Coins For Books!!

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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.

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!

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

Coin Wars!! Starts Monday, Feb. 27th!!!

The object of the event is for each class/team to collect as many SILVER coins as possible during the “war” to help raise funds for school supplies, field trips, events, etc. NO PENNIES or CANADIAN coins are permitted in the container. Students bring U.S. silver coins to school and place them in the container in their classroom.

 

Each class will be provided a see-through, narrow-necked container. Each class needs to think of their team name and label/decorate the container with that team name, grade, teacher and any other embellishments as they so desire. The containers are kept in class with adult supervision. If you fill your container we will provide another to start filling. Container contents will be accumulated throughout the week and counted at the end of the War. Winning classes and grade levels will be announced early the week of March 5.

 

The fundraiser should also be discussed in classrooms to teach the kids why it’s important to support their school and help pay for things like assemblies, field trips, school equipment, etc.

 

The parent club is also looking for Dad participants to promote the Coin War during lunch recess.  If you know any Dad’s with flexible daytime schedules please let Amanda Troyer know atamandatroyer@Yahoo.com.

 

THE EVENT SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

 

Monday, February, 19 – 

 

  • Kick-off: Coin War containers distributed. 
  • Posters hung in hallways. 
  • Classes should start brainstorming their team name and decorating your container. Encourage your students to start saving coins at home.

 

 

Monday, February 26 – Thursday, March 1 – Students may bring in coins and fill their container

 

Tuesday, February 27 – Wednesday February 28 – Gold and Silver DRESS UP DAYS.

 

Thursday March 1: Containers collected at the end of the day and counted over the weekend.

 

PRIZES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1st place class: Special, extra long lunch and dessert with Principal

2nd place class: Ice Cream party

3rd place class: Pizza party

Highest earning grade level: extra recess and PJ Day

 

If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Troyer at 443-3814 or amandatroyer@yahoo.com. Thank you for all of your help!