Summit Hill Elementary

Dear Summit Hill Parents, Guardians, and Students,

I hope everyone is having a grateful Thanksgiving with family and friends. Rest up and hold on tight because December will be fast and furious! We have many events and activities planned for our students. The December calendar is below. We also have some surprises for our students that will not be on the calendar.

Time is flying by and our 1st semester will be over with before we know it. I hope all parents have had a parent/teacher conference with their teacher at this point; however, if you have not, please contact your teacher to get one set up. Once our teachers return to school in January, they will meet with the next grade level up to determine the top concepts for each subject area students needs to know prior to moving to the next grade level. We want to ensure our students are prepared and ready for the next grade. During your parent/teacher conference, your teacher will discuss academic strengths and weaknesses so you both can collaborate on a plan for your student's success.

We have had a few career day presentations and our latest was from Zimmerer Kabota and our students LOVED it! The team from Zimmerer Kabota brought out some equipment for students to see close up and gave everyone the opportunity to ask questions. If you would like to present to our students or know someone that would like to, please let me know and we can get something set up.

I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving break! As always, if you have any questions, please reach out at 903-745-4100 or at Aronow.Rebecca@HoweISD.net.

Warm regards,

Rebecca Aronow

Summit Hill Elementary Principal

Howe ISD

Summit Hill wants to give a big SHOUT OUT to Bristol Robertson! Bristol was out top seller on campus. She worked so hard and sold $1,218 worth of Popcorn! Way to go, Bristol! Summit Hill greatly appreciates your hard work and we would to shout "THANK YOU" from the rooftop!

We want to give a HUGE SHOUT OUT to one of our Summit Hill parents, Jordan Davis. She came in on Friday, November 22nd and painted some of our windows to transition us into the winter season. The students were already excited about the windows at dismissal. Some of the many comments were, "Look at the windows!", "The windows are so pretty!", "The penguin is so cute!", and "Snowman! I love to make a snowman!". Thank you so much, Ms. Davis, for brightening up our campus and putting many smiles on our student's faces.

December 5 - Kindergarten Colors - Rainbow Colors

December 6 - Kindergarten Field Trip

December 10 - Kindergarten Christmas Program, 6:00 PM in the SHE Cafeteria

December 12 - Kindergarten Colors - Holiday Color Day

December 20 - Early Release (PK: 12:45, K: 12:50, 1st/2nd: 1:00)

December 20 - Holiday Class Parties

• Each student can have 2 people sign up to attend their class party. Information is below.
• A schedule for each class party is below.

House shirts should have gone home with students on Friday, November 22nd. These shirts will be used for House Days (every Monday) and for field trips.

Houses are as follows:

House of GIVERS (Pink) - Ms. Richardson, Ms. Duncan, Ms. Wilson

House of KINDNESS (Yellow) - Ms. Meyer, Ms. Perez

House of FRIENDSHIP (Red) - Ms. Blackshear, Ms. Segleski, Ms. Bono

House of COURAGE (Green) - Ms. Price, Ms. Hill, Ms. Pennington

House of DREAMERS (Blue) - Ms. Johnston, Ms. Simpson, Ms. Kinsey

House of INTEGRITY (Orange) - Ms. Sutterfield, Ms. Kveton

House of WISDOM (Teal) - Ms. Watson, Ms. Armstrong

House of COMMUNITY (Purple) - Ms. Tolbert, Ms. Biscarro

Please see the Holiday Party schedule below. A few guidelines to remember:

1. Each student can only have 2 guests attend the party.

2. The start time listed below is the earliest time guests will be allowed to enter. We want to exit one grade level before we welcome another.

3. All parties will take place in the cafeteria. Guests will be allowed to go into the cafeteria for the party and utilize the restroom outside the cafeteria only. Guests will not be allowed to go to classrooms or any other location on campus.

4. Our holiday parties are for SHE students. If younger children accompany you to the party, please ensure they stay with you throughout the party.

**All guests must be signed up to attend by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH. If you are not signed up by the deadline, you will not be able to attend.**

The 2nd 9-weeks will end on Friday, December 20th and all report cards are now available on Parent Portal. We will not send home a paper copy of your student's report card.

Also, if your student is absent, please send a parent note or contact our front office and inform them of your student's absence. You must send a note to the school in order to get absences excused. You can also scan or take a picture of the note and email it to the school.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Summit Hill PEIMS/Attendance Coordinator

We are always in need to substitute teachers! If you are interested, please attend the training on Wednesday, December 4th. We would love to welcome you on our campus.