Summerour Blue Devil Blast

• March 16 - Environmental Club to Tellus Museum
• March 19 - JA Finance Park (GA Tech & Shukla HR)
  
• March 20 - JA Finance Park (GA Southern & Brinkworth HR)
• March 21 - JA Finance Park (UGA & Levell-Russell HR)
• March 21 - PTA Meeting
• March 23 - Saturday Intervention (Math/ELA)
• March 23 - Saturday Science Bootcamp
• March 25 - 8th Grade Guest Speaker (Media Center)
• March 26 - Title I Planning Meeting
• March 27 - Scoliosis Screenings (6 & 8)
• March 28 - Spring Dance
• April 1-5 - Spring Break
• April 9 - Gear Up to Jimmy Carter Center
• April 15/16 - Cheerleading Tryouts
• April 18 - PTA Meeting / Transition to Middle School Parent Meeting
• April 22/23 - GMAS: English/Language Arts
• April 25/26 - GMAS: Mathematics

• April 22-23 - GMAS, English/Language Arts
  
• April 25-26 - GMAS, Math
• April 30 - GMAS, Science
• May 1 - GMAS, Social Studies
• May 2-3 - GMAS, Enhanced Algebra (8th grade only)

During the spring of 2024, middle school students enrolled in the Enhanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections will be required to take three different assessments in May.

For 2023-24, new math standards were implemented statewide; this required all new Milestones assessments to be developed. When a new assessment is developed and after it is administered, the state will undergo a process to ensure that the test is neither too easy nor too hard but is just right for the students. The Georgia Department of Education will work through the process during the summer of 2024 and will not provide scores to schools prior to the end of the school year.

1. Milestones Math End of Grade (EOG): The grade level math Milestones is required for federal accountability; the student score is used in the state accountability (CCRPI) score for the middle school.
2. Milestones Algebra End of Course: The End of Course Milestones is required for federal accountability. The student score is used for the state accountability (CCRPI) score for the HIGH school the first year that the student enters high school. Typically, the EOC score is 10% of the student’s final course grade per State Board of Education rule; since scores will not arrive until Fall 2024, we will administer the 2nd Semester Final for Enhanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections.
3. 2nd Semester Final Enhanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections: For May 2024 only since we won’t have EOC scores to measure student’s learning of the AKS, we will give the 2nd Semester Final for Algebra Concepts and Connections. This will go in the gradebook in the EOC category.

OUR cluster SRO, Officer Schunk, was recently honored at Baldwin Elementary School for his work as a "Person of Influence". Thank you, Officer Schunk, for all you do for OUR cluster schools!

Blue Crew hosted a game night last week at Summerour. It was a great success. Kids had a lot of fun. Thanks to all of OUR students who stayed to participate, and thanks to OUR Blue Crew who did the hard work of making this happen. Thanks also to the adults who gave their time to chaperone and run things.

OUR Bookfair has an online presence:

Book Fair Homepage (scholastic.com)

See the web page for how to set up an E-Wallet. Students can purchase at the fair from the account that parents set up. You decide how much money to put in and they can use it at the School Fair.

Ms. Belinda Terry

6th Grade Assistant Principal

Belinda.Terry@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Tannia Wood

6th Grade Counselor

Tannia.Wood@gcpsk12.org

March 27, 2024

All Day

During School

A yellow paper with information came home this week. Please make sure that your child has brought it home to you.

Dr. Toni Weir

7th Grade Assistant Principal

Toni.Weir@gcpsk12.org

Mr. Al Sadler

7th Grade Assistant Principal

Al.Sadler@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Angelica Rosas

7th Grade Counselor

Angelica.Rosas@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Christy Gray

8th Grade Assistant Principal

Christian.Gray@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Robin Blackwell

8th Grade Counselor

Robin.Blackwell@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Allegra Morgan

Gear Up Counselor

Allegra.Morgan@gcpsk12.org

March 27, 2024

All Day

During School

A blue paper with information came home this week. Please make sure that your child has brought it home to you.

Gwinnett County has a ton of offerings for summer activities for your children. Click the pictures below to see some of them.

Milestones testing dates for the end of the year have been announced. Please ensure that your child is here and ready to test on the dates below. For more information about Georgia Milestones, or any other test administered in GCPS, please refer to the Accountability and Assessment webpage.

Congratulations to Ms. Smith and her Chorus students. Large Group Performance Evaluation is like Milestones testing for Performing Arts. It is very stressful for both students and their directors. Please take a moment to congratulate Ms. Smith and her students. They received a 2 rating, which is considered Excellent and the second highest rating possible. Please congratulate them!

Culture Club is Awesome!

...and Culture Club is just one of the many clubs we have at Summerour. Has your child gotten connected in extracurricular activities? This would be a great one to check out.

If not this one, we have others. Have your child ask around if they need something to do after school once a week.

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.

OUR PTA needs parent volunteers!

If you are interested in helping OUR Students, OUR School, by volunteering, email Shakeia.Brodie@gmail.com