Summitview Elementary School

Don't forget! There is a scheduled early dismissal for learners tomorrow, Wednesday, 10/21. Summitview dismissal time is 12:50 pm. Please be prompt in picking up your child as staff meetings begin at 1:00 pm.

Project Team Kick-Off Week continues tomorrow. Don't forget to wear ORANGE on Wednesday as we celebrate Amelia, who opposes bullying, and encourages tolerance and acceptance.

Project Team Kick-Off Week continues tomorrow. Don't forget to wear GREEN on Tuesday as we celebrate Philo, who is a problem solver!

Project Team Kick-Off Week starts this week. Don't forget to wear YELLOW on Monday as we celebrate Harper, who helps others!

Today is Friday, which means it is ice cream day in the cafeteria! A few notes for next week to help out the cafeteria staff: 1. The easiest way to put money on your child's lunch account is through MySchoolBucks. (Follow this link to set up/access your account - https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getlogin.action) 2. If you prefer to send money to school you MUST (a) label the money with your child's first and last name and student ID number, (b) have your child turn the money into their teacher in the morning OR place it inside the cafeteria drop box. WASD COVID reopening safety protocols prevent cafeteria staff from accepting cash through the lunch line. 3. Please talk to your child about whether or not you permit them to buy ice cream. Remember this is an ala carte item and is not included in free/reduced lunch, the cost of lunch, or including in the USDA free lunch program now in effect.

The following items are currently in our lost and found. If you see something that belongs to your child, please have him/her pick it up near the bell.

Picture re-take day will be Thursday, October 22 at 1:00 pm!

One of our WAMS colleagues captured this beautiful shot of our building last week!

FYI, Ice Cream day will be THURSDAY, 10/8 since there is no school for learners on Friday. Please remember that WASD COVID protocols prohibit cash paid through the lunch line. Learners either need to have money on their account or turn money in to the cafeteria in the morning.

Mrs. Bosso's 1st grade class 'using their bodies and their brains" along with Jack Hartmann practicing counting by 5s! @hop2itmusic #SVsharks

Hello SV Families, Unfortunately there was a mistake on the original October Calendar published last week. It reflected the early dismissal on Thursday, 10/22. The correct early dismissal day is WEDNESDAY, October 21. We apologize for this error! https://5il.co/ls26

Counting by 5s is so much fun with Jack Hartmann! Here are Mrs. Warren's learners practicing their counting skills and getting in a movement break! #SVSharks @hop2itmusic

Thanks to our PTO for purchasing stickers to label our cafeteria seats and this awesome window vinyl!

So proud of our learners and staff for finishing our first round of emergency drills this week! Evacuated in 2:22 for our fire drill Tuesday and safely in our Run-Hide-Fight reunification place today in less than 9 minutes!

Our annual teacher conferences will be held Wednesday, October 7 through Friday October 9. Note that there is no school for learners on Friday, October 9 as teachers conduct conferences during the school day. This is a day off from school, not a Remote Learning Day. Summitview will again utilize MyConferenceTime, which will allow families to schedule their own parent conferences online. A letter of information and directions was sent home with your child today. Click this link (https://5il.co/l2wy) to access an electronic copy of the letter. In order to limit traffic in the building we are not hosting face-to-face parent conferences this year. Instead, conferences will be held virtually. After scheduling your conference, teachers will add a unique URL to your appointment which will allow you to participate in a virtual conference through any internet-connected device. Please contact your child’s teacher via email if you would prefer to conduct the conference over the phone.  WASD is proud of the connections we make between our school, our learners, and their families. We hope all families will take advantage of this opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss their progress to this point.  MyConferenceTime is now open for families to schedule a conference. The system will close to electronic scheduling on Wednesday, September 30 at 11:00 am. Please contact your child’s teacher if you need assistance in scheduling.  Thank you for your continued support. Have a good evening and stay #BoroStrong!

Please visit the link below to read Dr. McCallum's reflections on the first two weeks of school. We are thankful for every member of our school community for the positive start to the 2020-21 school year! http://www.wasdpa.org/article/306209?org=ses

Hello Summitview families, A few reminders for this week as well as some general info: Don't Forget - Wednesday, September 8 is NOT a remote learning day. Learners not enrolled in one of the district’s online learning programs will report to school on Wednesday. 1. Thanks for your patience as we get our dismissal plan worked out. Beginning today we are only calling car rider numbers, not learner names. If you need a number, please email Mrs. Ebersole at pam_ebersole@wasdpa.org to obtain a form. 2. School Picture Day will be Friday, September 11. Picture day order forms were sent home Friday. Ordering pictures is optional however all learners will have their picture taken for school IDs.  3. Prizes from the Kids Heart Challenge conducted in the spring and have been distributed. All learners should have their prizes by early next week. Please email Mr. Hedrick at casey_hedrick@wasdpa.org. 4. A few additional reminders: *Learners must have a mask daily and must put it on upon arrival at school. We suggest keeping an extra in your child’s book bag just in case. *All cafeteria money should be sent in an envelope clearly labeled with the learner’s name and grade. The cafeteria staff cannot accept money as learners go through the line. *At this time all water fountains in the building are turned off and have been replaced with water bottle filling stations. All learners need to bring a reusable water bottle, labeled with his/her name, to school each day. Some teachers have been providing disposable cups this week but we cannot continue that practice long term.

Sharing on behalf of our community partner, the United Way of Franklin County. Unfortunately the Learn and Play Day event they planned had to be cancelled but the United Way has made virtual activities and goody bags! Information about this event are on the flyer pictured in this post . Local pickup will be at Waynesboro Market Day on Sept 19th- starting at 9:00am.

We always practice safety drills at the beginning of the school year. Today we practiced bus evacuation!

Information regarding tomorrow's scheduled Remote Learning day. Summitview Learners in grades 3-5 will be taking their chromebooks home today. Within the case are directions to connect the chromebook to your home wifi network as well as a hard copy of the district's Acceptable Use Policy and Access for All handbook. These copies are for your reference and may be left at home. Grade 3-5 learners will have the opportunity to participate in a live class meeting with their teacher tomorrow morning at 9:00 am. If your learner cannot participate at that time, the meeting will be recorded to be viewed at a later time on Wednesday. Other assignments for the day will be completed independently. If learners have questions about their work, teachers will be available between 2:30 and 3:30 pm for office hours. Information to access the live class meeting and office hours will be posted in your child's Google Classroom account. Please remember that tomorrow is a scheduled school day. Per Pennsylvania Department of Education requirements, learners must log in AND complete all assignments in order to be considered in attendance on Remote Learning Days. All assignments must be completed by 8:00 pm tomorrow. Learners in grades K through 2 will have their Chromebooks for Remote Learning days beginning Wednesday, September 16. For tomorrow's Remote Learning Day, 1st and 2nd graders will have hard copy materials to complete and return to school on Thursday. Kindergarten learners will complete activities through the OT binder that will go home today. We had a wonderful start to our school year. Thank you for continuing to send your child with a mask daily. I also suggest putting an extra in your child's backpack, just in case. #SVsharks