NOTICE: No Morning Assembly on Friday, Dec. 16
Summitt Family Night
Summitt Family Night will be on Thursday, Dec. 15, 5-9 p.m. at Chipotle off Parmer/McNeil. Come out and join other Summitt families for dinner. A portion of the sales benefits Summitt PTA.
Counselors’ Chronicle
Volunteer opportunity
Santa is visiting Summitt on Tuesday, Dec. 20 and he needs an elf to take him to the classrooms. The elf will walk around with the map and his schedule from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact [email protected] if you can help.
PE News
We are wrapping up our rhythm/skeletal system unit in PE. The students have been practicing many fun dances as well as jump rope skills during the month of December. We have also learned all about the importance of our bones.
We will celebrate our Marathon Kid finishers this Thursday, December 15th. Please have your child in grades 1-5 wear their first marathon shirt to school. Kinder will be receiving fun bands this week for finishing their first marathon. We will also have a special school-wide Cupid Shuffle dance with our 5th Grade Student Wellness team during our morning assembly on Thursday!
Jingle Bell Jog Finishers
Congratulations to the Top Finishers of our 10th Annual Summitt Jingle Bell Jog. We had some fantastic times for this 1-mile course. Super proud of all the 4th and 5th grade students who finished the race!!
Thanks to all of the 5th grade teachers and Mrs. Romer for coming out and cheering on their students! Thank you to Mrs. Harris, Mr. Jones, Ms. Worsham, Mrs. Cardosa and Mrs. Flores for helping out with both races! And a big thanks to the classes who came out to cheer and to all of the parents who helped us mark hands and hold up the finish line. Y’all rock!
4th Grade Girls
1) Aivy Whitworth – 7:51
2) Emily Harvey – 8:40
3) Stella Christie – 9:02
4th Grade Boys
1) Kaden Schulle – 7:17
2) Noah Clawson – 7:20
3) Phoenix Radabaugh – 8:08
5th Grade Girls
1) Jessica Greenway – 8:04
2) Lauren Thompson – 8:34
3) Meadow Riley – 8:51
5th Grade Boys
1) Jesse Lang – 7:19
2) Ian Bates – 7:42
3) Carson Gustafson – 7:48
Fifth Grade News
Instrument Test Drive
The Murchison Middle School Band and Orchestra are hosting their annual Instrument Test Drive for 5th graders. This is the best opportunity to have your student come try the instruments offered at MMS! It’s on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 9 am – 4 pm and Thursday, Jan. 26 from 4:30 – 7:30 pm in the MMS Cafeteria. You only need to come to one of those days. When you come in, you’ll fill out a form and bring it to each instrument station that you test drive. At each station, the instructor will have the student try out the instrument and give a rating for each test. It should only take about 20 -30 minutes to try instruments!
Need pictures for yearbook
Have you taken pictures of classroom parties? Eagle Fest? Soaring Skyward? Third Grade musical? Second Grade 50s Day? Anything at school? Send those pictures to be considered for the yearbook – [email protected]. Please send full size images with the event name, grade and teacher name if possible. We prefer small group pictures over individual student pictures.
Join the PTA for special discounts
Did you know that not only does the school benefit by your membership, but you get PTA benefits as well? You can get tickets to Six Flags for only $35.99 (reg. $53.99)! To learn more check out the Texas PTA website – http://www.txpta.org/my-pta/member-benefits/ Questions? Contact Editt Law at [email protected]
AISD and Community Events
Movie Night for Girl Scouts
Do you need something for your girl scout to do while you shop? Bring them for movies, popcorn, pizza and crafts at the Girl Scout Kodosky Program center, sponsored by the Lady Cans robotics team. Safety wise, CPR/CBC adults on the premise. Event will be managed and run by Troop 03993.
Contact: Lady Cans FRC #2881 Anaita & Ollie [email protected] to register and ask questions.
Location: Girl Scouts Kodosky Program Center 12012 Park Thirty Five Circle
Time: 5:30-9:30pm
Cost: $15 for registered girl scouts, contact organizers to get info for siblings to participate
Phone # at event: 512-626-6545
Dates:
Saturday, December 17th Movie & Craft – How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Tuesday, December 20th Movie & Craft – Mickey’s Christmas Carol & Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer
Wednesday, December 21st Movie & Craft – Frosty the Snowman
Thursday, December 22nd Movie & Craft – Polar Express
Balcones Youth Sports registration
The early bird registration period for the 2017 Spring Ball Season continues all month! This means if you register your players online within this time period you will receive a $10 discount per player off of your registration fee. If you have multiple players, you will also receive the applicable sibling discounts. The early bird registration period is for all Little League, PONY Fast-Pitch Softball players and now our girls Kick Ball league.
During the off season, the BYS Board of Directors continued to volunteer their time behind the scenes to ensure that Balcones Youth Sports offers a great season and the 2017 Spring Season promises to be a terrific one. We will have a few baseball clinics at the BYS facility in late January and early February. Teams will be formed by mid-February and practices will begin within days of team formation. The Spring Season will begin in late February and will end in late May.
Players and parents of Little League can expect two practices per week, mostly Saturday games (some week night for make-up games due to weather or other factors). Also, players will have an opportunity to participate in the MLB PitchHit&Run Competition, Balcones Day Festival, the End-of-Season Tournament in late May, the District 11 City Tournament in June, and/or the State All-Stars Tournament in July. Register now and save money! All registrants will receive updates of upcoming clinics and other important dates as we get closer to the season. Practices for the PONY Fast-Pitch Softball and Girls Kickball season will also begin in late February. For more information about registration, visit our FAQs page.
Screening at Anderson
Do you wonder if your student is spending too much time on technology devices? Do you wonder how technology maybe impacting your student’s development? Do you have challenges navigating your student’s digital world? Then plan on attending the screening of Screenagers on the evening of January 18th at the Anderson High School Theater at 7 PM with other parents with the same ‘wonderings’.
Trojan Youth Lacrosse 2017 Spring Registration
Trojan Youth Lacrosse Association and Anderson High School Lacrosse have joined together to meet the growing demand of young athletes interested in playing lacrosse in Northwest Austin. The 2017 spring lacrosse season runs Feb-May and registration for both boys and girls is now open. Go to www.trojanyouthlacrosseaustin.com to register and join the fun!