This survey will close on May 1. Before it closes, we would like to have your input regarding your child’s needs for next year. Complete this confidential Parent Survey for Classlists 2012-13. If you have more than one child, you will need to complete a survey for EACH CHILD.
Full details on the purpose of the survey can be found on this APRIL 5 Post.
Valerie Lego from WZZZM 13 interviewed Mrs. Estefan’s K class about the 5th/3rd Fun Run on May 9. This feature story is excellent and worth the watch!
We will also sponsor a FUN RUN for Spencer at Georgetown on May 4 for those who can’t make it on May 9. Check this link for details on how to participate.
If you have not yet heard about Milo, I would like to introduce him through the blog. Milo is a 9 week old cavachon-poo mix (King Charles Spaniel + Bichon and Toy Poodle). Milo belongs to me and my hope is to train him to take on the title of Georgetown’s Therapy Dog.
To prepare for his AKC therapy training, Milo is coming to school with me each day with the purpose of learning how to be calm and well behaved in the classroom setting. His training begins this summer with the goal of being certified as an AKC Canine Good Citizen Therapy Dog. Therapy dogs are not assistive or companion dogs. A dog like Milo is trained to provide affection and comfort. Our target would be the students and staff at Georgetown.
Any dog can be a therapy dog. However, it is essential that this dog have a good temperament and be friendly, patient, confident, gentle, and calm in all types of situations. We want Milo to be content while being petted and handled by students. Milo will be able to provide comfort when being read to, walked and demonstrating his skills (tricks).
(NOTE: Milo is not a recess dog or a classroom pet. His role would be to provide comfort during learning times. He is hypo-allergenic and also will not be in classrooms if a child has a severe allergy to pet dander of any kind. As always, health and safety of our children will be the priority.)
While at home with me, Milo is learning the basics of dog training: Going potty outside, sleeping all night, nibble on toys not fingers and basic commands (sit, down, shake, stay, release). At school, Milo is learning how to stay calm when bells ring, many hands pet him and sleeping while learning is going on. To pass his first level of training, he and I must be able to do the following together:
I will keep you posted on his progress. I, and the staff, are very excited about his temperament and skills so far. If all goes well, he will be at school next year 2-3 days per week working with children in classrooms.
Check out this collection of photos from his first two weeks at Georgetown!
Chad and Michele Sytsma, Georgetown parents, have created TEAM SPENCER…an event around which everyone from our school can support the Meyer Family.
The 5th/3rd Riverbank Run has two events and you are invited to participate in one or both.
The form attached below is to show register for TEAM SPENCER.
Once you are registered, the Sytsma’s will send a SPONSOR form which will help you collect money for the Meyer family.
Thank you for your support! This is a great event to help us support the Meyer family and our Spencer!
AND…Mr. Kooiker has agreed to shave his head if we can get a large group of kids to participate. Let’s shoot for 100 kids! We can do it!
KID’s TEAM SPENCER REGISTRATION
If you would like to participate in the ADULT TEAM SPENCER on the RIVER BANK RUN DAY (May 12) please complete this flyer:
Adult Team Spencer Registration
Checks can be made out to Michele Sytsma.
If you have questions about either event, feel free to contact Chad or Michele at:
cmsytsma@hotmail.com
Colton had a great time on spring break. He went on trip to Kentucky with Harley and his Grandparents. They took a trailer and enjoyed fishing and camp fires when not sightseeing. The highlight of the trip for Colton was visiting the Louisville Slugger Factory where he they got to see how baseball bats are made and even got to see one of Babe Ruth’s bats. They also visited the Kentucky Horse Park and Shaker Village. They got to learn about how the Shakers lived and made their furniture.
The Mandryk family visited Orlando over break and part of our trip was a visit to “Gatorland”. There Cate and her brothers got to “wrestle” a real live alligator (more like just sit on one with a guy really close, but still really cool).
They also got to feed all the gators in the park turkey hot dogs. We also spent a day at the Universal Studios theme park, visited Cape Canaveral (where NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is) and of course spent lots of time swimming in the hotel pool.
We were very busy but had a great week together.
Just in time for egg decorating, the Eggbot has arrived! This robot (along with sharpie pens) will decorate your eggs and win you awards at the family Easter brunch. I do have to say that this not quite the same as the bowls of dye and metal egg dippers. There really is a gadget for everything!
If you want to be inspired to come up with a one of a kind egg, check out these featured eggs.
Wishing you a wonderful Easter weekend…filled with lots of colorful eggs!
I’ve been enjoying my spring break doing my favorite things around the farm – reading, making art, and visiting the farm animals. We stayed home this year because there are lots of farm babies due to arrive and we didn’t want to miss the excitement! We have calves due any day, sweet little lambs due in a few weeks, new fuzzy chicks in the barn, and the most fun of all – Bess will be having a new filly or colt very soon! See you all in a few days! Mrs. Brouwer
