Dear Georgetown Mothers and Daughters:
Just a reminder from our wonderful PTC. The Mother/Daughter event will be held on Saturday, February 6 from 1:00-4:00pm. This event will be a pottery decorating activity. I will be attaching the registration form for your convenience. The cost of this activity will be $10 per person. If you have any questions please contact Michelle Wieringa at 669-4157 or Angel Truman 662-9015.
Have a good weekend!
Mrs. Nurenberg : )
Good Friday afternoon!!!
NEWS FROM THE OFFICE
Well it is that time of year again, believe it or not!!?? The Kindergarten questions are beginning to roll into the office. So we will give you the information that we currently have. Kindergarten Round-Up will be held here at Georgetown on Tuesday, March 9 at 7pm. I’ve also attached a copy of the Vision and Hearing Testing Schedule from the Ottawa County Health Dept. It will have all the dates, times, and locations of the upcoming testing. For a complete run down of all Kindergarten information from the district please visit www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org
HOLIDAY PROGRAM DVD’S
The office still has available 2 Holiday DVD’s. This will be available on a first come, first served basis. These DVD’s are available for $20.
PE NEWS
Don’t forget to order you Hudsonville Physical Education apparel. These order forms came home with the students this week from their gym class. These orders are due on Friday, January 29. If you need another order form, please stop by the office.
Also it is time again for the “Jump Rope for Heart”. These donation envelopes also came home with the students this week. We do have a few extra in the office of these too. “Jump Rope for Heart” forms are due back on February 15. Please return the apparel form and the “Jump for Heart” envelopes to Mrs. Nienhuis/Mrs. Van Koevering. I have also attached the link to the PE teachers blog for more information regarding these two items. http://mvankoev.edublogs.org
PTC EVENTS
Our Mother/Daughter event is coming soon. “Make a Memory with Mom” will take place on Saturday, February 6 from 1:00-4:00pm. It will be held right here at Georgetown in the Multi-Purpose Room. The cost will be $10/person. The sign-up form must be turned in by Friday, January 22!!! I will attach the form to sign up. Hope to see all Georgetown girls there!!!!
5TH GRADE NEWS
Just a couple of dates to get on your calendar. The Parent meeting for 5th grade camp will be held on May 11. It will be held here at Georgetown in the Multi-Purpose Room. The other date I have for you right now is Monday, June 7. This will be the date of the 5th grade Celebration. The actual activity is being kept on the down low, as we want it to be a surprise for the 5th grade students. Stay tuned for more upcoming dates. The upcoming months will be getting busy for these kids. We will keep you posted with camp info, Middle School Visitation and any other important info that you may need.
COMMUNITY ED NEWS
There are three new activites out from Community Ed. Golf Lessons will be available for students in grades 1-8 and starts February 4. The Girls Volleyball Clinic is available for girls in grades 3-6. The first session of this will begin on February 8. The last one is Learn to Skate and is available for students and children starting at age 4. I will attach all of these enrollment forms, but if you have any further questions please visit the Community Ed website at www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org, or call 669-7747.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Georgetown Little League……..Georgetown Little League in-person registration will occur on January 16 & 23 from 9 – 1 at the Jenison High School Media Center. Online registrations are open now and will run through at least February 14 with some divisions having late registration with a $10 late fee until February 28. Little League is open to girls who are 5 before 12/31/09 and boys who are 5 before 4/30/10. If you live north of Port Sheldon and east of 56th Ave , Georgetown Little League is your Little League. More information is available at www.GeorgetownLL.com or you may call Rob at 437-5054.
Hudsonville Little League……. Hudsonville Little League Sign-Ups are being held Jan 23, 27, & 30 at Unity Christian High School. For more information and to PRE-REGISTER, please go to www.hudsonvillelittleleague.com now!!!
Well I think this is it for this week. Enjoy your weekend!!!
Mrs. Nurenberg : )
WOW……. here comes a whole lot of information from the Georgetown office. It has been a very BUSY 1st week back to school from holiday break!!
SCHOOL NEWS
FROM THE OFFICE…. Just a reminder from the TRANSPORTATION DEPT. AND THE OFFICE, parents MAY NOT drop students off in the back of the school!! Either in the bus loop or the back parking lot by the Middle School. This is imperative for the safety of the students. PLEASE drop students off in the circle drive in the front of the school. We thank you for your cooperation in this matter! We just want to make sure every student is safe and sound!
BOX TOP WINNERS….The individual box top winners area as follows:
K/1 Wing Boy=Carson Bretz (Huizenga) / Girl=Skylar Hill (Stadt); 2/3 Wing Boy=Brendan Ham (McDonald) / Girl=Chloe Patrick (Quigley); 4/5 Wing Boy=Noah Ambrose (Jurewicz) / Girl=Linnae Conkel (Burdis)
Individual prize is a board game and $5 gift card to Barnes and Noble.
Classroom winners are as follows:
K/1 Wing Classroom winner = Woodring; 2/3 Wing Classroom winner=Greenlund; 4/5 Wing Classroom winner=Jurewicz
Classroom winners will be rewarded with having lunch and watching a movie.
3RD GRADE NEWS
The Third Graders would like to have an ongoing school wide pop can drive to collect money to buy books. We would then make book baggies for children at Georgetown (readers that struggle either with interest, skills or financially) to read over the summer. We would also like to donate our gently used books that we have “grown out of” to the younger grades. During this project we will be gathering data, making wish lists and in the end purchasing books so please send in your empty cans to either Miss VanArkel or Mrs. McDonald’s classroom.
5TH GRADE INFORMATION–VERY IMPORTANT NEW Immunization Requirements for 2010-2011 School Year ~ We have recently been notified by the State that beginning with the next school year, all incoming 6th graders (current 5th grade students) will have additional immunization requirements as stated below:
1. Two doses of Varicella vaccine or have a history of having chickenpox.
2. One dose of meningococcal vaccine.
3. One dose of tetanus/diphtheria/acellular pertussis (Tdap) (if 5 years or more have passed since last dose of tetanus/diphtheria vaccine – DTaP, Td or DT).
If your child needs immunizations, please make work of completing these immunizations during the 5th grade school year. Doing so will be a great help to the Middle School Secretaries who need to check for immunization compliance for every 6th grade student in our district.
Please be advised, that any child who has not had all of his or her immunizations will not be allowed to start 6th grade.
COMMUNITY ED NEWS
Please read the attached flyers in regards to two upcoming events from Community Ed. One is for Gymnastics and Dance and the other is for Gymnastics and More. Gymnasitcs and Dance is offered for ages 2-6. Gymnastics and more is for ages 1st grade and up. Please fill out the attached forms and return to Community Ed of visit www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org and you can register online.
VOLLEYBALL AND ATHLETIC BOOSTER INFO
Come support the volleyball program on January 13 at Culver’s in Jenison! The high school volleyball players will be working and a portion of the profits that evening will go to the volleyball program. Take your family and eat at Culver’s from 4 pm to 9 pm on Wednesday, January 13 and support your volleyball program!
The Hudsonville Athletic Boosters are once again sponsoring the Eagle 10k/5k. On March 27, 2010 at 9am the runs will take place starting at Hudsonville High School and running through the city of Hudsonville. This is a fund raiser for the Athletes of Hudsonville High School. For more information log onto www.eagle10k.com or www.classicrace.com, be sure to mark your calendars for this event. If you would like to volunteer to work this event please call 893-5830 or email through the website. Thank you for your support of Hudsonville Athletics.
LITTLE LEAGUE INFORMATION
Georgetown Little League…… Georgetown Little League in-person registration will occur on January 16 & 23 from 9 – 1 at the Jenison High School Media Center. Online registrations are open now and will run through at least February 14 with some divisions having late registration with a $10 late fee until February 28. Little League is open to girls who are 5 before 12/31/09 and boys who are 5 before 4/30/10. If you live north of Port Sheldon and east of 56th Ave , Georgetown Little League is your Little League. More information is available at www.GeorgetownLL.com or you may call Rob at 437-5054.
Hudsonville Little League…… Hudsonville Little League’s season is just around the corner. If you’re in our district and would like to play this season, then please pre-register on our Website at http://www.hudsonvillelittleleague.com/ to make the registration process go faster on Saturday, Jan 23rd. It’s quick and easy…
….SERVICE PROJECT! The project brings together pop cans and reading in an intriguing way. To learn more, visit Ms. VanArkel or Mrs. McDonald’s blogs.
Mrs. Woodring’s husband, Ira, serves as one our invaluable technology support life lines! He swept in to help me import portions of the holiday program DVD into i-movie. This enabled me to upload each grade to the blog for your viewing pleasure. Although this is not the same high quality as the DVD, it is yet another way that the performance can be enjoyed and shared with others.
To view these, simply click on the following links:
Dear Georgetown Parents and Students:
The office ladies would love to thank all of the wonderful parents and students who are so very generous with their act of giving during the holiday season. You overwhelm us with your thoughtfulness every year. We truly love working at this wonderful building!!! We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
See you on the 4th!!!
Mrs. Reagan, Mrs Ripley and Mrs. Nurenberg
Community Ed is offering swimming lessons for children starting at the age of 6 months and going through the age of 3rd grade. Attached is the enrollment form and explanation sheet of the different levels being offered. If you have any further questions, please visit the Hudsonville Public Schools website under “Community Ed” or call 669-1740, ext 3.
Have a great day!
Mrs. Nurenberg : )
Community Ed is posting a couple of upcoming activities for students. The first one is a Jr. Dance Clinic. This is being offered for students in grade K-8. I will attach the enrollment form or you may visit the Hudsonville Public schools website to register online. The second one is for Bowling. This is for anyone between the ages of 2 and adult. I will also attach the enrollment form for this. Please contact Community Ed with any questions that you may have. You may do so by calling 669-7747, ext #3.
Have a great day!
Mrs. Nurenberg : )
Just a quick note in regards to the Holilday program DVD’s. The order form deadline has been extended to this Thursday, December 17. Please make sure the order forms get to the office by Thursday! The DVD’s will be coming home after the holiday break as WCET will not be able to get them finsihed in time to get them sent home with the students on Friday. DVD FORM 2
Thanks!
We had a three way classroom tie for our SILLY SCAVENGER HUNT WINNERS! These classes had the most scavenger hunt participants and have won an hour of choice activity time: Mrs. Boersma, Mrs. Bouwens and Mrs. Burdis. It is important to note that Mrs. Burdis’ class had the highest average of participants in all three scavenger hunts!
The individual winner for the hunt was Maggie in Mrs. Kuieck’s second grade classroom. Maggie won a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card along with some yummy holiday candy.
Over 80 students participated in the hunt. This earns them an extra ticket in the Reading Counts drawing that will take place later this week.
We have had three scavenger hunts so far this year–all designed to help you get to know the teaching staff. We kicked off the year with a hunt about vacations, followed by one about hobbies, and ended with “silly things teachers do.” In all, we had 331 people participate in our hunts! I think this is incredible.
It is my hope to kick off a student scavenger hunt this winter! More news to come in 2010. Mrs. Reagan
