Georgetown Elementary School

I received a very special invitation to take part in our PK and K Thanksgiving Feast this week.  The classes came together to share all that they had learned about the holiday and to share traditional gifts, songs, stories and treats with one another.  It was a wonderful time of fun!  And, if you ask my opinion, there is nothing cuter in the world than a PK or K student in a construction paper pilgrim or Native American hat!  Enjoy this video and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Mrs. Lisa Kuieck, one of our second grade teachers, shared her class book blogs with the Scholastic team.  As a result, our school has been honored by Scholastic with a feature article that celebrates all of the great work our students are doing as readers, writers and bloggers.

Our work is celebrated on the feature page of the Scholastic Website. With the help of the best parent club in the world and a librarian (Mrs. VandenBerg) who seizes every moment to honor readers, we have built an amazing collection of books within the past four years.  Readers can share book reviews in person, honor authors in their writing or promote books through book blog posts.

Samples of some of our books blogs can be found on Mrs. Boersma’s 4th grade blog, Mrs. Quigley’s 2nd Grade Blog and Mrs. Huizenga’s 2nd Gr. Blog.

Thank you to everyone who makes reading a priority and a point of celebration and honor at our school!

Celebrating the art of Jacob Hoekstra!

Mrs. Brouwer has another artist to celebrate in our building! Earlier this fall, two of our students were selected to be showcased at the 40th Annual Children’s International Art Show.

This week we found out that Jacob Hoekstra, a 4th grader in our building, had his artwork selected to be featured on the Michigan Association of School Administrator’s annual holiday card.  It is a huge honor to have one of our student works of art chosen for the MASA holiday card!   Jacob’s card will be sent to many different segments of Michigan’s population, including Governor Granholm, members of the legislature and leaders in the educational community.

Jacob’s artwork depicts a winter landscape and barn that reflects the buildings found in our rural farming community.  Jacob used his understanding of form and color to create his landscape in tempera paint.  Jacob says that his dream job would involve both football and creating art.  Congratulations, Jacob!

We have a very short week with school on Monday and Tuesday.  The remainder of the week is devoted to the Thanksgiving holiday.

For those who follow our blog outside the United States, visit this excellent History.com post about the history of Thanksgiving. And, for those of you who have not had a refresher course on this holiday,  you might find yourself learning some new facts to share around the Thanksgiving table later this week.  For those who think they know everything, test your turkey knowledge with this quiz.

If you find your family members are bored and in need of something to do, show them our blogs.  I added a new feature (the revolving globe to the right) that shows your location on the map as well as visitors from around the world.

And, to really spice up the family gathering, take your family on the BLOG SCAVENGER HUNT. This month we are sharing silly stories about silly things we have done in our lives.   Everyone is a winner in this contest.  Students will be entered in the Reading Counts drawing just for participating.  Other prizes will be offered too.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends.  Drive safely, eat well and savor the special moments.

Mrs. Reagan

Georgetown parents:

Just a reminder that the order forms for the “Georgetown Pride” t-shirts are due on Tuesday, November 24. The order forms were sent home with the youngest and or only child in every family. If you need another order form we have a few extras in the office.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Nurenberg : )

It has been another amazing year for our PE Cares project here at Georgetown. This year we are proud to say that we collected 2,612 food items! This is AMAZING!!!

The winning class this year was Miss Burmeister’s 5th grade class with 416 items donated! WOW…. way to go! This winning class will be treated to a trip to Hudsonville Lanes to go bowling and each student will receive a PE CARES t-shirt.

The second place class was Mrs. Jurewicz’s 4th grade class with 351 items.

Great job Georgetown!

Don’t forget our Art Fair is Tuesday, December 1st from 4-7 PM in the Gym!

It’s not too late to send in your RSVP to the Art Fair, so please let us know if you plan on coming!

This week your children will be bringing home an Art Fair flier that contains a DOOR PRIZE TICKET – save this and bring it along when you come on December 1st!  We’ll have drawings for art supplies and sketchbooks during the Art Fair.

MORE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP DURING THE EVENT WOULD BE APPRECIATED AND WELCOME!

The following shifts and jobs are available – please email or call Mrs. Brouwer!  (jbrouwer@hpseagles.net or 797-9797, ext 22412)

Tuesday, December 1st Art Fair volunteer shifts:
1:30 – 4:00 – put artwork in frames and set up for event
3:30 – 6:00 – cashiers, framing station, greeter
5:30 – 8:00 – cashiers, framing station, take unsold frames out and clean up

Good afternoon Georgetown parents!

I have a few things to send out from the office.  A couple are activities from Community Ed and the others are notes from the office.

PE CARES FOOD DRIVE

The P.E. C.A.R.E.S. Food drive will be ending on Wednesday, November 18.  The food this year will be going to the Water of Life Church for their food pantry.  Thanks for all your help in this cause so far and remember to bring in your canned goods by Wednesday.  Also if you know a family that could benefit from the food drive, please call Nicole Poolman, from Water of Life Church at 667-9348.

BOOK FAIR

Our wonderful volunteers from the book fair just wanted to make you aware that if your child ordered a book that was on back order they should receive these orders by the end of the week.  There was a communication error with Scholastic so the orders are coming in a little later than anticipated.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

BUS LOOP–PLEASE READ

Parents please make sure you read this message.  It was brought  to our attention from the bus drivers that parents are dropping students off in the back parking lot that adjoins to the Baldwin Street Middle School.  On behalf of the bus drivers and our staff here at Georgetown we ask that any students being dropped off at school be let off in the front loop  by the main entrance to the school.  From here students may walk around the building using the sidewalks to get to their playground.  The bus drivers are especially concerned with the students’ safety as they witnessed a child almost being hit by another car in the parking lot and occasionally the students cut through the bus loop and they are concerned that a student may be hit by a car or a bus.  Thanks for helping us out with this safety issue!

COMMUNITY ED ACTIVITIES

SNOWMOBILE SAFETY

Snowmobile safety is being offered through Community Ed.  This class is for students between the ages of 12 and 16 and those 11 years of age who will be 12 by March 1, 2010.  This class is being held on Saturday, December 12 from 9a to 1p.  If you have any questions you may call the Community Ed office at 669-7747 or visit the website at hudsonvillepublicschools.org.  There is also an attached flyer that you may print off  to register your child and has more information regarding this class.

2009SnowmobileSafetyClass

WINTER BASKETBALL FOR GIRLS

Hudsonville Hoops is an AAU club that is offering basketball for girls in 5th through 8th grade.  Registration deadline is November 21 and must be done online at http://eteamz.com/hudsonvillehoops.  If you have any questions regarding this you may also contact Jeff Wood at 307-5055 or email hudsonvillehoops@hotmail.com.

Have a great afternoon!

Mrs. Nurenberg  : )

I am including a snapshot of school events for the next 7 school days.   We have a full week of school this week, and due to Thanksgiving break, just two days in the following week.

Please remember to check your child’s classroom blog  for specific details about upcoming events!

Also, keep in mind that we have launched our third blog scavenger hunt. This hunt introduces you to silly things that Georgetown staff and teachers do…posts sure to put a smile on your face.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Reagan

Ever wonder what teachers do to be silly?  I have!  To help us all find out, I invited the teachers to all write posts this month about something silly they did over the summer.  You can visit their blogs to find out what it is they consider silly.  If you don’t see the post on the front section of the blog, simply type the word silly into the blog search area.

My silliness usually shows up when I am around really young children and dogs.  My dog, Cooper, brings out some of my silliest behavior, which I think he likes a lot.

This summer, I decided it would be fun to teach Cooper how to be a “SURFIN’ DOG.”  Because he only weighs 12 pounds, I used a small kick board.  It was easy to teach him how to walk onto the board, but he had absolutely no intention of being pushed across the pool.  His idea of surfing was to cozy up to me and be gently rocked back and forth.  It was a silly idea…but it made for a great picture!

HAPPY HUNTING!