A Note from Mr. Hofer
Parents and Students,
We are excited to welcome everyone back for the 23-24 school year. It is going to be a tremendous school year for our students and the Geneseo School Community. We look forward to learning and growing together each and every day!
Please take a few moments to go through the links below in this newsletter. These links contain important information regarding procedures, routines, and schedules.
Classroom assignments will become final on Wednesday, August 9 at 4 p.m. for all students. You can find out your child's teacher by logging into your child's Skyward account.
We look forward to greeting Kindergarten students and parents for orientation on August 8 at 6:00 at Southwest. Our back to school open house is scheduled for August 14 between 4:00-6:00 for all students.
Here are a some important phone numbers.
Main Office - 309-945-0699
Nurse - 309-945-0658
Attendance Line - 309-945-0109
Fax- 309-945-0670
It is going to be a great school year at Southwest Elementary!
Take care,
Brian Hofer
Southwest Principal
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Back to School Night You and your child are invited to come see his/her classroom, bring in school supplies, and meet his/her teacher anytime from 4-6 p.m. on August 14th. | PTA InformationWelcome Back to school from your PTA. This year we have 2 new PTA presidents. Monica Underwood and Kayla Schaver-McKee. We are looking forward to seeing you all at back-to-school night August 14th from 4-6pm. There will be picture opportunities as well as Kona Ice on back-to-school night. At that time, you can volunteer and sign up to be a part of the PTA. We are looking forward to this school year and the many fun events we have planned. **PLEASE NOTE: PTA meetings will take place on the second Thursday every month at 6:30 p.m. in the Southwest cafeteria. The first meeting will be September 14th. Hope to see you there! | New Staff Southwest Elementary is excited to welcome back returning staff and would like to introduce our new staff members or staff members in different roles! Julie Boone- Kindergarten Jackie Kelly- 3rd Grade Grace Orlikowski- 4th Grade Kyle Morey- Math Interventionist Rose Hall- School Psychologist Kelly Sikardi- Social Worker Ashley Mancera- Speech Pathologist Stephanie Stephenson- Instructional Aide |
Back to School Night
PTA Information
Welcome Back to school from your PTA.
This year we have 2 new PTA presidents. Monica Underwood and Kayla Schaver-McKee. We are looking forward to seeing you all at back-to-school night August 14th from 4-6pm. There will be picture opportunities as well as Kona Ice on back-to-school night. At that time, you can volunteer and sign up to be a part of the PTA. We are looking forward to this school year and the many fun events we have planned.
**PLEASE NOTE: PTA meetings will take place on the second Thursday every month at 6:30 p.m. in the Southwest cafeteria. The first meeting will be September 14th. Hope to see you there!
New Staff
Julie Boone- Kindergarten
Jackie Kelly- 3rd Grade
Grace Orlikowski- 4th Grade
Kyle Morey- Math Interventionist
Rose Hall- School Psychologist
Kelly Sikardi- Social Worker
Ashley Mancera- Speech Pathologist
Stephanie Stephenson- Instructional Aide
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Pick Up & Drop OffSouthwest Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures | Health & Wellness Students are asked to bring a water bottle to school each day because only the water refilling stations will be in use for students to use. Please make sure the bottle is well-marked with your child's name. | Changes in TransportationIf your child has a change in their normal routine for transportation:
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Pick Up & Drop Off
Southwest Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures
Health & Wellness
Changes in Transportation
If your child has a change in their normal routine for transportation:
- Please send a written note to your child(ren)'s teacher informing them of the change.
- Indicate on the note the name of anyone other than yourself that may be picking up your child.
- If the change happens during the school day, a call needs to be made by 1:00 pm in order to ensure communication and changes get relayed on time.
- Do not email transportation changes to your child's teacher as they may not be able to check their email during the school day.
Southwest Elementary School
