In late October my husband and I went to watch the Tigers clinch the MLB pennant.  Unfortunately that evening the White Sox won.  Not only did they win but they won big, so we amused ourselves by being silly.  Here is a picture of me marking the occasion with my Detroit Tiger flat billed, ear flap hat…..  Ha, ha, ha!  Now that is SILLY!

You have another opportunity to RSVP for our upcoming December 1st Kids Art Fair! An RSVP form and Art Fair information will be sent home with students this week.

Please note that returning your RSVP to Mrs. Brouwer does NOT mean that you must purchase your child’s framed artwork.  The RSVP just lets the Kids Art Fair people know how many frames to ship to Georgetown for the event.  So please RSVP if you plan to attend and celebrate your child’s creativity, enjoy a fun make-n-take art project, and register for some cool door prizes to be given away during the evening.

Also – Georgetown’s December Kids Art Fair does not take the place of the annual district-wide Student Art Show, which will be held as usual in April 2010.

We hope to see you at Georgetown’s Art Fair on December 1st between 4-7 PM!  Volunteers are still needed to help out – please contact Mrs. Brouwer!

Email:  jbrouwer@hpseagles.net

Phone: 616.797.9797 ext. 22412
Art Blog http://josettebrouwer.edublogs.org

Just a quick note to SAVE THE DATE for our 2009 Georgetown Holiday program!

Although it seems like a long ways away, it will be here before you know it.  So mark it on your calendar!
December 10, 2009 at 7:00 pm, Resurrection Life Church*
More details will be coming from Mrs. Bretz soon.

*This is the facility that we rent for our school wide performance.

My name is Oliver O. and the fiction book that I chose is Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney.  I chose this book because I thought it would be funny.  I read all the other Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and they were hysterical.  My favorite part was when Greg Heffley’s dad got him a puppy.  Then his Grandma took over the care of the puppy, at the end of the book.  I like the way this book made me laugh.

My name is Jack P. the fiction book that I read is Michigan Mega-Monsters by Jonathan Rand.  It is a mystery and part of the Michigan Chillers series.  I picked this book because it looked really freaky and interesting.  My favorite part of this book is when they are trapped in the castle and a Mega-monster made it into the control room.  Then Rick aimed lightning at the castle and the wall fell down on top of the Mega-monster.  I enjoyed this book because it was really scary and I like scary books.  At the end of every chapter the reader pulls you into the book.  So if you like monsters, spiders, and people flying then you should really read this book.

My name is Caden D. and the fiction book that I read is Dangerous Dolls of Delaware by Jonathon Rand.  I really like scary books and just the cover of this book gave me chills.  I also really like this series and this author because he uses good description and word choice.  My favorite part is when the two main characters go up in the attic and they see the two dolls rocking in two rocking chairs.  I liked this part because that’s when they turn magic and a big action part is coming!!!  You should read this book because it is pretty freaky and it was one of the best in the series to me because it felt like it could really happen!  I think it is the scariest one I have read so far in the series.

* On Monday, November 9 report cards will be sent home.  Please sign the manilla envelope and have your child return the empty envelope to school.

* Enclosed in the envelope is a letter with important camp information.  At the bottom of the letter is your balance due for your child’s camp fee. We realize that  our country is currently facing difficult economic times and want to assure you that if assistance is needed to meet the balance of your child’s camp fee’s, that we as a school community are willing to provide assistance if needed.   As always, confidentiality is observed.  We don’t want any fifth grader to miss this wonderful opportunity.

* A new writing rubric and example of the new writing continuum is also enclosed.  Keep in mind that writing is a developmental skill and this marking period’s grades were determined by scoring an “On Demand,” writing assignment. From this, a baseline is established of where your child is on the continuum.  I have kept the scored rubric in your child’s language arts portfolio to best guide my instruction with your child, but marked your child’s level on the continuum.  During our winter conferences we will review your child’s growth as they advance through the writing continuum.

* Included in the envelope is a copy of fifth grade core spelling words.    Words that are in all capitals are considered “priority no excuse words,” words that should be spelled correctly ALL the time. The asterisks are to note the new words that are introduced in fifth grade and should be mastered by the end of fifth grade. Finally, all other words have been introduced prior to fifth grade and should be spelled correctly most of the time in everyday writing.

* Finally, all areas marked with a check mark on the report card are areas that we have been covering thus far in fifth grade, but not enough information has been covered or assessed to give a report card grade.

Please pick up your child’s fundraiser order on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 between 3:15-5:15.

Dear Parents,

Time is running out to let your voices be heard in Lansing.  Our Superintendent, Nicholas Ceglarek, is inviting parents to email, call and/or attend an event in Lansing on November 10.  To find out more, please visit the school blog.

Reading:
*Book Clubs with the Book Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
*Strategy Focus: Inferring Meaning of Vocabulary, Questioning,  & Summarizing

Writing:
* Conferencing: Elaboration, Craft, Meaning & Structure
* Continued work with Personal Narratives

Word Study:
* Verbs, Adverbs and Verb Tenses

Math:
* Review of Area & Perimeter of Rectangles, Parallelograms & Triangles
* Area and Perimeter of Irregular Polygons

Social Studies:
*Government

Miscellaneous:
*S.A.V.E.
*Book Fair: Shop Tuesday/Buy Wednesday
*Fine Arts Assembly