We have had two big events that have put Georgetown in the news in the past week. Our PTC sponsored a mother/son Whitecaps game this past weekend which was featured on NEWS 8. The event was a great success with beautiful weather and a good ‘ol fashion game of baseball–Whitecaps style! Many thanks to our [...]
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Giving Project Update
Thank you for the great response to our two special service projects: Local Giving: 2 non-perishable food items for the Water of Life Pantry Global Giving: $2 each to fund solar lights for Nyaka School in Uganda Our final day for the service projects is Friday, November 16. The class that donates the most non-perishable [...]
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Week Ahead: Parent/Teacher Conferences
We have a busy week ahead with many important activities taking place. Parent Teacher Conferences, Evenings of November 5,7,8. PTC Book Fair: Held in the Library Jet’s Pizza Night Kick off of 2 Mindful Giving Projects: Local and Global Don’t forget to start the week off by falling back one hour! Have a great [...]
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Service Project: Birthday Theme Box
The Junior Girl Scout Troop 4120 is celebrating the 100th year of Girl Scouts by collecting 100 items to earn their 100 badge. Their project “BIRTHDAY THEME BOX” will be for the Kids Food Basket which provides sack suppers to 4,800 kids every day. The Birthday Theme Box will provide birthday supplies for each child [...]
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A Joke Book Service Project
Why do bee’s have sticky hair? THEY USE HONEY COMBS! Mr. Bialochowski’s 3rd grade class created joke books to help the children at DeVos Children’s Hospital giggle, smile and overall have a better day. To read more about their project, check out this MLIVE LINK.
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Mrs. Q and Second Graders Walked for Water
Mrs. Quigley’s along with Joey from her class and Jackie from Mrs. Kuieck’s class walked for water today! They walked 2.4 miles to get water it back to to the filters at Huizenga Park. Why would they do this? To develop an understanding and appreciation for people in countries like Rwanda where the average [...]
More Than Lip Service
If you read the Grand Rapids Press in paper form or online, you likely noticed the the catchy title, MORE THAN LIP SERVICE on the front of the Region Section tonight. If you missed the title, I know that the photo of Alaina and Happy caught your eye. And, if you missed that, you have [...]
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Chapstick Donations = 1300
Many thanks to everyone who made Happy Bainbridge and Alaina Dupuy’s chapstick service project a great success. They managed to collect 1300 chapsticks for children at DeVos Children’s Hospital. First and fourth grades won the contest, bringing in a total of 366 chapsticks. Happy and Alaina will be delivering the chapsticks later this week. I [...]
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Chapsticks for DeVos Children’s Hospital
Happy Bainbridge and Alaina DePuys have kicked off a special service project that benefits children at DeVos Children’sHospital. This project helps them to earn their Bronze Award for Girl Scouts and also supports special children in our community. Learn more about this by watching their announcement. Collection days are October 21, October 29 and November [...]
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Girls Who Run and Plant!
Georgetown is fortunate to have a team of parents (Elly Bainbridge and Jennifer Waters) who have voluntarily led Girls on the Run (GotR) this spring. This program is a ” non-profit prevention program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running. The GotR curricula address all aspects of girls’ development – [...]
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