Georgetown Elementary School

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!

FIRST ITEM: SNOW DAY PROCEDURE FOR HOT LUNCH
With snow just around the corner, the food service program
would like to remind parents and students about what will
happen if school is closed due to weather. If the district is
closed, the menu that was supposed to be served on the snow
day will be moved to the next school day. An example: if
school is canceled on Tuesday due to weather, Tuesday’s
menu will be served on Wednesday and the menu that was
scheduled for Wednesday will be completely canceled.
Because of our computer lunch account system, there will be
no need to issue credits and your student will still be able to
order a lunch if they need one. The only exception to this
policy is if school is canceled on Friday. In this case, Friday’s
menu will be completely canceled and we will continue with
the regular menu on Monday. Information on what menu will
be served on the day you return will be available on the food
service web page at www.jenhudfood.org. Please feel free to
contact the food service department at 457-2400 if you have
any questions or are unsure of what the menu will be. Thank
you! -Stacey L. Wykoski, Food Service Director

SECOND ITEM:

Just a friendly reminder from the office……..  PLEASE remember to send a note in the morning to your child’s teacher if you will be picking them up at the end of the day. The office is very busy towards the end of the day and it can be very hard to contact the teachers about end of the day changes due to the students being at specials and the teachers getting ready for the buses.  Thankk you for your consideration in this matter!

Have a great day!

Mrs. Nurenberg  : )

Georgetown Parents:

Please don’t forget that the Hudsonville Eagle apparel order forms are due this Friday, November 13. You may stop by the office for additonal forms or you may print one from the blog if you need another one.  REMEMBER….. the Georgetown 5th graders need your support for their end of the year celebration!

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Have a great afternoon!

Mrs. Nurenberg         GO EAGLES!!  : )

Our art students have been working hard to create spectacular artwork for this fun event.  Your child’s artwork will be displayed in a beautiful mat and frame which can be purchased in the frame during the art fair.

There will be a make-n-take craft table with holiday cards and door prizes too!

Your child will be bringing home an Art Fair invitation soon – please return the RSVP card to school, since this will indicate the number of frames and supplies we need to order for the event.

Time is running out.  Our Governor and legislative leaders in Lansing are proposing devastating cuts to public education.  In addition to the $165 per pupil cut to all public schools, the State Budget Director has notified school leaders another $127 per pupil cut is coming in less than 30 days.  The only way this will not happen is if our Governor and legislators can agree to a funding solution addressing the revenue shortfall.  To find out how to help prevent this funding crisis, please listen to my message and visit the links here:   FUNDING CRISIS

To find out more about the history of school funding, FIVE DAYS TO FIX SCHOOL FUNDING, GR PRESS

Nicholas Ceglarek, Superintendent

With all the coverage about the flu, it is a great opportunity to learn new information.  Not my favorite topic of learning, I must admit — but I have stumbled upon some interesting articles.

A friend of mine sent me a link to a video showing how a virus spreads from one person to the next with one uncovered sneeze.   After watching this, you should be convinced to always sneeze into your elbow.   The video can be found here:   Your body on the flu

While driving home from school on Friday, I listened to the NPR segment Science Friday.  Ira Flatow interviewed research on the specifics of washing your hands appropriately.  I was reminded how critical it is to use soap for releasing the dirt and germs from the skin.  If you are interested, check out this podcast found here:  How to Wash Your Hands

And, a reminder: If your child has a fever, PLEASE do not send them back to school unless they have been fever free (with no meds) for 24 hours. The H1N1 virus that is moving through our school is very contagious.  We are working as hard as we can to keep all surfaces clean.  Please help us by keeping your sick ones home.

Good afternoon Georgetown parents!

Our wonderful Georgetown Fire Department is starting a campaign for area children.  They are looking for winter coat donations for area families in need.  Please read the following flyer for more information. There are a few different “Drop off” sites and a special “Kick 0ff” event planned for Thursday, October 8.  For questions please contact Brett Wright at 616-706-4020 or Corrie Glupker at 616-862-4001.

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Have a good day!  Mrs. Nurenberg 

Georgetown Boys in Grades 1-5:

Boys who are interested in participating in Cub Scouts here is your opportunity.  There are flyers available outside of the Multi-Purpose Room here at Georgetown Elementary in our information rack.  Open enrollement is through October.  You may swing by and pick up an enrollement form or you may contact Kevin Tutt at atutt68@charter.net

Have a great afternoon!

Mrs. Nurenberg

Attention Hudsonville Students Grades 1-8:

Our Community Ed department is offering golf lessons to any student in grades 1-8.  It will be offered on Thursday evenings at the Baldwin Street Middle School. Classes start on October 15.  If you are interested please see the attached form.  You may either fill out the attached form and mail it back to the Community Ed Office or you may register online by visiting www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org.

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Have a great day!

Mrs. Nurenberg