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Week 34: May 13-17, 2013

It’s the middle of May which means teachers are racing against the clock to get through necessary learning material before the school year ends.    Your children may be talking about online math tests, MEAP prep work and year end assessments for reading, writing, science and social studies.  All of these assessments need to be [...]

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Week 33: Sunshine and Dandelions!

The rain followed by sunshine provided a boost to our moods and dandelion growth.   If you haven’t received a bouquet this spring, stop by Georgetown during recess.  Our expert flower arrangers will be happy to make your day! Spring time also brings field trips…and you can see a few are on our schedule for [...]

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May is Coming!

Even if our weather pattern has not leveled out to spring trends, it helps to know that May starts this week! The weather will be the talk of the school…especially if it hits 80 degrees on Wednesday, as predicted.  This will be our quietest week school-wide.  Our four weeks in May and the final week [...]

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Week 31: April 22-26, 2013

The final week in April brings our DISTRIC T ART SHOW — a celebration of our amazing art program for our K-12 students.   We will be displaying unbelievable pieces of student work at the Hudsonville City Hall, 3275 Central Ave.   Georgetown Artist’s special artist reception night is Tuesday from 5:30-7:30 pm.  You can [...]

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Week 30: Rain Rain Go Away!

As we head into the week of April 15, the forecast calls for more RAIN and possible snow showers.   We are doing all we can to build in movement breaks and exercise routines to make up for the lack of recess times.  It’s tough on the children to not have time to run and [...]

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Welcome Back!

I hope your spring break was FANTASTIC!  We will be easing into the week with a schedule that allows everyone to remember the routines and turn their learning brains back on! Fifth graders will have a chance to pick out instruments for band/orchestra (more preparation for middle school). We will also have a JET’S PIZZA [...]

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Week 26: March 11-15, 2013

Did you spring ahead one hour?  If not, now’s the time to do it!  Daylight saving time started at 2 a.m. this morning. The down side, we lost an hour of sleep.  The upside, we have an extra hour of light each evening.  If you want to brush up on your daylight savings history, check [...]

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Conference Week Ahead: March 4-8, 2013

We are looking forward to these things this week: Meeting with parents and sharing all the growth made by their children so far this year. Warmer weather. All School PJ day on FRIDAY! PJ day is in honor of daylight savings time that will be occur on Sunday, March 1o.  This is the day we [...]

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Final Week of February

I took advantage of the sunshine today with a walk along the dunes at Holland State Park.  The panoramic photo above was taken with my iphone.    Can you spy Milo in the photo?  How about his small white friend, Cooper?  If you have not been to the beach to see it’s winter beauty, I [...]

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Week 23: FEBRUARY 18-22, 2013

I want to extend thanks to all the parents who helped to make our Valentine’s Day parties such a tremendous success.    The parents support for all of our activities help to make our school such an incredible place to be. In addition to Valentine’s Day, we celebrated the 100th day of school.  The kindergarten [...]

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