Wanted to let you & the class know that Emilie and her brother Spencer will be cutting the red ribbon tomorrow night at the Grand Rapids Auto Show Spectacular which supports the Helen Devos Childrens Hospital, HDCH….all proceeds go to the hospital~specifically to the Gastro clinic where Emilie goes once a month, EXCITING!
She will be on TV, January 25, starting at 7:00 PM on Wood TV channel 8, WATCH FOR HER!
Lily Wressell, a fourth grader in Mrs. Huizenga’s class, is asking her fellow Georgetown students and families to join her in supporting the Pediatric Oncology Resource Team, P.O.R.T., that operates with Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.
P.O.R.T. provides much needed resources and hands-on support for families with a child diagnosed with cancer or life-threatening blood disorders.
Lily will be collecting items to put into theme baskets for the P.O.R.T. Winter Night Out fundraiser in February.
In particular she is requesting items related to kids arts and crafts such as; paints, crayons, paper, stencils, stickers, etc.
She is also looking for gift wrap items; paper, bags, bows, ribbon, cards, etc.
If you are interested in donating items there will be a box located in the lobby until Monday, Feb 6 that you may put them in.
Thank you for helping Lily reach her goal of providing two baskets to help P.O.R.T.
Parents and Students,
I have put a link on our site that takes you directly to my Youtube channel where you can check out your student’s “How To” presentation! It’s located in two places, under “Blogroll” and “Cool Youtube Videos”. If your student is not on there yet, keep checking over the weekend, as it takes a little while to get them all uploaded to Youtube. I hope you enjoy them!
Here’s the link to go directly from here as well: http://www.youtube.com/user/lquigley1?feature=mhee
Hello Everyone! It’s been a great couple of weeks back at school!
Your students did a great job with their “How To” writings here at school! I have videoed them and currently I am working on getting them posted to our blog! 
This week, we will be testing over Unit 5 in math. Next week we start TIME. Your student will need to know time in 5 minute intervals. Today we have so many digital clocks that students can have a hard time understanding how this works on an analog clock. Please help your student begin to understand how to read time on an analog clock! Thank you!
We have gotten a bit behind on taking our Reading Counts quizzes. We’ll do our best to catch up this week! Please remind your student that they can take Raz Kids quizzes online too!
Please be sure to make sure your student has plenty of snow gear and that it is labeled! This helps us immensely!!
As always, don’t hesitate to call or email with any questions or concerns! Thanks!
-Mrs. Q
Students and Parents!
I just want to pass along a wonderful opportunity to see a hilarious, fun-filled, family play at Hudsonville High School called Into the Woods!! It is showing this Friday and Saturday night at 7:00 and Sunday at 2:00! Tickets can be purchased at the door. Your children will really enjoy it. After each performance, students can meet the cast and have some cookies and punch! Hope you can come and enjoy!
The girl in the blue hair is my daughter Caitlin. She plays the evil stepmother! The two other girls in wigs are her step daughters. The girl holding the broomstick is Cinderella!
Caitlin and her proud mom!!
This morning we had new seats, but I couldn’t find mine . ”Oh no!” I said. I asked Annelise to help me find it, but she couldn’t find it either! I decided to ask Mrs.Quigley to help me . She told me that I would be the person that had a basket. ”Where do i sit ?”I asked. She said I had the choice to sit on the floor or at the back table all by myself. I picked to sit on the floor!
Ok students! As I promised today, the book report that you have to fill out is online! Just scroll down to the “Blogroll” and you will see Chapter Book Club Book Report there. Just click on that and that will take you to the form to fill in before you can get your punches. Happy Reading!!
My favorite Christmas gift was a NEW IPAD!!! What was yours??? Using the orange “comment” button below, let everyone know what it was by clicking on the word “comment” and telling us what it was!
Happy New Year to all of my second graders and their families! I hope that everyone has had a safe and happy holiday season! I am excited to get back to school and see everyone! I have been missing all of you!
January is one of my favorite months! The ground is usually snow covered and life quiets down a bit. In the life of a second grader, this month is where I really see progress and growth. It makes me proud when I see my students really begin to make changes in their writing for the better. Boys and girls will come to me and say, “Mrs. Q, I can read chapter books now!!” And I will see less and less counting on fingers when working on math problems! It’s a wonderful time to be growing.
Speaking of chapter books, this is one of my favorite times because we start “Chapter Book Club“! Every student will get a “Chapter Book Punch Card”. As students finish chapter books, they fill in a mini book report. Each type of book is worth a certain number of punches, for example a Magic Tree House book will equal 2 punches. Once they get 10 punches, they are invited to have lunch with me! I bake brownies and we have a fun lunchtime together! Every student will get the chance to have lunch with me, so keep on reading!!
In math, moms and dads, we are going to need your expertise at home in helping your second grader really understand double digit addition and subtraction. You will be hearing new terminology for “carrying” and “borrowing”, but the math is still the same, and I will be sure to send home the parent letters that explain how we are teaching this.
One other change I will be putting in place, will be that I am going to try to do a brief “mini” newsletter on the homework packet each week, so that if you did not get the chance to get on the blog that week, you will still know what is going on.
Last of all, I want to thank those wonderful moms who planned and executed our Christmas party! We had a wonderful time! And thank you for all of my fantastic gifts! I have been enjoying each and every one of them over this Christmas break! I have the best class in the world!! Love – Mrs. Q
Merry Christmas Everyone!! Wow! Has it been a busy few weeks! We have been busy little elves here at school – presenting a wonderful holiday concert, Christmas shopping for our families, and preparing presents here at school for our moms and dads!
We will be having our Christmas party this Friday, Dec. 16th, at 2 p.m. Thank you to the moms who have been planning it and to everyone who is helping out! I know it will be a wonderful event.
I sure wish everyone a restful and happy holiday! 
Happy New Year! Love, Mrs. Q
