Hello Summit Community,

Enrollment for 2023-24 is currently open and packets are being submitted. We appreciate your timely submissions, and we are happy to assist in anyway. As Tier 1 enrollment ends on February 15, we encourage you to complete your packets as soon as you can. Please keep in mind that early enrollment helps with staffing and purchasing.

Our Admissions Director, Mr. Allen, is welcoming in new families to tour Summit School and we have kicked up our marketing efforts to get the word out about Summit and all of the amazing things we have to offer. Our admissions goal this year is to add thirty students to our great group of roughly 250 Sabrecats. You can help. Consider referring a family you know through work, activities, or your neighborhood. Not only does this strengthen our Summit Community, but it also earns you a $1,000 referral credit for 2023-24.

Reach out if you have questions or need more information about enrollment or referrals.

Thank you for all you do.

Sincerely,

Dr. Stephanie Nardi

Head of School

Yes, we are offering a $1,000.00 referral tuition credit for each new student (non-sibling of current student) who is referred to Summit for the 2023-24 school year. The credit will be applied to your FACTS account after 2 months. We greatly appreciate your referrals!

It is that time of year again, the "Best of Ahwatukee 2022" voting has begun and we are asking for your help. Please take a moment to go to the link below and vote for us. You can simply scroll to#53, #55, #84, #86, and #88 to choose Summit School and our awesome teachers, or you can work through each category and pick your favorites. It only takes a couple of minutes and you can vote daily with each email address you have. Woohoo! Every vote counts. Thank you so much for your ongoing support!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BestofAhwatukee2022

Good afternoon,

The Student Council is calling our community to action. The Annual Diaper Drive ends next Tuesday, January 31. We have collected less than 2,000 diapers so far. Student Council has been leading a diaper drive at Summit for fifteen plus years. On average, each diaper drive brings in between 10,000 to 20,000 diapers. During the Covid year of 2020 we were still able to collect 5,000 diapers during quarantine! That is amazing!

This video, presented by the Diaper Bank Founder, gives you more insight into why it is so important that we all bring in diapers. No package is too small and no amount of cash donated is too small. Student Council understands that the adults in our lives are busy. Therefore, dropping off a cash donation in the front office is great. Mrs. France will take the money and purchase diapers for you!

Please help us help babies and families in need. Thank you for your support of Student Council! #kidshelpingkids

Sincerely,

Student Council and Mrs. France

Please take a moment to congratulate two of our amazing staff members on their upcoming 2023-24 positions.

Melissa France will be moving into a Dean of Students role to support and expand our students' social emotional learning. Her primary responsibility will be student SEL/behavior support. She will be working in collaboration with Mrs. Mauermann, teachers, and Dr. Nardi to provide student support. In addition, she will continue to teach life skills to 6-8, lead student council, and work on alumni connections. See her bio below.

Vanessa Olivas, our newest staff member, will be moving into a classroom to cover the middle school math vacancies left with Melissa's transition as well as continuing to provide advanced math to middle school.

A seventh grade homeroom teacher is yet to be determined.

I am pleased to begin my new role at Summit as the Dean of Students. I have been teaching for twenty-four years, with twenty-two of them at Summit! While I am looking forward to beginning my new role at Summit, I am thrilled that I will also be able to continue teaching Life Skills in grades 6-8 as well as continuing to lead the Student Council. I look forward to being able to work with all ages on campus in support of student learning and SEL. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Education, with a minor in Psychology from Northern State University. I was named Educator Mentor of the Year by the Ahwatukee Chamber of Commerce in 2013. I am also the recipient of multiple “Golden Gator, Excellence in Teaching Award” from Xavier College Preparatory High School in addition to being honored by Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers for excellence as a distinguished educator.

Sign up to volunteer in-person, here, or scan the QR code.

Book Fair details: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/summitschoolofahwatukee1

Families,

Do you have any photos you could share for the school yearbook? We need as many pictures as we can get, and contributing photos is the best way to make sure your child is well-represented in the yearbook. Please email pictures to Mrs. Harris (jessica.harris@summitschoolaz.org).

Summit School Cybercat Robotics continue strong! Two more trophies this weekend brings our total to 14 trophies so far this year. Congratulations Cybercats on winning Teamwork Champion and the Design Award. #summitschoolaz

Students in grades 1-8 will be assigned to one of the following offerings this week.

1. Dance 1-2
2. Marble Runs grades
3. Critical Thinking Games grades 3-5
4. STEM Projects grades 1-3
5. Spanish Arts & Crafts grades 2-5
6. American Sign Language grades 4-5
7. Valley Youth Theater grades 1-2
8. Coding grades 6-8
9. Spanish Support/Review grades 6-8
10. Culinary grades 1-2
11. Music Enrichment grades 4-8
12. Math Activities grades 1-2
13. Art Madness grades 1-3
14. Preschool Buddies grades 5-8
15. Yearbook grades 6-8
16. Lego Challenge grades 1-3
17. Poetry grades 5-8
18. Origami grades 3-6
19. Reading Support grades 6-8
20. Reading Enrichment grades 6-8

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