standardized tests, the committee will report to IB organization headquarter to recommend the re-accreditation of GA for another 5 years with some recommendations. -Science Fair Competition: GA Science Fair Competition (for 5th and 7th grades) will be rescheduled for the week of March 15. This rescheduling is due to the Flint Regional Science Fair Competition rescheduling that will now be on April 17. -Spring Break: Insha Allah, the spring break will be from Monday March 29 to Friday April 2. The school will resume on Monday April 5. -Ramadan Schedule: Insha Allah, the Ramadan schedule will start on Monday April 12, i.e. the school will start late at 9:30 am (Monday-Friday) for students; however, the dismissal time will stay the same, i.e. at 3:40 pm. -Quran Competition: Due to covid situation, the Quran competition will be conducted in a simplified way. The students will be tested/judged by their Quran teachers in their classroom; the students will be graded for their performance, and the winners will be rewarded with gift cards. For now, the high school will be tested on the first week of April after the spring break (i.e. the week of April 5), and the 3rd - 8th grades will be tested after Eid on the week of May 17. There will be no testing for KG-2nd grades; instead, the Quran teacher will conduct a general assessment of the students' performance. -Mask/Water Bottle: This is a reminder to the parents to send a water bottle with your child since the school water fountains are closed down. Also, make sure to send a mask with your child that fits his/her face. -Spelling Bee Competition Winners: Congratulations to all spelling bee winners. We held the Spelling Bee Award Ceremony virtually last week. Also, I attached the names of the winners.
Usually the 1st and 2nd place winners from 4th-8th grades will participate in GISD Spelling Bee Competition that will take place on the week of March 15. The 3rd place winners will be alternatives in case 1st or 2nd place winner is not able to attend. I have already emailed the details for the GISD spelling bee competition to the 4th-8th grade winners' parents. -Monday March 8th Online Only: Genesee Academy will conduct school online only on Monday March 8 except ELC (pre-K, GSRP, and Kg) which will still conduct school in person. Insha Allah, our staff will be getting the second shot of covid-19 vaccine on Saturday March 6. Due to the possible side effects that might result from the vaccine and as a precaution we will conduct school for 1st-12th grades online only on Monday March 8. -Science Fair Competition: GA Science Fair Competition (for 5th and 7th grades) will be rescheduled for the week of March 15. This rescheduling is due to the Flint Regional Science Fair Competition rescheduling that will now be on April 17. -Spring Break: Insha Allah, the spring break will be from Monday March 29 to Friday April 2. The school will resume on Monday April 5. -Ramadan Schedule: Insha Allah, the Ramadan schedule will start on Monday April 12, i.e. the school will start late at 9:30 am (Monday-Friday) for students; however, the dismissal time will stay the same, i.e. at 3:40 pm. -Mask/Water Bottle: This is a reminder to the parents to send a water bottle with your child since the school water fountains are closed down. Also, make sure to send a mask with your child that fits his/her face. Congratulations to Abdullah Alharbi for getting a full ride scholarship at University of Michigan-Flint. So far, three of our 12th grade students were granted a full ride scholarship at UofM-Flint. In addition, the rest of the 12th grade students were granted different scholarships, Masha Allah.
The Spelling Bee Award Ceremony for kg-5th grades is going to be virtually tomorrow Wednesday February 17 at 8:30 am during the character education. The link to the elementary character education is below:
https://meet.google.com/awx-whes-voc Since the middle school spelling bee competition is not complete yet due to the snowstorm, the Spelling Bee Award Ceremony for middle school is going to be virtually this Friday February 19 at 8:30 am. The link to the middle school award ceremony is the same for the middle school character education (below): https://meet.google.com/rst-osbq-ygr -NO School: There will be NO school for staff and students on Monday February 15.
-Spelling Bee Competition Winners Announcement: Insha Allah, The Spelling Bee Competition Winners Announcement will be during the character education next Wednesday February 17. The links to the character education are below: Elementary: https://meet.google.com/awx-whes-voc Middle: https://meet.google.com/rst-osbq-ygr The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for each grade will be rewarded with a gift card like every year. Usually the 1st and 2nd place winners from 4th-8th grades will participate in GISD Spelling Bee Competition that will take place on the week of March 15. The 3rd place winners will be alternatives in case 1st or 2nd place winner is not able to attend. -Science Fair Competition: GA Science Fair Competition (for 5th and 7th grades) will be rescheduled for the week of March 15. This rescheduling is due to the Flint Regional Science Fair Competition rescheduling that will now be on April 17. -Spring Break: Insha Allah, the spring break will be from Monday March 29 to Friday April 2. The school will resume on Monday April 5. -Mask/Water Bottle: This is a reminder to the parents to send a water bottle with your child since the school water fountains are closed down. Also, make sure to send a mask with your child that fits his/her face. Congratulations to our 12th grade student, Abdullah Alharbi, for reaching the finalist level of the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP).
Every year, 1.6 million high school students apply to NMSP based on the PSAT/NMSQT test results. 50,000 students are selected based on the highest score. Those 50,000 students receive letters of commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise. Last year, one of our students reached that level, i.e. commended students, in addition to Abdullah for this year. 16,000 students of the 50,000 students are usually selected to the semifinalist. 15,000 students are usually selected for the finalists to compete on the National Merit Scholarship. Alhamdulillah and Masha Allah, Abdullah was selected for the finalist, i.e. top 1% of the students. For more information about NMSP, please click on the following link: https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/start.aspx?gid=2&pgid=61 We congratulate him, his parents, his teachers, and the community for this prestigious achievement. |