Congratulations to Millikin 4th Grade Teacher, Mrs. George for earning a Maple Leaf Medallion. Mrs. George was nominated for her creativity in creating real-world and applicable mathematics lessons for her students.
Performances for this year's spring musical, Seussical™, will take place this week at GHS. Tickets for the upbeat, family-friendly show featuring your favorite Dr. Seuss characters are $15 each and can be purchased online or at the door. Our cast, crew and orchestra hope to see you at one of the four performances: Thursday (6 p.m. curtain), Friday (7 p.m.), Saturday (7 p.m.) and Sunday (3 p.m.). Buy tickets now: https://www.vancoevents.com/BTYI
Fifth graders from Millikin, Northside and Southwest elementary schools got a taste of the real world when they visited JA BizTown last week.
Read more and see why for many students, this field trip is one of their favorite days of the year: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/1064522
Geneseo schools will be dismissing 1 hour early on Tuesday afternoon due to the severe weather in our area. Lunch will be offered to students as usual. There will be no afternoon preschool, S.A.F.E., sports or extracurriculars this afternoon and evening. Stay safe!
Registration for new and returning students must be completed online for the 2023-24 school year. Early registration for Pre-K and Kindergarten students will open on April 17 at 8:00 am and close on May 12 at 3:00 pm. If your child is not registered by May 12, you will need to wait until regular registration opens on July 10 to complete the process. Learn more about registering for the 2023-24 school year:
https://www.geneseoschools.org/o/geneseo/page/register-for-the-2023-24-school-year
Geneseo schools will be dismissing 2 hours early on Friday afternoon due to the high risk of severe weather. Lunches will be offered to students before they are released. Afternoon preschool and S.A.F.E. have been cancelled and there will be no sports or extracurriculars this evening. Stay safe and have a nice weekend!
Watch as candidates for Geneseo’s Board of Education share their thoughts on the importance of being a board member, improving student achievement, communicating with stakeholders, managing district finances, building on our strengths, and promoting equity and unity throughout our district: https://youtu.be/kA3YHZ2GrLs
Millikin is excited to host a Family Night for all our students and their families. Staff and parent volunteers have worked hard to plan a great evening. Hope to see you there!
Are you enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP? States have started sending eligibility renewal letters that must be returned! To stay covered, you must:
🧭 Update your contact info
📮Check your mail
✍️Fill out and return your form
If you lose coverage, immediately contact a navigator or enrollment assister to see if you can re-enroll in Medicaid or to check if you qualify for subsidized coverage through the ACA Marketplace. For more, visit Medicaid.gov and HealthCare.gov (1.800.318.2596) or Illinois Medicaid (https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1628).
Check out our second graders reading to Kindergarten students during Dr. Seuss week!
Due to the winter storm impacting the area, all Geneseo schools will be canceled for Thursday, February 16, 2023.
REMINDER: Along with Geneseo Police Department and its IMPACT team, Geneseo High School will welcome Bridgeway, The Gray Matters Collective, Hammond-Henry Hospital and NAMI for a mental health awareness and safety academy tonight from 6-8 p.m. at the high school’s Fine Arts Center. Learn more: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/981309
We are currently hiring for a variety of positions, including a full-time Administrative Assistant at Southwest Elementary (2023-24 school year), full-time Evening Custodian at GHS, and part-time Floater Custodian (5 hours/day). Learn more about these roles and other openings:
https://geneseoskyward.org:448/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsFin/rapplmnu03.w
To celebrate the 100th day of the school year, Millikin's Mrs. Rivera encouraged her students to dress up as if they were 100 years old.
The day's lessons incorporated everything that a typical kindergarten class learns about on a given day, but with everything centered around the number 100.
Read more: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/985678
2nd grade students separating mixtures and labeling the rocks by observing their properties.
Along with Geneseo Police Department and its IMPACT team, GHS will welcome Bridgeway, The Gray Matters Collective, Hammond-Henry Hospital and NAMI for a mental health awareness and safety academy on Wednesday, February 8 from 6-8 p.m. at the high school’s Fine Arts Center.
Learn more: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/981309
Students from the GHS Robotics team presented to 5th grade students last week. The GHS students did a tremendous job and our 5th graders asked some great questions.
Guided reading groups making great progress. We love watching our students grow!
Millikin 5th graders did a great job writing persuasive essays about the importance and purpose of different charities and raised money to go toward the winning essays. We are proud of all our students and staff for making a positive impact on others!
As we welcome back students in anticipation of a great 2023, we want to remind our families of some important dates on our calendar in January. There will be a 1-hour early release this Friday, January 13. Also, there is no school on Monday, January 16 or Friday, January 27.