Summerour Blue Devil Blast
Upcoming Dates
- March 18 - Saturday Tutoring
- March 20-24 - Book Fair
- March 23 - International Night
- March 24 - Boys' Soccer SemiFinals @ Bryson Park
- March 25 - Saturday Tutoring
- March 29 - Scoliosis Screenings
- March 31 - JA Biztown (Team 6B)
- April 3-7 - Spring Break
- April 11 - Beaver Ridge 5th Grade Visit
- April 12 - Norcross ES 5th Grade Visit
- April 13 - Baldwin ES 5th Grade Visit
- April 14 - JA Biztown (Team 6C)
- April 14 - Progress Reports Go Home
- April 21 - Instrument Testing Night (Orchestra)
- April 22-23 - 6th Grade Honors Orchestra
- April 25 - Transition to Middle School Parent Night
- April 27 - GCPS Board Meeting @ Instructional Support Center
*SmarterMe ESL Classes for Parents every Monday & Wednesday at 10am. 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
Mr. Lenie George
6th Grade Assistant Principal
Ms. Pam Griswell
6th Grade Counselor
6th Grade Scoliosis Screenings
On Wednesday March 29th, 2023, Summerour will be doing the annual Scoliosis Screening for 6th grade and 8th grade.
Parents, please prepare your child for this screening as it is Mandatory from the Gwinnett County Health Department.
Parents have the option to OPT-OUT of the screening by filling out the Parent Letter OPT-OUT forms that student have in their bookbags.
Parents, please understand that if the opt-out form is not returned to school your child will be getting screened on Wednesday March 29th.
Mr. Stacy James
7th Grade Assistant Principal
770-417-2486
Ms. Yunilda Valdez
7th Grade Counselor
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
8th Grade Scoliosis Screenings
On Wednesday March 29th, 2023, Summerour will be doing the annual Scoliosis Screening for 6th grade and 8th grade.
Parents, please prepare your child for this screening as it is Mandatory from the Gwinnett County Health Department.
Parents have the option to OPT-OUT of the screening by filling out the Parent Letter OPT-OUT forms that student have in their bookbags.
Parents, please understand that if the opt-out form is not returned to school your child will be getting screened on Wednesday March 29th.
Belinda Terry, Belinda.Terry@gcpsk12.org
Foreign Language Conference
OUR Language Acquisition teachers attended the Foreign Language Association of Ga conference in Atlanta on March 10th and 11th. The Theme was Language on My Mind. We attended workshops about best practices in the field, connected with language teachers all over the state and browsed through exhibitions of materials for supporting all things language.
For those who have been around awhile, do you recognize a former SummerOUR foreign language teacher in the small picture to the right?
Parent EES Family Survey
Have you completed the EES Family Survey? We need your feedback. This is your opportunity to provide feedback, please take the time to do it today! Thank you.
Click here or scan the QR code.
Lettum Eat Food Truck
This week, SummerOUR was visited by Chef Hank and the Lettum Eat food truck. Chef Hank talked to our Engineering students (who design food trucks in CAD every semester) and our Marketing students (who learn to market in real-world scenarios). The kids got an amazing tour of the food truck. We are so grateful for Chef Hank and the time he took to educate SummerOUR students!
Bluebucks Café
Wow! What an amazing opening!
OUR students were working and enjoying their time in OUR new Bluebucks Café. The café is a PBIS reward, and students use earned Blue Bucks to participate. On Bluebucks Café weeks, the café will be open to 8th grade students on Fridays of each week, while it will be open to 6th and 7th grade students on Wednesday's. There is a limit of 3 students per team each week.
Y2K Dance & Spirit Week a Success!
Thank you to Ms. Fraiz and Mr. Villegas, who organized and managed OUR Spirit Week and OUR Y2K Dance yesterday!
They want to express their gratitude for all who helped in promoting, participating in spirit week, and hosting an amazing dance! The dance was a great success!
To all who volunteered at the dance, Thank You! The dance was smooth and easy.
Pi day (3/14) & The Ides of March (3/15)
Mathematicians have Pi day on March 14. We have St. Patrick's Day on March 17. But, do you know the Ides of March?
In act 1, Scene 2 of the tragedy "Julius Caesar," a soothsayer appears in a crowd and warns Ceasar to "beware the ides of March". ("Ides" = 15th). This warned him to take cover because he was in danger. But, of course, Ceasar ignored the warning and left the safety of his home. Senators later murdered him on March 15. One of these murderers was his good "friend" Brutus. Hence the famous quote "et tu Brute??" (you too, Brutus?)
March IB Learner Profile: Principled
They act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice and respect for the dignity of the individual, groups and communities. They take responsibility for their own actions and the consequences that accompany them.
IB students are infused with the academic integrity that is a fundamental value of universities and colleges.
Covid Surveillance Testing
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.
Parent Center
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.
ParentVUE App
Parents can use this if they have a Parent Portal account. It's an app that makes it much easier to quickly access the portal and navigate student grades, absences, etc...
We strongly encourage you to use this if you have a portal account. If you don't have a portal account, come to the school and set one up.
Uninstall/Reinstall
If you are using either of these apps, but it quit working in September of 2022, you may need to uninstall/reinstall. There was a major update last month that requires this.
Norcross, GA 30071
770.448.3045