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2011 Holiday Program Details

 The Thanksgiving Holiday is behind us and we are heading straight into a week filled with holiday shopping and program rehearsals.

On December 1 we will hold our all school Holiday Program at Fair Haven Ministries located on Baldwin St. and 28th Ave.   This program is organized and arranged by our music teachers, Mrs. Bretz and Mrs. Walenta.

Important details about this performance are as follows:

There are two separate programs:  

Grade PK-2 at 6 pm and Grades 3-5 at 7:15 pm.

Drop off times:

  • Grades PK-2 need to be dropped off between 5:30 and 5:45 in their assigned rooms.  The program begins at 6 pm.  Please keep your children’s coats with you.  If you have children in older grades, take them with you to watch the lower elementary performance.
  • Grades 3-5 need to be dropped off between 6:45-7 pm.  The program begins at 7:15 pm.   Please keep your children’s coats with you.  If you have children in younger grades, take them with you to watch the upper elementary performance.

Dismissal:

  • Parents will be dismissed to pick their children up in the classrooms as soon as the program in completed.
  • Grades PK-2 will be dismissed as follows:  Parents of oldest and only children; Parents of more than one child in grades PK-2; Parents of children in Grades PK-5.
  • We will follow a similar dismissal for the Grades 3-5 performance at 7:45 pm, however, parents who are attending the middle school band performances will go first followed by oldest and only, etc.

Please note that based on rental guidelines with FAIR HAVEN MINISTRIES, we have been asked as a school community to follow these procedures outlined below.

  1. DOORS UNLOCKED at 5:30 pm.
  2. NO FOOD OR DRINK in the Ministry Center.
  3. Respectful use of property throughout the center.

The program will be video taped for all families.  A DVD of this program will be available now through December 9.   The DVD’s are made available through WCET.  The fee for the DVD is $15.00.  This fee is set by WCET–not Georgetown.  If you are interested in a DVD of the program, simply download this form and send it into to school.  DVD FORM 2011

We are looking forward to celebrating the holiday’s and your children’s vocal talents with you on December 1.

 

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Old to You…New to US!

All of the public schools in Michigan are operating under a budget created for the school year 2005.   To make ends meet, we have reduced our operating budget by 40%.

As a school, we have are going through drawers and closets at home and school to help make ends meet.

We are desperately in need of some items for our playground and classrooms.  If you can donate any of these gently used materials to us, we would be SO APPRECIATIVE!

  • RECESS BALLS:  FOOTBALLS, BASKETBALLS, KICK BALLS, SOCCER BALLS
  • DVD PLAYERS:  FOR USE IN OUR CLASSROOMS TO PROJECT MEDIA PROJECTS TO THE PROJECTOR AND TV.
In the category of NEW items:
  • CONSUMABLES such as KLEENEX, HAND SANITIZER and BAND AIDS.
THANK YOU FOR ANY ITEMS YOU CAN DONATE!
Mrs. Reagan and the entire Georgetown Team
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Your Old Stuff Can Be Our New Stuff!

You may have heard that our school budget is squeaky tight…just like many of your home budgets.

Even though it is 2011, we are operating on per student funding for the 2005 school year.  We are doing more with less and spending more of our own money on consumable items like bandaids, hand sanitizer, pencils, pen, post it notes, and kleenex.

If you would ever care to send in consumable items like those listed above, your child’s teacher would probably do somersaults of joy!

We are also in need of a some gently used equipment that would help us immensely with instruction and play.  Please go through your home or your neighbor’s (although I do endorse knocking first) and see if you find any of the following to send our way:

DVD Players:  Ours are burning out.  We are in need of two to help teacher project their videos to the screen or tv.

Tripod:  We are need of two.  We video tape lessons and review these with one another (teachers) and we also share these with students who are home sick for many days.

RECESS BALLS:  Footballs, kick balls, soccer balls, basketballs.  BALLS!  We need balls for our playgrounds so that our children are happy!

Thank you for ANY ITEMS you can donate to help us during these tight times.

Mrs. Reagan (who also loves anything chocolate)

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Holiday Program Details: December 9

GEORGETOWN ELEMENTARY

HOLIDAY PROGRAM

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010  at 7:00 p.m.

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It’s time to get your finest wear ready for our annual Holiday Music Program on December 9. This event is organized and arranged by Mrs. Bretz and Mrs. Whitenight, our music teachers.   They have been working with our students since early October to learn music pieces for this holiday celebration.

We  rent Resurrection Life Church for this event. This church is located in Grandville (52nd Ave and Ivanrest). Please enter off from 52nd Ave. After turning in the driveway, turn right at the first fork and follow the signs down to the Worship Center and enter through Door K, which has a large canopy over it.

You may arrive between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m.   The lobby area of  The Worship Center (DOOR K LOCATION) will have signage that identifies the room location for each grade group.  DO NOT drop your child off before 6:30 pm.  This is for safety and security reasons, as there will be no supervision for children before this time.

Students should be in their “meeting room” no later than 6:45 p.m. Once you enter through Door K there will be signs directing you to the drop off rooms as follows:

  • Grades PK, k, 1 and 2 please meet in the CHOIR ROOM
  • Grades 3, 4 and 5 please meet in the CHAPEL ROOM

Parents and students are asked to stay for the entire program.  After each performance, the children will be re-seated to watch the program with their class/teacher.  At the conclusion of the program, Mrs. Reagan will provide directions for child pick up.

Please note that based on rental guidelines with Resurrection Life Church, we must follow these procedures:

  • *The church will be locked during the day of the performance. Doors will be open at 6:30 p.m.
  • * NO FOOD OR DRINK is allowed in the church.
  • *NO ONE IS ALLOWED ON STAGE. The stage is only for staff and students.

The program will be video taped for anyone who is interested in purchasing a DVD of the program. The fee for this DVD will be $15.00 and checks can be made payable to WCET TV. The order form is attached to this newsletter and MUST be turned into the office at Georgetown NO LATER than Monday, December 13.

Please look at the following links and attachments as they are maps to the church, map of the church, and a order form for the Holiday DVD.

RES LIFE Directions.   Remember:  ENTER OFF 52nd Ave.  Follow drive to the right and go to the Worship Center, Door K.

DVD-FORM

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Holiday Program Videos

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:

Grades PK and K

Grades 1 and 2

Grade 3

Grades 4 and 5  Part 1

Grades 4 and 5 Part 2

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HOLIDAY PROGRAM DVD’S

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!

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Holiday Program Details

Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is behind us, we have officially entered the holiday season!  Our school will be kicking this off with our annual Holiday Music Program on December 4, 2008.  This program is organized and arranged by Mrs. Bretz, our music teacher.  She has been working with our students since early October to learn music pieces for this holiday celebration.  We are renting Resurrection Life Church for this event.  This church is located in Grandville (52nd Ave. and Ivanrest).  Please enter off from 52nd Ave and enter through Door K.  There is only one performance this year!    Directions to the church:  RES LIFE

Students can be dropped off for the performance NO EARLIER than 6:30 pm.  We ask this for safety and security reasons.  There will not be supervision for children prior to 6:30, so it is critical that you follow these guidelines.  Once you enter through Door K, there will be signs directing you to the correct room.  

Grades 1,2 and 3 will be in the Choir Room.  Grades PK, K, 4 & 5 will be in the Chapel Room.  

Because the church has adequate seating for everyone, the children will be able to watch the performance from reserved seating!  At the end of the event, they will be dismissed to their classrooms for parent pick up.

Please note that based on rental guidelines with Resurrection Life Church, we have been asked as a school community to follow these procedures outlined below.  There were some facility use problems during our program last year, and I would like to outline the expectations so that all families are aware of the rental terms:

•The program will be video taped for all families.  A DVD of this program will be available to families one week following the program.  The fee for this DVD is $5.00.  Order form:  holiday-dvd

•NO FOOD OR DRINK is allowed in the church.  

We are looking forward to seeing you at the performance!  If you would l like to read Mrs. Bretz’s answers to commonly asked questions, visit this link:  Q & A Holiday Program