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Teachers have HOBBIES, too!

A hobby is an activity that you do for enjoyment, and there are a wide variety of hobbies you can have living somewhere that has four seasons.   My winter hobbies are knitting and baking.  In the spring, I love to walk and collect stones on the beach.  The summer and fall are perfect times for one of my favorite hobbies, gardening.

HobbyThis summer, my hobby was very different:  FAMILY TIME. During the school year,  everyone in my family is very busy and sometimes we are rarely home together.  My goal this summer was to spend LOTS of time doing activities with my son, daughter and husband.  We swam in the pool, went to movies, took long walks, and sometimes just did nothing but talk.  It was one of my best summers in many years.

Visit the many Georgetown Blogs to learn about the hobbies of teachers in grades PK-5!  If you have an interesting or unusual hobby that you would like to share, send me a comment and I will share it on our blog.

HAPPY HUNTING

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October is a fine time for a..SCAVENGER HUNT!

It’s Time For our 2nd:pumpkin

BLOG SCAVENGER HUNT!

Our 2nd hunt of the year is designed to help you learn more about the teachers at our school.

The theme of this hunt is:  HOBBIES.  Each staff member created a blog post one of their hobbies.

Your job is to hunt through all the blogs and find ONE of each:

  1. A prek or kindergarten teacher’s hobby.
  2. A 1st  grade teacher’s hobby.
  3. A 2nd grade teacher’s hobby.
  4. A 3rd grade teacher’s hobby.
  5. A 4th grade teacher’s hobby.
  6. A 5th grade teacher’s hobby.
  7. A special teacher’s hobby.(art, music, pe, reading, speech, ecse, or principal)

For those of you who have never participated, the rules are simple:

  • Search all the Georgetown blogs linked to this site.
  • Keep a list of blogs where you found your items.
  • When you have found all the items, submit your answers on the SCAVENGER HUNT ENTRY FORM.
  • Everyone who enters by October 22  will be included in the school wide drawing.  Drawing on October 26 at 1:30 pm.
  • ONE Student winner receives lunch with Mrs. Reagan and a Barnes & Noble Gift Card.  ONE Winning class (the class that has the most students participate-INCLUDING THE CLASSROOM TEACHER– receive Mrs. Reagan as their teacher for ONE hour!
  • All those who enter will be added to the Reading Counts Drawing (held in December).

HAVE FUN HUNTING!  And…Good Luck!

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FIRE COATS 4 KIDS – NO CHILD GOES COLD

Good afternoon Georgetown parents!

Our wonderful Georgetown Fire Department is starting a campaign for area children.  They are looking for winter coat donations for area families in need.  Please read the following flyer for more information. There are a few different “Drop off” sites and a special “Kick 0ff” event planned for Thursday, October 8.  For questions please contact Brett Wright at 616-706-4020 or Corrie Glupker at 616-862-4001.

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Have a good day!  Mrs. Nurenberg  CoolClips_vc006939

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CUB SCOUTS

Georgetown Boys in Grades 1-5:

Boys who are interested in participating in Cub Scouts here is your opportunity.  There are flyers available outside of the Multi-Purpose Room here at Georgetown Elementary in our information rack.  Open enrollement is through October.  You may swing by and pick up an enrollement form or you may contact Kevin Tutt at atutt68@charter.net

Have a great afternoon!

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GOLF LESSONS

Attention Hudsonville Students Grades 1-8:

Our Community Ed department is offering golf lessons to any student in grades 1-8.  It will be offered on Thursday evenings at the Baldwin Street Middle School. Classes start on October 15.  If you are interested please see the attached form.  You may either fill out the attached form and mail it back to the Community Ed Office or you may register online by visiting www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org.

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Have a great day!

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Recess Games = Team Building

During the second week of school, we continued to focus on climate (BE NICE) in the classroom, hallways, lunchroom and playground.  To help students learn games for the playground, we paired upper el students with lower el students focused on fun, trouble free games.

Mrs. Jurewicz and a team of teachers led outside recess game training on September 18th.  You can view photos from this day on Mrs. Quigley’s blog. We will hold another day of training for grades 3,4 and 5 — and this training will culminate in a PULL (tug-o-war) to determine which local college is tops (Hope or Calvin).  This will be held on September 25 which is also our first popcorn day.  Details coming about how to pick your team in a post later this week.

We also created a video tutorial for inside recess games during rainy or very cold Michigan days.  Actors featured are from Mrs. Boersma, Mr. Gort, Mrs. Jurewicz, and Mrs. Bouwen’s classes.   These are games that can be played at home, too.

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Moms In Touch

momsintouchMoms In Touch International is a worldwide group that gathers at the local level to pray for children and their schools.  Georgetown has two parents who serve as leaders of this group.

Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday each month, with October 22 being the next meeting.

If you have questions or interest, contact:   Jamie Vanderkok 669-4617 or Lisa Bouma 662-7200

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TURKEY TROT

The annual Hudsonville TURKEY TROT is coming on OCTOBER 27!

The Hudsonville Elementary Physical Education staff is busy working on finding sponsors for this year’s Turkey Trot.  If you own a business or know someone who would be interested in being a sponsor, please contact Shelly VanKoevering or Taraynn Nienhuis at Georgetown Elementary.  You may contact us via email: mvankoev@hpseagles.net or tnienhui@hpseagles.net; or via phone at 797-9797  EXT 22422.  You may also visit the GEORGETOWN  P.E. blog for details about being a Turkey Trot Sponsor.

Thanks for your help with this great annual event!turkey09

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My Summer Vacation Highlight

The summer weather was cooler than expected, but that didn’t impact our summer vacation plans.  As a family, we traveled to our all time favorite city — Chicago.  This city has much to offer to each member of my family:  Chicago Cubs for my baseball crazed son and husband, shopping for my daughter, and great food and people watching for me.

One of the highlights of our trip this summer was to Millennium Park, located in the heartof downtown Chicago.  We Vacation Beansaw the incredible ampitheatre, walked through the gardens, played in the waterfall scultpures, and walked under and around the Cloud Gate Sculpture. Because it is in the shape of a huge silver lima bean, we call it the BEAN.  Here is a picture of it, with our family in the reflection.  You can see us only if you magnify it 1,000 times!  I love this picture because it shows the beauty of the sculpture against the skyline of Chicago.

I hope you had a great summer vacation too!  If you want to find out about other teacher’s vacations, visit their blogs and type the word vacation into the blog search area.

Happy Hunting!

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Binoculars needed for our 1st Scavenger Hunt!

It’s Time For our first:

BLOG SCAVENGER HUNT!

Our first hunt of the year is designed to introduce you to all the blogs in the school–and to also introduce you to the staff at Georgetown.

The theme of this hunt is:  VACATION.  Each staff member created a blog post about their summer vacation with a photo.

Your job is to hunt through all the blogs and find ONE of each:

  1. A prek or kindergarten teacher’s summer vacation spot.
  2. A 1st  grade teacher’s summer vacation spot.
  3. A 2nd grade teacher’s summer vacation spot.
  4. A 3rd grade teacher’s summer vacation spot.
  5. A 4th grade teacher’s summer vacation spot.
  6. A 5th grade teacher’s summer vacation spot.
  7. A special teacher’s summer vacation spot (art, music, pe, reading, speech, ecse, or principal)

ENTER YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ENTRY FORM.

For those of you who have never participated, the rules are simple:

  • Search all the Georgetown blogs linked to this site.
  • Keep a list of blogs where you found your items.
  • When you have found all the items, submit your answers on the SCAVENGER HUNT ENTRY FORM.
  • Everyone who enters by September 24 will be included in the school wide drawing.  Drawing on September 25 at 1:30 pm.
  • Student winner receives:  Pumpkin Carving Set and a Barnes & Noble Gift Card.  Winning class (those who have the most students participate in the scavenger hunt) receive Mrs. Reagan as the teacher for one hour!
  • All those that enter will be added to the Reading Counts Drawing (held in December)

HAVE FUN HUNTING!  And…Good Luck!

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