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Summit Hill Elementary
Hilltop
Happenings
October 2,
2009
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Principal's
Passage
Dear Summit Hill
families,
It is conference time here on the Hill. This
is a great time of year to meet with your child's teacher and
hear how your child is doing in school. It is also a wonderful
opportunity for teachers to hear from you about how school is
going. Please remember that whenever you have questions, your
best and first point of contact is the always your child's
teacher. If after communicating with your child's teacher you
still have questions, the following chain of command is
available to you as well:
Curriculum Support Teacher
(Janette Shealy) or Counselors (Sally Drake or Randi
Vaughn)
to
Assistant Principal (Don Webb)
to
Principal (Nancy Murphy)
to
Area Superintendent
(Mr. Bob Lynch)
to
Superintendent (Dr. Cindy Loe)
to
Fulton County School
Board
Construction on the walking track is about
to begin! Representatives from Fulton County Schools
facilities department and I met with the contractor this week,
and we mapped out a timeline for the installation to begin.
This walking track will be two-tenths of a mile long, 8 feet
wide, and a crushed granite surface. Also installed with this
walking track will be 2 concrete play pads, 20 feet by 10
feet, for bouncing balls and jumping rope. Our walking track
will be on the front field of our school property. One of the
conditions of this installation is to keep the topography of
the landscape in this field. Our back-up septic fields are
underground in this field, so we have to restrict construction
of this track to a simple sod-removal of nothing deeper than 6
inches. When this track is completed, benches and signage will
be added to commemorate our first grade teacher, Jannon
Barker, who died suddenly in 2007 from leukemia. We are
thrilled to see this project finally coming together, and our
students and community will benefit from this extension to our
playground. This track was funded completely from donations
specifically for this project in memory of Ms.
Barker.
We have had a great testing week for the ITBS
and will anxiously await the results. We usually get these
back by November. Watch for updates on their delivery to you
for third and fifth grade parents.
Have a great
week!
Nancy J. Murphy,
Principal
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Friday, October
9th is a Teacher Work Day and students do not have
school. Wednesday, October 14th is an Early
Release Day and students are dismissed at 11:15.
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*IMPORTANT
REMINDER**
BOOSTERTHON
If you haven't sent in
your pledges yet please try to finish collecting over the
weekend and return the "blue" envelope with your child on
MONDAY, 10/5. Thanks so much for all you've done to help
our school!!!!
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Food For Thought
Seminar
If you have ever heard the
following...
"I don't have any homework."
"That's not how the teacher does it!" "But, it's due
tomorrow."
Then you will
want to come to KnowledgePoints'
The 7
Steps to Homework Success!
presented by Alicia
Johnsson
Owner of KnowledgePoints
Our Partner in
Education
Come
join the Summit Hill PTA for a talk on Tuesday, October 6,
2009 from 11:00am to 12:30 pm
in the Art
room.
(Lunch 11-11:30, Presentation
11:30-12:30)
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Reflections Entries Due October
12th
The
2009-1010 theme is "Beauty is........."
Let your
talent shine by creating an original piece of artwork in
one of six categories: Photography, visual arts,
literature, music composition, and dance choreography or
film/video production.
Check the SHE website for
entry forms & participation rules. Any questions
contact Tammy Hansen thansen123@aol.com. Turn
your masterpiece in at the Reflection's display table,
located in the atrium, in front of the
cafeteria.
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Donuts with Dad
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!
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Media Center Needs Shoe
Boxes
Parents, please send any shoe boxes that you do not
need to the media center. We use it to keep the
books neatly on the shelves.
Thank
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Summit Hill PTA
Membership
Have you joined the
Summit Hill PTA?
Help us reach our goal of 867 PTA
members!!! We're at 90% of that goal so please
consider joining the SHE PTA. Your membership in
the PTA helps to sponsor curriculum programs such as Art
Edventures and Discovery Lab as well as other school
functions. Also, the only way you can get a
student directory is by joining the PTA! Members
also receive our new Husky car magnet. If you need
a membership form or have questions about the PTA please
contact Susan Dumon at sdumon@bellsouth.net.
Thank you for your
support!
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Summit Hill's
Million Pages Reading
Challenge
Parents, we are excited
about our upcoming Summit Hill "Million Pages Reading
Challenge!" Our goal is to work together as a school to
read and record as many pages as possible. Students may
record pages read from books, magazines, newspapers,
etc. at school or at home. It is our hope that this
program will help children realize how much fun reading
can be.
The "Million Pages Reading Challenge"
program kicks off on October 5, 2009 and continues until
we read 1,000,000 pages! If we read 1,000,000
pages, we have a special secret award that is hidden in
the treasure box outside the media center. Have
your child write down the number of pages he or she
reads and return the reading challenge form or classroom
reading log to the media center. Additional reading
forms are available in the media center, in the front
office, and on the Summit Hill's Media Center website.
We look forward to your
child's participation in this program and appreciate
your support as we begin this new education initiative.
Working together, we can make reading an enjoyable
experience for
everyone!
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The Summit Hill family has been greatly affected
and saddened by leukemia in the past couple of
years. We lost a wonderful teacher and friend,
Jannon Barker, to leukemia on March 1, 2007. Ms.
Barker was a young, vibrant teacher who devoted her time
and talents to the staff and students of Summit
Hill. Last year, we found out that another
wonderful teacher, Carole Rocco, was diagnosed with
leukemia. Thankfully, Mrs. Rocco's leukemia has
gone into remission and we are so grateful that she is
on the road to recovery.
On Saturday, October 10th, The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Association will hold a walk in Atlanta called
Light the Night.
In honor of Jannon Barker and Carole Rocco, some of our
staff will walk together in support of this worthy
cause. If you would like to help us raise funds
for cancer research, please send your donation to school
by Thursday, October 8th. Please make checks payable to
The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society. Remember no donation is too
small! Thank you in advance for your
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Summit
Hill Fall Carnival
Fall Carnival planning is in full swing! Be
on the lookout for cake walk donation forms later this
week and wristband pre-order forms early next week.
Also, it's not too late to volunteer to help on carnival
day----contact Donna Liberatore,
dbliberatore@comcast.net to sign up. See you all
at Fall Carnival! Sunday, October 18, 1 -5
pm!!
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WHO is LSAC?
The Local School
Advisory Council's (LSAC) over arching belief is in
essence that the school belongs to the community and a
large part of its success will be due to the work of the
school council leadership team. The team is to be a
cohesive force in the school that plans for school
improvement in cooperation with the principal and other
parent organizations within the school.
As
Council members, we are advisors to our school
administrators and ambassadors to our parent community.
We want to hear your comments, opinions, concerns, and
questions - so please feel free to communicate with us
directly, LSAC Contact
Information
Next issue: Find out WHAT the
Summit Hill LSAC is up to this year.
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DATES
THAT RATE
Oct. 6
Food for Thought Seminar 11:00
Oct. 7-8 Donuts with
Dad 7:00 a.m.
Oct.
7 PTA
Open Board Mtg. 9:30
Oct. 12
Reflections deadline
Oct. 13
Katie Reeves Community
Mtg.
Alpharetta E.S. 9:30 a.m.
Oct.
13 Chick-fil-A
Night 5:00 - 8:00
Oct. 14
Early Release Day (11:15
a.m.)
Oct. 18
Fall Carnival (1:00 - 5:00)
Oct. 22
Local School Council 7:00
a.m.
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FALL
SPRUCE-UP
WE NEED
VOLUNTEERS! Please join us this Sunday, October
4th from 1-5pm for our Annual Fall Spruce-Up! We
want the grounds to look beautiful for the Fall Carnival
and we need
your help. You can volunteer for an hour or
for the afternoon. Children welcome! Our
goal is to have 50 parents participate in this
event. To volunteer, please contact Jake and
Alison Skipper at skipper.family@att.net or (770)
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Healthy Huskies Monthly Recipe
Contest
The Health and Wellness
Committee is sponsoring a monthly contest for healthy
recipes. To enter, please have your child bring a
healthy recipe for any meal or snack to the front office
and place it in the Healthy Husky dog jar. Be sure
to put your name, grade, and homeroom teacher on the
recipe. The winner will be announced on SHE's
daily "News From the Pound" show and featured in the
Hilltop Happenings and the PTA Newsletter. So,
bring in your healthy
recipes!
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SAVE THE DATE-Rivers Alive
City of Milton
will be doing a RIVERS ALIVE project Saturday October
10th to enhance environmental awareness and involvement
in the preservation of Georgia's water resources.
Summit Hill families are invited to join in this family
activity. Please see details below:
Details of
Rivers Alive:
Date:
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Time: 8:00
a.m. until 1 p.m. (you can come out any time within
those hours)
Meeting Place: Bailey Farms
& Gardens, 255 Hickory Flat Road, Milton,
GA
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HUSKY
HIGH FIVES
We'd like to give
a Husky High Five to the following Picture Day
volunteers: Wilma Kammer, Jill Durham, Sue Gildersleve,
Sarah Polliforne and Ramsey Flint. Thank you to Sherri
Murphy for organizing the day and
volunteers!
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Notable News from
KnowledgePoints Your Partner in
Education
Area 4: Teacher
Conferences
When you need to schedule a teacher
conference, keep these few things in mind. Whether you
wait for the formal conference at the beginning of the
year or want to meet at another time, it is always best
to let your teacher know in advance what you want to
discuss.
Schedule a date and time that
works best for the teacher. They know what time
works best in their busy schedule to give you the
necessary time and attention you are requesting.
Give them advance notice of what your concerns are, what
specific questions you will be asking, and any other
types of information you would like the teacher to have
ready (i.e. work samples, test grades, observation
notes, notes from another teacher). Doing this
will give the teacher an idea of what your concerns are,
provide structure to the meeting, and allow your child's
teacher time to pull all the necessary information so
you can sit down together and have a fruitful
discussion.
It is everyone's' goal to provide the
best learning experience. Knowing this and working
together to solve any situation that comes up, will make
for a successful school year.
For additional
information on advance planning, organization
strategies, communication tips, or other educational
programs, please contact our Learning Center at
678-240-0936 or crabapple@knowledgepoints.com
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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.
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Pound-ful Paw-fect Thanks
Our
annual Family Movie Night showing "Hotel for Dogs" was
very popular last Friday. The evening was
wonderfully warm, clear and calm ....a nice break to the
rain-soaked weather we've had recently. Many
families spread their blankets and enjoyed friendly chat
and good food, along with popcorn, candy and cold
refreshments. Special thanks go to Melissa Jackson
and Karen Chambers (PTA Co-Chairs, Family Fun Nights)
and their hard-working volunteer crew. Also,
special howling thanks go to Darren Chambers for going
over and above by mowing the SHE lawn at last minute
notice!
A big thank you from North Fulton Community
Charities to everyone who donated CANS and COATS
recently. We filled 4 shopping carts with food and
3 large bags with coats. With the low pantry stock
and the recent flooding, our efforts really helped local
families in need. Thanks
S.H.E!
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ATTENTION
VOLUNTEERS!
We are excited to let you know about our new
volunteer sign in system, School Check In. Each time you
are volunteering, please sign in on the computer located
in the lobby where the volunteer log book used to be. It
is very simple to use and is a much more accurate and
efficient way to track volunteer hours for our school.
Just click on
VOLUNTEER.
Click on SIGN
IN.
Scroll down and
click on your NAME.
To sign out, just
go through the same steps. THANK
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Thank you to everyone who
participated in the first Labels for Education contest
of the school year. It was a huge success!
The school collected over 7500 labels and lids.
This equates to $650 in cash awards in the Box Tops and
Tyson's A+ programs and nearly 1000 points in the
Campbell's and Coke Rewards programs. 
