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Winter Olympics: Georgetown Style

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In honor of the upcoming Winter Olympics, the 2/3 WING is setting a reading goal for GOLD!    Starting on February 12th, every 30 minutes of reading (per child) will earn a country flag.    Each second & third grade classroom will represent a different country (Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Germany, China, France, Russia and Canada).  They will be researching the countries, reading many non-fiction pieces about the Olympics, supplementing math activities and having some fun.  The reading olympics ends with a competition on will consist of a competition Friday, February 26th.  Readers can enter at home reading time to their online logs at this site:  BUSTIN THRU BOOKS

Check progress on the competition by visiting each of these class blogs!  Good Luck TO ALL!

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BLOG BITS from the Office 2/12/10

Good Friday afternoon!

NEWS FROM THE OFFCE

Well it was another busy day here at Georgetown!!  Our ECSE students had a very fun “Circus” day today and enjoyed their activities including having a Clown visit and getting balloons and popcorn!!  Let’s not forget too, that it was Valentine’s party day for all of the other students!!  So hold on tight, that could mean lots of chocolate and sugar!!  Woo-hoo!!

Parents DON’T FORGET that students do not have school this coming Monday, February 15! This is a records day for our staff.  Enjoy your long weekend!!

IMPORTANT PK/K INFORMATION………  District-wide adjustments have been made to the PK•K attendance schedule.   Please mark these dates on your home calendars. I have made the changes to our school calendar (to the right).  The PK•K teachers will also remind you of these changes as the dates draw nearer.

1.  Friday June 4 will be changed to  a M/W day for all  PK•K students.

2. Monday June 7 will be the final day of school for  M/W PK•K students.

3.  Tuesday June 8 will be the final day of school for  T/TH PK•K students.

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS ON YOUR CALENDARS!!  THANKS!!

YEARBOOKS……. We still have a few left in the office if you are interested.  These are available on a first come/first serve basis.  They may be purchased for $10.  If you will be paying by check, please make it payable to “Georgetown Elementary”.  Thank you!

FAMILY FARE REMINDER………Family Fare has just given us our “Cash for Class” dates.  Please help support our school as you do your grocery shopping during these dates.  The first dates that will be coming up are February 21-27. The second week for this event will be held from April 18-24.This is a great way to help out our school without even having to go out of your way!

COMMUNITY ED NEWS…..  I will attaching three activity forms from Community Ed this week.  One is for Boys Wrestling, one for Swimming Lessons and the third is for Soccer and Flag Football.  You may register for these classes online at www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org or you may stop by the rack outside the office to pick a form up, or you may print and fill out one of the attached forms.  If you have any questions, please contact Community Ed at 669-1740 ext 3.

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COMMUNITY NEWS…….Hudsonville Booster Bash 2010
Sponsored by the  Hudsonville Athletic Boosters
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Sunnybrook Country Club
7-11 PM
Help support your Eagles !   Tickets $25.00 or reserved tables of 8 for $250.00.  For more information contact Steve Herr at  Steveherr121@hotmail.com

“LOVE and LOGIC” Parenting Workshop……..The Hudsonville Community Education Department will be offering a seven-week workshop on becoming an Love and Logic parent starting Thursday, March 18 (skipping the week of Spring Break) from 6:30-8:00 at Park Elementary. The topics covered will include how to: raise responsible kids using the Love and Logic philosophy, respond to kids with empathy, design appropriate consequences, avoid power struggles, share control through choices, and use enforceable statements.  The cost of the workshop is $10 to cover the cost of materials.  Childcare is provided free of charge.  To register, please e-mail Kristi Sherrington at ksherrin@hpseagles.net.

Kids Clothing & Toy Sale – Spring/Summer Items;  Saturday, March 6, 2010  9 am – Noon; Borculo Christian School 6830 – 96th Ave, Zeeland MI

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Poets in our Midst

I had the distinct honor of being invited to the writing celebration in Mrs. Jurewicz’s 4th grade classroom.  While sipping on a delicious cup of hot chocolate,  I listened to each fourth grader read a selected poem from their poetry anthologies.  I would like to encourage you to visit their classroom blog to read poetry that creates vivid images and feelings with meaningful word choice and creative phrasing.

Keep writing fourth graders…and thank you inviting me to your celebration!

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Snow Day Fun

What did you do on your snow day?  Did you make a snowman?  A snow angel?  Go sledding?   I shoveled a dog run path in the backyard for Cooper — who stands 12 inches tall.  Without a path, he will disappear ten inches of snow.

I received two fun snow day photos from Leah (Mrs. Quigley’s Class) and Lucas (Mrs. Bohl’s Class) …and you can see what they did on their snow day!  This was perfect snow for play.

If you have a photo of your snow day play, send it to me and I will share it on the blog!

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Important Changes in PK•K Schedule

agendablogDistrict-wide adjustments have been made to the PK•K attendance schedule.   Please mark these dates on your home calendars. I have made the changes to our school calendar (to the right).  The PK•K teachers will also remind you of these changes as the dates draw nearer.

1.  Friday June 4 will be changed to  a M/W day for all  PK•K students.

2. Monday June 7 will be the final day of school for  M/W PK•K students.

3.  Tuesday June 8 will be the final day of school for  T/TH PK•K students.

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Remember to Enroll for Kindergarten!

Kindergarten enrollment forms will be available in our school office. We encourage any family with a child kindergartenturning five years of age on or before December 1 of 2010 to enroll.  Please fill out the forms below and return to the office at anytime or drop them off at the March 9  Kindergarten Round-Up meeting.
  • Completed enrollment form K Registration
  • Copy of your child’s birth certificate (must be certified with a raised seal)
  • Health appraisal form which includes dates of immunizations and vision testing (this form must be turned in no later than August 27, 2010) Health Appraisal

Kindergarten Round-Up meetings will be held for parents on Tuesday, March 9.  The meeting will offer parents information in preparation of your child entering Kindergarten  Overview K current or Pre-Kindergarten Overview PK current in the Fall.  The locations and times of the meetings are as follows:

Alward Elementary – 10 a.m. OR 7 p.m.    (Georgetown parents who are not able to attend in the evening can attend the 10 am meeting at Alward.  The information is identical to the meeting held at 7 pm.)
Georgetown Elementary – 7 p.m. only

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Bustin’ Thru Books Update

We completed our first week of Bustin’ Thru Books Boot Camp. This reading camp is run with the help of a volunteer corp of dads who READ while kids in grades 1-5 READ! The goal of the camp is to provide time to READ with a focus on building stamina and endurance for reading.

We think of learning to read as a skill that can be compared to training for an athletic event. All athletes work with coaches who model the skill (teachers), perfect skills in sport clinics (reading groups) and have required time to practice on a daily basis (quiet, independent read time.) The more time you take to practice as an athlete, the better your performance. The same is true with reading. Our goal is to help every child attain 90 minutes of reading at their level each day. The parents who are volunteering to come in daily are allowing us to build in extra critical minutes for readers to just READ.

If you would like to volunteer, we would love to include you in the program. The only requirement is that you bring material to read! If you are interested, complete this survey and Jeff Wressell will contact you with time/date options.

bean bagWE ARE IN NEED OF VINYL BEAN BAGS for our reading time. If you would like to contribute $1 or any amount of money toward these, we would be so grateful.  When boot camp is completed this spring, the bean bags will be used in classrooms.   Thank you for any help you can provide!

Enjoy this video collection of photos from our first week of bustin’ thru our books!

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The Week Ahead: February 8, 2010

The big highlight of this week will be Valentine’s Day celebrations in our classrooms, from ECSE to grade 5.  For vALdetails regarding Valentine party times, check your child’s class blog.

A reminder to all:  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 = NO SCHOOL. This is a teacher’s record day — time to work our second period report cards.  This is also a day that we prepare for Parent/Teacher conferences (March 2, 3 and 4).

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