Summerour Blue Devil Blast

• October 5 - Interim Test - English/Language Arts
• October 6 - Interim Test - Mathematics
• October 7 - Interim Test - Science
• October 7 - Basketball Scrimmage
• October 8 - Interim Test - Social Studies
• October 8 - Literacy & Hispanic Heritage Night
• October 9 - Walk-A-Thon (during Connections)
• October 10 - JLC Raider Competition (@Bay Creek MS)
• October 12-16 - Fall Break
• October 15 - GCPS Board Meeting
• October 19 - ESL for Parents
• October 21 - ESL for Parents; English & Civics for Parents
• October 21 - Dance to Nat'l Center for Human Rights
• October 21 - Basketball vs. Creekland
• October 24 - Basketball @ Five Forks
• October 26 - ESL for Parents
• October 27 - Basketball vs. Duluth
• October 28 - ESL for Parents; English & Civics for Parents
• October 28 - Early Release (1:20pm)
• October 28 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (until 7pm)
• October 30 - Progress Reports Go Home
• October 31 - JLC Raider Competition @Dacula MS
• October 31 - Basketball vs. Lilburn
• October 31 - Halloween
• October 29 - Early Release (1:20pm)

As we get closer to testing, I’d like your help making sure our students and their Chromebooks are ready to go.

• Bring your Chromebook to school every day. We’ve had quite a few students leaving their Chromebooks at home over the last few weeks. Loaners may not be available in the coming weeks.
• Fully charge your Chromebook the night before testing.
• Bring your charger with you on testing day.
• Make sure your Chromebook powers on and charges properly.
• Check that your keyboard and trackpad are working.
• Restart your Chromebook before testing rather than just closing the lid.
• Make sure you know your login information. If there is a password issue, let’s get it resolved ahead of time.

We have a combined Literacy Night and Hispanic Heritage Night on Thursday night.

We also have a Spirit Week this week and encourage all students to participate in the following ways:

• Monday - Wear a hat or a flower crown to celebrate Hispanic culture
• Tuesday - Dress up as your favorite Hispanic celebrity, artist, athlete, musican, or historical figure
• Wednesday - We Are Stars: wear yellow, wear stars, wear glitter or sparkles
• Thursday - Wear the colors of the country, culture, or heritage that you represent
• Friday - Wear a soccer jersey to celebrate passion for sports in Hispanic communities

Our Cross Country team traveled to the new Murphy Middle School in Dacula Saturday to represent Summerour in the Official Gwinnett County Middle School Championships Meet. A big thanks to Officer Scott for joining us Saturday to support and encourage our runners.

Our varsity girls ran the race of their lives to finish 3rd 🏆out of 21 middle schools in this middle schools only inaugural meet. Our boys also ran well led by 7th graders Didier Lopez and Emiliano Hernandez. Congrats to Edgar Casillas who ran well in his first ever cross country race.

Out of a total of 150 runners, our team podium winning girls finished in the places below individually.

• Luz Perez - 3rd overall
• Elizabeth Gomez - 14th overall
• Betsy Najarro - 17th overall
• Jocelyn Martinez - 29th overall
• Ayanna Mwangi - 38th overall
• Edith Manzanares - 39th overall

All runners mentioned above ran "Personal Records" for the 2 mile distance!We have one more opportunities for you to see our Summerour runners compete.

Saturday, October 10th

State Meet

Commerce, GA

(morning - race times TBA)

Norcross Running, our adult team, had a great season opener Sunday in the Donut 5K as part of the Duluth Fall Festival.

Attached are 3 pics, one of our award winners, one of our group, and Luz Perez (finished first overall female) with one of our dads (finished first overall master).

Please consider joining us in October for the Fast Pace 5K in Cumming. Run, walk or a combination of the two....just get to the finish line is all we ask of this team. Your race; Your pace.🙂It is a really fast course for those in search of personal records.

The aim of our adult team is to bring teachers and parents together to run at least one 5K each month. Any level runner or walker can join us for these fun runs.

Click this link to sign up for the Fast Pace 5K race. Sign up under our group name "Juniors Running". Although these races are not free, funds raised are always for a good cause.

IB students are active participants in a wide range of aspects of campus life, as well as focusing on their academic development.

We started our monthly clubs this week. It went very smoothly and the students had a great time. Here are two pictures of students: one is Chess club and the other is Board Games club.

Thank you to Dr. Al-Amin's son (red polo shirt) who offered up his time to help get the Chess club off the ground and did a little instruction.

Summerour Middle School students and teachers put together a phenomenal Hispanic Heritage Assembly yesterday. Thank you to all the teachers and students who made this event so successful. Thanks especially to Mr. Randy James, under whose leadership this event came to life.

Enjoy the pictures below and the 2 1/2 minute video with 5 30-second samples of what we saw!

The boys' basketball roster is here. Congratulate these students for their hard work and dedication to our basketball team:

Martin Alarcon

Irfhan Bourrima

Erick Covarrubias Ramos

Jordan Davidson

Jahshawn Fraser

De’Anthony Manning Walker

Lee Rance

Logan Ross

Carter Shaw

Noah Turmon

Cadyn Wilson

James Woods

Ms. Belinda Terry

6th Grade Assistant Principal

Belinda.Terry@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Tannia Sims

6th Grade Counselor

Tannia.Sims@gcpsk12.org

770.417.2491

Language Arts

This week, students are learning how to write research questions and practice expository techniques!

Social Studies

This week, students wrapped up their European History unit! Students learned how to construct a timeline, put historical events in order, and make connections between events. Next week, students will review for their upcoming interim as well as learn new vocabulary as we get ready for our European Government unit!

Science

This week, science completed their unit on Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition. They are taking their test on 10/2. Next week, students will have their interims and begin their unit on Earth’s structures.

Mr. Al Sadler

7th Grade Assistant Principal

Al.Sadler@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Yasmi Velasquez Rocha

7th Grade Counselor

Yasmi.VelasquezRocha@gcpsk12.org

770.417.2480

Language Arts

Students will be preparing for interim exams as well is analyzing two poems and how the poets use figurative and connotative language to create the mood of the poems.

Science

Students continued working on body systems and are preparing for the Interim Exam next week.

Individuals & Societies

Students are finishing Unit 3: Southwest Asia History and preparing for the Interim Exam.

Ms. Christy Gray

8th Grade Assistant Principal

Christian.Gray@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Robin Blackwell

8th Grade Counselor

Robin.Blackwell@gcpsk12.org

770.417.2487

MATH:

Both enhanced and eighth-grade classes are preparing for unit tests and reviewing their work so far for next week's interims.

SCIENCE:

This week in science, students explored the Doppler effect through hands-on stations on Monday, then wrapped up our waves unit and took the unit test on Wednesday. We have now started reviewing for our upcoming interim exam, which will cover both waves and our first unit on energy.

INDIVIDUALS & SOCIETIES:

This week, 8th grade Georgia Studies reviewed Units 1 through 3. Students will be taking their Semester 1 Interims next week.

ELA:

8th graders continued their analysis of Unit 2: The Thrill of Horror with the text, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. They analyzed how narrative devices (flashback & foreshadowing), plot structure, the character's point of view, and the development of poetic devices (figurative language, imagery, and sound devices) create the intended effect of suspense and tension. Students also analyzed how poetic techniques develop in the poem "The Hollow," a tribute to the short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

LITERATURE & COMPOSITION I:

Gear Up students evaluated the argumentative techniques MLK Jr. used in his speech (extended metaphor, metaphor, allusion, repetition) and how these techniques help us understand his message. They also analyzed how rhetorical devices (figurative, connotative, and rhetorical language) strengthened Martin Luther King's argument in his speech, "I Have a Dream."

Dr. Toni Weir

Gear Up Assistant Principal

Toni.Weir@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Allegra Morgan

Gear Up Counselor

Allegra.Morgan@gcpsk12.org

770.797.2960

Ms. Tamica Jones

Connections Principal

Tamica.Jones@gcpsk12.org

Computers use Binary numbers: 0 and 1 to complete all tasks by turning switches off (0) and on (1). Here are 6th grade students converting decimals to Binary Numbers. It's an important skill in Computer Science.

DLI (Dual-Language Immersion) students collaborating to build Spanish communication skills.

Paul Duke STEM High School will be hosting our Rising 9th grade informational night on Monday, November 2nd from 6:30 - 8:00 PM.

We look forward to meeting our future Trailblazers soon!

10/21 - vs. Creekland

10/24 - at Five Forks

10/28 - vs. Duluth

10/31 - vs. Lilburn

11/04 - at Hull

11/07 - at Radloff

11/14 - vs. Richard

11/18 - at Pinckneyville

12/05 - vs. Sweetwater

12/09 - vs. Coleman

12/12 - vs. Trickum

01/06 - vs. Berkmar

01/09 - vs. Crews

Athletics don't just happen before and after school. We have a fantastic PE program with some veteran teachers who know how to engage the kids. Thanks to Ms. Crider and Ms. Kepper for all they do.

Here are some of their kids doing "High 5" curl ups

September 26 - December 29

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Where: Norcross High School

Who: all students in the Peachtree Corners and Norcross - boys & girls, grades 5, 6, & 7

When: Monday, October 5; Thursday, October 8; Sunday, October 11

If you will be attending a GCPS sporting event, please remember: middle school students will not be permitted to attend athletic events at Norcross High School (or anywhere within GCPS) without the direct supervision of a parent or guardian.

PTA Fundraiser is still running

(until November 8)

Make a difference. Join the Summerour Middle School PTA.

SummerourPTA.com