Please send snowpants, mittens and boots to school with your child on these winter days! It is wet, cold (brrrrrr…) and windy on our playgrounds. When I am not at school, I am a mom at home, so I understand how hard it can be to get your child to wear the appropriate winter clothing to school. If it helps, feel free to use me in the debate with your child about this issue. Thanks for your help! Mrs. Reagan
Mrs. Speidel, our Speech and Language Pathologist, is working with all teachers to improve our instruction in vocabulary. Knowing words well will help us improve our comprehension while reading many types of texts and also improve our word choice in writing. Mrs. Speidel’s work is based on the work of Sara Smith and the Expanding Expression Tool.
This teaching strategy is called, “How well do YOU know a word?” Teachers are implementing this vocabulary strategy in their classrooms throughout November. In early December, a baseline assessment will be taken on all students to determine how we should improve our instruction in January.
To view a sample lesson, click on: VOCABULARY
The snow has arrived…and so has the cold! Please do your very best to make sure that your child has mittens or gloves, hats and other winter clothing to help with warmth during recess periods.
Also, I want to let you know that our sidewalks have many icy spots on days like today. Mr. Rob (our intrepid custodian) sands and salts all areas beginning each day at 6:30 am. However, the wind (which is very gusty in our open parking lot) works against this process. The salt and sand blows, and what has melted refreezes.
Keep this in mind throughout the winter months. Tread carefully on the sidewalks and know that Mr. Rob does his very best to make it safe.
Be extra careful when walking outside as it is the time of year again, Icy spots everywhere, I know that I have spoken to Rob and it is really difficult to keep the ice down, as the wind blows through it re-freezes quickly so warn your students to be extra cautious too.
Georgetown Elementary Wendy’s Nights are November 20th; December 18th; January 15th; February 19th; March 19th; April 16th; May 21st
Come have dinner at Wendy’s between 5pm and 7pm! A percentage of all sales is donated back to the school (includes Dine-in and Drive-Thru). Invite family and friends for a fun night out!
Meet Wendy – Face Painting – Kid’s Raffle Prizes
Also, double-dip with Wendy’s scrip and earn even more for the school! Purchase Wendy’s scrip at the school on Fridays between 3:15pm and 4:00pm.
Georgetown Wendy’s – 2215 Port Sheldon Street – Jenison – (616) 662-3394.
We are in the process of also moving our PTC website. The new link: PTC
Our sister school, Raey Guang Elementary, has a very important piece of student art work on display in their school. Mrs. Chung Wen Yu, the principal, came to Georgetown on October 22, 2008. Mrs. Yu was presented with the art work as a gift. Upon her return, she presented this to the students and staff and has it on display at the school. This special gift that was created by our students with Mrs. Brouwer’s assistance. As we work to establish communication between the schools, I will update parents via the blog.
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Raey Guang Elementary School is located in Pingtung, a city in the southern portion of Taiwan. The school is situated in an urban area, and considered to be “medium” sized. There are 36 classes, grades 1-6. A total of 1,200 students attend the school, taught by a faculty of 64. (Comparison to Georgetown….20 classes, grades PK-5, 571 students, 20 Pk-5 teachers.)
Chung Wen Yu is the principal, and she is assisted by five directors. These directors handle curriculum, counseling, student affairs, and a variety of other duties. Raey Guang has received two distinguished certifications from the Ministry of Education for recognition of teachers who integrate informational technology into the classrooms.
Parents of the school children come from a higher socioeconomic background and place great importance on their children’s education and academic performance. To find out more about Taiwan and the educational system, click on Taiwan Education.
Our upcoming holiday program will be held on December 4 at 7 pm. The location this year will be Resurrection Life Church in Grandville. The size of this church will allow us to hold one program for all PK-5 students as opposed to two separate programs.
Doors will be unlocked at 6:30 pm. Please do not arrive prior to this time period. Each class will have an assigned drop off location, and these details will come home the week after Thanksgiving.
Directions to Resurrection Life Church: Google Map
To leave a message for your child’s teacher or another staff member, view this staff extension list. GES Staff Extensions 11/08
If you would like to contact your child’s teacher or staff member, visit this link: GES EMAIL
Our school calendar can be found by clicking on: school-cal-12-1-08
If you have questions about specific events related to your child’s classroom that are not on this calendar, contact your child’s teacher via email. Email addresses for each teacher can be found on our district website homepage. You will be able to email your teacher directly from this site. Georgetown Staff Emails
