Author: Amy Hoekstra

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Weekly Events, 5-18-09


Week 35 and Last 5 Day Week
(Days remaining of school: 11)

Mon 5/18 Day 3
Happy Monday!
The British Student Teachers Arrive From Liverpool, England
Hair Cutting Assembly:  Covering Young Heads & Hearts at 2:30 in MPR

Tues 5/19 Day 1
Music Therapy:  ECSE, CI in MPR 1:30-3:00 pm

Wed  5/20 Day 2
Staff Tea
5th Grade Camp

Thurs 5/21 Day 3
5th Grade Camp

Friday 5/22  Day 1
TTH PreK/K
5th Grade Camp

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!  Remember…NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, May 25.

A Few Upcoming Events
5/28   Final Day ECSE
6/1  5th Grade Celebration
6/2  4th & 5th Field Day:  BMS (Stadium)
6/4  Final Day of School – Dismissal at 1 pm  (Lunch at School)

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VOTE FOR CAMP PINEWOOD

As you know, every spring we take our 5th graders to Camp Pinewood for a three day, 2 night camping trip.  Camp Pinewood is a YMCA camp located in Twin Lakes, Michigan (near Muskegon).  This camp has phenomenal staff.  They truly have made a difference in the lives of many of our students over the past several years.

Nearly 5,000 children each year come to experience new things and have fun at Camp Pinewood. They deserve to have a field that allows them to experience the power of sports and team play
This field is important to the community because:  Children of so many different socio-economic backgrounds come here to learn new things and to meet new people. It links many communities together.

This field is in poor condition because: The camp was forced to cut expenses this year and not complete a field renovation that began last year.

Every year the Kellogg company offers the opportunity to fix up athletic fields at 30 locations throughout the country.  Camp Pinewood is one out of thousands of applicants that have the opportunity to have their athletic fields redone–and they need our help to win.

Simply go to the Kellogg’s website and vote for the camp.  Search for the camp by typing in Camp Pinewood.  When it comes up, click on the camp photo and then VOTE!

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Parent Club: YOU ROCK!

The week of May 4-11, the staff of Georgetown was treated like royalty by the Georgetown PTC.  The week opened with an appreciation breakfast–sponsored by Wheaties!   As the week progressed, we were served pizza and salad, treated to honorary chocolate bars, presented with one of a kind note paper, gifted with ELECTRIC PENCIL SHARPENERS, and served a Panera’s lunch.  I even received two of my favorite treats…brownies (oh how I love brownies) and a pot of flowers that look beautiful on my patio.  It was absolutely incredible!  Many thanks to all of you who supported us last week and every single week of the year.  We could not do all that we do for your children without your support!

Mrs. Reagan and the Staff of Georgetown

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Inside the Mind of the Baby

“The baby brain is perfectly designed for what it needs to do, which is learn about the world. There are times when having a fully developed brain can almost seem like an impediment.”

The Boston Globe offers up a new way to think about the way a baby’s mind works.  New research provides important understandings for parents, care givers, and teachers.


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Pink Week Total: $1,000

Our school wide service project, PINK WEEK, raised over $1,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Ashley Tiesman, Chairperson of this event, presented Komen Board Members with the check on Friday, May 8, 2009.  Ashley received an application to join the September 26, 2009 Komen Walk and was asked to organized a Georgetown team!   Many thanks to Cheryl Wirsing, Cindy Brown, and Kathy Weglicki for coming to Georgetown to receive the donation from our school.