Summit Learning at McKinley School
Week of 9.14.22 Updates and Happenings
Communication is Key
Back-to-School Night is Tomorrow!
Hi families! We are so excited to meet in person tomorrow. Here's a snippet of what to expect:
- There will be tables set up for your perusal and then you will transition to the classrooms.
- You will meet your child's teachers, receive your username and passwords, sign into the Summit Learning platform, begin the process of active engagement in supporting your child by understanding what you are looking at in the first place, and you will have the opportunity to sign-up for parent-teacher conferences.
- Please support our school by visiting the Book Fair in the Library.
- Finally, the evening will be capped with a family-style dinner.
Please make sure that you have a device that connects to the internet, or you are welcome to use your child's Chromebook to participate in the workshops. You will spend approximately 15 minutes in each workshop, beginning in your child's Advisory class.
To learn more, I invite you to attend Back to School Night (Summit Learning Parent Night) where you can ask questions, explore the components of Summit Learning, and get tips and resources to support your student’s learning.
If you are unable to make it to Back-to-School Night, we will host a virtual workshop as well. Please see the information below. This process is less interactive but will cover the basics of the platform. At the end of the meeting, you will have a solid foundation of what Summit Learning is about, how to navigate the platform, and how to support your child(ren).
Back to School Night - See Flyer
September 15, 5:00 - 6:15 pm
McKinley School
325 South Oak Knoll
Pasadena, CA 91101
Virtual Summit Training: Thursday, September 15 · 5:15 – 6:15 pm
Google Meet joining info:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hwg-zrgj-mek
Or dial: (US) +1 646-883-0553 PIN: 338 192 685#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/hwg-zrgj-mek?pin=3942820036976
We hope you will find this event helpful, and we plan to schedule more learning opportunities later this year. In addition, you can always reach out to me or your child’s teacher.
To learn more about the role of the student in Summit Learning, watch this video. You can also read more about the Summit Learning community on the Summit Learning blog.
Staying Informed
We are excited to improve our communication to families this year by launching Your Student Snapshot, a text messaging program to keep you informed about your child’s academic coursework and progress in the Summit Learning Platform. We believe that parents are critical partners in supporting our students’ academic goals, and we are happy to provide this service to our families. This program will provide you a better and easier way to start a conversation with your child about school; help you to be informed -- more easily -- about your child’s progress and enable you to more effectively help your child make good decisions about their schoolwork and stay on track.
On August 20, 2022, you received a text message introducing our Your Student Snapshot program. After that, you’ll receive, on average, 2 text messages per week per child, and the texts will be personalized to your child’s own academic calendar and performance. We hope this will help you keep more up to date on what your child is working on in school and how they are doing academically. You can opt out of the program at any time by replying STOP, after the first introductory message is sent. Learn more about the Your Student Snapshot program.
To participate in the program, we must have a valid cell phone number for you. If you are unsure if you’ve provided one to us, please reply to this message with your child's first and last name, your first and last name, and your mobile phone number. The messages are available in English and Spanish. If you prefer to have the messages in Spanish, please let us know so that we can set that preference.
We Are A Summit Learning Partner School
Email: johnson.billie@pusd.us
Website: https://www.pusd.us/domain/2621
Location: 325 South Oak Knoll Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone: (626) 396-5630