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New Teachers at Georgetown!

I know that many of you have been anxiously waiting to hear news of the new teachers for our school.  As of today, I have finished filling three positions.  I will be interviewing through July 7 for the remainder of the positions and post a blog announcement once those are filled.

Our open Resource Room position will be held by Mrs. Maegan Wert.  Mrs. Wert was our reading teacher in 2007 and then moved to full time reading at Alward.  She has been waiting for a full time resource position to open.  Since moving to Alward, she has become a momma so you may see her unpacking boxes and chasing her handsome boy, Henry at the same time!)

Our fourth grade position will be held by Mr. Kooiker!  He will be joining Mr. Bowen and Mrs. Huizenga.  Mr. Kooiker is so very excited to be a fourth grade teacher at our school….and for those of you who are wondering if he will still play basketball, soccer and football on the playground…YES!   He can now teach and play sports on the playground—just not at the same time.

The 3rd grade position will be held by Mr. Ryan Bialochowski. (PRONUNCIATION TIP:  BELL-O-HOUSE-KEY). He is currently working as a pharmacy tech for DeVos Children’s Hospital.  Many of our students have met him in the past two years because he completed his seminar teaching experience in Mr. Gort’s classroom and has also served as a substitute teacher throughout the building.  Mr. Bialochowski comes to use with a passion for working with children–all ages, abilities and a strong desire to team and teach with all of you.  He will be busy setting up room 201 in the coming weeks.

Again, as soon as I know the teachers for grades PK, K and First,  I will let you know.  Thank you for your patience as I work to find the best people to teach your children.

Mrs. Reagan

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Tomorrow is OPEN LIBRARY!

books searchWe will have our second open library tomorrow, Wednesday, June 23.  The library will be open from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm.   We would love to see you to catch up on your summer activities.

The librarians for tomorrow will be:  Mrs. Greenlund, Mrs. Kuieck, Miss Taber, Mrs. Reagan and Mrs. Boeve.  Readers looking up

On our first open library day (Wednesday, June 16) we had over 84 visitors…and checked out 87 books.

Mrs. Greenlund and Mrs. Bast led the cheering section to welcome each person who entered the library that day.  So be prepared if you visit….Mrs. Greenlund may applaud and yell  “YIPPEE” when you walk through the doors.

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Teacher Changes for the 2010-11 School Year

The State of Michigan’s teacher retirement incentive has opened positions in other buildings which has resulted in some of our staff members moving to new schools for a variety of reasons.
This is difficult for us as a school team because we value our colleagues as team members and school family members.  Their understanding of instruction and sense of professionalism has brought so much to our building community.  But, we also are working at celebrating their ability and desire to take risks, embrace change—and also are excited about the outstanding people that will be taking their places.  Some teachers are known—and I have listed them below.
Please be patient as I finish the interviewing process for other positions.  I ask that you trust me through this process.  I am working hard to fill these positions with teachers who have similar superior characteristics as those who are moving on to new adventures.


ALSO:  Please be aware that NO changes can be made to class lists.  As direct as this sounds, it is as honest as I can be about this request.   This will involve trust and patient on your end—along with talking positively about your children about the excitement of finding out a new teacher once I find the best teachers for each job.  PLEASE lower anxiety for your children and yourself…rather than raise it.

The changes are as follows:
  • Mrs. Nicole Sinke (Resource Room teacher) moving to Jamestown Elementary.  This will allow her to teach in the building in which her own children attend.  Position filled by Mrs. Megan Wert from Alward.  We are thrilled to have her join our team.

  • Mrs. Karen Weiss (M/W K teacher) moving to Park Elementary to teach full time K. This past year, Karen was traveling between Park and Georgetown for a full time position.  Her position at Park will allow her to be full time in one.  Position filled by Giovanna Estefan who was teaching PK in our  building.

  • Mrs. Dawn Nederveld (T/TH K teacher) moving to South Elementary to teach K.  Mrs. Nederveld would like to be closer to her own children’s school (Jamestown) and her husband’s school (High School).  Position to be filled by mid-summer.

  • Michael Gort (4th grade teacher) moving to Baldwin Middle School to teach math.  Before he taught at Georgetown he was a middle school math/computer teacher.  He has always wanted to go back..and a position became available.  For those who didn’t have Mr. Gort at Georgetown, you may have a chance when you reach BMS!

  • Position filled by:  Mrs. Mindy Huizenga (moving from 2nd grade at Georgetown)

  • Claire Boersma (4th grade teacher) moving to Baldwin Middle School to teach ELA.  Mrs. Boersma loves teaching readers and writers workshop…and this position will allow her to focus her strength on this area all day long.  If you didn’t have Mrs. Boersma at Georgetown, you now have a chance at BMS!

  • Position filled by:  Mr. Chris Bowen (moving from 3rd grade at Georgetown)

  • Mrs. Amy Jurewicz (4th grade teacher) moving to Baldwin Middle School to teach ELA.  Mrs. Jurewicz has been bitten by the ELA fire–and loves teaching readers and writers workshop…as much as Mrs. Boersma.  If you didn’t have Mrs. Jurewicz at Georgetown, you now have a chance at BMS!

  • Position to be filled by end of June/early July.

In addition, the following changes will be taking place:
1.  Pre-Kindergarten, MW: TO BE FILLED LATE JUNE/EARLY JULY

2.  First Grade Extra Section Class (Bubble):  Filled by Miss Allison Taber.  Miss Taber was the long term sub and classroom teacher paraprofessional for Mrs. Stadt.  We are thrilled to have her join our team as a full time first grade teacher.

3.  Mrs. Beth Veldman (1st grade) taking a one year leave of absence.
Position to be filled by end of June/early July.

4.  Third Grade Extra Section Class (Bubble): TO BE FILLED LATE JUNE/EARLY JULY

5.  Mrs. McDonald moving to second grade to begin a looping class that will  together for second grade and third grade. (If you have concerns about your child being with one teacher for two years, please know that there is an option for students to move to a different third grade class at the end of the 2nd grade year.  More details this fall.)

6.  Mrs. Char Greenlund moving to third grade to “loop up” with her current 2nd grade class.

Again, thank you for your support and patience during this time of transition and exciting change!
*Class lists will be posted on Monday, June 21.
*NO changes to class lists will be made.

Mrs. Reagan
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A big THANK-YOU from the Office!! : )

Dearest Georgetown Families,

Mrs. Ripley, Mrs. Reagan and myself all want to extend a HUGE thank- you to all of you for being so great to us!  We are just overwhelmed with the thoughtfuless of our Georgetown families.   Georgetown is a great place to work and it is our families that we have  here that make it such a fun place to work!  We hope you all have a great summer and enjoy your youngsters while they have their summer off and we will be awaiting all of their smiling faces back here in September!!

Enjoy!

Mrs. Nurenberg

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First Grade Chalk Drawings Say It Best

Have a fun summerIf you walked into Georgetown on Wednesday between 1:15 and 2:00, you saw a 80+ first graders writing “happy summer” wishes with chalk on the sidewalks, blowing bubbles, sitting in the summer shade or playing on the playground.  This is one of my favorite Georgetown traditions—our newest readers and writers for the year wishing all of us a the best vacation possible.

Wishing you a great start to your summer and many “just right” adventures during the months of June, July and August.  I will post updates regarding class list postings, teacher assignments, and much more throughout the coming weeks.

Mrs. Reagan

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