Blog Bits – Page 8 – Georgetown Elementary School

Posted on January 14, 2011 January 14, 2011

BLOG BITS 1/14/11

HAPPY FRIDAY GEORGETOWN PARENTS!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE……. Wow, two weeks down into the new year! Things have been going good here since we have returned from break. So now that we are back in the swing of things it is time for another “Blog Bits”.

KINDERGARTEN INFO…… Kindergarten Roundup , March 8th, 7pm – Georgetown Elem. A 10 am session will also be held the same day at South and Alward Elementaries. You are welcome to attend Roundup at any building.

GIRLS ON THE RUN……IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ FOR GIRLS IN GRADES 3-5! REGISTRATION IS TONIGHT! Don’t miss your chance to sign up for GIRLS ON THE RUN! Although the program doesn’t start until March, you must sign up now! All girls must also attend an open house/shoe fittings.

Fri. January 14, 2011, 3:40-6:00pm, EvergreenElementary,Allendale Sat. January 15, 2011, 9:00am-1:00pm, Center for Women in Transition-Holland

ART ROOM NEWS……. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE we are in need of some help for our wonderful Art teacher and the FEW volunteers she has! Mrs. Brouwer and Heather Persch are in desperate need of volunteers to help hang art work. When the art work is ready to be hung you as the volunteers can come any time that is convenient for you and work for as long as you are able. If you are able to help Mrs. Brouwer and Heather Persch out with this please contact Heather at fandh@sbcglobal.net. Your time and help WILL be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

LIBRARY NEWS….. Please read the important message from Mrs. VandenBerg in regards to the new Overdue Library Book Email Notification system. Some of you may have received an email this week informing you of overdue Library books. These email notifications will be going out every Monday, beginning January 24, if your child has any books that are 21 days or more overdue. We do not charge overdue fines so please don’t be alarmed. The students are reminded weekly during their Library time of overdue books but may forget about these by the time they reach home. Hopefully this will help get some of those books back. Have a great day! Mrs. VandenBerg

5TH GRADE NEWS…… Just a date to put on your calendar. 5th grade Camp informational meeting for parents will be held at Georgetown on Thursday, May 19 at 6pm. It will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room. There will a chaperone meeting immediately following the parent meeting. It will be held in the library.

PTC NEWS….. The winner of the Jet’s Pizza night was Mrs. Bohl’s Tuesday/Thursday Kindergarten class and they are getting their pizza party lunch today. Way to go Kindergartners!!

Marco’s Pizza Night…… DECORATED PIZZA BOXES from Art class. WOW! KINDERGARTEN through 2ND GRADE should order on TUESDAY, JANUARY 18 and 3RD GRADE through 5TH GRADE should order on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19. You may order either night but it would be most helpful if you could order on the designated night. If you have siblings you are more than welcome to order for both on the same night. Please try to allow extra time when ordering as this is a very busy night for Marco’s. We hope you all enjoy this very FUN project!

COMMUNITY ED NEWS…….. FIRST of all, I am attaching the Young Rembrandts flyer again. These classes begin next week on Tuesday, January 18, but they are still looking for students to hold this class. If you are interested please fill out the attached form or register online at http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx .

The other activities that have been offered since our last Blog Bits are Golf Lessons, Soccer Camp and Baseball Clinics. You may print off the attached flyer for these activities or you may go to the Community Ed website and register for these classes online.

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COMMUNITY NEWS……… Hudsonville Little League Registration Information
Registration info is at www.hudsonvillelittleleague.com for AGES 4-18. We also have a Challenger Division for disadvantaged kids.

Now Enrolling for Hudsonville Public School – Preschool, Kindergarten Care, Before and After School Care, and Summer Programs
Registration information can be found at the Hudsonville Public School website, www.hudsonville.k12.mi.us under Early Childhood Programs or call 616-797-0842.

Free 4 year old Preschool (child must turn four by Dec. 1, 2011)
GSRP (Great Start Readiness Preschool) is a FREE state-funded preschool program for Hudsonville four year olds who meet certain criteria. This program allows children who qualify an opportunity to receive a high-quality preschool experience who may not otherwise have the chance. Parent/Guardian’s must provide transportation to and from the program.

Children meeting at least two of the 25 criteria listed on the application can qualify.
Some examples of the criteria include: household income, single parent, unemployed parent, and many others.

The Hudsonville Public Schools’ GSRP program has openings as long as state budget allocations allow. Families who show the greatest need will be enrolled first. Registration begins January 10, 2011. Registration information can be found at the Hudsonville Public School website, www.hudsonville.k12.mi.us under Early Childhood Programs or call 616-797-0842.

Have a great day,

Mrs. Nurenberg : )

Posted on December 17, 2010 December 16, 2010

BLOG BITS 12/17/10

WOO-HOO it is Christmas Break Georgetown Parents!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE…. Wow, can you believe it?! It is Christmas Break already and we have two weeks off! YIPPEE!! Our Holiday Program was another huge success. We had a great turnout as usual and all of the students did a great job. It was a great night. The school has just been a buzz with all of the holiday festivities going on around here. The parties all went well. So enjoy the time off, rest, relax and enjoy your kids while they are home with you and we will be ready to go when January 3 rolls around.

BEFORE SCHOOL DROP OFF ….. This is just a friendly reminder from the office staff and the morning staff who are on the playgrounds before school. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE….. when dropping your students off in the morning make sure they walk around the building on the sidewalk to their playground. I KNOW it is cold now in the morning, however, the students should be dressing warm enough to be out on the playground before school. In the office we keep track of the temperature and the wind chill factor every morning to make sure it is not too cold outside for the kids. So the students should not be walking through the building in the morning before school, but going straight to their playground. Thanks for your help and support with this matter.

ART ROOM NEWS….. Please visit the art room blog to get further information in regards to the upcoming Marco’s Pizza Night in January. The students are decorating pizza boxes that if you order pizza that night it will be delivered/picked-up in THEIR pizza box! How cool is that. The Marco’s dates are January 18 and 19! Please click here for a direct link to the art room blog ART ROOM

FOOD SERVICE NEWS…… New Notification System for Lunch Accounts – Starting on January 3, 2011, any parent that has an email address on file with the Hudsonville Schools PowerSchool system will automatically receive an email notice when their child’s lunch account has a low balance. The low balance amount is $2.00 for paid children and $.80 for reduced children. Once your child’s account drops to either of these amounts, you will receive an email letting you know that you need to send in more money. You will also get a notice when your child’s account has a zero or negative amount. These notifications will be sent out Monday through Friday. If you do not want to receive these email notifications, you need to contact Stacey Wykoski at swykoski@hpseagles.net by Friday December 31 to have this feature removed from your child’s account. Please include your child’s first name, last name and grade in the email. Please feel free to contact Stacey at 667-3352 or swykoski@hpseagles.net if you have any questions.

SNOW DAY PROCEDURE FOR HOT LUNCH………With snow just around the corner, the food service program would like to remind parents and students about what will happen if school is closed due to weather. If the district isclosed, the menu that was supposed to be served on the snow
day will be moved to the next school day. An example: if school is canceled on Tuesday due to weather, Tuesday’s menu will be served on Wednesday and the menu that was scheduled for Wednesday will be completely canceled. Because of our computer lunch account system, there will be no need to issue credits and your student will still be able to order a lunch if they need one. The only exception to this policy is if school is canceled on Friday. In this case, Friday’s menu will be completely canceled and we will continue with the regular menu on Monday. Information on what menu will be served on the day you return will be available on the food service web page at www.jenhudfood.org. Please feel free to contact the food service department at 457-2400 if you have any questions or are unsure of what the menu will be. Thank you! -Stacey L. Wykoski, Food Service Director.

COMMUNITY ED NEWS……. WOW, alot of new things being offered currently though Community Ed. I will be attaching 5 new flyers for the newest programs that have been sent to us. Please remember that if you have further questions or concerns to please visit the Community Ed link listed…… http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx .

The lastest activity flyers that we have received are for “Young Rembrandts” After School Drawing Class, HEAT Diving Club, Swim Lessons, Beginning Fencing Camp and Winter Bowling. You may register online or we have the flyers in the rack just outside the Multi-Purpose Rm.

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UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS FOR THE SENIOR ALL NIGHTER!……. These are a great way for our community to help support our Senior Class. Take advantage of these few evenings to take a night off from cooking dinner. Just read below for more details.

Monday, December 27, 2010 On The Border Mexican Grill 3676 Potomac Circle SW · Grandville

Eat at On The Border Mexican Grill anytime on Monday, December 27, present the attached flyer, and 10% of your bill will benefit our Seniors! Feel free to forward this email to family, friends and neighbors and come out and enjoy some great Mexican food! Hudsonville High School Senior Party 12-27-10

UPCOMING EVENTS TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR

1/4 Jet’s Pizza Night

1/7 MONDAY/WEDNESDAY KINDERGARTEN DAY

1/13 PTC Meeting 6:30pm

1/14 Popcorn Friday

1/18 – 1/19 Marco’s Night (don’t forget these are the nights to get your decorated pizza boxes from art!)

Remember have a wonderful break!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Mrs. Nurenberg

Posted on December 3, 2010 December 3, 2010

BLOG BITS 12/3/10

HAPPY FIRST FRIDAY OF DECEMBER!!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE……. What a better way to bring in the month of December….SNOW on the very first day of the month AND the Holiday Gift Shop! The Holiday Gift Shop went very well and I think we had a lot of happy shoppers. Georgetown would like to extand a HUGE “THANK YOU” to Jamie Ham and all of the parent volunteers who helped to make this Holiday Shop possible! You guys are amazing and we could not do it without all of you! We really cannot believe this, but we can officially start the countdown to Christmas Break. As of Monday we only have 10 school days until we are off for two full weeks. Can you believe this??!!!

STUDENT CALL-INS……. This is just a reminder from Mrs. Nurenberg. I am just asking a favor of all Georgetown parents! If your student is sick or going to be late to school please call in and leave a message on our answering machine. Even if your child gets ill in the night, you can call and leave the message any time of day or night. The office has been having to make MANY phone calls on a daily basis to check on students that have not been called in or the teacher is not aware of the student’s absence. We just want you to know that we are making these calls for the safety of your children. We want to make sure they are home safe with an adult and something has not happened to them on the way to school. Thank you for your help with this matter!

CANDY CANE SALES…… Candy Canes will be sold from Monday, December 6th through Thursday, December 16. The proceeds from these sales will be going to our 5th Grade students for their camp they go to in the spring. Candy Canes will be sold everyday for $1. Your child just needs to give their money to their teacher and they will receive their candy cane that very same day. Thanks for helping to make 5th Grade Camp a very memorable experience!!

HOlIDAY PROGRAM… Will be NEXT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, AT 7PM. It will be held at Resurrection Life Church in Grandville. Every grade EXCEPT for ECSE will be participating in this Holiday Program.

COMMUNITY ED NEWS….. We have FOUR new activities being offered currently through Community Ed. They are a Sports & More Camp (offered through GVSU), a Gymnastics/Dance/Cheer opportunity, Junior Eagles Basketball (grades K – 2) and BOYS Grades 3 -6 Basketball. I will attach the registration forms below for your convenience. Please print these forms off and return them to Community Ed or you may register online. If you have qestions about Community Ed Activities…. contact 669-1740 or go to http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx

COMMUNITY NEWS……..The Hudsonville Education Foundation would like to send out an invitation to you. Please read the attached form/flyer in regards to making a donation during this Holiday season as a “Gift of Appreciation” to our Education Foundation. You may choose the “honoree” of your choice and your nomination will be posted in each building and an acknowledgement card will be sent to the honoree. Please read the attached flyer.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Jet’s Pizza

3735 Baldwin St · Hudsonville

(616) 662-9333

From 11:00 am – 10:00 pm on Tuesday, December 14, when you place your order, be sure to mention HHS Senior All Night Party! When you do, 15% of your purchase will benefit our Senior All Night Party! Be sure to pass this along to family, friends and neighbors and enjoy your Jet’s Pizza!

Monday, December 27, 2010

On The Border Mexican Grill 3676 Potomac Circle SW · Grandville

UPCOMING EVENTS TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR

12/7 Jet’s Pizza Night

12/9 HOLIDAY PROGRAM 7pm

12/10 ECSE Christmas Celebration (Parent involvement & transportation needed)

12/15 Marco’s Pizza Night

12/16 T/TH K Holiday Parties

12/17 Holiday Parties

12/20 – 12/31 HOLIDAY BREAK – NO SCHOOL : )

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Nurenberg : )

Posted on November 19, 2010 November 19, 2010

BLOG BITS 11/19/10

HAPPY FRIDAY GEORGETOWN PARENTS!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE……… Well let’s just say the office is ready for Thanksgiving Break. I think everyone needs a little time away and needs to get healthy! Hopefully all of these wonderful germs will have settled down by then! Please just make sure you are following the rule that if you child has a fever or has vomited that they need to stay home for 24 hours after the symptoms are gone! That is so helpful to us here and helps to prevent others from getting these illnesses.

HELP NEEDED….. Please read the following as it is so important to our Holiday Shop. We REALLY need some more volunteers desperately! If we can not get the volunteers needed this year we may have to stop doing this fun event for the students! Please consider signing up for one of the following shifts! The shop this year is Nov. 29 – Dec. 2. These are the shifts that are available: Monday, Nov. 29, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm (Set Up); Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 8:45 am – 12:00 pm and 12:00 pm – 3:15 pm; Thursday, Dec. 2, 8:45 – 12:00 pm and 12:00 pm – 3:15 pm (tear down).

If you can help out at one or two shifts that would be wonderful! Please email Jamie Ham at cjham20@comcast.net with your availability! Thanks for your help in advance!

CHAPSTICK DRIVE……… WOW, way to go Georgetown!! As a school you donated 1,307 chapsticks! These were donated to the Helen Devos Children’s Hospital for children undergoing surgery. The chapstick is used to “sweeten the smell” of the anesthesia when rubbed on the inside of the mask for children undergoing surgery. Happy Bainbridge and Alaina DePuy did this service project for their Girl Scout Troup #2955. Way to go girls!

HOLIDAY PROGRAM……. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our annual Holiday Program! It will be on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 7PM! It will be at Resurrection Life Church in Grandville. (The same place as last year.) Please visit this blog post for more info HOLIDAY PROGRAM.

P.E. NEWS…….. We had another great year for our P.E. Cares program! As a school we collected 2,398 food items that were donated to a local church’s food pantry. The winning class of the bowling field trip and t-shirts was 5th Grade – Mrs. Burdis. Way to go 5th graders! As a class they collected 284 items! Please visit the P.E. Blog for the top 5 classes that collected the most items.

PTC NEWS……. Marco’s Pizza Night winner……… was Mrs. Jabaay’s Kindergarten class! Way to go Kindergartners!! You guys are going to get a pizza party for lunch one day. We once again had great participation and earned $110 for Georgetown. What an easy way for families to help support our school and put food on the table! Thanks again!!!

COMMUNITY ED NEWS…….. We still have the other two activities also that we mentioned last week from Community Ed. The new programs being offered are Hudsonville Youth Wrestling and Soccer. Youth Wrestling is being offered for grades K – 6th and starts Tuesday, November 30. Soccer is available for ages 5 thru 12 and starts Monday, November 22 or Wednesday, November 24. I will attach both of these forms below.

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Questions about Community Ed Activities… contact 669-1740 or go to http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx

COMMUNITY NEWS…….. Help support the HHS Senior All Night Committee by purchasing bag chairs that have the eagle logo! These are great to use for athletic events or camping and would make an awesome Christmas gift!

The chairs are selling for $35 each and for an additional $2 your name can be put on the chair as well. Checks can be made payable to HHS Senior All Nighter. Please submit order with payment to Ginny Hager 1482 – 36th Avenue, Hudsonville, MI 49426 by November 24. Delivery will be by December 15. FYI, we will be placing another order after the first of the year. If you have any questions, please contact Ginny Hager at ginnyhager@charter.net. Thanks for helping to support the Senior All Nighter!

HOLIDAY ARTISTS’ MARKET & SHOP……. Join us for the 22nd annual Holiday Artists’ Market at UICA. This unique sale is a delight for holiday shoppers who seek one-of-a-kind works by the region’s most exciting artists. Enjoy free admission and parking.

Children’s Workshop………. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 10 AM TO 3 PM……… Create your own holiday ornaments, pins, bracelets, mini-figures or small paintings using colorful yarn and other mixed media materials. UICA Education Staff will be on hand to teach children new techniques and encourage individual creativity in a cooperative and festive studio environment. Children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
41 Sheldon Boulevard SE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503-4227
616 454 7000 | uica.org

UPCOMING EVENTS TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR

11/24 – 11/26 THANKSGIVING BREAK – NO SCHOOL

11/29 – 12/3 Holiday Gift Shop

12/3 Popcorn Friday

12/7 Jet’s Pizza Night

12/9 HOLIDAY PROGRAM 7pm

12/15 Marco’s Pizza Night

12/16 T/TH K Holiday Parties

12/17 Holiday Parties

12/20 – 12/31 HOLIDAY BREAK – NO SCHOOL : )

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Nurenberg : )

Posted on November 12, 2010 November 12, 2010

BLOG BITS 11/12/10

Happy Friday!!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE………. Well it has been an interesting week here at Georgetown. This is just an FYI message from the office staff…. we have sent home ALOT of students this week with the stomach flu!! YUCK : ( So just keep tabs on your students if they happen to tell you their stomach is upset. It is quite a bad stomach bug, mostly vomiting and headache. As a helpful reminder, please keep your child home for 24 hours after they have vomited for the last time. This is a huge help and helps to prevent the spread of the germs here at school. We are taking every precaution here too when the students get sick at school to sanitize.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM…….. I know, I know it is early, but we just wanted to give you a head’s up as to the date and time. We have had many calls so we thought we would let you know that it will be THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 7:00PM at Resurrection Life Church in Grandville. More info will follow soon.

HELP NEEDED….. Good Afternoon! It is that time again to sign up to volunteer for the Holiday Gift Shop! The shop this year is Nov. 29 – Dec. 2. These are the shifts that are available: Monday, Nov. 29, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm (Set Up); Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 8:45 am – 12:00 pm and 12:00 pm – 3:15 pm; Thursday, Dec. 2, 8:45 – 12:00 pm and 12:00 pm – 3:15 pm (tear down).

If you can help out at one or two shifts that would be wonderful! Please email Jamie Ham at cjham20@comcast.net with your availability! Thanks for your help in advance!

GRIFFINS “SCHOOL NIGHT”……….. Your youngest and or only student should have come with a flyer for the Griffins “School Night”. Georgetown will be attending the event with Alward Elementary also. It will take place on Saturday, December 4 at 7:00pm. The ticket money MUST be turned in NO LATER than MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15! Please send it in with your student in an envelope marked “GRIFFINS TICKETS” to their teacher. Make checks payable to GEORGETOWN PTC. If you have any further questions please contact Staci Nieboer at 669-1923.

SNOW DAY PROCEDURE FOR HOT LUNCH………. I know, I know, I know…. it’s a little early to be talking like this, but we must do it and we were asked by food service to get this information out. So here it comes…….With snow just around the corner, the food service program would like to remind parents and students about what will happen if school is closed due to weather. If the district is closed, the menu that was supposed to be served on the snow day will be moved to the next school day. An example: ifschool is canceled on Tuesday due to weather, Tuesday’s menu will be served on Wednesday and the menu that was scheduled for Wednesday will be completely canceled. Because of our computer lunch account system, there will be no need to issue credits and your student will still be able to order a lunch if they need one. The only exception to this policy is if school is canceled on Friday. In this case, Friday’s
menu will be completely canceled and we will continue with the regular menu on Monday. Information on what menu will be served on the day you return will be available on the food service web page at www.jenhudfood.org. Please feel free to contact the food service department at 457-2400 if you have any questions or are unsure of what the menu will be. Thankyou! -Stacey L. Wykoski, Food Service Director.

P.E. NEWS……. Our “P.E. Cares” food drive just started! Last year we did an amazing job collecting non-perishable food items for the drive. This will be taking place until NOVEMBER 17. The class that donates the most food will win a “P.E. Cares” t-shirt and they get to go on a bowling field trip to Hudsonville Lanes with their teacher and P.E. teacher! So start collecting those cans!

COMMUNITY ED NEWS…….. Wacky Science at Georgetown is in need of some more students!! We just received word from Community Ed that we still are in need of a few more students to sign up for the class to be offered here at Georgetown. The class will be starting on Wednesday, November 17 and goes through December 15. It will go from 3:40 to 4:40p on Wednesdays and the cost is $58. Parents can register at the community ed. office or online at www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org.

We still have the other two activities also that we mentioned last week from Community Ed. The new programs being offered are Hudsonville Youth Wrestling and Soccer. Youth Wrestling is being offered for grades K – 6th and starts Tuesday, November 30. Soccer is available for ages 5 thru 12 and starts Monday, November 22 or Wednesday, November 24. I will attach both of these forms below.

HWC2010 Soccerwinter2010

Questions about Community Ed Activities… contact 669-1740 or go to http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx

Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
41 Sheldon Boulevard SE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503-4227
616 454 7000 | uica.org

UPCOMING EVENTS TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR

11/17 Marco’s Pizza Night

11/24 – 11/26 THANKSGIVING BREAK – NO SCHOOL

11/29 – 12/3 Holiday Gift Shop

12/3 Popcorn Friday

12/7 Jet’s Pizza Night

12/9 HOLIDAY PROGRAM 7pm

12/15 Marco’s Pizza Night

12/16 T/TH K Holiday Parties

12/17 Holiday Parties

12/20 – 12/31 HOLIDAY BREAK – NO SCHOOL : )

Posted on November 5, 2010

BLOG BITS 11/5/10

Happy First Friday in NOVEMBER!!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE……. Wow this year is flying by! We had a very busy week here at Georgetown with parent teacher conferences and the book fair this week. Lots of traffic coming in and out of the building!

WARM CLOTHING….. Please make sure when your children leave the house they are dressed appropriately for the “new” COLD weather we have been seeing. This past week many students have come to school not dressed warm enough to be outside on the playground before school starts. We have still been sending them out, but reminding them they need to dress warmer.

PTC NEWS……. Well we had a Jet’s Pizza Night this past week and the winner is…………. drum roll please…… 1st Grade Miss Taber’s class! That is one pizza eating classroom, they were the winners of the Marco’s Pizza Party too! Way to go 1st Graders! You Georgetown families are the best. You raised another $189.50 for our school! Way to go!! Keep up the good work! PTC is so excited about the participation this year! Way to go!! : )

COMMUNITY ED NEWS……… We have two new activities that are being offered through Community Ed. The new programs being offered are Hudsonville Youth Wrestling and Soccer. Youth Wrestling is being offered for grades K – 6th and starts Tuesday, November 30. Soccer is available for ages 5 thru 12 and starts Monday, November 22 or Wednesday, November 24. I will attach both of these forms below.

HWC2010 Soccerwinter2010

Wacky Science… This will be offered here at Georgetown on Wednesdays, starting November 17. It is for grades K-5. They will be exploring Tantalizing Tastes, Harnessing Heat, Watts-up and Wacky Water. The form you need is attached so please read it.

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Questions about Community Ed Activities… contact 669-1740 or go to http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx

Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
41 Sheldon Boulevard SE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503-4227
616 454 7000 | uica.org

Fire Coats 4 Kids – No Child Goes Cold…….. Georgetown Fire Department is starting our 2nd Annual “Fire Coats 4 Kids- No Child Goes Cold” Campaign. Georgetown Township is the largest township in Ottawa County, with close to 50,000 residents. Due to the current state of the economy there is a great need in the Jenison/Hudsonville school systems for winter coats. In the 2010 school year there was an estimated 500 students in both school districts in need of assistance. During this time, through donations from our generous community, we were able to collect and distribute over 800 coats to our school system and local charities. This year we are hoping to match our successes from last year and collect new and gently used winter coats, gloves, and hats for the kids of Georgetown Township.
It’s easy to donate, we have three convenient locations:
GTFD Station 1: located on the corner of 44th St. and 14th Ave.
GTFD Station 2: located at 7518 Church St., just west of Main St.
GTFD Station 3: located south of Baldwin on 36th Ave.
Donations will be accepted at these locations until mid December.
Also you can donate at the Georgetown Twp. Library at 1525 Baldwin St.
Please join us on Tues. November 9 from 7 to 9pm at our Station 2 for our coat giveaway night. If you are in need of a coat please RSVP to this event. Questions, RSVP’s, or pick-ups, please contact: Brett Wright 616-706-4020 or Corrie Glupker 616-862-4001. Thanks.

UPCOMING EVENTS TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR

11/17 Marco’s Pizza Night

11/24-11/26 Thanksgiving break – NO SCHOOL

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Nurenberg : )

Posted on October 29, 2010

BLOG BITS 10/29/10

Happy Friday before Halloween!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE…… Wow, what a busy day here at Georgetown! It was party day and there was just a flurry of parents in and out of the building all day! We are so sorry that Mrs. Ripley and Mrs. Nurenberg had to miss all the fun, however, they did call in a couple of fun PE subs to fill in in the office, a.k.a Mz. Ripster and Mz. Nurdie!

Conference Time…… Conference dates and times arates ane as follows…. November 1, 5pm to 8:30pm; November 2, 4pm to 6pm; and November 3, 4pm to 6pm. Teachers had a staff meeting last night to do scheduling for conferences, so please be watching for your conference time to be coming home. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO CHECK THE LOST AND FOUND TABLE ON YOUR WAY PAST THE LIBRARY.

NOTES FOR THE TEACHER…… Parents this is a reminder from the staff and the office here at Georgetown. We MUST have a note in order for your student to have a change in their transportation at the end of the day. The teachers, rightfully so, have a hard time with all of the changes that are being made at the last minute at the end of the day! If we DO NOT have a note stating that there is a change in plans for the end of the day the student will be sent home with their usual mode of transportation! Remember, not only does this inconvenience you, but we are also first and foremost concerned for the student’s safety when they arrive home! We have had to make many phone calls at the end of the day due to students saying they are being picked up, but really they were supposed to go home as usual. The office is very busy at the end of the day and the teachers do not have time to be double checking everyone’s schedule. Thank you for your consideration in this very important matter.

AFTERSCHOOL BIBLE CLUB…. For those students participating in this activity there will be NO Bible Club next MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST!

PE NEWS…… Well were sorry about having to cancel the Turkey Trot this year, but we still have some winners here from Georgetown that were drawn out of the hat. Here they are: TURKEY WINNERS – Paige Gradowski (2-Kuieck), Alyssa Walker (3-Greenlund), Jakob Wortman (K-Bohl); APPLE CIDER WINNERS – Celia Barber (2-Quigley), Anna Fumarolo (K-Jabaay), Kelsey Gelder (4-Huizenga); PUMPKIN WINNERS – Kenzey Burget (1-Stadt), Colton Roby (3-VanArkel), and Ashley Strick (2-Quigley).

PTC NEWS….. We have Box Top winners to announce and the winners of the Marco’s Pizza night from last Wednesday. BOX TOP WINNERS are as follows: EARLY CHILDHOOD WING – Dylan Ham (1-Stadt), Addison Jeltema (1-Woodring); 2ND/3RD GRADE WING – Jaron Dykstra (2-Quigley), Elizabeth Ball (2-Kuieck); 4TH/5TH GRADE WING – Brendan Ham (4-Bowen); Emilee Peterson (4-Huizenga). These lucky winners all receive a $5 gift certificate to McDonald’s!

The winning classroom that will be receiving a class pizza party is MISS TABER’S room. Georgetown Elementary will be getting $116 from Marco’s. Way to go families for helping to support Georgetown like this! You are the best!

Don’t forget Jet’s night is next Tuesday, November 2! What a great dinner plan for conference night.

COMMUNITY ED NEWS…….. Wacky Science… This will be offered here at Georgetown on Wednesdays, starting November 17. It is for grades K-5. They will be exploring Tantalizing Tastes, Harnessing Heat, Watts-up and Wacky Water. The form you need is attached so please read it.

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Swim Lessons and Heat Diving Club is also being offered currently through Community Ed. The swim lesson are offered for children ages 11 months and up and starts Saturday, November 13. The Dive Club is offered for ages 9-18 and starts Saturday, November 13 also. The forms are attached below for your convenience.

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HEAT Swimming……. Hudsonville Eagles Aquatic Team has posted all of their upcoming swimming groups that are available. Please visit the Community Ed link below or go to www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org and click on the Community Ed link. All of the HEAT Swim information is listed under the “Aquatics” heading on the left side of the Community Ed Section.

If you have any questions, please contact Community Ed at 669-1740. This is the direct link also to the Community Ed website if you are interested in registering on line. We will also have forms outside of the Multi-Purpose Room for you to grab. Community Ed would also like to give you the direct link to their website for upcoming activities and online registration for any activities that you are interested in signing up for. The link is: http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx

Cancer Support Group of Jenison/Hudsonville Has a cancer diagnosis recently affected your family? Could you or someone you love need support while going through chemotherapy and/or radiation? Are you dealing with the effects of therapy? Our group is made up of families from the area who have been through cancer and know how it impacts the entire family. We want to offer support. We are so proud of our community, where awareness and support have grown by leaps and bounds! For more information, please contact: Jean Krzewski at 662-0951 (support for children) or Tara Koziatek at 457-9918 (support for adults).

“LOVE AND LOGIC” PARENTING WORKSHOP – The purpose of this workshop is to educate parents about the “Love and Logic” philosophy of parenting. Participants will learn how to avoid power struggles, respond to misbehavior with empathy instead of anger, construct logical and effective consequences, and guide children through problem solving. Participants will also have the opportunity to share and discuss parenting challenges and suggestions with other parents. The workshop will be held at Park Elementary on Tuesday nights for six weeks, starting November 9 and ending December 14. Cost is a one-time fee of $10 to cover the cost of the workbook and will be collected the first night. Childcare is provided free of charge by HHS students. To register, please e-mail Kristi Sherrington, workshop facilitator, at ksherrin@hpseagles.net. Please indicate if you plan to use the child care and the ages and number of children.

AFTER SCHOOL BIBLE CLUB……. REMEMBER NO BIBLE CLASS ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1!An After School Bible Club is coming to Georgetown. This will be starting on MONDAY, OCTOBER 25. It will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room here at Georgetown on Mondays from 3:40p to 4:30p. Parents must provide transportation home after the class. The club will be offered through March or April. There is no charge for the club. This club is being offered through BCM International Western Michigan, a nondenominational organization. If you have any questions please call BCM at 616-457-3840. If your child plans on attending please fill out the Registration form that will be outside of the Multi-Purpose in the rack. They also want you to know that you may visit the Bible Club at any time. Thank you!

UPCOMING EVENTS TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR

11/1 – 11/3 Parent Teacher Conferences

11/1 – 11/5 Book Fair

11/2 Jet’s Pizza Night

11/2 PICTURE RETAKES

11/5 Popcorn Friday

11/17 Marco’s Pizza Night

11/24-11/26 Thanksgiving break – NO SCHOOL

Happy Halloween and have a great weekend! Mrs. Nurenberg : )

Posted on October 21, 2010

BLOG BITS 10/21/10

WOW, it’s only Thursday and we are sending Blog Bits!! Yeah for the day off tomorrow!! : )

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE…… We have had another good week here at Georgetown! It is a short week with a day off and the MEAPS were finsished up this week! YEAH!! : ) We just have a few things from the office this week.

Holiday Posters…... The Holiday Posters were sent home with students in grades 1-4 and they are due back to school by Monday, October 25. The Chamber of Commerce pick the winning posters from each school and these students get to ride on a float in the Holiday Parade in Hudsonville on Saturday, November 20.

Call-in Reminders.….. This is so very helpful to the office if you can please remember to do this. When your child is sick or going to be late to school for any reason, please call and leave a message on the school phone to we have it recorded and mark the student either absent or late for that day. This is just a huge help for us here due to the fact that if a student is not here and the office and/or teacher has not heard from the student we have to make calls to make sure the student is safe. Some days we are making many, many phone calls to check on students. Thanks for your help in this matter!

Conference Time…… Conference dates and times are as follows…. November 1, 5pm to 8:30pm; November 2, 4pm to 6pm; and November 3, 4pm to 6pm. Teachers had a staff meeting last night to do scheduling for conferences, so please be watching for your conference time to be coming home.

Great Wolf Lodge…….. Wow, what deal! Please read the attached flyer in regards to a special deal being offered in November. The Great Wolf Lodge thought some of our families might be interested so t hey passed along the information. We hope some of you can take advantage of this great deal. Enjoy!! : ) Microsoft Word – Gobble Gobble

PE NEWS….. The Turkey Trot is next Tuesday, October 26. If you are still interested in participating there will be “Late” registration the day of the event right at the gate. The gates will open at 4:15pm and the race starts at 5pm. Registration fee is $6. T-shirts will be available at the late registration on a first come/first serve basis.

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AFTER SCHOOL BIBLE CLUB……. An After School Bible Club is coming to Georgetown. This will be starting on MONDAY, OCTOBER 25. It will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room here at Georgetown on Mondays from 3:40p to 4:30p. Parents must provide transportation home after the class. The club will be offered through March or April. There is no charge for the club. This club is being offered through BCM International Western Michigan, a nondenominational organization. If you have any questions please call BCM at 616-457-3840. If your child plans on attending please fill out the Registration form that will be outside of the Multi-Purpose in the rack. They also want you to know that you may visit the Bible Club at any time. Thank you!

UPCOMING EVENTS TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR

10/22 NO SCHOOL

10/26 Turkey Trot

10/28 T/TH K Halloween Parties/ECSE Halloween Parties

10/29 Halloween Parties

11/1 – 11/3 Parent Teacher Conferences

11/1 – 11/5 Book Fair

11/2 Jet’s Pizza Night

11/2 Picture Retakes

11/5 Popcorn Friday

11/17 Marco’s Pizza Night

11/24-11/26 Thanksgiving break – NO SCHOOL

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Nurenberg : )

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Posted on October 15, 2010 October 14, 2010

BLOG BITS 10/15/10

Happy Homecoming Friday!! : )

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE….. Well we have had another good week here at Georgetown. Even with the MEAPS going on!! These students have been doing a marvelous job with all of the testing going on!! As a helpful reminder from our wonderful staff please do not forget to send a snack to school with your student! Especially during our MEAP testing going on! We really try to encourage healthy snacks, but even a little something helps the kids get through their day! Thanks for all you do as parents, we truly appreciate you.

Marco’s Pizza Night…. Don’t forget that next WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 is our Marco’s Pizza Night. Remember to mention a teacher’s name when placing your order and the winning classroom will earn a pizza party lunch for the entire class!! : ) This is a fantastic and EASY way to earn money for Georgetown Elementary!!

MEAP Testing…. Well we are moving right along. We have 3 days of it under our belts and only TWO more days to go!! Next week TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 AND 20 will be our last MEAP testting days. Please do not forget to send a healthy snack on these days!

Conference Time…… Conference time is fast approaching and we want to make sure all of you are checking your teacher’s blogs. They will have a “Parent/Teacher Survey Form” for fall conferences that need to be filled out for your teacher to schedule your conference day and time. If for some reason you need a paper copy to fill out please request one from your child’s teacher or stop by the office. Conference dates and times are as follows…. November 1, 5pm to 8:30pm; November 2, 4pm to 6pm; and November 3, 4pm to 6pm.

PE NEWS….. The Turkey Trot is fast approaching. Yesterday was our last day of accepting registrations at Georgetown. If you are still interested in participating there will be “Late” registration the day of the event right at the gate. The Turkey Trot takes place on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26. The gates will open at 4:15pm and the race starts at 5pm. Registration fee is $6. T-shirts will be available at the late registration on a first come/first serve basis.

COMMUNITY ED NEWS…….. Girl Scouts will be having a meeting if anyone is interested in participating or just finding out more information about the Girl Scouts. The Meeting will take place on MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 from 7pm to 8pm. It will be held in the Park Elementary Community Room. If you have any questions please contact Michelle Curnow at 662-8983 or MichelleCurnow@yahoo.com.

Community Ed would also like to give you the direct link to their website for upcoming activities and online registration for any activities that you are interested in signing up for. The link is: http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx

COMMUNITY NEWS…….. Cancer Support Group of Jenison/Hudsonville Has a cancer diagnosis recently affected your family? Could you or someone you love need support while going through chemotherapy and/or radiation? Are you dealing with the effects of therapy? Our group is made up of families from the area who have been through cancer and know how it impacts the entire family. We want to offer support. We are so proud of our community, where awareness and support have grown by leaps and bounds! For more information, please contact: Jean Krzewski at 662-0951 (support for children) or Tara Koziatek at 457-9918 (support for adults).

“LOVE AND LOGIC” PARENTING WORKSHOP – The purpose of this workshop is to educate parents about the “Love and Logic” philosophy of parenting. Participants will learn how to avoid power struggles, respond to misbehavior with empathy instead of anger, construct logical and effective consequences, and guide children through problem solving. Participants will also have the opportunity to share and discuss parenting challenges and suggestions with other parents. The workshop will be held at Park Elementary on Tuesday nights for six weeks, starting November 9 and ending December 14. Cost is a one-time fee of $10 to cover the cost of the workbook and will be collected the first night. Childcare is provided free of charge by HHS students. To register, please e-mail Kristi Sherrington, workshop facilitator, at ksherrin@hpseagles.net. Please indicate if you plan to use the child care and the ages and number of children.

Fire Coats 4 Kids – No Child Goes Cold…….. Georgetown Fire Department is starting our 2nd Annual “Fire Coats 4 Kids- No Child Goes Cold” Campaign. Georgetown Township is the largest township in Ottawa County, with close to 50,000 residents. Due to the current state of the economy there is a great need in the Jenison/Hudsonville school systems for winter coats. In the 2010 school year there was an estimated 500 students in both school districts in need of assistance. During this time, through donations from our generous community, we were able to collect and distribute over 800 coats to our school system and local charities. This year we are hoping to match our successes from last year and collect new and gently used winter coats, gloves, and hats for the kids of Georgetown Township.
It’s easy to donate, we have three convenient locations:
GTFD Station 1: located on the corner of 44th St. and 14th Ave.
GTFD Station 2: located at 7518 Church St., just west of Main St.
GTFD Station 3: located south of Baldwin on 36th Ave.
Donations will be accepted at these locations until mid December.
Also you can donate at the Georgetown Twp. Library at 1525 Baldwin St.
Please join us on Tues. November 9 from 7 to 9pm at our Station 2 for our coat giveaway night. If you are in need of a coat please RSVP to this event. Questions, RSVP’s, or pick-ups, please contact: Brett Wright 616-706-4020 or Corrie Glupker 616-862-4001. Thanks.

UPCOMING EVENTS TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR

10/19-10/20 MEAP Testing

10/20 Marco’s Pizza Night

10/22 NO SCHOOL

10/26 Turkey Trot

10/28 T/TH K Halloween Parties/ECSE Halloween Parties

10/29 Halloween Parties

11/1 – 11/3 Parent Teacher Conferences

11/1 – 11/5 Book Fair

11/2 Jet’s Pizza Night

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Nurenberg : )

Posted on October 8, 2010 October 8, 2010

BLOG BITS 10/8/10

HAPPY SUNNY FRIDAY AFTERNOON!!! : )

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE……. What a great week we have had! We had great weather for our 3rd grade field trips this week, a great Jet’s Pizza night and ended the week with Popcorn Friday!

Jet’s Pizza Night….. WOW, what a great turn out we had! The best ever for a Georgetown Pizza Night!! You families rock! We raised $210.00 for Georgetown, that is more than we raised ALL of last year together on pizza nights! The winning class for the pizza party was 1st grade, Mr. Jurewicz. They will be receiving their party soon. Thanks again for all of your help and support, every little bit truly does make a difference!

Lunch Room News…… We all know that our children like to be social with their friends and classmates at lunchtime. However, we need to encourage our children to make sure when they get into the lunchroom that they eat their lunch first and then socialize. We have lots of students that are going home hungry because they are not eating. We hope that between you the parents and the lunchroom staff that we can make sure that our kids are eating their lunches and not going throughout the afternoon hungry! Thanks for you help with this!

MEAP Testing……. MEAP testing will begin next week for our 3rd through 5th grades. We would like you to make sure your students are well rested and have a good breakfast and a healthy snack to start their day! This truly does make a difference. Please if at all possible try not to schedule appointments during these testing days. Below is the testing schedule.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 – ALL DAY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 – ALL DAY

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 – ALL DAY

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 – ALL DAY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 – ALL DAY

PTC NEWS….Walk-a-thon Winners Announced!

Box Top News.….. Don’t forget our first Box Top Competition ends next FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15!! Please send in your box tops labeled with your child’s name/teacher/and the number of box tops in the bag/envelope. The teachers will then turn these in and the PTC will announce the winners of the Classroom prizes and the individual winners. Thanks for helping raise money for Georgetown!

“LOVE AND LOGIC” PARENTING WORKSHOP – The purpose of this workshop is to educate parents about the “Love and Logic” philosophy of parenting. Participants will learn how to avoid power struggles, respond to misbehavior with empathy instead of anger, construct logical and effective consequences, and guide children through problem solving. Participants will also have the opportunity to share and discuss parenting challenges and suggestions with other parents. The workshop will be held at Park Elementary on Tuesday nights for six weeks, starting November 9 and ending December 14. Cost is a one-time fee of $10 to cover the cost of the workbook and will be collected the first night. Childcare is provided free of charge by HHS students. To register, please e-mail Kristi Sherrington, workshop facilitator, at ksherrin@hpseagles.net. Please indicate if you plan to use the child care and the ages and number of children.

UPCOMING EVENTS TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR

10/13 Late Start ONLY FOR MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLS!!!!!

10/15 ECSE Field Trip to Post Family Farm

10/20 Marco’s Night

10/22 NO SCHOOL

10/26 Turkey Trot

10/28 T/TH K Halloween Parties/ECSE Halloween Parties

10/29 Halloween Parties

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND! GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THE GREAT FALL WEATHER!

MRS. NURENBERG : )

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