The staff at Georgetown is so excited to be back to school! We loved seeing you at the OPEN HOUSES this past week. I have included a few of my photos in this post. You can also check out the photo stream (which grows through the year) on the ride sidebar.
During the past two weeks, teachers spent their days in classes learning new strategies for teaching and learning. The school was
buzzing with conversations about how to meet the needs of our many ability learners and in the background you could hear the lawn mower running, the floor polisher humming and the copy machine JAMMING! All the normal sounds are back!
Many thanks to our Head Custodian, Mr. Rob Thurkettle and his team for preparing our grounds, the hallways and classrooms this past summer. Our building is headed into it’s 8th year but because of Mr. Rob’s attention to detail, it looks brand new!
As you prepare for the year, we want you to be aware of these procedure changes.
- BUS PASSES for Grades 1-5: Please read through the information on this page. Children will not be permitted to change busses unless it has been approved by the TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR. We need you to go through this process so that we are not put in the position of disappointing your child during the day. We will not allow children to get on a different bus unless we have permission from Transportation–which they can only provide if you go through the process of requesting a change and this must be done before 10 am the day of the change.
- Parking for PICK UP: The front loop will be closed in for end of the day pick up due to the number of busses for dismissal. We will have five special education busses in the front loop allowing room for our 8-9 general education busses in the rear loop. Please do not use the front loop for pick up. All parents will be directed to park in the lot next to the fenced K/1 playground. Mrs. VandenBerg (librarian), Mrs. VanOoyen (one of our invaluable parapros) and myself will be out in front to help direct traffic so that we can help with this new plan.
For all of you who are sending your child off to school (or Georgetown) for the first time, know that we will do our very best to take care of your child. They may not eat all of their lunch on the first day and maybe not the second, but it will get better. If it doesn’t let us know so we can help out. I am always happy to sit down at lunch and help a child feel more comfortable at school.
Here’s to a wonderful week!
Warmly, Mrs. Reagan
PS: Friday is our first home football game at Eagle Stadium. Wear Blue and Gold or your Eagle wear to get in the fall spirit.
