Summerour Blue Devil Blast

• November 18 - Theatre Arts Trip to North Gwinnett HS
  
• November 21 - 25 - Thanksgiving Break
• Week of November 28 -
  8th Grade Students Submit High School Choice via eClass
• December 1 - Basketball vs. Coleman (@ Summerour)
  
• December 1 - SMS Band Winter Concert (@ Paul Duke HS)
• December 2 - Progress Reports Go Home
• December 3 - Basketball vs. Dacula (@ Summerour)
• December 3 - Intervention Saturday
• December 5 - PTA Skate Party
• December 6 - Digital Learning Day (NEW!)
  
• December 6 - SMS 7/8 Orchestra Winter Concert (@ Paul Duke HS)
• December 7 - The Bridge (SMS Restaurant)
  
• December 7/8 - Final Exams
• December 8 - Basketball vs. Lanier (@ Summerour)
• December 8 - SMS Chorus Winter Concert (@ Norcross First UMC)
• December 10 - Intervention Saturday
• December 12 - 15 - Final Exams
• December 15 - Basketball vs. Pinckneyville MS (@ Norcross HS)
• December 16 - Last Day o' School (First Semester)

Mr. Lenie George

6th Grade Assistant Principal

Lenie.George@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Pam Griswell

6th Grade Counselor

Pam.Griswell@gcpsk12.org

Mr. Stacy James

7th Grade Assistant Principal

stacy.james@gcpsk12.org

770-417-2486

Ms. Yunilda Valdez

7th Grade Counselor

yunilda.valdez@gcpsk12.org

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

The Norcross cluster of schools has two outstanding options for rising ninth graders to choose from as they enter high school. Students and their families will have the opportunity to learn about Norcross High School and Paul Duke High School in October and November. Students will submit their choice for high school along with their elective course selections the first week of December.

The full high school selection timeline is now available.

Norcross High School Registration Info

Paul Duke STEM High School Registration Info

Belinda Terry, Belinda.Terry@gcpsk12.org

December 5

5:30 - 8:00 pm

Skate-A-Long, USA

744 Beaver Ruin Road

• Parents must accompany their child to the event
• Current & future PTA members only
• $10 per skater (pay at the door)

Mr. Lester Moultrie invites you to celebrate and skate with our incredible students! This is our first PTA event with Mr. Moultrie as President. It's about to go down!

Our staff member of the month is Ms. Ife Ogwu, our cafeteria manager. Thank you, Ife, for all your hard work!

Our teacher of the month is Ms. Lucie Casey. Ms. Casey teaches 6th grade Social Studies. Congratulations!

The 23rd Latino Youth Leadership Conference

Saturday, December 3

Emory University

Free for all students, teachers, and parents and it includes breakfast, lunch, and a t-shirt. For more information, or to sign up, check out their website.

Students cannot be dropped off up front at the bus lanes in the morning!

All parent drop off and pick up are handled from the separate car rider lane in the rear of the building, Why? Buses move in and out from before 8 am to after 10 am. For safety, we cannot have our students crossing the three lanes in front of the buses.

Do not drop your child off in front of the building. They would have to walk around the building to the rear to get in anyway, so just drop them off there.

Students who are car riders must be picked up in the rear of the building. Students are not allowed to walk to a parent's car parked anywhere else on campus, or anywhere off campus. Students who are being taken home by car, must be picked up from the car rider lane.

*Note: please pull all the way to the front of the lane for pickup, to keep things moving. Do not stop at the first door you come to

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.

Thinkers exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions.

IB students contribute to discussions in a meaningful way. They do not shy away from challenging questions and, once they know the answer, follow up by asking “why?”

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.

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.

• 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.