Georgetown Elementary School

Ever wonder what teachers do to be silly?  I have!  To help us all find out, I invited the teachers to all write posts this month about something silly they did over the summer.  You can visit their blogs to find out what it is they consider silly.  If you don’t see the post on the front section of the blog, simply type the word silly into the blog search area.

My silliness usually shows up when I am around really young children and dogs.  My dog, Cooper, brings out some of my silliest behavior, which I think he likes a lot.

This summer, I decided it would be fun to teach Cooper how to be a “SURFIN’ DOG.”  Because he only weighs 12 pounds, I used a small kick board.  It was easy to teach him how to walk onto the board, but he had absolutely no intention of being pushed across the pool.  His idea of surfing was to cozy up to me and be gently rocked back and forth.  It was a silly idea…but it made for a great picture!

HAPPY HUNTING!

The winners of the October Scavenger Hunt are as follows:

• Mrs. Stadt’s Class: Most students to participate in the blog hunt.  They will receive one hour of “Principal Time” in the coming week!
• And, Jordyn, in Mrs. Greenlund’s class who will receive a gift card to Barnes and Noble and lunch OUT to a restaurant of her choice with the principal, Mrs. Reagan!

There were 120 students who participated in the scavenger hunt.  Each of the participates will be entered into the reading counts drawing…and this will take place on December 15.

Posted below is a slide show of the hour I spent with Mrs. McDonald’s class-–winners of the September Scavenger Hunt.   We spent an hour writing together in a top secret location.  See if you can tell from the photos where we were!

And…we will have one final scavenger hunt in November that is focused on teachers.  The prizes will be a little different with more chances to win.  Watch the blog for clues.

It’s time for me to stir up a little scavenger hunt competition!  I have extended the deadline to Monday, October 26.  The original deadline was Friday, Oct 23–but students do not have school on that day.

So far, we have had over 40 students and three teachers enter the competition.  The class that has the MOST students (along with their teacher) enter wins ONE HOUR WITH THE PRINCIPAL. The current breakdown is as follows:

• Mrs. Estefan: 1
• Mrs. Veldman: 1
• Mrs. Stadt:  1
• Mrs. Quigley: 1
• Mrs.  Kuieck: 1
• Ms. Burmeister: 1
• Mrs. Flory:  1
  
• Mrs. Weiss: 1
  
• Mrs. Bohl: 2
• Mrs. Woodring: 2
  
• Mrs. Huizenga: 2
• Ms. VanArkel:  2
  
• Mrs. Greenlund 3
• Mr. Gort 4
  
• Mrs. Bouwens: 5
• Mr. Bowen:  5
• Mrs. Burdis: 6
• McDonald: 7 (This class is in the lead…and they won in September, too!)

Every student who participates gets a ticket in the reading counts drawing.   All of the students who participate are entered into a drawing in which one winner receives a Barnes and Noble gift card and lunch OUT with the princpal.

So…while you are on your three day weekend from school…staying healthy…read up on teacher’s hobbies and enter the scavenger hunt!

This past September we kicked off our first BLOG scavenger hunt! The goal of the hunt was to increase the readership of our blogs by offering prizes for students who participated.  The theme of the September scavenger hunt was “teacher vacations”.

Each student who participated (140 total) received a ticket for our upcoming Reading Counts drawing.  In addition, the classroom that had the most participants (Mrs. McDonald’s 3rd grade) won and hour of teaching time with ME as their teacher.  Finally, all students who participated were entered into a blog drawing and one student was selected–winning a $10 gift card to Barnes and Noble and a pumpkin carving kit!  Congratulations, Ray!

We have just kicked off our second scavenger hunt, TEACHERS HAVE HOBBIES, TOO! To participate, read through the blogs and enter your finds in the survey answer form. Happy Hunting…and thank you for reading our blogs, too!

It’s Time For our 2nd:

BLOG SCAVENGER HUNT!

Our 2nd hunt of the year is designed to help you learn more about the teachers at our school.

The theme of this hunt is:  HOBBIES.  Each staff member created a blog post one of their hobbies.

Your job is to hunt through all the blogs and find ONE of each:

1. A prek or kindergarten teacher’s hobby.
2. A 1st  grade teacher’s hobby.
   
3. A 2nd grade teacher’s hobby.
4. A 3rd grade teacher’s hobby.
5. A 4th grade teacher’s hobby.
6. A 5th grade teacher’s hobby.
7. A special teacher’s hobby.(art, music, pe, reading, speech, ecse, or principal)

For those of you who have never participated, the rules are simple:

• Search all the Georgetown blogs linked to this site.
• Keep a list of blogs where you found your items.
• When you have found all the items, submit your answers on the SCAVENGER HUNT ENTRY FORM.
• Everyone who enters by October 22  will be included in the school wide drawing.  Drawing on October 26 at 1:30 pm.
• ONE Student winner receives lunch with Mrs. Reagan and a Barnes & Noble Gift Card.  ONE Winning class (the class that has the most students participate-INCLUDING THE CLASSROOM TEACHER– receive Mrs. Reagan as their teacher for ONE hour!
  
• All those who enter will be added to the Reading Counts Drawing (held in December).
  

HAVE FUN HUNTING!  And…Good Luck!

It’s Time For our first:

BLOG SCAVENGER HUNT!

Our first hunt of the year is designed to introduce you to all the blogs in the school–and to also introduce you to the staff at Georgetown.

The theme of this hunt is:  VACATION.  Each staff member created a blog post about their summer vacation with a photo.

Your job is to hunt through all the blogs and find ONE of each:

1. A prek or kindergarten teacher’s summer vacation spot.
2. A 1st  grade teacher’s summer vacation spot.
3. A 2nd grade teacher’s summer vacation spot.
4. A 3rd grade teacher’s summer vacation spot.
5. A 4th grade teacher’s summer vacation spot.
6. A 5th grade teacher’s summer vacation spot.
7. A special teacher’s summer vacation spot (art, music, pe, reading, speech, ecse, or principal)

ENTER YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ENTRY FORM.

For those of you who have never participated, the rules are simple:

• Search all the Georgetown blogs linked to this site.
• Keep a list of blogs where you found your items.
• When you have found all the items, submit your answers on the SCAVENGER HUNT ENTRY FORM.
• Everyone who enters by September 24 will be included in the school wide drawing.  Drawing on September 25 at 1:30 pm.
• Student winner receives:  Pumpkin Carving Set and a Barnes & Noble Gift Card.  Winning class (those who have the most students participate in the scavenger hunt) receive Mrs. Reagan as the teacher for one hour!
  
• All those that enter will be added to the Reading Counts Drawing (held in December)
  

HAVE FUN HUNTING!  And…Good Luck!

We want you to read our blogs and find out about all the incredible things we are doing as learners at Georgetown.  To help you get into the blogs, we host BLOG SCAVENGER HUNTS THROUGH THE YEAR.

The guidelines for each hunt are simple:

• As soon as Mrs. Reagan opens the hunt with a post on the school blog, you will have one week to complete the hunt.
• When you are done with the hunt,  enter our information on the entry form with  your name and answers.
• Your name will go into a drawing for a prize.
• The drawing for the prize will be done by school announcement. Prizes for each hunt will be posted on the blog when the contest begins.
• Everyone who enters the Scavenger Hunt contest earns an extra drawing in the Reading Counts drawing.

Keep your eyes on the blog!  The first scavenger hunt will begin September 14, 2009.  The drawing will be held September 25.

The prize for this hunt:  Pumpkin Carving Kit and $10 Gift Card to Barnes and Noble