Genoa Elementary School

Language Arts: This month, we read and discussed Weather Forecasting and Living Through a Natural Disaster. The students have been so excited to learn about weather pattern...

April Newsletter - 4th Grade Reading We have begun our final unit in ReadyGen for 4th grade! Students will read several narrative stories and apply the elements they lear...

5th Grade April Newsletter Spring is almost here! Please make sure that as the weather warms up, school and homework is still the first priority. Also make sure that your chi...

February 2021 Newsletter - 4th Grade Reading- We are continuing to explore Unit 3, Module A & B of ReadyGen. This module focuses on understanding that different types o...

5th Grade February/March Newsletter We can’t believe it’s the middle of the third quarter! We have so much to still learn before the end of the year! Reading We are cu...

5th Grade January Newsletter We hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Now is a good time to check in with your child to see if they need any supply replacements for the new ye...

January Newsletter 2021 - 4th Grade Reading We are excited to explore Unit 3, Module A & B of ReadyGen. This module focuses on understanding that different types of tex...

Language Arts: This month, we read and discussed an Alaskan Legend titled “Frog Princess”. While reading this text, we have been working on determining the central message. We...

Language Arts: This week we spent time reading an interesting nonfiction book titled “About Earth”. We have been looking closely at this text to locate nonfiction text featu...

5th Grade November Newsletter Wow! We made it through the first quarter of this crazy school year. Thank you for meeting with us during parent teacher conferences. It was great...

November Newsletter - 4th Grade Reading We are excited to explore Unit 2 of ReadyGen. This module focuses on determining the themes in literary texts, like tall tales, fab...

Language Arts: Our first unit in reading focuses on understanding characters and their motivations in a story. We are still reading the chapter book “The Case of the Gasping...

Math : We have wrapped up Topic 3, and have begun Topic 4 focusing on using multiplication facts to help us divide next week! Classes are discussing the relation between mult...

Wow! This weather is crazy. With the rain/snow mix, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for recess. Reading - We have complete Module A in unit 1 of our Rea...

Reading We are in full swing with guided reading groups and our new reading program ReadyGen. If you are interested in learning more about ReadyGen please visit us at our Curr...

We are almost to the end of the first quarter. The students have been working hard and are into a good routine at this point. Please remember the weather is changing and the stu...

Math: Classes are progressing through Topic 3 and are now applying the Distributive Property to assist in solving multiplication facts. We have now covered facts involving th...

Welcome to another wonderful year at Genoa Elementary!!! Thank you to all the friends and family who attended supply drop off, it was great to meet everyone. Please feel free to c...

Math : Classes have been starting off the year with great focus towards multiplication with relation to addition. We will be applying strategies to add and multiply using number...

4th Grade Newsletter - March As we begin the 4th quarter, your student will have the opportunity to show their skills in MAP and Illinois Assessment of Readiness testing. Plea...