Keeping with a wonderful Hudsonville tradition, our fifth grade students are planning an overnight camping trip.  Georgetown and Bauer students will be attending camp together giving students the opportunity to meet new friends before going to middle school.  School camping is an experience of cooperative living that gives our children the opportunity to learn in an atmosphere unlike that of the classroom.  The camping program will include 3 days and 2 nights at Camp Pinewood in Muskegon on May 22-24. The cost of camp will be $100.00 per student.

What does this mean?  In order to completely pay for camp, each student needs to sell a minimum of $250.00 in product.

As we get closer to the delivery date, we will be looking for volunteers to help arrange and separate the orders to make it easier for parental pick up.  More news to come about that later.

Below are some key dates and information regarding this year’s camp fundraiser.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your teacher.

Thank you,

Mr. Bialochowski

Mrs. Burdis

Mrs. Walenta

Mr. Gort

Important Dates

1. Oct. 4 Kick off Fundraiser  (40% of your child’s sales goes directly to your child’s cost of camp)
2. Oct. 15 Return all fundraiser orders (make one check payable to Georgetown Elementary for your child’s entire order.)

1. Nov. 13 Pick-up fundraiser product (3:15-5:15)
2. Feb. 28 Camp fee due

Camp Chaperones: Many chaperones are needed to make camp successful.  It is premature to make decisions regarding the amount of chaperones needed at this time.  One of the many components to determine the number of chaperones needed is based on the space used at Camp Pinewood. Being that information will not be available to us until after the holidays, more information on the responsibility and opportunity to volunteer as a camp chaperone will be provided by the end of January