Summerour Blue Devil Blast

• November 10 - Progress Reports Go Home
  
• November 11 - Veteran's Day
• November 11 - Academic Intervention Program
• November 13 - Norcross HS Parent Info Mtng
• November 14 - Local School Council Meeting
• November 16 - Basketball vs. Coleman MS (Home)
• November 16 - GCPS Board Meeting (ISC)
• November 17 - Career Day
• November 20 - 24 - Thanksgiving Break
• November 27 - December 4 - High School Selection (8th Grade)
• November 30 - PTA Meeting
• November 30 - Basketball vs. Duluth (Home)
• December 2 - Basketball vs. Coleman (Duluth HS)
• December 2 - Boys' Soccer Game
• December 7 - Basketball vs. Dacula (Dacula HS)
• December 7 - Winter Chorus Concert
• December 12 - Basketball vs. Lanier (Lanier HS)
• December 14 - Basketball vs. Northbrook (Home)
• December 18 - January 3 - Winter Break

We hope you made it to Math and Pizza Night on Thursday, but if you missed it, maybe you'll catch it next year. In the meantime, here are some photos of the fun we had!

Environmental Club at Arabia Mountain

Norcross High School Softball Team

3rd Annual Fame Talent Show

December 8th

7:00 pm

Paul Duke Stem High School

Auditions:

If your student is between the ages of 12-18 and would like to audition for the show, email Coach Baker at hannahbeth.baker@gcpsk12.org.

Don't miss it!

OUR Junior Leadership Corps. had another competitive day during their JLC Raider event last weekend. Out of 10 schools in attendance we placed in several events. Deanna Manning (7th) and Vincent Washington (7th) very nearly placed 2nd in the individual and team events. We are really proud of how well they performed at all three events.

A super shout out to OUR awesome faculty who showed their support. It was really cold Saturday morning, so special thanks to all who came out to watch.

Dr. Bassa and Ms. Ostrand captured amazing pictures showing our kids in action.

This was our last competition for the fall but we will have one more in April. Our next events will be on Drill and Ceremony which begins in January.

To honor OUR veterans, we served the veterans on OUR staff breakfast this morning from JR's BBQ. Thank you to all who served: faculty, staff, and OUR parents!

The photo are OUR veterans that are teaching in 8th grade.

Norcross Cluster Runners

Ms. Belinda Terry

6th Grade Assistant Principal

Belinda.Terry@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Tannia Wood

6th Grade Counselor

Tannia.Wood@gcpsk12.org

SMS Pep Rally

Thursday, November 16, 2023

2:30pm – 3:40pm

Spirit Colors:

6th Grade Wear White!

7th Grade Wear Gray!

8th Grade Wear Blue!

Dr. Toni Weir

7th Grade Assistant Principal

Toni.Weir@gcpsk12.org

Mr. Al Sadler

7th Grade Assistant Principal

Al.Sadler@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Angelica Rosas

7th Grade Counselor

Angelica.Rosas@gcpsk12.org

SMS Pep Rally

Thursday, November 16, 2023

2:30pm – 3:40pm

Spirit Colors: 6th Grade Wear White! 7th Grade: Gray & 8th Grade: Blue

Ms. Christy Gray

8th Grade Assistant Principal

Christian.Gray@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Robin Blackwell

8th Grade Counselor

Robin.Blackwell@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Allegra Morgan

Gear Up Counselor

Allegra.Morgan@gcpsk12.org

SMS Pep Rally

Thursday, November 16, 2023

2:30pm – 3:40pm

Spirit Colors:

6th Grade Wear White!

7th Grade Wear Gray!

8th Grade Wear Blue!

We took OUR Peer Leaders and OUR Peer Advisors to a conference this week, where OUR own Ms. Angelica Rosas presented to all the peer leaders. Thank you to OUR counselors and OUR peer leaders for making a great showing!

The Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology lottery registration window opens on November 1, 2023, and it will remain open until January 19, 2024.

Informational Meetings for students/parents interested in attending GSMST

All meetings begin at 7:00 PM in the Cafeteria at GSMST

Additional details and documents are available on our school website at www.gsmst.org/

• Tuesday, December 12, 2023 – Berkmar Cluster, Central Gwinnett Cluster, Collins Hill Cluster, Discovery Cluster, Duluth Cluster, Lanier Cluster, Meadowcreek Cluster, Norcross Cluster, North Gwinnett Cluster, Peachtree Ridge Cluster, Seckinger Cluster
  
• Thursday, January 11, 2024 – make-up meeting date for anyone unable to attend the first two meeting dates

Students will be required to meet eligibility requirements to successfully enter the lottery

• Students must be enrolled in Enhanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections (or a higher-level math class)
• Students must either 1) score "Distinguished" on the Georgia Milestones End-of-Course math assessment for this course OR 2) score 550 of higher on the math section of the PSAT

We have just acquired a lot of brand-new non-English texts for OUR classroom libraries. Thanks to all the hard work from OUR Media Center, who researched the titles and made this possible.

The Career Day Committee is seeking speakers to talk to our students virtually about their various careers on

Friday, November 17, 2023

10:00 a.m. – 2:40 p.m.

Are you a suitable speaker? Are you willing to take the time to talk to our 7th grade students?

We would greatly appreciate your help. Please provide the contact information of that person to Ms. Woods, Mrs. Blackwell, Ms. Morgan, or Mrs. Rosas.

Celebrating OUR first semester grades!

The link and QR code are also on the EClass C&I page on the left under Media Center. We can’t wait to see your photos!!

OUR students are off to a great start in basketball, cheer, and step-team. Be sure to support OUR kids this year.

(Click on the picture to the right to enlarge it)

Join PTA!

Make sure your voice is heard. Want to be able to vote at PTA meetings? Click or scan the QR code to join PTA.

If your child is interested in participating in any sport for Summerour Middle School (or in High School), download the Rank One mobile application or use the website www.rankone.com to create an account. Your information MUST be uploaded into this system before you are allowed to tryout for any team.

IB Learners are thinkers. They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions.

All parents MUST go onto My Payments Plus to sign off on required documents: from Title I acknowledgements to Student Handbook Acceptance. EVERYONE must use My Payments Plus to sign off on our required documents.

Go to our Parent Resources page on the website and click on "Signing Docs & Making Payments" about 1/2 way down. You'll see a description and links for assistance.

Thank you, Parents, for your continued support of the Summerour mandatory school uniform policy. See the requirements below:

• Collared shirts, solid colors: white, navy, or grey
• Only SMS logo t-shirts can be worn: navy or white
• Outerwear (sweatshirts, etc.) - must be plain with no designs - logo smaller than a quarter
• Shirts must be long enough to be tucked easily into shorts, pants, or skirts
• Pant, short or skirt colors: khaki, navy plaid, navy, black - No Black Jeans
• Crocs are permitted in neutral colors only (black, white, navy, tan, grey)
• No leggings, jeggings, or sweatpants - Uniform Joggers are permitted
• Jeans on non-uniform days only and must not reveal skin
• Students are not permitted to wear slides or house slippers
• “Fingertip” rule applies to short and skirt lengths
• Hats are off and hoods are down in the school building.

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. Any student who is using the phone for cyberbullying (as determined by Discipline Coordinator) will lose privileges of bringing a cellphone to school.