Summitt Family Night at Catfish Parlour tonight
Join other Summitt Families at Catfish Parlour (11910 Research Blvd) on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 5-9 p.m. Our special guest chef will be Assistant Principal O’Neal! Catfish Parlour has been a generous supporter of Summitt for many years. A portion of the sales that night will benefit Summitt PTA. http://catfishparlour.com/north-austin.html
Skate Night
Skate Night will be at Playland Skate Center (8822 McCann) on Nov. 5 from 6-8:30 p.m. It’s $6 per skater.
T-shirt orders
T-shirt order forms are going home again this week. If you have not gotten a chance to order, we do have some short sleeve white ($12) and long sleeve blue ($15) Summitt shirts available. With the weather getting cooler, order the long sleeve shirts before we sell out. We do have a very limited number of XS long sleeves. Orders will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Questions? Contact Diana George at [email protected].
Fall Picture retakes
Fall picture retakes, which is the picture that goes in the yearbook, will be taken on Thursday, November 5. If your child was absent or you were not satisfied with the way the first picture looked your child should plan on having their picture taken. Order forms will be sent home with those students that were absent or can be picked up on the community information table in the great hall. To order online please visit: inter-state.com/order and use the order code 01999EB
Library News
Library Inventory
Each year I am tasked with doing an inventory of the library collection. This involves me scanning each and every Summitt item ID on every book, video, and/or piece of equipment. The past two summers I have had the help of the wonderful Covenant Go Sunday! volunteers. We have done the 2 week long task over one week in the summer. Unfortunately, with the construction around campus this summer, I was unable to get into the library, and need to do the task now.
Since the library will already be closed to regular services due to Book Fair, I thought I’d seize this opportunity. So, beginning, Monday, Nov. 9, I am looking for volunteers who can donate any amount of time to help scan library items. It is very easy, albeit boring. You can listen to your favorite podcasts while you work, or zen out to the beep-beep of the scanner. If you are interested, please sign up via Volunteer Spot: http://vols.pt/McuasH
Events this week
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3rd Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest. Winners will be announced on Friday, Oct. 30 at morning assembly.
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BookPeople sponsored author visit, Soman Chainani, October 28th at 10 am for 5th grade
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PTA-funded storyteller, Bernadette Nason telling spooky seasonal stories with 1st -3rd grades. Oct. 30 from 8:30 -10:30 a.m.
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Storybook Character Dress-Up Day also on Oct. 30th!!!
Remember to visit our http://summittlibrary.blogspot.com/ for more detailed news on the exciting stories and times of and in our library.
Save the Date: Holiday Shopping Market
Summit is hosting its fifth annual “Holiday Market” craft and vendor event on Friday, December 4 from 6-9pm in the Great Hall. Booth space is only $30 (if paid before November 13th- $35 after November 13th). We will also have a Silent Auction! All proceeds benefit the Summitt-Koblenz Exchange program. We will advertise the event on the marquee, in the school email newsletter, in the local newspaper, and with the neighborhood association. For more information please contact: Heather Brannies @ 512-841-1324, [email protected]
Mother/Son outing at Urban Air
“Air” you in for Mom and Son night? Dinner orders are due November 6th! Tickets now available online in the Summitt store: https://summitteagles.org/store/. Additional order forms available in the main office.
Event details: Friday, November 13th from 7-9pm at Urban Air.
http://www.urbanairtrampolinepark.com/trampoline-park-locations/austin-trampoline-park/
$17 kids jump, $10 moms jump, $3 for 2 slices of pizza and a bottle of water. Moms FREE if not jumping. This event is not just limited to moms and sons, any special person in your child’s life is welcome. Questions? Contact Jennie Leon at [email protected]
Book Fair
We have begun planning for this year’s Monster Book Fair – Reading Is So Much Fun, You’ll Get GOOSEBUMPS!! The book fair will be November 16-20. If you would like to be part of the planning committee or participate in the book fair, please volunteer here. Our website https://summitteagles.org/Events/Book%20Fair/ has all the latest information regarding Book Fair dates, links to volunteer and to the scholastic online book fair (November 8-27). More to come, so keep an eye out for book fair flyers, special events, and guest readers!! Thank you in advance for all you do to make this year’s book fair a success!!
Counselors’ Chronicle
Halloween safety tips
Stay safe this Halloween weekend.The link has basic safety precautions to help make your children’s Halloween a safer night of fun. http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC89.pdf
Middle School Information
We have started to receive communication from Murchison and the magnet schools about preparations for next year’s 6th graders.
November 2- Murchison, Fulmore, Kealing, Gus Garcia and Ann Richards will be presenting information from 8:40–10:20 am to 5th grade students. Parents are invited to come as well and hear each school make a brief 20 minute presentation about their campus. Lamar does not travel to schools so if you are interested in that program, you will need to make arrangements to attend events at their campus (dates are on the blue information sheet that was sent out recently).
November 3- Parent Info Night at Fulmore 6-7pm
November 23- Murchison Middle School Showcase- all 5th grade students will travel by bus to MMS and will visit from 9:30-10:45am.
***A blue information sheet was just sent home that has the important dates and deadlines for the magnet schools.
College Shirt Day Every Monday– To promote college and career readiness, we are inviting students to join Summitt staff in wearing college t-shirts on Mondays. It is really fun to see all the colleges that staff and students wear and to start conversations about them.
Attendance Incentives– We will be starting the attendance incentive program in November. Please make sure your student is at school and on time. The focus this month will be on tardies. The winning class will be announced at the end of the month and will receive a special prize! Every class is eligible to win an attendance award each month. We understand that children need to be home when they are ill, but we encourage you to schedule appointments outside of the school day as much as possible.
SEL– The SEL skills we have been working on include: being assertive, identifying feelings, respecting differences, understanding complex feelings, and taking others’ perspectives.
Guidance Curriculum– Classroom guidance is under way. Kinder has been using I Care Cat to reinforce classroom rules. First Grade has been talking about big problems vs. little problems using Kelso. Second grade has been working on communication skills and being good listeners. And 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade did a really fun team building challenge involving stacking cups. They had to use good communication skills and work cooperatively to complete a series of difficult challenges together.
5th Grade Red Ribbon Week Presentation– Last week the District Attorney’s office sent a presenter who provided a brief 20 minute presentation to all 5th grade classes about drugs and alcohol. The presentation was very basic and each student received a pamphlet and a handout from them. They also provided our campus with 900 ribbons for Red Ribbon Week this week.
Mix It Up Day– As part of our No Place For Hate campaign, students mixed with another class at their grade level on Tuesday October 27 (National Mix It Up Day). Each class was assigned a partner class to do a 20 minute ice breaker activity with. Most English only classrooms were paired with a Vietnamese classroom to give our students a chance to mix and mingle with other students that they do not frequently get a chance to interact with.
Welcoming Schools– There will be a parent information meeting about our new Welcoming Schools initiative at the PTA general meeting at 6:30 pm on November 9.
AISD AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Halloween Candy Buyback
Aspire Dental (3951 West Parmer Lane, Suite 200) will buy back your unopened and uneaten Halloween candy for $1/pound on Monday, Nov. 2 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. More info here.
Help refugee families
There have been a number of refugee families who have children enrolled in the Anderson vertical team. There is a list of current things the families need. Please contact [email protected] for questions and information on how to help.
Fulmore Middle School Open House
Fifth and Sixth families are invited to Fulmore Magnet Parent Information Night, November 3rd, 2015 in the Fulmore Middle School Cafeteria (201 East Mary St) from 6 – 7p.m. Our presentation will give parents the opportunity to learn about Fulmore’s Magnet Program and the application process. More info is here.
Night of the Robots Parent’s Night Out
Night of the Robots with the Anderson High School Robotics Team – Friday, October 30th, 5:30-9 pm. Enjoy a Parents Night Out while your kids (K-5th grade) enjoy an evening of Robots: Fun VEX & humanoid robot activities, arts & crafts, games, LEGOs, pizza and the movie Monsters, Inc. Cost is $30/child. Register at http://nightoftherobots.splashthat.com/ or get more info at [email protected].
Jason Segel at BookPeople
Join us at BookPeople (603 N. Lamar Blvd.) on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. for a Halloween costume party with actor and children’s author Jason Segel to celebrate his new children’s book, Nightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic. The speaking portion of this event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required for the signing and only available with the purchase of a copy of Nightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic from BookPeople. Books & tickets for the signing are now available to order!
AISD Special Education meetings
Grandparents and Guardians support group – There are meetings throughout the school year for grandparents and guardians of students with special needs. The next meeting is on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Meetings are at Covington Middle School (3700 Convict Hill Rd. Austin, TX 78749). Group Time: 9-10:30 a.m. Covington Contact: Gloria Franco, Parent Support Specialist, 512-414-1621, [email protected]. More info is here.