Summit Road STEM Elementary

It has been a great start to the school year in our building! The energy and excitement from both students and staff has been incredible to see. Classrooms are already buzzing with learning, and our hallways are filled with smiles and a sense of community. From morning meetings to hands-on activities, our students are diving right into the year with curiosity and enthusiasm. We are so proud of how quickly everyone has settled into routines and shown what it means to be part of the Summit Road STEM family.

Below are just a few snapshots from the first days of school; moments that capture the joy, collaboration, and spirit that make our building so special.

Ohio has passed the Parents’ Bill of Rights, which confirms that parents and guardians have the right to make decisions about their child’s upbringing, education, and care. District policy requires us to share these rights with you and ask whether we may provide certain physical, mental, or behavioral health services to your child. Please complete the attached form and return it to your child’s principal.

Please remember to communicate any change of transportation to the front office by 2:30 each day. You can e-mail, Talking Points, or call the front office.

Arrival:

Doors Open: 8:50

Tardy Bell: 9:00 (Doors will close at this time)

Dismissal:

Students begin leaving building: 3:30

All students out of building/Last pick up: 3:40

In the map below, cars will follow the red arrows. Students will be waiting for parents who are in line, and released to cars in the blue loop. No students will be released to parents not in the car line. No students will be able to be released to parents parking in the lot for dismissal. Please understand that the line will be taking longer than use are use to for the first few weeks of school.

Bus Info:

Buses have been late to begin the school year. Please note that we (as a building) attempt to notify families of late buses, but we are not always notified either. We will attempt to send a talking points message to the families affected as soon as we can.

Bus information is found in PowerSchool. More info is below.

September

1 - NO SCHOOL – Labor Day

10 - PTO Meeting (meet.google.com/kba-tfmb-vfy)

16 - Reynoldsburg Board of Education Meeting (7232 E Main Street Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068)

18 - Curriculum Night (Parent Night)

October

10 - Walk-a-Thon

We are using TalkingPoints as our main communication method. Parent/Guardians will be automatically enrolled with your phone number and e-mail addresses on file in the office.

It is very important that your phone number is updated so you can stay up to date with information from the building! To begin, TalkingPoints will automatically allow us to communicate with text messages to your phone. If you wish, you can download the TalkingPoints Parent app to your phone. This allows you to do more advanced features such as react to messages, RSVP to events, and more. Downloading an app is optional.

Any changes in phone number, e-mail address, or other important information should be communicated to the front office as soon as you can.

Change of addresses are required by Ohio Law, and should be communicated with our welcome center. Maggie in the Summit front office can help with this process.

Teachers send home a weekly newsletter with photos, upcoming events, and current happenings. Please be sure you are checking your child's newsletter!

Hello Summit Road Families and welcome to our 5th Annual Walkathon Fundraiser event! This is a super fun event for the whole school and an important fundraiser for Summit. We will raise money leading up to the actual event in September. We will have music and some giveaways to motivate us along the way. More information will be at our Meet the teacher Night.

Fundraising Starts Today!

Walk-a-thon donations are collected through our personalized webpage at 99Pledges, https://app.99pledges.com/fund/summitroad5. Our goal is to raise $10,000. You will receive an email from 99Pledges with a link to your student’s pledge page. Simply share your link with friends and family to make their flat rate donations. It's that simple! No keeping up with miles or laps, just one flat rate donation. If you don’t receive a link, you can search and find your student’s page by clicking the button below.

Purpose of Walk-a-thon

Funds raised from our Walkathon will be used to support our Environmental STEM focus by helping to update our Makerspace for students, purchase books, classroom supplies, and materials for our gardens, courtyard, and Ecolab, help cover the cost of transportation for field trips, purchase materials and resources for our Culinary and Ornithology Labs; and other special school events/activities. The more money we raise, the more we can support our students and STEM program at Summit! *If sponsors are unable to use the 99Pledges site, we will gladly accept cash, check, or money orders. Contact Mr. Jacobs with questions regarding the fundraiser.

Walk-a-thon Event

Our Walk-a-thon will take place on Friday, October 10th, 2025 at 9:30, parents are invited to attend! Start raising money TODAY!

Prizes:

Popsicle - 10 dollars donated in your name

Student Pizza Party - 100 dollars donated in your name

Summit Road STEM Water Bottle - Top earner for homeroom class

Candy Bar - The largest number of donations in grade level (any amount)

PowerSchool is our information system that we use for report cards, attendance, and keeping emergency contact information up to date. Please click the link below for more info and to gain access to PowerSchool. If you need help with the system, please call the front office.

District Code: HDNS

We love to celebrate birthdays, however, due to our high number of students who have severe allergies, we are asking families to not bring in perishable items to school for their child’s classroom. stickers, pencils, trinkets, etc. are acceptable, if you wish. Please check with your child’s teacher prior to sending in any items.