Summerour Blue Devil Blast

Parents, we need your help keeping our students in dress-code compliance. We are a uniform dress-code school, right up to the end of the year. Please assist us in sending your students off to school in appropriate dress.

Thank you for your help! Let's finish strong.

• May 5 - Cinco de Mayo
  
• May 8-12- Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 11 - Orchestra Spring Concert (7/8)
• May 13 - Southern Star Music Festival @ 6 Flags (7/8 Band/Orch)
• May 14 - Mother's Day
• May 16-19 - Student Chromebook Collection
• May 16 - JA Finance Park (Team GA State & Ms. Bradley)
• May 17 - JA Finance Park (Team UGA & Mr. Davis)
• May 18 - JA Finance Park (Team GA Tech & Mrs. DeLeon)
• May 18 - GCPS Board Meeting @ ISC
• May 19 - JA Finance Park (Team Gear Up)
• May 22 - 8th Grade Awards Night
• May 23 - 7th Grade Awards Day
• May 23 - 6th Grade Awards Day
• May 23 - Gear Up Awards Night (@ One Heart Church)
• May 23 - Beaver Ridge Awards Night @ SMS
• May 24 - Last Day o' School

Summer Dates

• May 29 - Memorial Day Holiday
• June 12 - First Day o' Summer School
• June 30 - Last Day o' Summer School

*SmarterMe ESL Classes for Parents every Monday & Wednesday at 10am until May 22. See our calendar on our school website if you have doubts about cancellations. Contact Rosanna Carlson for more information.

**Norcross First UMC After School Program (6/7) Mondays & Wednesdays starting February 22

May 8-9 - iReady Screeners (6-8)

May 11-12 - Connections Final Exams (6-8)

May 15-18 - Classroom Finals (6-8)

* No student checkouts until 1 pm on testing days

60 volunteers from Keller-Williams will be on-site on May 11 to do beautifying work for Summerour Middle School. Thank you to Keller-Williams for choosing Summerour as the recipient for their volunteer hours.

Mr. Lenie George

6th Grade Assistant Principal

Lenie.George@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Pam Griswell

6th Grade Counselor

Pam.Griswell@gcpsk12.org

Mr. Stacy James

7th Grade Assistant Principal

stacy.james@gcpsk12.org

770-417-2486

Ms. Yunilda Valdez

7th Grade Counselor

yunilda.valdez@gcpsk12.org

770-417-2480

8th Grade Counselors:

Robin Blackwell, Robin.Blackwell@gcpsk12.org

Kimberly Blackshear, Kimberly.Blackshear@gcpsk12.org

8th Grade Assistant Principal:

Christy Gray, Christian.Gray@gcpsk12.org

8th Grade Clerk:

Faby Silva, Faby.Silva@gcpsk12.org

Belinda Terry, Belinda.Terry@gcpsk12.org

The Office of Family Engagement is partnering with The Office of Research, Evaluation, & Analytics to present a Parents/Families Virtual Focus Group. The focus group will be held on May 9, 2023, from 5:30 pm until 6:30 pm. During the session, parents will be introduced to the School Profile, and have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback.

https://gcpsk12-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEscOirrzMpGdBHRBQnhV40p4GWzwxIHAtU

The Aurora Theatre Academy has nine summer camps happening between June 5th-July 29th. These camps were created with young performing artist talent in mind. They include musicals, bootcamps, straight plays, acting for film, costuming, and songwriting.

This year we have two separate summer musical camps to give our high school performers the platform they deserve.

Finding Nemo Jr. - 1st-8th

Mean Girls Jr. - 9th - 12th

If you have any Young Artist Performers that would be interested, we are asking that you use the QR codes below.

We need some support prepping OUR garden for the summer and want OUR families help.

So, we are hosting a

Garden Night

5 pm - 8 pm

June 2, 2023

We also need a volunteer (or volunteers) to cut the grass at least once a month in the garden. Can you volunteer do this? Sign up coming soon.

More information & sign up information in next week's Blue Devil Blast

IB Learners are Reflective. They give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and experience. They are able to assess and understand their strengths and limitations in order to support their learning and personal development.

IB students have developed an ability to reflect on their learning and to articulate how they learnt. They have learned that critical reflection is an important academic and life skill.

Cell phones are not allowed during the school day at Summerour.

• No phones in classrooms
  
• No phones in hallways
  
• No phones in restrooms
  

Phones should be left at home or turned off and left in backpacks/book bags all day long.

Summerour is still hosting weekly Covid surveillance testing on Thursday afternoons. If you'd like to sign your child up, use this form to sign up.

Our Parent Center is located on our first floor, so it's easy to get to. Come check in at the front office, then use the Parent Center to volunteer, check-out resources, and get engaged!

More information is on our website, or you can reach out to Rosanna Carlson, our Parent Instructional Support Coordinator.

• Student Tutoring - 8:15 - 8:50 a.m.
• Student Arrival - 8:50 a.m.
• Tardy Bell / Late Arrival - 9:15 a.m.
• No Check Out After - 3:00 p.m.
• Dismissal Bell - 4:00 p.m.