Summerour Blue Devil Blast

• September 7 - Cross-Country @ Cumming
  
• September 9 - Volleyball vs. Pinckneyville
• September 11 - Volleyball at Lilburn
• September 12 - Local School Council Mtng.
• September 19 - Board of Education Mtng.
• September 20 - Digital Learning Day #1
  
• September 21 - Cross-Country @ Cartersville
• September 26 - Multicultural Family Literacy Night
• September 28 - JLC @ Muddy Dash
• October 4 - Cross-Country @ Jefferson
• October 12 - Cross-Country @ Commerce
• October 10-14 - Fall Break
• October 15-17 - Basketball Tryouts
• October 17 - Science & Technology Night
• November 14 - Math Night
• November 21 - Science Night & Parent Involvement Day

Summerour Middle School's 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year is...

Mr. Yoelinson Castillo

8th Grade Math Teacher

Gear Up

Congratulations, Mr. Castillo!

Here's a peak into OUR intramurals program this week!

H. Worley Brown Boys & Girls Club is hosting an Open House and you're invited!

September 9

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Besides a Teacher of the Year, we also do monthly Teacher of the Month and Staff Members of the Month. We have done this in-house in the past, but would like to open it up to parents and students to nominate this year. If you have a teacher (or staff member) in mind that should be OUR Teacher of the Month for September, let us know before Monday on this form.

**not a GCPS event. This is a community organization.

We are excited to formally invite you to this year's 2024 Multicultural Family Literacy Night!

Be sure to save the date:

Thursday, September 26, 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the school cafeteria.

We cannot wait to share with you this literacy-based workshop filled with activities, fun, food, and prizes! We look forward to having you and your family join us for an evening in celebration of reading and writing at Summerour Middle School.

Print and return the form below if you want to be a part of this night!

Mr. Yelinek's kids are working (again) with CAD programs. CAD stands for computer-aided design. Here's some amazing work by one of OUR students. Great work, Monica!

Ms. Belinda Terry

6th Grade Assistant Principal

Belinda.Terry@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Tannia Wood

6th Grade Counselor

Tannia.Wood@gcpsk12.org

https://jointotem.com/ga/norcross/summerour-ms-pta

Mr. Al Sadler

7th Grade Assistant Principal

Al.Sadler@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Angelica Rosas

7th Grade Counselor

Angelica.Rosas@gcpsk12.org

https://jointotem.com/ga/norcross/summerour-ms-pta

Ms. Christy Gray

8th Grade Assistant Principal

Christian.Gray@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Robin Blackwell

8th Grade Counselor

Robin.Blackwell@gcpsk12.org

https://jointotem.com/ga/norcross/summerour-ms-pta

Dr. Toni Weir

Gear Up Assistant Principal

Toni.Weir@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Allegra Morgan

Gear Up Counselor

Allegra.Morgan@gcpsk12.org

https://jointotem.com/ga/norcross/summerour-ms-pta

August 17th @ Winder

August 31st @ Fayetteville

September 7th @ Cumming

September 14th @ Conyers

September 21st @ Cartersville

October 4th @ Jefferson

October 12th @ Commerce

at Northbrook 8/21

vs Hull 8/26

vs Sweetwater 8/28

at Richards 9/4

vs Pinckneyville 9/9

at Lilburn 9/11

All middle school students (and younger) must be accompanied by an adult at all times!

School photos were taken on Wednesday. If your child missed it, there will be a makeup Portrait Day in November (only for students who missed regular Portrait Day).

Students can only take a second photo with written permission from their parent or guardian.

Information on buying photos will come out in a message early next week.

Click this link to let Rosanna Carlson know that you'd like to volunteer to help out at Summerour. You can choose specific days and times to come in weekly OR go through the list of events and groups that could use you. Check it out! Come and be a part of your child's school.

You can receive ParentSquare message notifications 3 ways: email, text, or in the phone app. The GCPS website has a page that explains how to setup or change your notifications. We encourage you to go in to your ParentSquare account and make sure that you are getting the notifications in a way that makes the most sense for you!

Click the link and make sure you are getting notified.

IB learners are Inquirers. They develop their natural curiosity. They acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning. They actively enjoy learning, and this love of learning will be sustained throughout their lives.

University faculties regularly note IB students’ passion for discovery.

• Visit places that spark inquiry like a museum, park or nature preserve
• Explore the areas of your child's interest by visiting the library to borrow books
• Develop an understanding of the Internet
• work with your child when the Internet is being used and try to instill the understanding that some internet sites are not reputable
• Model being an inquirer: ask questions and wonder!
• Praise your child for asking a question
• Have your child jot down their wonders in a journal: spend time researching these wonders!