Summerour Blue Devil Blast

Volume 3, Issue 20 - January 5, 2024
Dr. Looney's Message
Important Dates
Upcoming Dates
- January 6 - Basketball vs Pinckneyville (Home)
- January 11 - Basketball vs Creekland (Away)
- January 13 - Basketball vs Radloff (Away)
- January 15 - MLK Day, No School
- January 18 - Basketball vs Jones (Away)
- January 18 - PTA Meeting
- January 18 - GCPS Board Meeting
- January 18 - Orchestra Concert (6th)
- January 20 - Saturday School
- January 20 - Basketball vs. Twin Rivers (Home)
- January 20 - Soccer vs. Northbrook (Away)
- January 25 - Basketball vs North Gwinnett (Away)
- January 25 - MLL Parent Night (Norcross First UMC)
- January 26 - Gear Up to Gwinnett Tech
- January 27 - Basketball vs Hull (Home)
- February 1 - Basketball vs Lilburn (Home)
- February 2 - Digital Learning Day #3
- February 3 - Saturday School
Multi-Language Learner Families Meeting
Multi-Lingual Learner Families
Summerour Cafeteria
Wednesday, January 10
6:00 p.m.
We will discuss ESOL services, after-school tutoring options, family resources, and tips for your child's success. Pizza, SmarterME, and Adult ESL registration will be available as well. Click the small image to the right for a Spanish version of our flier.
New & This Week
IB Learner Profile: Open-Minded
IB Learners are Open-Minded. IB Learners understand and appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities. They are accustomed to seeking and evaluating a range of points of view, and are willing to grow from the experience.
IB students have a deep understanding of various cultures and views, bringing an appreciation of new views to both their academic study and their involvement in local and wider communities. Their international mindedness complements the missions of the best tertiary institutions.
Upcoming PAC Meeting
January 23, 2024
5:30 pm
Virtual Meeting via Zoom
Click here to RSVP for the Family-School Partnership Advisory Council Meeting (PAC)
Agendas and Hallways
Students:
SMS has an AWOL response team. Students must be sure to be where they are supposed to be at all times. Students caught skipping class will conference with the grade level AP to determine consequences.
SMS Teams conduct frequent restroom and hallway sweeps. All students must operate throughout the building with a school issued agenda. Students caught without an agenda will be sent back to class.
New Quiz Bowl Team Forming
Ms. Karen Bass is forming a Quiz Bowl Team, which will meet in her room (2nd Floor, 1.2.192) on Mondays from 4:30pm – 5:30pm.
Watch for more information on OUR calendar on the website.
Grade Level News
Welcome to 6th Grade!
Ms. Belinda Terry
6th Grade Assistant Principal
Ms. Tannia Wood
6th Grade Counselor
Welcome to 7th Grade!
Dr. Toni Weir
7th Grade Assistant Principal
Mr. Al Sadler
7th Grade Assistant Principal
Ms. Angelica Rosas
7th Grade Counselor
Welcome to 8th Grade!
Ms. Christy Gray
8th Grade Assistant Principal
Ms. Robin Blackwell
8th Grade Counselor
Ms. Allegra Morgan
Gear Up Counselor
Parent Resources
Georgia Parent Survey
The Georgia Parent Survey is designed to give parents an opportunity to share input with the Georgia Department of Education. It contains 24 questions. Parents may complete the survey using a personal computer, smartphone, or tablet. Parents that do not have access to the Internet, should contact their child’s school to arrange to complete the survey at the school.
The data parents provide by completing this survey will be used as part of the calculation of the School Climate Star Rating. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis. Individual data results from the Georgia Parent Survey will not be available to system or school personnel or the public and will not be posted online. Please provide your voice for Gwinnett County Public Schools by clicking HERE and completing the survey.
Summerour Specific Information
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.