Summerour Blue Devil Blast

• December 16 - Last Day o' School (First Semester)
  
• January 5 - First Day o' School (Second Semester)
• January 7 - Basketball vs. Creekland MS
• January 12 - Basketball vs. Radloff MS
• January 14 - Basketball vs. Jones MS
• January 14 - Sem1 Grades Available: ParentVUE & StudentVUE
• January 16 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School
• January 17 - County Begins Mailing Report Cards
• January 19 - All State MS Chorus Auditions
• January 19 - Basketball vs. Twin Rivers
• January 20 - GSMST Registration Deadline

Final Grades for High School?

• Tuesday, January 10th

Final Grades for Elementary/Middle?

• Saturday, January 14th.

GCPS Milestones Benchmark Assessments, Semester 1 Final Exams, and Midyear Assessments will be finalized in January. When scores are available, teachers will enter them, and the grades will be visible in ParentVUE and StudentVUE.

Don't have a Parent Portal account?

• Visit Summerour with your government-issued photo ID (Driver's license, passport, ID Card) and we can get you set up.

Teachers got together to do some tailgating early on the last day o' school before the break. A little fire, some hot coffee, some donuts, and companionship. A good time was had by all who braved the cold.

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

A huge shout out to the robotics team who participated in FLL Competitions on 3rd of December. Two teams represented Summerour at Trickum Middle School. Students worked on three different projects under the leadership of Dr. Shukla. They worked on innovative project, core values, robot design and missions. The INNOVATIVE PROJECT MODEL was outstanding and earned a PERFECT SCORE.

Please congratulate the following students for representing SMS at FLL competition.

Team 1

Savannah E

Isai R. L

Avanti S

Jasmine R S.

Andy S

Liliana H

Team 2

Salvador M

Jamelia

Braely B

Jayden S

Logan J

Andres M

As part of our 12 Days of Caring, we had a number of dress up days. One of our favorites was yesterday's Swap Day: kids were to dress like teachers and teachers tried to dress like kids. I'm not sure how accurately each group portrayed the other.

How do you think we did?

IB Learners show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. They have
a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.

IB students tell us they bring this commitment to community and others to their activities and leadership roles at university and carry it throughout their lives.

Marie J.L.'s Gingerbread House project (above) and a Plant Cell design (below) are two more magnificent examples of student work from our Engineering & Technology classes.

We love our designers. Two more, late-entry Gingerbread Houses:

Ashley RV (left), Marie (center), and Richard L (right)

*you can click on these to see them full-sized

Summerour Middle School opened a small restaurant one night this week for students who wanted to spend 100 earned Blue Bucks to feed their family a holiday meal. We call it "The Bridge." It was a rousing success. Last week we showcased some pictures from the event, but we thought we'd give you a quick video overview this week.

Encourage your child to keep earning those Blue Bucks.

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.