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http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Good Afternoon, this is an important announcement regarding the 2nd grade field trip that was scheduled for tomorrow. It has been moved to Thursday February 23rd due to the predicted forecast in our area. Students will still depart from school at 8:10 am and return before the end of the school day.
Georgetown Ridge Farm CUSD aerial view of MMJH and GRHS on a sunny February afternoon Great view! Check out the new all weather track, new baseball field, and softball field.
As we wrap up Kindness Week with "The Wall of Kindness" we want to thank all students, staff & families that participated in our GRF Kindness Week. Our Drawing winners are McKinlee at Pine Crest Elementary, Aidan at MMJH, and Tiffany at GRHS. Thank you to all of the "Wall of Kindness" supporters (All GRF Administration & Staff, Christine Leeb, Darcy Vice, Laura Morgan, Sarah Runyan, Lisa Cramer, Erin Meeker, & the entire PST Team) for you help making this week happen.
Mrs. Hughett's class has been working on animal trading cards while they finished up a reading unit about animals.
Funday Friday! Ms. Willoby and Miss Siddens 2nd graders are practicing 3 digit addition with regrouping by playing, Three in a Row:Three-Digit Addition!
Here are some great shots we've gotten of Mrs. Fourez's kindergarten class. They look like they're having a lot of fun!
GRF Food Market has been fully restocked by a few of our GRHS students. In addition, the market has a freshly stock perishable table. All GRF Families and surrounding community are welcome. Please stop by our GRF Food Market during school hours to pickup food including perishable items. Perishable items tend to go quickly.
Ms. Verbeeren's class captured this amazing class selfie yesterday during their Valentine's Day party! The look like they had a lot of fun!
Students, Staff, and Parents / Families are Sharing Kindness across the GRF District during "Kindness Week." Please take a moment and view our PST Teams "Wall of Kindness". Thank you to all!
As we continue to celebrate kindness week in GRF and Valentine's Day, Mrs. Vaughn and Mr. McCorkle write the reasons we love our people here at Pine Crest!
Ms. Willoby and Miss Siddens 2nd graders were hard at work this morning writing Valentine’s Day letters to people that they care about and love!
CATCH YOUR CHILD BEING KIND AT HOME
The GRF Parent Support Team invites you to Catch Your Child Being Kind at HOME
during the GRF Kindness Week from February 13 - 17.
WHEN YOU SEE YOUR CHILD BEING KIND AT HOME...
1. Fill out a "Caught You Being Kind" Card (attached) sharing what they did to show
kindness. Please put their first and last name too.
2. Have your child bring it to school and put it in the "Leave a Heart" Envelope near the Wall of Kindness.
3. Your child will be entered into a drawing for a small surprise at the end of the week.- Also, Your child will be entered into a drawing for a Family Fun Pack at the Archery Tournament on March 10th/11th too!
4. You and your family can also post something on social media about how your child
or your family showed kindness using #GRFKindnessWeek.
**If you need more "Caught You Being Kind" Cards, your child can get some from a teacher**
KIND WORDS ARE SHORT AND EASY TO SPEAK, BUT THEIR ECHO IS TRULY ENDLESS.
The Georgetown-Ridge Farm Education Association will hold their annual Miss Piggy PINGO event on Sunday, February 12th at the Pine Crest Elementary Cafeteria. PINGO will begin at 2:00, and we promise to have you home in time for the Super Bowl game! All proceeds from PINGO will go to the GRF schools for their motivation programs. Destination Imagination is also holding a Chicken Noodle Dinner before PINGO in the Pine Crest cafeteria. Chicken Noodles will be served from 11:00-1:00. It is a free-will donation, and all the proceeds will go towards the Destination Imagination teams' competitions. Thanks for your support of our GRF students!
Miss Siddens, student teacher in Ms. Willoby’s 2nd grade class, prepared a fun mini lesson on the history of the Super Bowl! Students were able to wear sports jersey’s and make predictions about who they thought would win the big game on Sunday!
The public is invited to attend - Keeping Our Kids Cyber-Safe, March 30, at DACC - Bremer Theater, from 6-8 p.m.
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Check out Pine Crest's February Calendar!