Month: October 2014

We are very excited to hold our first book fair for this school year.  The event organizer, Jody Hunt, has set up a full schedule of parent volunteers to assist the students with looking at the books and purchasing books.   We have an  amazing selection of books for the children to check out.

We will have after school shopping on Monday (Nov 3 pm; 5-7) and Wednesday (Nov 5; 5-6:30 pm).  Feel free to stop into the library either before or after your child’s parent teacher conference on either of these nights.

We wanted to remind you that you can always shop online, too.  If you would like to go through the full inventory of books and order online visit our Georgetown Scholastic Book Fair homepage.

A portion of the book fair profits go toward purchasing books for our library and our classrooms.  Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Reagan and Jody Hunt, BOOK FAIR CHAIR

Georgetown was overflowing with Elsa’s, Annie’s, Mickey’s, Minnie’s, Doctors, Scuba Divers, Fishermen, Darth Vader, Superman, Ninja’s, Blue Men, Bat Men, Lego’s, Banana’s, cupcakes and much MUCH more.   To check out some of the costumes and classroom events, view the slideshows posted on the class blogs to the left.

We also had a police officer who made his very first arrest—one that makes the school safer!  When I asked Officer Kellan Gainey for permission to post this to the blog, he quickly added, “It’s only a joke you know.”    I want Kellan to know that his  joke made my day!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Mrs. Reagan and Office Gainey

Did you know that the first Jack O’ Lanterns were turnips?  Did you also know that Ireland is considered the birthplace of this very spooky and strange fall custom?  If you’d like to find out more fun facts, check out  40 Fun Facts about Halloween.

Our school Halloween celebrations will be held on Thursday of this week.  Please make sure you check your child’s class blog to find out details about the timing of the parties.   No school on Friday, October 31.  This is a day for teachers to finish report cards and prepare for Parent Teacher Conferences on November 3,5,6.  Report cards arrive home with each child on Monday, November 3.  The exception to this is Kindergarten — fall progress reports replace report cards.  Kindergarten teachers will instead share progress reports during the conferences.

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall weekend!

Mrs. Reagan

 

Blog Bits 10/24/2014

News from the office….

It’s a busy couple of weeks coming up here at school with parties, book fair, turkey trot, and conferences. I can’t believe we are gearing up for the Halloween parties already!! The parties will be held on Thursday, October 30. Thanks to all the parents that are volunteering to make the kids day so special!! Remember, there is no school for the elementary level on Friday, October 31. Also, Mrs. Flory’s class had the ride of their life today in the limo!! Great job on earning such a fun prize from walk a thon!!! Have a great weekend everyone!

 Picture Retakes….are on Tuesday, October 28.

News from the PTC….

• Ms. Yankee’s class won the Marco’s Pizza Night!!! She is calling Marco’s to set up a pizza lunch for her class! Yummy!!
• The next Jet’s Pizza nights are November 4 and 5. Support the school and have a hassle free dinner!
• The next popcorn Friday is on November 7.
• Look for information on Girls on the Run to come home soon!!

• November is just around the corner and that means Scholastic Fall Book Fair time!!   The Book Fair helps us to raise money each year for our school to purchase books for our classrooms and libraries. Plus, the kids just love it!  We need your help in order to make it another success. We are in desperate need of volunteers for the week of November 3rd-7th.  Please consider volunteering a couple hours of your time for this FUN event!

  Use the link below to sign up on Volunteerspot.org.

  http://vols.pt/uRw1bo

  Thank you for all your support!!

  Georgetown PTC

   

News from PE….

The  Turkey Trot will be held at Eagle stadium on the Baldwin Street MS campus again. The date is Tuesday, October 28.  Gates open at 4:30 and races start at 5:00. Early registration is done, but you can still register the day of the race. Shirts will only be available while supplies last. If you have any questions you can email Mrs. VanKoevering at mvankoev@hpseagles.net or Mrs. Nienhuis at tnienhui@hpseagles.net.

 

News from the Art room….

News From The Art Room….Where’s all the art?!!  Parents, we’d like you to know that we will be offering opportunities for you to pick up your child’s awesome artwork this year.  Our first art pick-up will during conferences in November.  Visit the Georgetown Art Blog for more information!

http://josettebrouwer.edublogs.org/2014/09/21/all-that-beautiful-art/

Mrs. Brouwer & Mrs. Persch

News from Music….

Mark the date on your calendar! Tuesday, December 2 is when you get to hear the kids sing their hearts out at the Christmas Program.

Community News….

• We have a wonderful organization in our area that is able and willing to help families in need during the Holiday season. The organization is Love In the Name of Christ.  I am attaching all of the information you will need to sign up to participate in the assistance.  PLEASE make note that there are DEADLINES to sign up.  For THANKSGIVING assistance it is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7.  For CHRISTMAS assistance it is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14.  If you are aware of a family that could use assistance, please feel free to pass on the attached forms. The applications are also available at the Love INC office (Monday through Friday 9 am – 4 pm), 3300 Van Buren, Hudsonville, or on our website: loveinthenameofchrist.org.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.  Karla Veldink, Project Coordinator, karlav@loveinthenameofchrist.org  or at 616-662-3300 X130.  2014 Thanksgiving Assistance Application   2014 Christmas Application
• Do you want that extra piece of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving day?  Come to Evergreen Ministries Thanksgiving day Gobble Hobble 5k and you will have no guilt over eating extra anything.  Evergreen Ministries is hosting a Thanksgiving day Gobble Hobble 5k race to raise funds to the high school summer mission trip.  Pre race fee is $25 and race day fee is $35.  Registration is happening now and packets can be picked up from 7-7:45 am on November 27th at EGM.  Race starts at 8:00am.  All are welcome as is to the 10:00 Thanksgiving day service.  Contact  Rebecca Steigenga atjrsteigenga@yahoo.com for more info or go to egm.org to register.

• Georgetown Ice Arena Halloween Public Skate…..Join us after Trick or Treating on Friday (Halloween night) for an extended public skate from 7:00-10:00 pm. Costumes welcomed!! All ages just $3.00       georgetownice.com     616) 662-2800.

• Every day, THREE youth die of undetected heart disease and 920,000 adults had a heart attack last year!  (see attached flyer)In an effort to reduce the statistics above, Hudsonville Public Schools and Healthy Heart Diagnostics are teaming up to offer low cost heart screenings for students and adults.  Healthy Heart Diagnostics is a non-profit organization that is lead by cardiologist, Dr. Bradley Bastow D.O., MBA, CPE Chief Medical Director and Cardiologist with over 25 Years experience serving West Michigan.

  Please take advantage of these opportunities to receive a heart assessment.

  Saturday, October 25

  HHS Cafeteria

  10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

  Saturday, November 1

  HHS Cafeteria

  10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

  Please email or call Susan Coxen to be scheduled for a time slot that will fit your needs.  She can be reached at 616-862-9993 or s.coxen@sbcglobal.net orsusan@togc.net

  *Screenings will take place in the Hudsonville High School cafeteria with privacy screens present.

  *All participants will be required to remove their shirt;  our HHD female staff will screen all females; no male staff will be onsite for female clients

  *15 minute intervals per person/screening

  Fifteen days after the screening, you will receive in the mail your health assessment.  Every screening is read by our cardiologist, Dr. Bradley Bastow.

  REQUIREMENTS FROM ALL PARENTS:

  Parents will be required to fill out consent forms online athealthyheartdiagnostics.com  or fill out at time of screening.

  $68/student or $149/adult

  Payment due at time of screening*  Checks made payable to Heart Healthy Diagnostics  (Credit cards are accepted online through PayPal)

  A scholarship fund has been implemented for any student/family experiencing financial difficulties.  If you are aware of any player who would benefit, please contact Susan Coxen at 616-862-9993 or s.coxen@sbcglobal.netor susan@togc.net

  Healthy Heart Diagnostics believes education is prevention.  Please help us “keep the beat of our youth.”

   

Community Ed News….

Babysitting, Boys Basketball, Gymnastics, Dance & More Camps, Home Alone, Home Alone/Babysitting Combo, Lego – Bricks4Kidz,Tae Kwon Do, Tennis Lessons, Wrestling, Young Rembrandts – Fall

2014 Fall/Winter Offerings Brochure

 

Upcoming Events…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November is just around the corner and that means Scholastic Fall Book Fair time!!   The Book Fair helps us to raise money each year for our school to purchase books for our classrooms and libraries. Plus, the kids just love it!  We need your help in order to make it another success.  We are in desperate need of volunteers for the week of November 3rd-7th.  Please consider volunteering a couple hours of your time for this fun event!

Use the link below to sign up on Volunteerspot.org.

http://vols.pt/uRw1bo

Thank you for all your support!!

Georgetown PTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We felt fall blow in this week with the windy, rainy and cool weather.  Our LOST & FOUND is also a testament to the changing season — every hanger is full with jackets and sweatshirts in all sizes and colors.  If your child cannot find a jacket/sweatshirt at home, add check locker and check LOST & FOUND to their TO DO list.    I’ve asked teachers to remind their students to check this area (between rotunda and library) as they walk to specials and lunch.

I included the big events for the next two weeks below.  We have some important events ahead — Picture Retakes, Turkey Trot, a day off from school and Parent/Teacher Conferences.  We will schedule all of the conferences this week and get your schedule times out to you by Friday.  As you can imagine, this is a complex and tedious process in which we schedule siblings back to back and try to also work around your requested dates.   This time to meet with parents is very important to us so it is time well spent.

The BOOK FAIR (made possible by PTC and a host of parent volunteers) will run the same week as conferences (November 3-6).  Many thanks in advance to Jody Hunt who is the creative energy chairing the Book Fair this year!

Enjoy your weekend…and here’s to crisp fall weather next week!

Mrs. Reagan

PS:  Hats off to some amazing basketball players that I saw in action this morning at the HHS:  Joanna, Jayda, Kinsley, Emmalee, Saige, Mikynn and Izzy.  My only regret — I didn’t get photos of all your great shots!

BOX TOPS for EDUCATION are due on Friday, Oct 17.    If you have a bag of box tops sitting at home, send them to school with your child as soon as possible.  For a reminder on how the competition works, check this link: BOX TOPS

Blog Bits 10/10/2014

News from the office….

The kiddos at Georgetown are comfortable with their routines and everyone is doing great! Thanks to such AWESOME support from the families at Georgetown, we were able to watch Mr. Gort, Mr. Bowen, Mr. Kooiker, and Mr. Rob sumo wrestle! The kids had so much fun watching and cheering them on! Thankfully we were able to get this in before the weather turned a bit cooler. With that said, we would like to remind you to label your child’s coats, hats, and anything else they might wear to school. We are sending a lot of items to lost and found already and labeling the items helps us find it’s owner. Thanks for your help!!

A remind from Mrs. Reagan: If you have not responded to the Parent Teacher Conference Survey, please do so this weekend.

PE News….

The  Turkey Trot will be held at Eagle stadium on the Baldwin Street MS campus again. The date is Tuesday, October 28.  Gates open at 4:30 and races start at 5:00. Early registration is done, but you can still register the day of the race. Shirts will only be available while supplies last. If you have any questions you can email Mrs. VanKoevering at mvankoev@hpseagles.net or Mrs. Nienhuis at tnienhui@hpseagles.net.

Art News….

News From The Art Room….Where’s all the art?!!  Parents, we’d like you to know that we will be offering opportunities for you to pick up your child’s awesome artwork this year.  Our first art pick-up will during conferences in November.  Visit the Georgetown Art Blog for more information!

http://josettebrouwer.edublogs.org/2014/09/21/all-that-beautiful-art/

Mrs. Brouwer & Mrs. Persch

News from the PTC….

• The next Marco’s Pizza night is on October 15! Mark it on your calendar!! : )

• The next Box Top Competition will be ending on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17!  Make sure you are collecting your Box Tops and when you send them in make sure the Student Name/Teacher Name and NUMBER of Box Tops is on the bag!!  This is a huge help to the volunteer moms who count all of our Box Tops  : )

• During the week of October 19-25  purchases made with your ‘yes’ card will be credited to Georgetown Elementary.  You will need to “link” your yes card to Georgetown Elementary at www.myyesrewards.com.  If you’re not a ‘yes’ member yet you can sign up at www.myyesrewards.com and pick up your ‘yes’ card at the customer service desk.  The money raised is used for many classroom activities including field trips and assemblies.

   

Community News….

• You are invited to Urban HayDay on October 18 from 11am to 5pm.  This free festival will take place at Gemmens and the Farmer’s Co-Op and will offer hayrides, live music, pumpkin carving, line dancing, a rubber chicken launch, farmer’s market and craft show, kids activities, and much more!  New this year is the Hudsonville Pumpkin Race.  You are invited to enter your pumpkin racer into this fun competition.  Just build a racer using a pumpkin and four wheels (not to exceed 20lbs or 2 feet wide) and bring it down to the races.  Have your pumpkin racer checked in by 2:30pm and compete for the title of “Pumpkin King or Pumpkin Queen”.  For all of the details about the pumpkin races and other activities, visit www.urbanhayday.com!

 

Boy Scout Registration Night for 1st Grade

• The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. Scouting provides    a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of citizenship, and develops personal fitness. The Scouting program is uniquely designed to meet the needs of young boys by offering fun and challenging experiences that boys and parents do        together. Cub Scouting is led by the parents of the boys in the pack. Now is a great time for first grade boys to join and get started on the  scouting trail.Sign up Tuesday, October 14, 2014 7:00 p.m. Baldwin Middle School Cafeteria Registration Fee $25.00 Young boys grow up fast.  Give your son a valuable gift by encouraging him to join Cub Scouting today. The time you invest in him today will make a difference in the  person he becomes tomorrow.

 

• Come and support a local library and buy books at their used book sale! Gary Byker Memorial Library will have a used book sale in the basement of the library. The days and hours are as follows…… Oct. 16 from 10:00am-8:00 pm, Oct. 17 from 10:00am-5:00pm, Oct. 18 from 10:00am-1:00pm.

 

• FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION…..Thursday Oct. 23, 2014 from 6:00-7:00 pm. Hudsonville Congregational United Church of Christ and Sunrise Ministries are partnering with Feeding America West Michigan to provide free food to those in need. This will take place at Hudsonville Congregational United Church of Christ, 4950 32nd Ave. Hudsonville. There will be a large assortment of food, consisting of fresh seasonal produce and other quality items.

 

•  Georgetown Ice Arena Halloween Public Skate…..Join us after Trick or Treating on Friday (Halloween night) for an extended public skate from 7:00-10:00 pm. Costumes welcomed!! All ages just $3.00       georgetownice.com     616) 662-2800.

   

District Change to make on your calendar….

We have made the following revisions to our 14/15 calendar in response to a late change in the State’s 2015 Spring Assessment Schedule:

•  The PD/Records Day originally scheduled for March 6 will be moving to March 9.

•  High school second trimester exams will be given on March 5 and 6.

•  Friday, March 6, 2015 will now be a regular day of attendance for all Hudsonville students.

•  Students will not report on Monday, March 9, 2015.  

 

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It’s fair to say that the changing weather of the fall has arrived!  As you change over to warmer winter clothing for you children, please make sure that you mark the clothing with last name on the garment size tag.   This helps us to match your child with LOST items from Lost and Found.  If you would ever like to scan the LOST and FOUND items in our building, this is located in the hallway between the library and the rotunda.

Our school events for the week are below — Jet’s Pizza Nights on Tues/Wed are the highlight.  Be sure to check your child’s class blog for more specific details about class events, homework assignments, quizzes, etc.

Have a great week…and be warm!

Mrs. Reagan