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Oct
29

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Coin War Wrap!

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The battle was intense!  Momentum shifted frequently.  The coins poured into our classroom like I have never seen before.  When the scale settled and all of the coins were weighed…the sweet sound of a soothing tune announced the winner from our school office:

“Hail! to the victors valiant

Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes…“

Michigan State fans put up a great fight and were gracious in the midst of the Michigan fans’ celebration.  

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As we discussed in our classroom, the reality is that we all win because the money collected will help purchase books for [Georgetown] classroom libraries.  It will also help readers beyond our school and community. Scholastic Book Fairs matches monetary donations with a donation of up to one million books to the Kids In Need Foundation and Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc.

Now, all eyes turn to East Lansing as the two teams take to the football field on Saturday! 🙂

Oct
24

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Coin Wars – Game On!

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The competition is on this year!

Let’s see which Michigan team has the biggest fans at Georgetown prior to their showdown in Lansing on November 2nd, the Saturday before we kick off our Book Fair.

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This is the fun part, if MSU fans bring in more coins Mr. Kooiker will wear MSU colors and if U of M fans bring in more coins Mr. Bowen will wear U of M colors on Wednesday, October 30th for Spirit Day!  Which team will it be?  Help us decide with your loose change!

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Along with supporting your team your loose change will help us purchase book for classroom libraries.  This helps get more kids reading and those kids reading more. 

The All for Books money we collect also helps readers beyond our school and community. Scholastic Book Fairs matches monetary donations with a donation of up to one million books to the Kids In Need Foundation and Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc.

Please send in your donation prior to October 29th.  Baggies and book slips will be sent home the week of October 21st.  We’ll be weighing the coins at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 29th to determine the winner!  

Please join us on October 30th and wear your favorite team’s apparel.   

Your act of kindness helps to bring more knowledge, imagination, and love for reading into the lives of our students. 

Thank you!  Mrs. Havens, Chair of Book Fair and Georgetown Staff

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