Summitview Elementary School

If you are looking for an opportunity to get outside, check out the Story Walk at Pine Hill Recreational Area! This Story Walk is presented through a partnership between Washington Township, Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library, and WASD! https://5il.co/oxnl

TOMORROW - WASD is excited to welcome Mark Perna, best-selling author and generational expert, for a virtual community presentation via Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 19th at 6:30pm! Mark will speak about, "Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations" ALL Families and Community members are invited to listen and learn! Sponsored by WASD Title I Parent and Family Engagement Follow this link for more information - https://5il.co/o62v

Mrs. DeStefano has been working with our learners to create Valentines that will be shared with the residents of Luther Ridge Retirement Community!

Wear your words day last week! Don't forget to turn in $1 to wear PJs on 1/22 - funds raised will benefit the Antietam Humane Society, New Hope Shelter in Waynesboro, and St. Jude Children's Hospital.

Reminders from today's BoroBlast Email (please contact Mrs. Ebersole at pam_ebersole@wasdpa.org if you didn't receive it). 1. Thursday, January 14 is our monthly Domino’s Pizza night. Take the night off from dinner prep and support the SV PTO! Flyers will be sent home with learners on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. 2. There is no school for learners on Friday, January 15 . There is no school for learners and staff on Monday, January 18. The building will be closed on Monday the 18th. 3. There is a scheduled early dismissal on Wednesday, January 27. Please make arrangements for your child to be picked up on time at 12:50 pm. 4. Student Council’s second spirit day this month is Pajama Day (Friday, January 22)! Learners need to contribute $1 to wear pajamas to school. PJs should include pants. Learners should wear sneakers as they will be walking through the building and going outside for recess. All money raised will be donated to three charities selected by Student Council - the Antietam Humane Society, New Hope Shelter, and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Money is due to your child’s homeroom teacher by Tuesday, January 19. 5. WASD is excited to welcome Best Selling Author and Speaker, Mike Perna, during a virtual event on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from 6:30-7:30 pm. His presentation, “Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations” is relevant for all WASD families. https://5il.co/o62v 6. Reminder about afternoon dismissal. To ensure the safety of our learners, please communicate any changes for your child’s afternoon transportation IN WRITING the morning of the change. Examples would include a different person picking up your child or walking home instead of getting picked up. We understand that emergencies do happen but we have had an increase in the number of last minute changes called in to the office in the afternoon. Please make last minute changes before 2:00 pm so that we have adequate time to communicate those changes to the teacher. 7. Reminder about morning arrival. If your child is a car rider, adults should remain in their vehicle and pull all the way up to the staff member on duty. Following these procedures will help keep the line of traffic moving. If your child requires assistance getting out of the vehicle and/or carrying his/her things to the door, please park in the side parking lot and use the crosswalk to come to school.

Good morning, Summitview!

We are excited to welcome our staff and learners back into the building tomorrow morning (1/4/21)! A few reminders for everyone: *If your child was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID, is awaiting test results, or is experiencing possible COVID symptoms, do not send him or her to school tomorrow. Please call and speak to our nurse prior to sending your child back to school. Mrs. Barnhart can be reached at 717-762-1191 x1841. *Don’t forget to send your child with a mask and/or face shield. *In addition to your child’s chromebook and charger, many teachers sent home extra materials (Wonders book, Every Day Math Journal, white boards, pencil boxes, etc...). Please send all of those materials back to school on Monday. *Please make sure your child’s chromebook is fully charged and that the charger is in their case. *The Federal Government is continuing the free breakfast and lunch program through the end of the school year! *Learners will continue to go outside for recess. Please make sure he/she has a winter coat and gloves each day.

Don't forget WASD is excited to welcome Mark Perna, best-selling author and generational expert, for a virtual community presentation via Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 19th at 6:30pm! Mark will speak about, "Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations" ALL Families and Community members are invited to listen and learn! Sponsored by WASD Title I Parent and Family Engagement Follow this link for more information - https://5il.co/o62v

We are pleased to share WASD partner, First Start Partnerships for Children & Families is opening The (Virtual) Family Center in Franklin County. Please consider signing up for their newsletter. For information, please check out this flyer - https://5il.co/o63u

WASD is excited to welcome Mark Perna, best-selling author and generational expert, for a virtual community presentation via Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 19th at 6:30pm! Mark will speak about, "Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations" ALL Families and Community members are invited to listen and learn! Sponsored by WASD Title I Parent and Family Engagement Follow this link for more information - https://5il.co/o62v

Information from today's BoroBlast: 1. THANK YOU EVERYONE for your hard work during Remote Learning. 2. REMINDER - learners who have not been participating and/or have not been turning assignments in will be marked absent and will not receive credit for missing assignments.  3. Please turn in all assignments for Remote Learning by 8:00 pm on 12/23. This will assist us with record keeping. 4. The building will close for winter break at 2:00 pm on Wed, 12/23 and will remain closed through Mon, 1/4. 5. If you have items that need to be picked up at school, please make arrangements to get them today (12/22) before 4:00 pm or between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm on 12/23. 6. Contact staff over winter break - emails to staff will be returned on 1/4. If your message is time sensitive, please Dr. McCallum at diane_mccallum@wasdpa.org, including “URGENT” in the subject line and a good phone number to call you.   On behalf of the Summitview staff, we wish all of our families a happy holiday season. We look forward to seeing all of you back on January 4, 2021!

5th grade with their "Maddie" hair, virtual style (picture taken with parent/guardian permission!)

Please review this letter for an update on Remote Learning through 12/23/2020. https://5il.co/nymo Note - Dr. McCallum sent this a BoroBlast (voice, email, and text) at 5:00 pm. If you don't receive this message through BoroBlast by 5:30 pm, please email Mrs. Ebersole to verify your phone number or email address and BoroBlast Settings.

Hello SV families, please access this link to view the January building calendar. https://5il.co/ny9q Also, I just sent this as a BoroBlast email. We've heard from some families that they haven't been receiving BoroBlast emails. Please contact Mrs. Ebersole at pam_ebersole@wasdpa.org if you didn't get today's calendar email (note, I sent this as an email ONLY).

Please check your email for a BoroBlast, following up Dr. Kline's message today (Friday, December 11, 2020). Summitview will transition to Remote Learning for three days - Mon, 12/14, Tues, 12/15, and Wed, 12/16. The building will reopen for in-person learning on Thursday, 12/17.

Sending a "thank you" to the Summitview family for your generosity during our penny collection during Homelessness Awareness week. Summitview raised $211.53 which was donated to the New Hope Shelter and Waynesboro Human Services.

Mrs. Yost's learners knew I was coming to visit them today during math class. On his own, a learner named Jayce wrote me a story. (I thought this story was a class assignment). I told him I would come back and read the story at lunchtime. When I came back there was a stack of stories to read from several learners. I also learned these stories were not a class assignment, they were just for me! To quote Dr. Seuss, my heart grew three sizes that day! To Mrs. Yost's learners, thank you!!! Love, Dr. McCallum

Treat yourself to a night off from cooking dinner and support our PTO's Dining to Donate at Domino's. Your child was sent home with a flyer earlier this month. If you need a flyer, please download a copy at this link - https://5il.co/nr44

Shout out to our amazing art teacher, Mrs. DeStefao. She is using her Philo problem-solving skills to come up with awesome projects for our learners to complete in their homerooms and not the art room.

School physicals on January 7, 2021: The Pennsylvania School Health Act requires a physical examination for each kindergarten, sixth and eleventh grade student. If your learner needs a physical and you wish to have the exam completed by the school physician, please complete the consent form sent home and your learner. Please contact your child's school nurse with any questions. At SV, please call (717)762-1191 x1841.