Happy Friday Georgetown Parents!!
NEWS FROM THE OFFICE…… Well I hope everyone enjoyed their Winter Break!! I know I sure did!! : ) Skiing was absolutely fabulous : ) We had a pretty quiet week here again this week. However, we did have a really good assembly you should ask your children about if they did not already mention it. They were called the “African Acrobats”. We could here the students down in the gym from the office whooping it up!!
Remember parents that next week is a FOUR day week. We have FRIDAY, MARCH 2 OFF!! Yippee : )
PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS NEEDED…….. Send in your plastic grocery bags! The Girls Scouts will be making plastic mats from recycled grocery bags to send to Haiti. A collection box will be available outside of the office for the next few weeks. Thanks!
5TH GRADE NEWS……… Immunization Requirements for 2012-2013 School Year ~ All incoming 6th graders (current 5th grade students) will have the immunization requirements as stated below:
1. Two doses of Varicella vaccine or have a history of having chickenpox.
2. One dose of meningococcal vaccine. (Students must be 11 yrs old before getting this dose)
3. One dose of tetanus/diphtheria/acellular pertussis (Tdap) (if 5 years or more have passed since last dose of tetanus/diphtheria vaccine – DTaP, Td or DT).
If your child needs immunizations, please make work of completing these immunizations during the 5th grade school year. Doing so will be a great help to the Middle School Secretaries who need to check for immunization compliance for every 6th grade student in our district.
Please be advised that any child who has not had all of his/her immunizations will not be allowed to start 6th grade.
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES FOR 5TH GRADERS…….. March 22 ~ 5th graders will be visiting the Middle School that they will be attending next fall. April 10 ~ Instrument Fittings at Georgetown Elementary. (This helps the students determine if and what instrument they might like to play in Middle School Band.) April 18 ~ Parent Informational Meeting for parents of 5th graders. This will be held at Baldwin Middle School in the Cafeteria at 7:00pm.
PTC NEWS……… COIN WARS……. The Georgetown Parent Club will be holding our second fundraiser of the school year February 27 – March 1. This year we are coordinating a Coin Wars event. The object of the event is for each class/team to collect as many SILVER coins as possible during the “war” to help raise funds for school supplies, field trips, events, etc. NO PENNIES or CANADIAN coins are permitted in the container. Students bring U.S. silver coins to school and place them in the container in their classroom.
The parent club is also looking for Dad participants to promote the Coin War during lunch recess. If you know any Dad’s with flexible daytime schedules please let Amanda Troyer know at amandatroyer@Yahoo.com.
The event schedule is as follows:
Monday, February 26 – Thursday, March 1 – Students may bring in coins and fill their container
Tuesday, February 27 – Wednesday February 28 – Gold and Silver DRESS UP DAYS.
Thursday March 1: Containers collected at the end of the day and counted over the weekend.
Prizes are as follows:
1st place class: Special, extra long lunch and dessert with Principal
2nd place class: Ice Cream party
3rd place class: Pizza party
Highest earning grade level: extra recess and PJ Day
If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Troyer at 443-3814 or amandatroyer@yahoo.com. Thank you for all of your help!
Other upcoming events are: SPRING BOOK FAIR ~ March 12-16, ONLINE BOOK FAIR ~ March 9-19; FATHER/SON EVENT ~ March 17; MOTHER/DAUGHTER EVENT ~ TBD…late March or April.
P.E. NEWS…….. GYM SHOES……. Please remember to have your students leave a pair of tennis shoes in their locker for P.E. We are having students come with no tennis shoes and also shoes that are dirty because they are wearing them outside. If they have a pair in their locker then they will be clean and prepared. Thanks so much for your help.
COMMUNITY NEWS…….. GMB/EAGLE 10K/5K Run/Walk…… March 24, 2012 at 9am at Hudsonville High School. The Hudsonville Athletic Boosters are sponsoring this event in which all proceeds will go for Six $1000 Scholarships for senior student/athletes of Hudsonville. Running Caps, sponsored by Royal Technologies, to the first 250 registered entrants. Go to www.eagle10k.com for more information and to www.classicrace.com to register. Any questions please call Dwight Sneden 616-893-5830.
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING…….. FREE Electronics Recycling at Fairway CRC: March 9–11. Help us keep toxic electronic waste out of landfills! Recycle your old electronics at Fairway CRC through Comprenew; a local nonprofit committed to helping communities live in a sustainable manner. Most any item with a cord or battery will be accepted. Drop off at 1165 44th Street in Jenison, Friday 3-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-5pm.
HOPE COLLEGE SOCCER CAMPS…….. The Hope College Soccer camps are designed specifically for local soccer players that desire to grow in their soccer abilities. Campers ages six to 14 attend day camps in June for a fun educational experience in a great team based setting. At the Hope Soccer Camps we do more than build technical and tactical ability. We also develop relationships that allows each player to build friendships with the other players and staff. Two weeks are available from June18-22 and June 25-29. Come for the best week of soccer ever. Learn more at www.hopesoccercamp.com.
ALLENDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL’S COMMUNITY WIDE 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT…….. Saturday, March 24, 8 a.m. to ?
Deadline: March 2, 2012
Grades 3rd thru 8th boys & girls
$100/Team – Advance Registration Required
Concessions Available
For registration forms go to allendalechristian.com
COMMUNITY ED NEWS……… Please see the link at the school’s website at www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org or call 669-7747, ext.
#3 for information regarding all the activities being offered. We also have the paper copy registrations of these offerings outside of our Multi-Purpose Room here at Georgetown.
Latest Hudsonville Community Education Offerings
Young Rembrandts Drawing Classes- Ages 6 – 12
Girls Softball Clinic – Grades 2 – 6
Boys Baseball Clinics – Grades 2 – 5
Girls Volleyball Clinic – Grades 3 – 6
Home Alone & Babysitting Classes – Ages 9 – 13
Boys Wrestling Clinic – Grades K – 6
Guitar Clinic – Ages 9+
Swimming Lessons – Ages 6 months – 12
Scared Smart – Grades 6 – 8
Kids Rock the Gym – Grades PreK – 6
Please visit www.hudsonvillepublicschools.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2/27 – 2/29 ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences
2/27 – 3/1 ~ Coin Wars
3/2 ~ NO SCHOOL
3/6 ~ Jet’s Pizza Night
3/12-3/16 ~ Spring Book Fair
3/16 ~ Popcorn Friday
3/16 ~ ECSE Coopersville Train Ride
3/20 ~ PTC Mtg @ 6:30p
3/21 ~ Marco’s Pizza Night
3/22 ~ 5th Graders tour Baldwin Middle School
3/23 ~ 4th Graders Lansing Field Trip
3/29 ~ Georgetown’s Talent Show
3/30 ~ SPRING BREAK STARTS!!! : )
Have a fabulous weekend!
Mrs. Nurenberg : )
