The Coming Month
- January 15 - Basketball vs. Creekland at Collins Hill HS
- January 17 - No School: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- January 19 - Science Fair
- January 25 - Digital Learning Day
- January 31 - National School Counseling Week Begins
Summerour Science Fair Event
We are very excited to announce that we are holding the local school science fair event on Wed, Jan 19. If your child's project is proceeding to local school fair, your child will receive a letter on Tuesday from their science teacher. We greatly appreciate all young scientists who completed their great science fair projects this school year. We wish them all the very best for the local school fair.
Date: January 19th , 2022
Time: 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Where: Media center (8th Grade); Cafeteria (6th and 7th Grade)
72% in January!
Have your student stay in practice and work on it daily. Short sessions every day will do wonders. This month's goal is 72% progress on Khan Academy.
We are giving incentives out each month. We also have a Khan Saturday Program - ask your math teacher to join!
6th Grade
Parents, we are starting second semester strong! Your children may have new Connections classes. Please check in with your child to ask what they can put in place to make sure they are having a successful school year. We are gearing up for Georgia Milestones in April.
Mr. Lenie George
6th Grade Assistant Principal
770-417-2494
Mrs. Pam Griswell
6th Grade Counselor
770-417-2491
7th Grade
7th Grade Upcoming Assessments
- Social Studies - Wednesday, 1/19
- Language Arts - Monday, 1/24
- Science - Thursday, 1/27
Thanks for your support with the new restroom policy. We are maximizing the instructional time for students and decreasing the number of students asking to leave class.
Mr. Stacy James
7th Grade Assistant Principal
770-417-2486
Mrs. Yunilda Valdez
7th Grade Counselor
770-417-2480
8th Grade
Mrs. Christy Gray
8th Grade Assistant Principal
770-453-2051
Mrs. Robin Blackwell
8th Grade Counselor
770-417-2487
Mrs. Kimberly Blackshear
Gear Up/ Special Education Counselor
Kimberly.Blackshear@gcpsk12.org
770-797-2960
Upcoming Assessments
NAEP Assessment
January 31
Select students only
(Informational letters sent 1/14 for the 50 students selected)
ACCESS Testing
ACCESS testing for our English Language Learners will begin in January. There are several parts to the test. Please ensure students are rested and ready on the day of the test.
Students Should Not Be At The Park
The park out in front of the school, by the soccer field, is not school property!
Students are not to be there during the school day, nor are they to walk there after school. Please remind your students that this is not an appropriate destination during the school day, or even immediately after school.
G.I.F.T.S. Service Project Ends January 31
The G.I.F.T.S. mentoring program began taking donations on 12/6/2021 for Rainbow Village. Rainbow Village is an organization that helps abused & battered women along with their kids to give them a safe haven to live in.
Below is a PDF wish list of items that they particularly need, though this list is not all they would accept to run their safe haven.
Ms. Lakysha Smith, our clinic worker, is the point person. You can email her or any G.I.F.T.S. leadership with questions.
Collection is ongoing until 1/31/2022
More information about G.I.F.T.S. can be found on our clubs page
Basketball Schedule
January 15: Away - Creekland Middle (Collins Hill High)
January 19: Away - Dacula Middle (Dacula High)
Tickets are $4.00, cash at the gate
Digital Tickets are $5.00
(available on https://gofan.co/search as the date approaches)
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Future School Council Meetings
February 1, 2022
April 12, 2022
* all meetings will be held from 5 - 6:30 pm
IB Learners are Open-Minded
January's IB Learner Profile is Open-Minded.
Open-Minded learners critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience.
Summerour Middle School
