Summit Hill Newsletter

Dear Summit Hill families,

We have started our PTA's fund raiser, the Boosterthon Fun Run. We had an exciting pep rally to explain our students' involvement in this fitness-based and character education service project for our school. The young men who run this event are caring, engaging, enthusiastic, and dedicated to supporting students. I hope you all took time to review this program with your students and discuss your involvement as well. All students will participate in the Fun Run on September 18th and parents are encouraged to come to cheer students around the temporary track...just 1/16 of a mile. Thanks to our teachers and volunteers who have prepared this wonderful event for our students!

Our early release day is coming up next week. Teachers and staff members will be meeting to review our school's CRCT scores, survey results, and other resources to make recommendations on our school improvement plan. We will also be learning more about how we can improve instruction in reading, math, and writing. Many of our teachers are experts in specific strategies to enrich instruction for all learners. Having this time to share best practices and to learn from each other as well as from recognized scholars in education has been a valued experience for all of us. Through our Foundation and PTA, we hope to further professional learning for all staff members to better server our students. Thank you for your support of this important learning time for our staff.

Hope you will join us at Movie Night and have a great weekend!

Nancy J. Murphy, Principal

Our first Early Release day is Wednesday, September 16th. Students will be dismissed at 11:15 a.m. Students will not make up this day because it counts as a full day.

Do You Know What the SHE
Character Building Committee Does??

This committee of parent volunteers works directly with the counseling staff at Summit Hill Elementary to help teach our children and students the importance of being responsible citizens and treating themselves, and others, with respect. Their goal is to educate students on good character traits and behaviors, such as Citizenship, Honesty, Kindness, Giving, Fairness and Compassion.

The committee coordinates and/or performs various activities including decorating bulletin boards and hanging posters throughout the school, Counselor's Week, Red Ribbon Week, selecting articles for the PTA newsletter, student skits, "Words of Wisdom" presented by student newscasters and various projects designed to bring character education to the students during the school year. The Character Building Committee is seeking several volunteers. Time commitment varies and many projects can be done from home. If interested, contact Shannon Encinger at sencinger@bellsouth.net or 770-265-2190.

FREE OR REDUCED PRICE MEAL BENEFITS

To continue free or reduced price meal benefits for students each household must complete a new application each year. Free and Reduced Meal Benefits will end on September 21, 2009, if the household has not reapplied for SY 2009-2010. If there is an interruption in benefits or the household does not reapply, the household is responsible for payment of meals until the Free and Reduced Application is approved. To help assure continuation of benefits, the household must have a new application turned in to the school cafeteria manager before September 16, 2009. Be sure to list all the students in the household on the application. Keep in mind, the application may take up to 10-days to process. If you have any questions, please call the Fulton County School Nutrition Program - Meal Eligibility Desk at (404)305-2220.

Movie Night
CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER

RESCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 25

We will be showing the movie "Hotel for Dogs" on the NEW DATE OF September 25th at 6:30 p.m. with the movie starting at dusk.

Hope to see you there!

Lexile Workshop

On Monday, September 28th, Michelle Howard will conduct a mini-session on the newly purchased LEXILE site license and software. Last year, the PTA supported the purchase of LEXILE to allow teachers to generate individual reports for your children. Come learn how to understand these reports and hear about ways to access the website for home use to help your children become better readers. This informative event will be held in the Media Center from 10:40am-11:40am.

Bus Change

In an effort to create more room on the buses for students, transportation has switched some buses around. Students who used to ride bus 362 will now ride bus 494. The students who rode bus 494 will now ride bus 815. This change went into effect on Wednesday morning after reminders were sent home with the students by transportation last Friday and Tuesday. Please remind your children of the bus change if this affects them.

Parents, please remember that students may not ride a different bus or get off at a different stop without approval from the Transportation Department (Crystal Brooks 770-667-2970) Thank you for helping keep our students safe.

Foundation Funds!

The foundation is beginning the research process for the interactive white board expenditures. If anyone is interested in helping with this endeavor, please contact the foundation at summithillfoundation@gmail.com. The Summit Hill Foundation initiatives will serve as a catalyst for innovation, enrichment and educational excellence for our school and community. These initiatives include reading resources, staff salaries, playground improvements and interactive white boards. Relying on public funds to achieve these goals would take years or may never happen. By providing supplemental funding, the foundation can support these needs immediately. Donations can be mailed to the school or dropped by the front desk. Thank you for investing in our children!!

SAVE THE DATE!

Dads, you are invited to enjoy a donut with your special student(s). Donuts with Dads will be at 7AM on Oct 7th (A-L) and Oct 8th (M-Z). More info to come!

DATES THAT RATE

Sept. 15 Katie Reeves Community Mtg.
              Milton H.S. 7:00 p.m.
Sept. 16 Early Release Day (11:15 a.m.)
Sept. 18 Boosterthon Fun Run
Sept. 21-25 ITBS testing (3rd & 5th grades)
Sept. 23 Milton LSC Mtg. 9:00 a.m.
Sept. 24 Local School Council 7:00 a.m.
Sept. 25 Box Tops deadline
Sept. 25 Movie Night, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 28 Lexile Workshop 10:40
Sept. 29 Fall Picture Day
Oct. 7      PTA Open Board Mtg. 9:30
Oct. 7-8   Donuts with Dad 7:00 a.m.
Oct. 12    Reflections deadline
Oct. 13    Chick-fil-A-Night 5:00 - 8:00

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Carpool Update

Please have your children remain in the car until the 7:15 bell rings and the supervising staff is on duty on the sidewalk. No students should be dropped off prior to 7:15. Thank you.

IT'S YEARBOOK TIME! ORDER YOUR YEARBOOKS NOW AT THE EARLY BIRD PRICE OF $22!

You can order one of two ways:

Complete the yearbook order form located at the front office; OR
Go to www.myyear.com to order. A $1.75 transaction fee will apply.

This will be a special year! Order yours now because when they're gone they're gone!
Questions? Please call Leah Wheeler 770-740-9731.

If you have newsletter items, please e-mail them to Wroblewski@fultonschools.org by Tuesday. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please call the school @ 770-667-2830 ext. 120.