Summitview Elementary School

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

It's been 170 days since the last time we were together in the building. We are off to a great start for 2020-21! #BoroStrong #SVsharks

Hello Summitview Families, This message includes several pieces of important information as we prepare for the first day of school. 1. To assist learners who may not know where their classroom is located, learners are encouraged to wear clothing based on their grade level’s new project team colors. Kindergarteners should wear yellow, first grade should wear orange, second grade should wear green, third grade should wear blue, fourth grade should wear purple, and fifth grade should wear red. 2. We are continuing to issue car rider tags for the 20-21 school year. If your child will be a car rider, even if only on an occasional basis, please sign up for a tag using this form. https://forms.gle/h3R1Ffu9THQLo4uWA Once you have completed this form, a number tag will be issued to your family. Car tags can be picked up at the Summitview office during school hours. Additionally, Mrs. Davenport will be outside near the side parking lot on the first day of school to pick up your tag. Please drop your child off following the typical format and then park in the side parking lot to get your tag. 3. Procedures for morning arrival and afternoon dismissal can be found here - https://5il.co/kbdc 4. Information about Remote Learning Days (Sept. 2, 16, 23, 30): -Teachers will be posting material and activities for learners to complete on Wednesdays in their individual Google Classrooms by 9am that morning.  -From 9-9:30, learners are invited to join a live morning meeting with their teacher and class and preview the expectations for the day.  This meeting will be recorded and posted into the Google Classroom for those who are unable to access it live.  -Learners will then work at their own pace throughout the day to complete lessons and activities in the Google Classroom.  -From 2:30-3:30, teachers will be available for office hours to help any learners or families who have questions about the work for the day or need support.  A link to access virtual office hours will be posted in Google Classroom. -All Wednesday work will be due that evening by 8pm.  -Please note that ALL assigned work must be completed and turned in for learners to be counted as “present” for attendance purposes. If your child is having problems completing the work, he should attend office hours for the teacher or email the teacher directly outside of those hours for assistance.  If work is not completed and there is no communication with the teacher, the child will be marked absent.

IMPORTANT INFO FOR CAR RIDER FAMILIES:   Summitview began utilizing number tags for car rider families last year to assist in keeping the pick up live moving and for the safety of our learners. Number tags should be used by families who plan to come through the line to pick up their child, or families who choose to park in our side lot and walk up to get their child. Number tags are encouraged, even if your child is a car rider on an occasional basis.   New number tags will be given to car rider families this year. It is our goal that all families have a new car rider number for the first day of school, Monday, August 31. Families who need a number tag should complete the Google Form linked to this message today though Wednesday, August 26th. Tags can be picked up at Summitview during regular school hours of 8:00 am through 4:00 pm.  https://forms.gle/h3R1Ffu9THQLo4uWA If you don’t have access to a device to complete the Google Form, please visit the Summitview office during normal school hours to complete a paper version of this form. #SVsharks  

The Kindergarten team and Dr. McCallum are very excited to meet our incoming kindergartners today! If you haven't already signed up, please follow this link and pick your child's teacher - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/svbacktoschoolnight As a reminder, please limit attendees to 2 parents/guardians and the kindergartner only. Masks are required for everyone. There will be a couple things to sign so you may want to bring your own pen.

Dr. McCallum & the First Grade team are smiling behind their masks - we are so excited to see our incoming first graders at back to school tonight. If you haven't already done so, please sign up here - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/svbacktoschoolnight A few reminders - please limit attendees to 2 parents and the first grade child only, masks are required for everyone, we will have a sign-in station so you are encouraged to bring your own pen.

Hello Summitview families! We’ve been getting some questions about masks so the elementary principals put together this video of do’s and don’ts when it comes to wearing a face covering at school. Please keep in mind that Governor Wolf’s order in July mandates masks or face coverings so all learners will need to wear one upon arrival to school each day. https://youtu.be/k67Eq-zOYGE Please help us spread the word! Go to our Facebook page and share this post, including the hashtags below in support of a contest through Healthy Franklin County! #SVsharks #maskup #slowthespread #washyourhands @HealthyFranklinCo

WASD has several openings for employment at this time, including the cashier in the Summitview cafeteria. If you are interested in applying, please visit this link to form information. https://www.applitrack.com/wasd/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Food+Services

We had some visitors behind the school last night!

Please see this link for information about modified Back to School Night http://www.wasdpa.org/article/281172?org=ses

A BoroBlast was sent this morning with information about homeroom assignments, back to school night, and school supplies for the 2020-21 school year. You can find an updated copy of the SV reopening plan and school supply list in the documents section of the web page. Please contact Mrs. Ebersole at 717-762-1191 x1800 if you need help with your Sapphire Parent Portal account.

Thank you for your continued support and feedback regarding the reopening of school. Click the link below to access an updated copy of the Summitview reopening plan. Please continue to email questions and concerns to SVsharks@wasdpa.org.

Check out the Summitview 2020-21 School Supply list here: https://5il.co/ivcs

For those who have questions about the districts online learning options, check out this Q&A! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/816670/WASD_Cyber_and_WASD_Hybrid_Model-Questions_and_Answers.pdf