Dear 5th grade parents,

Welcome to the 5th grade at Georgetown Elementary! It is exciting to be starting a new school year that will be filled with a variety of learning opportunities. Since there are many new faces on the fifth grade teaching team, we would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves.  Mrs. Burdis has taught for 12 years in Hudsonville with the last six years in  5th grade at Georgetown.  Mr. Gort has taught middle school and upper elementary for many years.  Mr. Bialochowski has been part of the Georgetown staff in both 3rd and 4th grade. Mrs. Walenta has taught for 12 years in a variety of elementary classroom settings. We are thrilled to be working together as a team to help our students build a bridge from the elementary to the middle school.

During the school day your child will be traveling for two classroom subjects.  The students will be placed in a math class with other students who are learning at the same academic pace.  You will be notified of your child’s placement in the coming weeks.

* Mr. Gort will teach the on grade challenge math group.

* Mr. Bialochowski and Mrs. Walenta will teach the grade level math group.

* Mrs. Burdis will teach the support level math group.

 This year the students will have science and history everyday. We will be sharing the students as follows:

Mr. Gort/ Mrs. Walenta will team teach:

* Mr. Gort will teach history for both classrooms.

* Mrs. Walenta will teach science for both classrooms.

Mrs. Burdis/Mr. Bialochowski will team teach:

* Mrs. Burdis will teach history for both classrooms.

* Mr. Bialochowski  will teach science for both classrooms.

Please remember to check our classroom blogs daily to stay current on our classroom and school events. Here are our the  links to our blogs:
http://rbialoch.edublogs.org/
http://kburdis.edublogs.org/
http://mgort50.edublogs.org/
https://kwalenta.edublogs.org/

The four of us will meet often to discuss our students’ progress. If you ever have a question please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you,
The 5th grade team
Ryan Bialochowski rbialoc@hpseagles.net     797-9797  ext: 22302
Kym Burdis                kburdis@hpseagles.net     797-9797  ext:  22303
Mike Gort                    mgort@hpseagles.net         797-9797  ext: 22307
Karen Walenta         kwalenta@hpseagles.net   797-9797  ext. 22305