Summerour Blue Devil Blast
Upcoming Dates
- February 8 - Soccer Games @ Trickum MS
- February 8 - Saturday School
- February 11 - Art Club to High Museum
- February 11 - GCPS Basketball Championship (at Summerour)
- February 12 - 8 Grade Guest Speaker
- February 13-17 - February Break
- February 14 - Dance Classes to Fox Theatre
- February 18 - Scoliosis Testing (6 & 8 only)
- February 20 - Orchestra Concert (Pre-LGPE)
- February 20 - GCPS Board Meeting
- February 21 - Café con Leche with Dr. Looney
- February 22 - Boys & Girls Soccer @Radloff MS
- February 22 - JLC Raider Competition (Sweetwater MS)
- February 22 - Saturday School
- February 25 - Band Concert (Pre-LGPE)
- February 26 - GMAS Parent Night & Title I Planning Meeting
- February 26 - Chorus Concert (Pre-LGPE)
- February 27 - Local School Council Meeting
- February 27 - March 3 - Title I Draft Documents Review
- March 5 - Early Release & Parent Conferences
- March 6 - Early Release (1:20pm)
- March 7 - 8 Gr. Orchestra LGPE
- March 8 - 7 Gr. Orchestra LGPE
- March 10 - Interim Testing: ELA
- March 11 - Interim Testing: MAT
- March 12 - Interim Testing: SCI
- March 12 - [Rescheduled] The Bridge Restaurant
- March 13 - Interim Testing: SS
- March 13 - GCPS Board Meeting
February Nominations
Parents and students can nominate teacher or staff members for our Teacher of the Month and our Staff Member of the Month. We will announce this month's selections on Tuesday morning. If you or your child want to nominate a teacher or staff member, use the link below. Nominations close on Monday afternoon!
Polls close on Monday, February 10
GCPS Educational Effectiveness Surveys: Opportunity to Participate in Family Survey
The County Sent This Message Out This Week:
Each year, GCPS collects feedback from our families about their children's school as part of our commitment to improvement. The Educational Effectiveness Surveys(EES) for Families allows families to provide feedback on nine characteristics of high-performing schools. Those characteristics are:
- A clear and shared focus
- High standards and expectations for all students
- Effective school leadership
- Strong communication and opportunities to work together
- What we teach, how we teach, and how learning is aligned with state standards
- Frequent monitoring of learning and teaching
- Focused professional development
- Supportive learning environment
- High levels of family and community involvement
In addition, the survey asks about two other areas associated with high-performing schools, district support for improvement, and respect for diverse cultures and backgrounds.
As a parent or caregiver, you should take one EES Family Survey for each school in which you have a child enrolled. As an employee, if you also have a child in GCPS, you should take the EES Staff Survey in addition to the Family Survey.
The survey will be available for you to complete through Friday, March 7. We hope you will lend your voice to making Gwinnett County Public Schools the best it can be for our students.
Please use this link to access the Family Survey.
Title I Planning Meeting (& Spaghetti Dinner)
Do you have a vision for Summerour? We would like to hear your ideas! Be a part of our planning process as we look at the school plan, budget, wish list, and parent engagement activities.
All parents, faculty, and staff are invited to attend. Transportation vouchers to attend this meeting are available. Raffle Prizes.
Draft versions of The Plan / The Promise, school plan, and Title I budget will be available for review February 27 through March 3 in the Parent Center.
Sponsors: Next Generation Focus, Positive Forces, Norcross Supermarket, Tortilleria La Imperial
Questions? Contact Rosanna Carlson, Summerour Parent Center (Room 1.123)
8:15-4:00 pm
770-582-7545
Welcome to 6th Grade!
Ms. Belinda Terry
6th Grade Assistant Principal
Ms. Tannia Wood
6th Grade Counselor
770.417.2491
Welcome to 7th Grade!
Mr. Al Sadler
7th Grade Assistant Principal
Ms. Angelica Rosas
7th Grade Counselor
770.417.2480
Welcome to 8th Grade!
Ms. Christy Gray
8th Grade Assistant Principal
Ms. Robin Blackwell
8th Grade Counselor
770.417.2487
Welcome to Gear Up!
Dr. Toni Weir
Gear Up Assistant Principal
Ms. Allegra Morgan
Gear Up Counselor
770.797.2960
Georgia Milestones Family Night
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
6:00 - 6:30 PM
School cafeteria
Help your child prepare for the state test administered to all students in April. Experience Online Testing and learn the promotion requirements. Spaghetti Dinner and raffle prizes.
Taxi vouchers to attend this meeting are available upon request.
February IB Learner Profile:
IB learners are communicators. They understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.
IB students regularly deliver stimulating presentations and drive excellence in group assignments.
Do You Want to Volunteer at Summerour?
Click this link to let Rosanna Carlson know that you'd like to volunteer to help out at Summerour. You can choose specific days and times to come in weekly OR go through the list of events and groups that could use you. Check it out! Come and be a part of your child's school.
Buy Your Yearbook!
Buy your yearbook at Jostens.com to get a discount! First people to buy get $10 off (at $30), next group get $5 off (at $35, this is a bigger group), and the rest are full price at $40. Once they go to $40 it is the same price in Media Center and on Jostens.com. Order yours now! Go to Jostens.com, click Yearbook and Buy Your Yearbook.
ParentSquare Setup
You can receive ParentSquare message notifications 3 ways: email, text, or in the phone app. The GCPS website has a page that explains how to setup or change your notifications. We encourage you to go in to your ParentSquare account and make sure that you are getting the notifications in a way that makes the most sense for you!
Click the link and make sure you are getting notified.
