Summerour Blue Devil Blast

• 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 29 - Early Release (1:20pm)
• October 30 - Progress Reports Go Home
• October 31 - JLC Raider Competition @Dacula MS
• October 31 - Basketball vs. Lilburn
• October 31 - Halloween
• November 2 - PTA Food Drive (All Week)
• November 2 - ESL for Parents
• November 3 - Digital Learning Day #2
• November 4 - ESL for Parents; English & Civics for Parents
• November 7 - Basketball @ Radloff

Thursday, October 8 was our annual Hispanic Heritage Night. We combined it with Literacy activities this year, but the Hispanic Heritage was on full display. We had a great turn out and beautiful outfits on display. Oh, and the food.... All around this was another amazing night.

Thank you to all the teachers who stayed, thanks to all the parents and teachers who put the time in to make this event happen, and thanks to all the families who came to share your cultures with us!

It was Spirit Week this week. We had a hat day, a stars day (wear stars, glitter, or yellow), a jersey day, and a flag colors day. We got a bunch of pictures on We are Stars (wear yellow), so here's what we saw!

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Last weekend was the Norcross Art Splash Festival in Thrasher Park. There were over 100 artist booths (paintings, pottery, jewelry, woodwork, photography, and glass), live music, food vendors, and a kids' zone.

Summerour artists contributed to Chairs for Charity (photos of our chairs included)!

Normally the festival is Saturday and Sunday; however, rain forecasts made them shorten the festival to Saturday only this year.

No intramurals next week: have a fantastic Fall Break. However, we'll be back at it for one week when we return. The week after break is the last week of intramurals for first semester.

Here are some soccer and basketball pictures from this week.

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

JLC on top of Stone Mountain today!

Mr. Currey's, Mr. Lowrance's, and Ms. English' classes competed in Bocce ball this week. Mr. Currey and Ms. English combined classes and their combined team took second place.

Ms. Belinda Terry

6th Grade Assistant Principal

Belinda.Terry@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Tannia Sims

6th Grade Counselor

Tannia.Sims@gcpsk12.org

770.417.2491

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

Science

Students worked on an IB Project diagnosing patients in real life scenarios using their knowledge of body systems.

Individuals & Societies

This week, students completed interim exam review activities. We are now beginning Unit 4: Southwest Asia Government, starting off with a comparison of autocratic and democratic governments.

Ms. Christy Gray

8th Grade Assistant Principal

Christian.Gray@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Robin Blackwell

8th Grade Counselor

Robin.Blackwell@gcpsk12.org

770.417.2487

Science:

We started our new unit on Electricity and Magnetism! We also had our interim focusing on energy waves! Today, we are going to build series and parallel circuits in class as part of our unit!

Social Studies:

This week, students took their interims and showed off how much they have learned in the 1st half of the semester! They then began Unit 4, which covers British colonization of Georgia. When students return from break, we will finally begin our history units!

Mathematics:

All students took their interims this week. Give your students a pat on the back!

• Enhanced Math is learning about rational and irrational numbers and simplifying radicals.
• 8th Grade Math is learning how to graph a function using slope-intercept form and finding the domain and range.

Language Arts:

Students sat their interim exams this week. They revised key AKS specifically related to argumentative, expository, and poetic techniques. They also focused on the literary device of allusions in the poem "The Hollow" and the short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Literature & Composition:

Students took their interim exam this week. This week, they also discussed how events in King’s life influenced the path he chose for his accomplishments and activism, and they used this information to formulate a thesis statement about the topic, using at least two pieces of evidence from the speech "I Have a Dream" to support it.

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

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

Soccer Interest Meeting: That's quite a crowd!

September 26 - December 29

Gwinnett County Government is partnering with Vision To Learn to deliver free eye exams and prescription glasses to children in underserved communities, ensuring they receive essential eye care.

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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.

As you probably know, the state has enacted new legislation regarding student cell phone use in schools. To ensure compliance, the district has established the following expectations and procedures for student cell phone use.

Cell Phone Expectations

• Cell phones must be stored in a backpack, purse, or other approved bag and may not be kept in clothing pockets.
• Cell phones may not be used in classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, or any other common areas.
• Cell phones may not be used during class transitions or between classes.

"Away for the Day" Procedure

1st Offense

• Verbal warning issued.
• Minor discipline entry documented.

2nd Offense

• Phone is placed in a purple pouch until the end of the school day and returned to the student.
• Phone may also be secured in the cell phone locker located in the administrative office.

3rd Offense

• Phone is confiscated by a school official.
• Parent/guardian must pick up the phone from the school.

4th Offense

• Discipline referral issued.
• Parent conference required.
• Phone may be secured in the cell phone locker in the administrative office and/or a parent may be required to pick up the device.

PTA Fundraiser is still running

(until November 8)

Make a difference. Join the Summerour Middle School PTA.

SummerourPTA.com