On Tuesday, July 26 our library will be open from 10am – 12 pm. We would love to see you and help you discover some good reads for these hot summer days!
Mrs. Quigley, Mrs. Burdis and Mrs. Stadt will be greeting readers and checking books in and out.
Here are photos of a few summer readers:
Our district newsletter for the summer has been published. This will be delivered in the Advance Newspaper. You can also read this by clicking on the link below.
The Whole Family Connection is an exciting new web-based initiative designed to give families throughout the United States free, anonymous and better access to community services for children and families to help them live healthier and more fulfilling lives.
Using online profiles, the Whole Family Connection identifies and matches familes’ needs with service providers who can help them in areas such as education, health, social well-being, spiritual well-being, environment safety and economics.
If you need immediate assistance or wish to speak with someone about your needs, dial 2-1-1.
Memorial Day is a day that helps American’s to honor those who have died serving for our country. The History Channel has an excellent video that documents the history of Memorial Day, formally called Declaration Day.
I hope that you will be able to take a few moments to remember the veterans who have served and continue to serve so that our great country can celebrate it’s continued freedom in this ever changing world.
HAPPY THURSDAY GEORGETOWN PARENTS! (How is that for a change?)
NEWS FROM THE OFFICE……..Well we had a very good week here at Georgetown. The Hope-Liverpool students were here for the week, so ask your students if they got to spend any time with them while they were here. I think the students really enjoy having them around. Our 5th Graders got off to camp without a hitch. However, due to the lovely weather we have had they may be covered in mosquito bites from head to toe but I am sure they still had a GREAT time! It is something they will never forget. : )
PK/K LETTERS……. If you have an incoming PK/K student you should have received your letter in the mail stating what day your child will be attending as well as who their teacher will be. We are just overwhelmed here at Georgetown how many new PK/K students we have entering the building this upcoming fall. We will be having 4 Kindergarten classes and 2 Pre-Kindergarten classes! WOW
A THOUGHT FROM THE OFFICE……. Just a little something to think about….. Remember as much as the rain is getting to each and everyone one of us, please remember we could have it MUCH WORSE as those in theSouth do right now. Let’s remember to be thankful for what we have and do what we can to help others less fortunate!! Let’s not forget about our Memorial day holiday on Monday and remember to think of those who have fought for us to be where we are today.
MEDS IN THE OFFICE……. This is just a reminder to those of you that have student medication here in the office. It WILL NEED to be PICKED UP before the office closes the week after school. Any medication that has NOT been picked up by WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 will be discarded. Thank you for remembering this for us! : )
SUMMER VACATION COUNTDOWN……… ONLY 8 days and counting!! Can you believe that??
LIBRARY NEWS……….Attention all K-5th grade students!! How would you like a summer full of reading adventures and at the same time a chance to earn a free book?! To get more information on this go to http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/ and find out how to join the Barnes & Noble summer reading program called Imagination’s Destination. In addition to this check out the Bookapalooza Party on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 1:00p.m. at the Barnes & Noble in RiverTown Crossings Mall. This is sure to be a good time!!
5th GRADE NEWS……. Wow, did I not tell you this time would fly by?! Your 5th graders have two more big events and then we might as well consider them middle schoolers. Enjoy these last few days with them as 5th graders, they will be making lots of fun memories that they will have forever! If you think elementary school went fast, middle school goes even faster.
6/3 ~ 5th Grade CELEBRATION!!!!
6/7 ~ 4th/5th Grade Field day at BMS
COMMUNITY ED NEWS………. HUDSONVILLE ROCKET CHEER…….. Is your daughter going into 1st-8th grade next fall and interested in cheering? Hudsonville Rocket Cheerleading will be having their sign up dates on Saturday, June 11th and Saturday, July 23rd. Registrations will be held at the Hudsonville High School cafeteria from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The cost of registration is $50 and includes an end of year banquet and trophy. An additional uniform cost applies for those that do not have one. Used uniforms will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. The 1st-6th grade girls will be cheering at the Hudsonville Youth Football games and the 7th & 8th grade girls will be cheering at the Hudsonville Club Football games. Check out the Hudsonville Rocket Cheer Website for more info (www.eteamz.com/hudsonvillerocketcheer). If you have any additional questions about the program, please contact me. Call Coach Britni at 616-634-9580 or e-mail hudsonvillerocketcheer@yahoo.com. I look forward to seeing you at registration!
COMMUNITY NEWS……… GYMNASTICS UNLIMITED END OF THE YEAR SCHOOL FUNDRAISER…….. Friday, June 3 or Saturday, June 4. From 7:00pm to 11:00pm; cost is $15 per person (with a $5 kick-back to your school!); at Gymnastics Unlimited, 3400 Highland DR, Hudsonville, 669-6789. SPACE IS LIMITED….. Drop off payment by Wednesday, June 1st! There are release forms that will need to be filled out to participate and these are located outside of the Multi-Purpose Room here at Georgetown. If you have any questions please contact Gymnastics Unlimited. Games, Pizza and much more fun will be offered!
St. Balderick’s Fundraiser honoring Bauer Elementary 1st Grader, Ryan TerHaar (Brain Cancer Survivor)…….. The TerHaar family is hosting a St. Baldrick’s event honoring 1st Grader Ryan TerHaar who is a 2 year brain cancer survivor! The event will be held at Bauer Elementary School on Saturday, June 4th from 2 pm – 6pm. A bake sale is being planned as well as a cake walk and kids games.
Please contact Ryan’s Mom, Mindy TerHaar at mindyterhaar@earthlink.net if you would like to volunteer to shave your head or volunteer to help with the event. Please contact Karen DeGram kdegram@hpseagles.net if you would like to donate bake goods. You can also get information at http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/ryanterhaar
AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization)…… Missed the 2011 sign-ups? Don’t worry! Online registration is still open. Get your forms and registration fee turned in by May 31st to secure a spot for your child. Visit our website for instructions at www.ayso676soccer.com.
SATURDAY SLIP ~N~ SLIDE……. Please read the attached flier in regards to a great Slip n Slide party. This will be sponsored by CITY2SHORE Real Estate and will be held at Rosewood Park in Jension (aka the “soccer bowl” or “Charlie’s Dump”) on Saturday, June 11 from Noon to 5:00pm. If you are interested in participating there is also a WAIVER form that you will need to fill out and hand in. Slip n Slide Waiver for Slip N Slide
GRAND VALLEY FOOTBALL CAMP……Are you ready for some Football?!?! Grand Valley State University will again be offering a variety of summer football camps for grades 1-12
As part of their community service project, Georgetown Elementary Girls on the Run raised more than $400 for Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Through bake sales, garage sales, pop can drives, allowance donations and more, these girls amazed us with their generosity, energy and dedication to others. A big thank you to everyone who participated! With the money raised, Girls on the Run was able to purchase ALL the items below for children in the hospital:
· Books for Infants/Toddlers · DVDs · Athletic Balls
· Sports Equipment · Water Bottles and Lunch Boxes
· Games · Journals · Puzzles · Healthy Snacks and Drinks
· Scrap booking supplies; paper, photo books, stickers, etc.
· Distraction Toys · PS2 Controller · Games (E Rated) for PS2 and XBox
· Lights and Sounds Toddler Toys · Craft Supplies · CD’s
· Nintendo DS Games · Nintendo DS Game System · Child Friendly Headphones
And, in addition to this community service work, the girls trained for 10 weeks to race in a 5K run. They truly are amazing in every single way. Many thanks to Jennifer Waters and Elly Bainbridge for coaching this amazing group of girls.
Brooklyn’s story, It’s Just A Dream, was selected as worthy of a performance by the 4th grade team.
You can view the teacher performance below. Congratulations Brooklyn on being a JUST RIGHT JUST WRITE author!
It’s Just a Dream
By Brooklyn Woody
“Dad, I’m home’‘ shouted Emily.
‘‘Your just in time for dinner,” said Emily’s dad in a joyful mood.
‘‘What are we having?’‘ asked Emily.
‘‘Your favorite … spaghetti!”
‘‘Yum!’’ said Emily rubbing her hand’s together.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“Yummy this is good,’’ said Emily finishing her plate.
“Up to sleepy head!’’ her dad ordered.
‘‘Fine!’’ said Emily in a sassy tone.
‘‘Come on, go!’’ ordered dad.
“Thump Thump Thump’ went the stairs as Emily stomped up to her room. ‘‘Good night,’’ said Emily sleepily laying in her bed.
In the middle of the night, Emily heard a noise, so she woke up with her cat Alissa laying on her face! “Off Alissa, off!’’ Emily ordered. When Alissa got off Emily went on the balcony, and there was a shooting star! When she was about to make her wish her stomach growled. “I wish it could rain gummy worms!’’ she whispered to her self then she went back to bed.
The next day, Emily was in Math class she and her class mates heard a loud noise:
BOOM!!!!!
Everyone looked out the window saw a GIANT colorful gummy worm! Every single kid in Emily’s class ran outside and began eating the over sized gummy worm. After an hour or two, kids started getting chubbier and chubbier and the worms were getting bigger and bigger! Soon gummy worms were falling down like there was no tomorrow! Then, Emily started to hear a voice. ‘‘It’s all your fault!’‘ yelled a man.
‘‘No it’s not!’‘ shouted an angry woman. Then Emily’s seat partner remembered that when the first gummy worm fell Emily had said, ‘‘My wish came true!’’
Everyone in town turned to a angry mob and started chasing Emily all around until Emily saw a shadow getting bigger and bigger above her head! BOOM!
Just then, her dad walked into her bedroom. Emily looked at him and said, “Good morning, dad. I just had the weirdest dream.’’
HAPPY FRIDAY AFTERNOON GEORGETOWN PARENTS!!
NEWS FROM THE OFFICE…….. WOW, what an exciting and BUSY week here at Georgetown! “Just Write” was held all week long so we had MANY visitors throughout the building reading all of the great stories from the students. Our wonderful Liverpool guests were here with us this past week also if any of your students happened to mention that they had a nice British teacher with them!! We have one more week with the Liverpool students before they return home so make sure your kids all send them off with a great farewell.
Just a few reminders for next week: 5TH GRADE CAMP, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 27
REMEMBER NEXT WEEKEND IS MEMORIAL WEEKEND AND WE WILL HAVE MONDAY OFF!!
MEDS IN THE OFFICE……. This is just a reminder to those of you that have student medication here in the office. It WILL NEED to be PICKED UP before the office closes the week after school. Any medication that has NOT been picked up by WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 will be discarded. Thank you for remembering this for us! : )
SUMMER VACATION COUNTDOWN……… Is everyone holding on.. the last DOUBLE DIGIT number for the year…. only 13 school days until summer break!!! Woo ~ Hoo!!
LIBRARY NEWS……….Attention all K-5th grade students!! How would you like a summer full of reading adventures and at the same time a chance to earn a free book?! To get more information on this go to http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/ and find out how to join the Barnes & Noble summer reading program called Imagination’s Destination. In addition to this check out the Bookapalooza Party on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 1:00p.m. at the Barnes & Noble in RiverTown Crossings Mall. This is sure to be a good time!!
5th GRADE NEWS……. Just going to list a few dates for you to put on your calendars to remember for upcoming 5th grade events. Wow…. hold on tight, before you know it you will have a middle schooler!
5/25 thru 5/27 ~ 5th grade CAMP
6/3 ~ 5th Grade CELEBRATION!!!!
6/7 ~ 4th/5th Grade Field day at BMS
COMMUNITY ED NEWS……… Hudsonville Community Education and Hudsonville Lanes are excited to offer families a great
night of affordable fun! Music ~ Lights ~ Friends ~ Food~ Prizes & Bowling ~ a combination that’s sure to be a hit!
Who: Boys and Moms (ages 3 and up)
When: Mother/Son – May 21, 2011
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. OR 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $8 per person – includes shoe rental, 2 games of bowling, hot dog, chips & drink
Where: Hudsonville Lanes
You may register online by visiting www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org or call Rebecca at 669-7747, ext. #3
Rock & Bowl ~~ Attention all boys, girls, moms & dads, Rock and Bowl is here!! Please read the attached flyer for all of the details. Rock&Bowl2011
Please remember you can visit the Community Ed website for all of the activities that are currently available and you are ALSO able to register on line for these courses through this link! http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx .
HUDSONVILLE ROCKET CHEER…….. Is your daughter going into 1st-8th grade next fall and interested in cheering? Hudsonville Rocket Cheerleading will be having their sign up dates on Saturday, June 11th and Saturday, July 23rd. Registrations will be held at the Hudsonville High School cafeteria from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The cost of registration is $50 and includes an end of year banquet and trophy. An additional uniform cost applies for those that do not have one. Used uniforms will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. The 1st-6th grade girls will be cheering at the Hudsonville Youth Football games and the 7th & 8th grade girls will be cheering at the Hudsonville Club Football games. Check out the Hudsonville Rocket Cheer Website for more info (www.eteamz.com/hudsonvillerocketcheer). If you have any additional questions about the program, please contact me. Call Coach Britni at 616-634-9580 or e-mail hudsonvillerocketcheer@yahoo.com. I look forward to seeing you at registration!
COMMUNITY NEWS……. St. Balderick’s Fundraiser honoring Bauer Elementary 1st Grader, Ryan TerHaar (Brain Cancer Survivor)…….. The TerHaar family is hosting a St. Baldrick’s event honoring 1st Grader Ryan TerHaar who is a 2 year brain cancer survivor! The event will be held at Bauer Elementary School on Saturday, June 4th from 2 pm – 6pm. A bake sale is being planned as well as a cake walk and kids games.
Please contact Ryan’s Mom, Mindy TerHaar at mindyterhaar@earthlink.net if you would like to volunteer to shave your head or volunteer to help with the event. Please contact Karen DeGram kdegram@hpseagles.net if you would like to donate bake goods. You can also get information at http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/ryanterhaar
AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization)…… Missed the 2011 sign-ups? Don’t worry! Online registration is still open. Get your forms and registration fee turned in by May 31st to secure a spot for your child. Visit our website for instructions at www.ayso676soccer.com.
SATURDAY SLIP ~N~ SLIDE……. Please read the attached flier in regards to a great Slip n Slide party. This will be sponsored by CITY2SHORE Real Estate and will be held at Rosewood Park in Jension (aka the “soccer bowl” or “Charlie’s Dump”) on Saturday, June 11 from Noon to 5:00pm. If you are interested in participating there is also a WAIVER form that you will need to fill out and hand in. Slip n Slide Waiver for Slip N Slide
GRAND VALLEY FOOTBALL CAMP……Are you ready for some Football?!?! Grand Valley State University will again be offering a variety of summer football camps for grades 1-12
