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Ready…Set…SCHOOL!

Georgetown has been a hum of activity for the past four weeks.  Mr. Rob, our SUPER custodian and his team of SUPER custodians have cleaned and polished every surface.  They have also been busy moving teachers to new spaces and setting up equipment and furniture for learners of all ages. During the open houses on [...]

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PJ Day is the BEST!

We started the day off with a time change and dark story skies.  Most of the kids were covered in rain drops and they entered the building.  This ended up being the perfect day for PJ DAY! When I wasn’t in meetings or reading Love that Dog to a special group of second graders, I [...]

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Always Changing: Grade 4 and 5 Health Program

Each spring, we are required to share information with our fourth and fifth grade students regarding  changes in human development related to puberty.  These videos go through an extensive review process to make sure that the material is appropriate for the developmental age of the students and meet the state standards for our health curriculum. [...]

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Welcome New Kindergarteners!

If you have a child who is ready to enter kindergarten (must be five years old by December 1 of 2013), please join us at Kindergarten Round Up on March 6 @ 7 pm in the Georgetown Multi-Purpose Room. This meeting is for parents only. A special open house will be held in late August [...]

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New MEAP Cut Scores

The Michigan Department of Education developed a video to explain the new  cut scores for the MEAP and MME tests.  The video explores how the scores have been applied, how these impact schools and students, and the concepts of career and college readiness.  

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GOT TALENT? WE DO!

The majority of our GOT TALENT performances have been uploaded to our special blog page! You can view them by going to the upper left corner of the blog and clicking on GOT TALENT VIDEOS. The performances by ALL of the students were outstanding!  Thank you to everyone for your support of our performers and [...]

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Have you visited the Kahn Academy?

If you have not visited the KAHN ACADEMY as a resource for homework support or your own self-driven learning.  You can also watch Salman Khan, the creator featured on a TED TALK, share  how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. [...]

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A Day at Geogetown Elementary

We created a video that takes you from arrival in the morning, through learning activities in our PK-5 classrooms, lunch, recess and ends with dismissal in the afternoon. Two West Ottawa broadcasting students agreed to film, edit and produce the video with the intention of helping our sister school students understand a typical day at [...]

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Got Talent Videos

WOW!  The talent at Georgetown just seems to get better and better each year!  If you missed the show, no worries…you can watch each production by visiting the GOT TALENT tab above.  ALL of the productions are listed here for your viewing enjoyment.

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Lost and Found

To help you HELP your child find their lost belongings, here is a video of the items on our rotunda table and clothing rack.  If you see something that belongs to your child, put them on a mission to FIND their item so we can reduce our lost and found stock pile.

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