Message from the Principal
Greetings, Summit Cove Community,
It's hard to believe we are already three quarters of the the way through September! How did that happen so fast? There is a lot of great learning happening at Summit Cove.
At the close of last school year, Summit Cove Elementary engaged in a collaborative strategic purpose activity with staff members, parents and community members. The outcome of this important work was the identification of three focus and goals for implementing continuous improvement action plans over the next three years. The focus areas and year one goals are explained below in this newsletter. I will include our progress in our family newsletters.
Our scheduled September SCE Literacy Night has been postponed until November. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We're very excited to plan a fun evening celebrating literacy and providing resources and ideas to help families partner with us in building strong readers and writers.
Please consider joining our amazing Summit Cove Parent Teacher Student Association! This wonderful organization does so much for our school community and you can participate in supporting our student's learning with your membership of as little as $15 per year. The grade with the highest number of parent/guardian PTSA memberships will be treated to a donut party! Check out the membership display at our school entrance to see how each grade is increasing membership!
In this newsletter you'll find:
- Important dates ahead
- School Messenger Sign Up
- Attendance Matters
- Hearing and Vision Screening Volunteers Needed
- Video Highlights of the SCE Wheels Rodeo
- Original Works Art Fundraiser
- SCE Strategic Plan
- Teacher Contact information
- Kindness at SCE!
- xSEL Assessment Information
- Volunteer Sign Ups
- PTSA Information
- GaGa Pit Fundraising
Thank you for your continued support! Your role in encouraging your child's learning makes a world of difference. Engage with them by asking about their day, reading together, and attending school events. Remember, we're here to partner with you to ensure their success and happiness at school.
We look forward to a wonderful year of learning, growth, and community together.
Best regards,
Julie Johnson
Principal
Summit Cove Elementary School
970-368-1700 office
970-389-2932 cell
September
- 24 - District Accountability Committee Meeting 5:00-7:00 District Professional Development Meeting
- 27 - Staff Professional Learning Day, No school for students
October
- 4 - SCE Spirit Day Sports Day
- 4 - PTSA Meeting 8:45-9:45
- 7 - Hearing and Vision testing 9:00-12:00
- 11 - School Accountability Committee Meeting 8:45-9:45
- 14 - Indigenous Peoples Day/Columbus Day (School is IN session)
- 18 - Java with Johnson - 9:00-9:30
- 18 - PTSA Sponsored Fall Festival 4:30-7:00
- 21 - 25 - Fall Student Led Conferences
- 23 - Dental Screening - all grades
- 30 - Fall Fun Costume Parade - 9:00-10:00
- 31 - No school for students - District Professional Development Day
Original Works transforms children's artwork onto individual, quality products that can be shared with family and friends. SCE talented artists are working hard to create various pieces of art. Once their art is complete, you'll receive a custom brochure and can order various products online with your students' artwork. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go directly towards enhancing our art program, providing new supplies, and enriching our students' creative experiences.
In May 2024, SCE invited staff, parents and community members to participate in comprehensive strategic planning sessions. We are so grateful for the engagement of our community to develop important a strategic purpose and three focus areas with aligned goals to continue improving learning experiences and outcomes for students.
Summit Cove Strategic Purpose Statement:
At Summit Cove Elementary School, learners are empowered on their shared intellectual journey while meeting individual interests, talents and needs. We are better together with the involvement of our connected community.
Focus Areas and Year One Goals
- Intellectual Journey - Our school’s culture develops and nurtures inquiry, creativity, and wonder daily through focused efforts that support student-generated questions.
- Empowered Learners - The school develops and sustains a school-wide approach to feedback within learning cycles.
- Connected Community - Our staff intentionally designs interactive community opportunities.
All SCE staff members are part of the action team for the focus area of their choice and are developing plans to achieve the year one goals. Our Family newsletter will provide progress reports on each goal throughout the year.
Summit Cove is pleased to include learning from the Random Acts of Kindness organization. The Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Foundation is a small nonprofit that invests their resources into making kindness the norm. They are rooted in the belief that all people can connect through kindness and that kindness can be taught.
Our students are active participants in creating a culture of kindness at school. The framework used includes a cycle of sharing, inspiring, empowering, acting and reflecting through the following concepts:
- Respect
- Caring
- Inclusiveness
- Integrity
- Responsibility
- Courage
We love our volunteers! There are many opportunities to volunteer and Summit Cove. Here are volunteer options we currently have open:
- Library helper - Assist children in checking in and out library books and keeping books organized. Time commitment minimum of one hour per week.
- Lunchroom helper - Assist children during lunch service (opening milk cartons, getting napkins, helping with spills, etc.) Time commitment minimum of 20 minutes per week.
- Classroom helper - Assist small groups of students during math, reading or writing instruction. The teacher will provide you with directions and support for all activities. Time commitment minimum one hour per week.
- Lunch recess aide - Assist certified staff members in helping ensure students are safe at recess. Helping children with coat zippers, lost mittens, swing pushes, and friendships. Time commitment minimum 20 minutes per week.
- Classroom material preparation - Help classroom teachers with preparation and organization of instructional materials for upcoming lessons. Time commitment minimum flexible.
- Special events support - Providing assistance for various events before, during, after school, and evening events such as Math night, Literacy night, Family Heritage Day, Lantern Hike and more. Minimum time commitment varies.
- PTSA - Our wonderful SCE PTSA has many opportunities to volunteer! Minimum time commitment varies.
- School Accountability Committee - Help inform, encourage and provide opportunities for parents and community members to be involved in identifying priorities for the school budget, annual school improvement plan, and assisting in increasing family engagement. Minimum time commitment one hour per month.
If you would like to apply for one of these volunteer opportunities, please complete the form linked below.
Summit Cove Elementary alumni, Dillon Butson, has chosen SCE for his Eagle Scout project! We are delighted to have Dillon organizing the installation of a Gaga pit for our playground. He needs your help in raising funds for this amazing project. The project will cost $800. Please consider contributing to this wonderful project that supports Summit Cove and will benefit the students for many years to come.
¡Hola, families, parents and caregivers! Did you know? Our students will be learning Spanish twice a week from our new community of instructors based in Colombia. Each lesson will be focused on language acquisition and culture while gaining a global perspective with their in-country teacher. We want to share this specially recorded lesson and intro to our new partner Meg Languages.
Summit Welcome Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NISpAEyXj0
