The fire department visit the K4 students at school allowing them to experience and interact with the neighborhood fire fighters and their truck. It is a culminating student activity for the Fire Safety unit.
Come as you are and join TGS moms as they pray for our TGS community. If you are a mom or grandma of a Geneva student, you are invited. No need to commit to every week; just come when you can. It really is the best way to start the week, covering our families in prayer … and establishing relationships with fellow prayer warriors. For more information, contact Christie Hudon at [email protected].
Our upper school's National Honor Society members graciously volunteer to help our 3rd–6th grade students with homework. Each Monday from 3:25–4:10 pm, a few NHS members volunteer as tutors in room 233 of the lower school (the Latin classroom).
This is an opportunity for students to work on homework and ask questions as the NHS volunteers circulate to answer their questions rather than a one-on-one tutoring time.
Sign-ups are open each Thursday through Sunday, or until all 20 spots are filled.
3rd–6th grade students who are signed up walk themselves to room 233 at dismissal time and parents may pick up from that classroom at 4:10 pm. Any students who are not picked up from the classroom at 4:10 pm by a parent or designated pickup person are taken to aftercare and signed in at this point and aftercare fees apply.
Date:November 5, 2024 - November 5, 2024 Time:8:15 am- 9:15 am Location:LS da Vinci
ParentU is an educational series created by Classical Academic Press, and it is designed to educate and equip parents who want to learn more about our educational tradition. Parents will meet to watch videos from both Dr. Christopher Perrin and Justin Whitmel Earley and have a discussion together about classical education based on the videos.
■ 2nd Gr - Winnie the Pooh Play Performance (Roberts)
2nd Gr - Winnie the Pooh Play Performance (Roberts)
Date:November 6, 2024 - November 6, 2024 Time:9:30 am- 10:05 am Location:Black Box Theatre
As students participate in a reenactment of A.A. Milne's story "Eeyore's Friends Build a House," they demonstrate what they've learned about acting from their drama teacher. This event is done in conjunction with the reading of Winnie the Pooh in class. Doors open 15 minutes before show time.
■ 2nd Gr - Winnie the Pooh Play Performance (Warner)
2nd Gr - Winnie the Pooh Play Performance (Warner)
Date:November 6, 2024 - November 6, 2024 Time:11:00 am- 11:35 am Location:Black Box Theatre
As students participate in a reenactment of A.A. Milne's story "Eeyore's Friends Build a House," they demonstrate what they've learned about acting from their drama teacher. This event is done in conjunction with the reading of Winnie the Pooh in class. Doors open 15 minutes before show time.
All Geneva parents are invited to join Peter Vande Brake for a book study on Jonathan Haidt's book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. Peter is the rhetoric dean of students and also teaches 11th grade Bible.
The back cover summarizes the book as follows: "After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents in many countries around the world deteriorated suddenly in the early 2010s. Why? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that the decline of free play in childhood and the rise of smartphone usage among adolescents are the twin sources of increased mental distress among teenagers—from sleep deprivation to addiction. Grounded in ancient wisdom and packed full of the latest psychological and biological research, this eye-opening book is a life raft for parents, schools, governments, and teens themselves."
There will be 3 sessions, covering 90–95 pages of the book at a time. Each week, the time will consist of a presentation on the information in the book followed by a discussion on areas of interest.
Fathers Watch invites dads and granddads to join for fellowship and to pray for and support the school, faculty, leadership, students, and families. Fathers Watch meets every other Friday: 8:00–9:30 am at the Breakfast Club of Tuskawilla (5965 Red Bug Lake Road, Winter Springs, 32708). Come early or after dropping children off at school. Email Glenn Goranson at [email protected] for more information.
■ 2nd Gr - Winnie the Pooh Play Performance (Habicht)
2nd Gr - Winnie the Pooh Play Performance (Habicht)
Date:November 8, 2024 - November 8, 2024 Time:9:30 am- 10:05 am Location:Black Box Theatre
As students participate in a reenactment of A.A. Milne's story "Eeyore's Friends Build a House," they demonstrate what they've learned about acting from their drama teacher. This event is done in conjunction with the reading of Winnie the Pooh in class. Doors open 15 minutes before show time.
■ 2nd Gr - Winnie the Pooh Play Performance (Gilmartin)
2nd Gr - Winnie the Pooh Play Performance (Gilmartin)
Date:November 8, 2024 - November 8, 2024 Time:11:00 am- 11:35 am Location:Black Box Theatre
As students participate in a reenactment of A.A. Milne's story "Eeyore's Friends Build a House," they demonstrate what they've learned about acting from their drama teacher. This event is done in conjunction with the reading of Winnie the Pooh in class. Doors open 15 minutes before show time.
To culminate their study of ancient Greece, students experience a week of authentic Greek fun. They feast at a local Greek restaurant, create their own pottery, and engage in a morning of Olympic Games. Students compete in events such as javelin, discus, long jump, shot put, and running races to win awards for their Greek city-state. Third graders also create a life-like Greek mask and participate in a Reader's Theater.
Come as you are and join TGS moms as they pray for our TGS community. If you are a mom or grandma of a Geneva student, you are invited. No need to commit to every week; just come when you can. It really is the best way to start the week, covering our families in prayer … and establishing relationships with fellow prayer warriors. For more information, contact Christie Hudon at [email protected].
Our upper school's National Honor Society members graciously volunteer to help our 3rd–6th grade students with homework. Each Monday from 3:25–4:10 pm, a few NHS members volunteer as tutors in room 233 of the lower school (the Latin classroom).
This is an opportunity for students to work on homework and ask questions as the NHS volunteers circulate to answer their questions rather than a one-on-one tutoring time.
Sign-ups are open each Thursday through Sunday, or until all 20 spots are filled.
3rd–6th grade students who are signed up walk themselves to room 233 at dismissal time and parents may pick up from that classroom at 4:10 pm. Any students who are not picked up from the classroom at 4:10 pm by a parent or designated pickup person are taken to aftercare and signed in at this point and aftercare fees apply.
To culminate their study of ancient Greece, students experience a week of authentic Greek fun. They feast at a local Greek restaurant, create their own pottery, and engage in a morning of Olympic Games. Students compete in events such as javelin, discus, long jump, shot put, and running races to win awards for their Greek city-state. Third graders also create a life-like Greek mask and participate in a Reader's Theater.
To culminate their study of ancient Greece, students experience a week of authentic Greek fun. They feast at a local Greek restaurant, create their own pottery, and engage in a morning of Olympic Games. Students compete in events such as javelin, discus, long jump, shot put, and running races to win awards for their Greek city-state. Third graders also create a life-like Greek mask and participate in a Reader's Theater.
To culminate their study of ancient Greece, students experience a week of authentic Greek fun. They feast at a local Greek restaurant, create their own pottery, and engage in a morning of Olympic Games. Students compete in events such as javelin, discus, long jump, shot put, and running races to win awards for their Greek city-state. Third graders also create a life-like Greek mask and participate in a Reader's Theater.
To culminate their study of ancient Greece, students experience a week of authentic Greek fun. They feast at a local Greek restaurant, create their own pottery, and engage in a morning of Olympic Games. Students compete in events such as javelin, discus, long jump, shot put, and running races to win awards for their Greek city-state. Third graders also create a life-like Greek mask and participate in a Reader's Theater.
Date:November 15, 2024 - November 15, 2024 Time:8:20 am- 8:45 am Location:LS da Vinci
This event provides a venue for K4 students to publicly share what they have learned about Native Americans, Pilgrims, and turkeys through song, choral response, and movement. This event is for parents and grandparents. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the start of the performance.
Date:November 15, 2024 - November 15, 2024 Time:9:20 am- 9:45 am Location:LS da Vinci
This event provides a venue for K4 students to publicly share what they have learned about Native Americans, Pilgrims, and turkeys through song, choral response, and movement. This event is for parents and grandparents. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the start of the performance.
Date:November 15, 2024 - November 15, 2024 Time:10:20 am- 10:45 am Location:LS da Vinci
This event provides a venue for K4 students to publicly share what they have learned about Native Americans, Pilgrims, and turkeys through song, choral response, and movement. This event is for parents and grandparents. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the start of the performance.
Come as you are and join TGS moms as they pray for our TGS community. If you are a mom or grandma of a Geneva student, you are invited. No need to commit to every week; just come when you can. It really is the best way to start the week, covering our families in prayer … and establishing relationships with fellow prayer warriors. For more information, contact Christie Hudon at [email protected].
Our upper school's National Honor Society members graciously volunteer to help our 3rd–6th grade students with homework. Each Monday from 3:25–4:10 pm, a few NHS members volunteer as tutors in room 233 of the lower school (the Latin classroom).
This is an opportunity for students to work on homework and ask questions as the NHS volunteers circulate to answer their questions rather than a one-on-one tutoring time.
Sign-ups are open each Thursday through Sunday, or until all 20 spots are filled.
3rd–6th grade students who are signed up walk themselves to room 233 at dismissal time and parents may pick up from that classroom at 4:10 pm. Any students who are not picked up from the classroom at 4:10 pm by a parent or designated pickup person are taken to aftercare and signed in at this point and aftercare fees apply.
■ K - Thanksgiving Play Performance (Whipple & McMurtrie)
K - Thanksgiving Play Performance (Whipple & McMurtrie)
Date:November 19, 2024 - November 19, 2024 Time:8:30 am- 9:30 am Location:Black Box Theatre
The students perform their Thanksgiving play for family and friends demonstrating many of the facts they have learned throughout the six week study of the pilgrims of 1620. The doors will open at 8:15 am.
■ K - Thanksgiving Play Performance (Chambley & Ferrari)
K - Thanksgiving Play Performance (Chambley & Ferrari)
Date:November 20, 2024 - November 20, 2024 Time:8:30 am- 9:30 am Location:Black Box Theatre
The students perform their Thanksgiving play for family and friends demonstrating many of the facts they have learned throughout the six week study of the pilgrims of 1620. The doors will open at 8:15 am.
■ Book Study: The Anxious Generation (Led by Peter Vande Brake)
Book Study: The Anxious Generation (Led by Peter Vande Brake)
Date:November 20, 2024 - November 20, 2024 Time:3:30 pm- 5:00 pm Location:Upper School Room 106
All Geneva parents are invited to join Peter Vande Brake for a book study on Jonathan Haidt's book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. Peter is the rhetoric dean of students and also teaches 11th grade Bible.
The back cover summarizes the book as follows: "After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents in many countries around the world deteriorated suddenly in the early 2010s. Why? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that the decline of free play in childhood and the rise of smartphone usage among adolescents are the twin sources of increased mental distress among teenagers—from sleep deprivation to addiction. Grounded in ancient wisdom and packed full of the latest psychological and biological research, this eye-opening book is a life raft for parents, schools, governments, and teens themselves."
There will be 3 sessions, covering 90–95 pages of the book at a time. Each week, the time will consist of a presentation on the information in the book followed by a discussion on areas of interest.
Colonial Day is a culmination of the fifth grade early Colonial unit. The students give a speech about one of the thirteen original colonies, enjoy a colonial feast, and spend the afternoon as a colonial child crafting, playing parlor games, and outdoor games such as hoop and stick.
Fathers Watch invites dads and granddads to join for fellowship and to pray for and support the school, faculty, leadership, students, and families. Fathers Watch meets every other Friday: 8:00–9:30 am at the Breakfast Club of Tuskawilla (5965 Red Bug Lake Road, Winter Springs, 32708). Come early or after dropping children off at school. Email Glenn Goranson at [email protected] for more information.
This culminating activity is a day of celebration for the unit study of early Florida natives. Students complete five centers, go to lunch and recess, then complete the remaining five centers.
