Blog Bits 9/30/2018

Blog Bits 8/30/2018

News From the Office…

Welcome back to school! It has been a great first week! The kids are doing amazing and it has been a smooth start! We just want to remind you that there is no school Friday or Monday. We will be back on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Enjoy your long holiday weekend with family and friends!

Early Release Friday…

Just a reminder, it’s early release Friday! We will be dismissing at 12:15 on Sept. 14. If your child is a car rider, please be at school between 12:10 and 12:15 for pick up. Food Service will be offering a sack lunch on early release days. Children can order a lunch with their teacher in the morning and will have them to take to their destination. The cost will be $2.50. Free and reduced benefits will also apply.

School Pictures!!…

MARK THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDARS!!! SCHOOL PICTURES WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 27!! More information will be coming home with the order form soon!

PTC News…

•9/13 – First Jet’s Pizza Night! Order a delicious easy dinner and help out Georgetown! Tell Jet’s who your child’s teacher is when you order and the teacher that gets the most orders wins a pizza party for their class! Also Jet’s donates a portion of the proceeds back to Georgetown to help many things at Georgetown!

•9/20 – First PTC meeting! Mark this on your calendars and come hear what is happening at Georgetown!! It will be held in the library starting at 6:30!! We would love to see all of you there!!

•9/28 – First Popcorn Friday

Community News…

•Hudsonville Robotics is transitioning to an online application for students interested in the robotics program. We still have a form available if a family prefers not to use the

online service.

All of the information is available at this link: http://www.hudsonvillerobotics.com/Application/

Applications are due September 5, we will establish the teams that weekend (Sept 7th), host an orientation on September 13, and teams can start practicing the week of Sept 17.

•Septemberfest Arts and Crafts Show will be held again this year on Saturday, September 15 from 9am – 3pm at the Hudsonville Fairgrounds. Admission is $2 for adults and

kids 12 and under are free. Come shop over 150 vendors and plan to stay for lunch. All proceeds benefit Hudsonville Christian School. Please visit Facebook for more information on vendors or to RSVP to the event. Hope to see you there!

•Double Up Food Bucks at Ottawa County Farmers Markets As you might know, Double Up Food Bucks is a wonderful program that allows Bridge Card (SNAP/EBT) holders to double their spending power! When participants shop with their Bridge Card at participating farmers markets, they get FREE Double Up Food Bucks tokens for Michigan grown fruits & veggies, up to $20 a day. No registration- no hassle! Check out the short video athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtpiL9-tizWVSJl3kOR70dQ to learn more!