BLOG BITS 1/18/13

Happy Friday Georgetown Parents!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE……..  We had another good week here at Georgetown.  We are just hoping for some snow to come soon so recess will be a little more exciting!!  Hopefully next week!  : )  We do have one issue that we would like to address with parents.  Since we have returned from our Holiday Break we are seeing a TON of students arriving late to school.  The first bell in the morning rings at 8:45am and the second bell rings at 8:50am, which is when the students should be all settled in their classrooms!  We (being the teachers AND the office) would really appreciate if your students were here and settled by 8:50.  It is much harder for attendance for the teachers and makes the attendance take much longer in the office if we are calling on all of the late students.

KINDERGARTEN PACKETS/ROUND UP………..  We now have Kindergarten packets available in the office to pick up.  Kindergarten Round Up will be held at Georgetown on Tuesday, February 26 at 7pm.  Please remember that it is NOT a first come/first serve basis as far as turning in your registrations.  We will not be holding PK at Georgetown next year.  Our students that request PK will be going to Bauer.  Your child should be 5 on or before NOVEMBER 1 this year to enter EITHER PK or Kindergarten.  IF your child turns 5 between NOVEMBER 2 AND DECEMBER 1 you will need to fill out a WAIVER in order for them to attend PK or K.  These WAIVERS will be attached to the Kindergarten registrations.  You ONLY need to fill out the waiver if your child turns 5 BETWEEN the dates of NOVEMBER 2 AND DECEMBER 1, 2013.

5th GRADE NEWS…………  It is that time of year again to start adding important dates to the calendar for your 5th grader.  The time from here until the end of the school year is going to fly by for you……. so hold on tight!   Here are some upcoming dates that you will want to keep track of.

March 21 ~ Visiting the Middle School.  Students will visit either Baldwin or Riley depending on which school they will be attending next year.  This is a fun day for your student.  They really enjoy this. 

April 9 ~ Instrument fittings for 5th graders at Georgetown in the afternoon.  They will do this at Georgetown.

April 17 ~ Baldwin St Middle School Parent Information Meeting at 7pm in the Cafeteria.

April 18 ~ Riley St Middle School Parent Information Meeting at 7pm in the Cafeteria.

PTC NEWS………  FATHER/DAUGHTER WINTER WONDERLAND DANCE……. Our Father/Daughter Winter Wonderland Dance is quickly approaching onSaturday, January 26th from 6:30-8:30. Your daughter(s) should have received their invitations on Monday or Tuesday. We are in need of volunteers to:

Currently our active team is two people and we need more help to accomplish an event like this and make it a success. It’s less then three weeks away. If you are able to volunteer your time for your daughter’s dance,please contact Amy McCormick by email at aimersppl4life@yahoo.com or by phone/text at 299-6077 or use the volunteerspot link provided below.

Food donations needed:

The donations can be provided in any portion, please don’t feel like you have to donate the full amount of any particular item. You can signup for donations through volunteerspot or contact Amy.  VolunteerSpot information: We’re using VolunteerSpot (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming activity.

COMMUNITY NEWS………….. SNOWMAN FESTIVAL………. Georgetown Township’s first Snowman Festival will be held on February 9, 2013 from noon until 2:00pm at Rosewood Park (a.k.a. Charlie’s Dump) in Jenison.  The event is sponsored by City2Shore Real Estate, Jet’s Pizza, and Biggby Coffee of Jenison.  Join us for an afternoon of family fun as we come together to create an entire village of snowmen!  Please visit City2Shore’s Facebook page for more details about the event and how you can participate.  Awards will be given for Most Original and Best Themed snowmen!  What does your most creative snowman look like?  Join us on February 9 and bring it to life!  In the event we do not have sufficient snow, the event will be rescheduled for February 23.