Summit SPARKS News
OCTOBER 2018
Principal's Corner
Greetings Summit Road STEM Families,
It's hard to believe that the month of October is already here. We've had a great start to the school year and look forward to more amazing things happening this year. With the change in seasons comes a change in the weather, almost daily. Please make sure that your student is dressing appropriately for the weather and temperatures so that they are comfortable while at school.
October looks to be a busy month at Summit Road Elementary, so please check out all of our news and information below and let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued support sparking curiosity and helping our students grow!
Mr. Menhorn
Playground
Raider Marching Pride
Homecoming Parade
Summit School Picture Retakes, Friday, October 5
You can still order with our Picture Day ID #ZR438078Q1
Want Lifetouch to retake your child's picture?
Simply return your orginal package on Picture Retake Day.
Summit Road PTO Meeting
All is welcome.
Summit Road PTO website: http://SummitRoadElementaryPTO.com
Any questions, please send email to: summitroadelementarypto@gmail.com
Monday, Oct 8, 2018, 06:30 PM
8591 Summit Road, Reynoldsburg, OH, USA
Quality Profile
School Store VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
If you are available to volunteer, please sign up at https://signupgenius.com/go/904054ca4a729a13-school3.
3rd Grade: Fall Testing
Here are a few recommendations to help your child have the optimum environment for doing their best work:
1. Schedule relaxing, enjoyable activities with family the night before testing.
2. Ensure your child gets plenty of sleep and wakes up well rested.
3. Be on time for school, keeping in mind that students are tardy if they are not in the classroom at 8:05 a.m.
4. Avoid scheduling appointments on testing dates, which would cause your child to be absent from school.
5. Understand that no child will be admitted to class after testing begins. We will provide a place for latecomers in another classroom until testing is over. We will make every effort not to interrupt classes during testing.
6. Encourage your child to do their best, but please do not stress them.
Together we will cheer our students on for success. We are excited about this opportunity for students to show how much they know and we are confident that they will shine brightly in their performance.
THE SCHOOL DAY
8:05 a.m. - 2:35 p.m.
AM Kindergarten = 8:05 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
PM Kindergarten = 11:45 a.m. - 2:35 p.m.
Parents: Need to Know Information on Attendance Laws
In compliance with the Ohio General Assembly and House Bill 410, absences are no longer counted as how many days missed, but by how many hours of school missed. Therefore, if a student misses 38 or more hours within a given month, or 65 or more hours within the year, excused or unexcused, we are required to send a letter to notify you of the hours missed. Our notification is not a judgment on the reason for the absence, simply the application of the law. Our team – including your child’s teachers, school counselor and building administrators – is here to partner with you on your child’s educational journey.
If your child misses 30 or more consecutive hours, 42 or more hours in a month or 72 hours in a school year without a legitimate excuse, we are required to notify you in writing and invite you to meet with the school team to develop an absence intervention plan for your child. Again, this is an attempt to be preventative and to stress the importance of children attending school every day and being on time.
You MUST report school absences for your child EACH day your child is absent.
How to report my child’s absence:
Option 1- Call the school at (614) 501-5530 and provide your child’s first AND last names, your name, and reason for the absence to the secretary.
Option 2- Our voicemail is accessible 24/7. If you are unable to call during school hours, leave a message on our voicemail stating your child’s first AND last names, your name, and
reason for the absence.
What your child needs when they return to school:
Option 1- Before school begins on the first day of their return, the student must bring a signed note to the office from the parent/guardian indicating the reason for the absence or tardy. The note must include the student’s first and last names, the exact dates of the absence, as well as the reason for the absence. The parent/guardian must sign the note AND provide a
daytime phone number where the parent/guardian can be reached.
Option 2- An email can be sent to Mrs. Turner at pturner@reyn.org. The email must include the student’s first and last names, the exact dates of the absence, as well as the reason for the absence. The parent/guardian must include their name in the email and a daytime phone number where the parent/guardian can be reached.
Please Note:
An email or written note from parent/guardian must be on file in the office within three (3) days of the absence. After three (3) days, the absence will remain unexcused. Unexcused absences may be subject to disciplinary action.
Tardies and early dismissals require the same procedures for reporting time missed from school. If a legitimate excuse is not provided, time missed at school will be counted as unexcused and accumulate toward your child’s attendance record.
**If you know in advance that your child will miss school for an extended period of time (more than 3 days), please fill out the Notification of Extended Absence form and return the completed form to your child’s teacher. This form can be downloaded below, found on our school’s website under Office Forms, or you can get one from our secretaries in the main office.
UPCOMING EVENTS at Summit Road Elementary
November 1: Fire House visits (Kdg., 1st, 2nd)
November 2: Morning Spark w/Exemplars
November 2: School Store Open
November 5: Mile Marker Club until 3:05 p.m.
November 6: 3rd Grade Lego Club until 4:00 p.m. (Brownley/Stewart)
November 7: 4th Grade Robotics Club until 4:30 p.m.
November 12: Mile Marker Club until 3:05 p.m.
November 12: P.T.O. Meeting 6:30 p.m.
November 13: 3rd Grade Lego Club until 4:00 p.m. (Brownley/Stewart)
November 14: 4th Grade Robotics Club until 4:30 p.m.
November 15: OSU "Twelfth Night" Performance at 8:45 a.m.
November 16: School Store Open
November 19: Mile Marker Club until 3:05 p.m.
November 19: Museum Curators Meeting until 4:00 p.m.
November 20: 3rd Grade Lego Club until 4:00 p.m. (Brownley/Stewart)
November 21-23: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
November 27: 3rd Grade Lego Club until 4:00 p.m. (Brownley/Stewart)
November 30: Morning Spark w/Exemplars
November 30: School Store Open
Summit Road STEM Elementary School
Office: (614) 501-5535
LaShell Dauterman - Assistant Principal
Office: (614) 501-5533
Jordan Dawson - Social Worker
Office: (614) 501-5687
Email: cmenhorn@reyn.org
Website: http://www.reyn.org/summitroadelementary_home.aspx
Location: 8591 Summit Road, Reynoldsburg, OH, USA
Phone: (614) 501-5530
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SummitRoadSTEM
Twitter: @REYNSues