Summerour Blue Devil Blast

Volume 2, Issue 40 - May 19, 2023
Upcoming Dates
- May 22 - 8th Grade Awards Night (NFUMC, 6pm)
- May 23 - 7th Grade Awards Day (Gym, 10am)
- May 23 - 6th Grade Awards Day (Gym, 12:45pm)
- May 23 - Gear Up Awards Night (Cafeteria, 7pm)
- May 23 - Beaver Ridge Awards Night @ SMS (5pm)
- May 24 - Field Day
- May 24 - Last Day o' School
Summer Dates
- May 29 - Memorial Day Holiday
- June 12 - First Day o' Summer School
- June 30 - Last Day o' Summer School
Uniforms to the End!
Parents, we need your help keeping our students in dress-code compliance. We are a uniform dress-code school, right up to the end of the year. Please assist us in sending your students off to school in appropriate dress.
Thank you for your help! Let's finish strong.
8th Science: Bottle Rockets
Grade Level News
Mr. Lenie George
6th Grade Assistant Principal
Ms. Pam Griswell
6th Grade Counselor
Thank You!
Thank you for a great year. We appreciate your support of your 6th graders and we are excited to see what the 7th grade year brings for them. Encourage your child to read this summer. There is nothing quite like reading to help with academic gains across grade levels. Have a phenomenal summer, but remind your students: summer doesn't start until Thursday. We still have a half a week of school ahead. Let's end strong.
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
Carnegie Unit
8th grade parents, it's time to choose to accept or reject your students' Carnegie Units for High School credit. You should have received this information from the county this week. However, if you misplaced or deleted it, here is the .PDF attachment with instructions.
Belinda Terry, Belinda.Terry@gcpsk12.org
Around Summerour
We are always working in Mr. Yelinek's Engineering classes, where we are wrapping up house models.
Community Events
Free Football Camp - Limited Spots
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2023 Tommy Tremble Camp
Football camp taught by NFL Pros!
Saturday, June 24
9am - 2 pm
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Aurora Theatre Academy Summer Musical Camps
The Aurora Theatre Academy has nine summer camps happening between June 5th-July 29th. These camps were created with young performing artist talent in mind. They include musicals, bootcamps, straight plays, acting for film, costuming, and songwriting.
This year we have two separate summer musical camps to give our high school performers the platform they deserve.
Finding Nemo Jr. - 1st-8th
Mean Girls Jr. - 9th - 12th
If you have any Young Artist Performers that would be interested, we are asking that you use the QR codes below.
Around GCPS
Recurring Notices
May IB Learner Profile: Reflective
IB Learners are Reflective. They give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and experience. They are able to assess and understand their strengths and limitations in order to support their learning and personal development.
IB students have developed an ability to reflect on their learning and to articulate how they learnt. They have learned that critical reflection is an important academic and life skill.
Summerour is a No Phone Zone!
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.
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.
School Hours
- 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.
Have You Tried the Apps?
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.
StudentVUE App
Students can install this on their iOS device (iPhone, iPad) or their Android device to more easily access the "My StudentVUE" portion of their portal: this includes, grades, missing assignments, etc.