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October Has Arrived!

Mr. Jurewicz and Mr. Kooiker…pre-dunking photo!

Our fifth week of school welcomes in the month of October.  The weather will be beautiful which means another week of outdoor recess and if all goes well, outdoor PE classes.  We love it when our playground is dry and we can enjoy Michigan fall weather.

Thank you to everyone who supported our TREK for TECH walkathon this past week.  I should know the total earnings by FRIDAY of this week….along with the names of all the winners.  As soon as I have any news to share, I will broadcast it on the blog!

If you attended the HEF activities before the homecoming game on Friday, you were able to see Mr. Kooiker and Mr. Jurewicz get dunked by some amazing Georgetown kids.  I have added photos to our slideshow which runs all the time (on the right sidebar).  You’ll find photos of them dry and wet–along with a few photos of the kids who managed to send them for a swim.

The week ahead brings fire safety classes for grades kindergarten and fourth.  Firefighter Al and his officers will bring their trucks and gear to help us learn important strategies for being safe at home and at school.

We also have another Pizza Night competition—this week being Jet’s.  Order a pizza on Tuesday and remember to give your child’s class name (teacher name).  The class with the most pizza’s purchased will win a pizza lunch at school.

Here’s to a great week!

Mrs. Reagan

Splash goes Mr. Jurewicz! Good Arm, Jack Uhlig!

 

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Art Prize, Art Prize What Did I See?

I saw beautiful art and people looking at me!  While walking around downtown Grand Rapids look at the amazing art, I ran into some amazing Georgetown friends…who were also visiting Art Prize 2012.  If you haven’t visited the exhibits yet, put it on your short list of things to do.  And…take your camera and your smiles!

See if you can find these families in the my photo collage above:  VanderPloeg, Kelly/Green, Waters-Umfleet and O’Brien.

 

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BLOG BITS 9/28/12

BLOG BITS 9/28/12……….  HAPPY FRIDAY GEORGETOWN PARENTS!!!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE…….  We had another great week here at Georgetown.  The weather has been great and we had a fabulous day for our Walk-A-Thon!!  Thank you to everyone who helped with this great event for Georgetown.  Do not forget that tonight is the HEF Family Fun Fest before the Varsity football game.  There will be many fun activities for the students so come out and have some fun and support our Hudsonville Eagles!!  : )

LUNCH INFO……..  I am attaching the OCTOBER hot lunch menu and a deposit slip for you.  Remember too that you are able to make deposits to your student’s lunch account online now.  You will need their student ID # which you can get from our office.  The website for online lunch access is www.sendmoneytoschool.com   oct. 2012 hud elem menu      Deposit Slip (1)

P.E. NEWS…….. TURKEY TROT…….… Turkey Trot is coming OCTOBER 23!  Registration forms came home this week, they are due by OCTOBER 8!  Check out the P.E. Blog if you need another form, there is a link there for the registration form.

PTC NEWS………. MARCO’S PIZZA NIGHT WINNER…………   Drumroll please……… the winning classroom for our first Marco’s Pizza Party for this school year is…….. 3rd Grade………… MS. VANDERSTEL!  Way to go 3rd graders you have just earned your class a pizza party!!

GEORGETOWN WALK-A-THON………..  The PTC Board will be busy this weekend counting up the results from Wednesday!  The winners will be announced on Monday.  Stay tuned!!  : )

COMMUNITY NEWS……..  GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP OPEN HOUSE…….  The Georgetown Fire Department is having a Fire Prevention Open House on Thursday, October 4 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.  This will be held at FIRE STATION #1 at the corner of 14th AVE and 44th Street.  The public is welcome!!  : )

THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD OF PARENTING…… featuring Dan Seaborn.  A morning of inspiration and encouragement for parents of college, high school, elementary, and preschool aged children.
Saturday, October 6, 2012, 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  ResLife, 5100 Ivanrest Ave., Grandville, MI 49418 616-534-4923 $15.00 per person or
$25.00 per couple.  Pre-registration appreciated.

Questions? Contact Sandy North at sandyn@reslife.org or 616-249-3723  Child care will not be provided for this event.

MOBILE FOOD DISTRIBUTION………  Saturday, September 29, 2012. Hager Park Church is partnering with Feeding America West Michigan to provide a Mobile Food Distribution on Saturday, September 29th. The food distribution will take place at Hager Park Church’s parking lot, located at 2635 Bauer Road in Jenison, from 10:00 am to Noon. Sign-in is required, although the food is available to anyone that needs it. There will be a large assortment of food, consisting of fresh seasonal produce and other high quality grocery items.

FALL/WINTER CLOTHING SALE………. Heritage Christian School is hosting its annual Fall/Winter Clothing Sale on Saturday, September 29 from 9AM to Noon.  40+ vendors will be selling quality used toys, games, sporting equipment, baby paraphenalia, and children’s clothing sizes newborn – junior high.  There will also be baked goods for sale!  Heritage Christian is located at 4900 40th Avenue across from W.W. Greenhouse in Hudsonville.

HUDSONVILLE CUB SCOUT REGISTRATION NIGHT……….  This will be held on Thursday, October 18 at 6:30pm at Riley Street Middle School.  Registration will be $15.  This is for boys in grades 1 through 5.  Please read the attached sheet for more information……  Cub Scouts

CITY OF HUDSONVILLE URBAN HAY DAY………..  The orchard experience is coming to the City! Join us for the first ever City of Hudsonville Urban HayDay on October 27, 2012 from 12-5pm.  This unique event will feature a Hayride which will start at Gemmen’s parking lot and travel through the
heart of downtown Hudsonville to a marketplace & fall ball which will be bustling with activity.  The hayrides will drop you off at the marketplace & fall ball which will be full of free activities, crafts, and games, vendors & crafters, and delicious food.  The orchard experience won’t stop there though. Hop on a bus to take a tour of Hudsonville, stopping at several event stops throughout town which will feature pumpkin bowling, pumpkin carving demonstrations, live animals, and cookie decorating, among others. The whole family will find something to entertain and excite at this fun event where we will bring the orchard to the city.  For extra excitement, you can take part in a Costume walk & contest hosted by Grand Valley Health Plan which will offer prizes for the best family, adult, and kids costumes. The walk will depart from the Marketplace & Fall Ball at 11:30am, but will bring you back just in time for the start of the Urban HayDay!
For updated event information, including maps and event details, visit http://
business.hudsonvillechamber.com/events/details/urban-hayday-638 or call Michelle Fare at 616-662-0900.

HUDSONVILLE COMMUNITY ED…………  Hudsonville Community Education has many offerings for your kids this fall.  For more information or to register, please visit www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org or call Rebecca at 669-7747, ext. #3.

Boys Wrestling ~ Grades K-6

After School Tennis ~ Grades PK-5

Learn to Ice Skate ~ Ages 3 and up

Intro to Hockey ~ Boys/Girls w/skating experience

Home Alone Class ~ Ages 9-13

Learn to Skate ~ Ages 4 and up

Golf Lessons ~ Grades 1-8

UPCOMING EVENTS

9/28 ~ HEF Fun Fest

9/28 ~ ECSE Parent Involvement Activity “Taste of ECSE”

10/2 ~ Jet’s Pizza Night

10/9-10/11 ~ MEAP Grades 3-5

10/16-10/17 ~ MEAP Grades 3-5

10/17 ~ Marco’s Pizza Night

10/23 ~ Turkey  Trot

10/29-11/1 ~ Raey Guang Visits

10/30 ~ Picture Retakes

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Nurenberg  : )

 

 

 

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Walkathon Donations Due: Friday 9/28 by 4 pm

With just 12 hours remaining, it’s time to search the couch cushions, empty out the change jars and search the crooks and corners of your cars!

If you want your class to win the LIMO RIDE, bring in your final TREK for TECH donation dollars tomorrow, Friday September 28. Donations must be in by 4 pm to count toward the LIMO RIDE!

The current ranking for classes earning the most are as follows:

Mrs. VanderStel, Grade 3

Miss Taber, Grade 1

Mrs. Kuieck, Grade 2

Thank you for ALL your support!

And…Good Luck!

Mrs. Reagan

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Fun Fest: September 28 @ 4:30 pm

Please join us to help the HEF raise money for programs within our district.  At 4:30 you will have the opportunity to dunk Mr. Jurewicz or Mr. Kooiker in the dunk tank!

The Hudsonville Education Foundation (HEF) is an organization that supports teaching and learning in Hudsonville Public Schools. The HEF is managed by Hudsonville community members that want to give back to the school system. Funds raised through this non-profit 501C3 organization go directly to teacher mini-grants that positively impact student learning. Please join us for our First Annual HEF Family Fun Fest before and during the HUDSONVILLE vs. Grandville football game on September 24. At 4:30 there will be a dunk tank (where you will be able to dunk someone from your school), inflatables, and face painting. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction. Please come and support the HEF!Throughout the 2010-2011 school year, Hudsonville Public School staff will be gathering community data to help guide the district’s long range strategic plan. Parents, students, and community residents may be asked to participate in focus groups and surveys. The purpose of this community research is to identify Hudsonville Public Schools strengths and areas of focus. Gathering the input of our community will also make certain the district core mission continues to be aligned with our greater community. More information regarding this process can be found at our district’s website (www.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/HPS) . Thank you in advanced for your assistance in this process.

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Marco’s Pizza Winner

Mrs. VanderStel’s class has won a pizza lunch from Marco’s!  How did they do this?  Their class ordered the most pizza’s on September 19 — our Georgetown Marco’s Pizza Night.  With every pizza ordered, a portion goes toward our PTC funds.  These funds help to support parent/child activities, frame art work, build our library with better books, etc.

The next Pizza Night is Tuesday, October 2:  JET’S PIZZA.  Order pizza for dinner and give your school and teacher name so your child’s class has a shot at a pizza lunch.

Congrats to Mrs. VanderStel’s Class!

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Georgetown Makes Millionaires

If you have ever dreamed of being a millionaire, now is your chance.  All students will have the opportunity to become a member of this club if they succeed in reading for 1,000,000 words this school year.

As a member of the MILLION WORDs club, each member will have their name on the MILLIONAIRE’s BOARD (display case in our rotunda) and receive a very cool, totally awesome t-shirt.  Each student must keep track of the total words read on this form:  Million word club form.

Completed forms are turned into Mrs. VandenBerg (Librarian), our school librarian.

Links to help you calculate words in books are found on the right under READING COUNTs.  Quick links can be found here:  Ren Learningand   Scholastic e-Catalog.

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Week 4…Walk A Thon Time!

Throughout this week,  you will hear updates on the top earning classes for our TREK for TECH Walk-A-Thon (Wed Sept 26).  We will make an announcement at the end of each day sharing the top three classes with the final winning class announced one week from Monday.

The winning class (most money raised for our 2012 Trek for Tech Walk-A-Thon) will take a limo ride to a local pizza restaurant for lunch.

To help track the totals, we are encouraging students to enter their daily total in this walk-a-thon survey.  Enter once per day—and we will use this to estimate lead classes.  Thank you for your donations for our only MAJOR PTC fundraiser for the 2012-13 school year.

We will have two blue/gold days this week…one on Wednesday for our Walk-A-Thon and one on Friday, Homecoming Day.  This is also the day that you can come to the FUN FEST at Eagle’s Stadium to Dunk Mr. Kooiker and Mr. Jurewicz!  Be there at 4:30 pm and help raise money for the Hudsonville Education Foundation.

A snapshot of our school calendar is below.  Enjoy the remainder of your weekend.

Mrs. Reagan

 

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LIMO RIDE: Who Will Win?

UPDATE  9/27/12:    LEADING CLASSES for the LIMO RIDE today are as follows

 Mrs. VanderStel, Grade 3, Miss Taber, Grade 1, Mrs. Kuieck, Grade 2

We would like to announce the classes who are leading the race for the WALK-A-THON LIMO RIDE at the end of each day.  Enter your daily donation here:  LIMO RIDE DONATIONS  Shortened link:  bit.ly/limo-ride

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