The Summiteer

Please read the monthly school to home "Summiteer" newsletter to find out what is happening at school, get updates and find out how you can help!

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at Summit Elementary at 208-324-3396 x.5000 for the main office, x.5001 for Mrs. Boone, Principal or x.5002 for Mr. Grisso, Vice Principal.

Dear Grown ups,

It is amazing to me that Quarter 1 is behind us and we are already into Quarter 2! We have all been working so hard at improving ourselves and showing growth on our academics and behaviors. Wow! We sure have been busy.

During this time of year I want to let you each know how thankful I am for the opportunity to provide a safe and educationally engaging school for your student(s) to attend. Each day I see them smile as they get out of the car or off the bus really warms my heart. Their faces say it all!

Please keep in mind we DO GO OUTSIDE nearly every recess so as the fall weather rolls in to send your child with a sweatshirt or jacket (when it gets even colder) to help them stay warm. Pants, socks and shoes (rather than sandals and shorts) is important part of being both warm and responsible each day. It really helps to dress in layers on these cool morning and warm afternoon days. Thank you so much for your help with this.

BE SURE TO LABEL ALL CLOTHING so if it is found it can find its way back to the owner rather than abandoned in the lost and found!!! If your students are missing any items please stop in to see if your student has anything in the lost in found.

Please remember you cannot get to JMS from Summit and are not able to cut throught the Summit Springs Apartment complex either. You have two options:

-Drive your student to JMS via the specified route of Lincoln to 8th Ave to Birch!!

(only left turns on 10th)

OR

-Drop off your JMS student at Summit and let them walk! This saves you time and allows your

JMS student to be responsible! Walking is a great thing!

Happy Thanksgiving,

Amber Boone

Principal Summit Elementary

Please turn your clocks back 1 hour

so you make it to school on time and ar enot late!!

• READ TO/WITH them every single day!

1. From babies on....read, read, read!!!
2. This increases their vocabulary base at a time when students brain's are growing the fastest!
3. Also, talking to them using and explaining adult words is very beneficial.

• PRACTICE MATH FACTS (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)

1. Practice them daily!
2. These foundational skills need to become immediate and easy to recall!
3. Have your student count to/with you.
4. Count anything, make up problems, flashcards, etc, measure, challenge and practice some more.

• PLEASE encourage children to work independently!

1. They should be able to tie thier own shoes, get dressed, clean up after themselves and so on!
2. These are life skills they must learn.
3. Let them try and practice, practice practice by doing it themselves as well as helping with chores.
4. Studnets need to learn that if they are persistent when frustrated they will be succeessful with practice.

• PLEASE encourage your student to engage and participate in school!

1. Be on time and stay all day!
2. Reinforce following school behavior academic, and attendance expectations.
3. This is the student(s) job please encourage doing it well.

HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR STUDENT(S):

• Please read and practice skills at home each night. This is great bonding time as well as essential for students to understand concepts and the importance of school
• Please get students to school every day and on time so they are not missing important educational concepts.
• Please attend Parent/Teacher cconferences.
• Please communicate regularly with your student(s) teacher.
• Please ensure students complete homework!
• Please remind studends to engage in learning at school and complete their assignments to the very best of their abilities.
• Please emphasize to them that they do their very best on assessments and tests.
• Please praise them when they improve and show growth!!!

• It is not even cold out yet and the lost and found is piling up!!
• Please stop in to look for your student(s) missing items!!
• Please label all clothing to avoid this getting lost.

Please be aware in an effort to keep our students and staff safe!

We are reading "I'm not Scared! I'm prepared!"

and discussing safety protocols in case we

need to practice, have a drill or worse-; an intruder!

Please feel free to reach out if you have questions.

Safety is always a major priority for us here at Summit Elementary.

Quarter 1 attendance incentive:

The classroom with the best attendance for Quarter 1

will receive a traveling Pawsome Attendance Trophy

presented to them by our school Tiger mascot.

Each student in that class will receive themed pencils.

Ms. Kirk's 1st grade to right

StuCo:

We are going to work on a Thanksgiving Service Project

November 17th-20th

→ Focus: Thank-you cards for community helpers, teachers & staff

Students will be able to purchase Turkey Grams soon

(Stay tuned for date and times)!

For the SchoolStore.com fundraiser, here is a kickoff video: https://videos.schoolstore.com/kick-off-video

This School Store fundraiser will kickoff November 10th

Items from the Believe Kids October Fundraiser will arrive at the school if they were not ordered online.

Parents please keep an eye out for the announcement once items arrive so that they can come pick up their orders. Thank you!

We are looking at setting up a "Santa's Workshop" in December giving students an opportunity to purchase gifts for their grown ups for Christmas. This is NOT a fundraiser but an event to help our studetns. More on this later.

Please consider getting involved with your students school through PTO!

We would love to have you!

It is fun and easy to join and help! We need you!

If you are intersted please contact Gaby Urrutia

at extension 5133 at Summit Elementary

We offer in person and zoom meeting attendance!

NOVEMBER:

2nd: Day Light Savings-Fall back one hour!

1st-15th: School Book Drive (donate new or gently used books for classroom libraries)

5th: PTO Meeting rm 18 5-6pm (Please join us-Zoom available)

10th: School Store Fundraiser Event!!! Check out video above!

11th: Veteran's Day- All students Wear red, white and blue!

11th: Veteran's Day Concert 3rd Grade ONLY- Wear red, white and blue!

17th-20th: StuCo Thanksgiving Service Project

21st: PD Day! NO SCHOOL!

24th-28th: Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL!

Lucky us is right!

Lucky

Our new Therapy dog is anticipated to start "working" at school after the start of the new year after he is fully certified!

Thank you to our ICCS grant in assisting our school with covering the cost of proper training for our Therapy Dog, Lucky! We truly are a lucky school indeed!

He is currently in Training to become fully certified in:

(Per District Policy)

• STAR Puppy Certified
• Good K9 Certified
• Therapy Dog Certified

Lucky is a hypo allergenic miniature Goldendoodle

that is:

(Per District Policy)

• Vacinated and Immunized
• Fully Socialized
• Insured

Please watch for permission form to grant or deny permission for your student to have access to Lucky for helping your student calm down, reduce their anxiousness and to help them to self-regulate. They will be sent home later in the year.

Lucky may make short appearances before the beginning of the year to increase his socialization as he grows.