Dear Summerside Families, 

It was another outstanding week at Summerside filled with opportunities for our students to take ownership of their learning. As we prepare for parent-teacher conferences, we are setting goals with each student to help guide our collective efforts in helping  them learn, lead, and succeed this year. Thank you to all who have already signed up for a conference. If you have not yet, there is still plenty of room to connect with your child's teacher. See below. 

We hope you can join us for the Merwin Town Hall on 10/9, to be a part of our Blazing New Trails together. Please see below for a parent school safety survey we encourage all to complete. 

We have a shortened next couple of weeks as our teachers work on report cards leading into our fall break. Please note that we do not have school this coming Friday, 10/11 - Monday, 10/14. When we return on Tuesday, 10/15, our PTO Fall Book Sale will be up and running. An exciting time of year for sure!  We hope all enjoy your extended fall weekend next weekend! 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Courtney & Mrs. Edwards

Learning, leading and succeeding!!

New  Arrival Car Line Support

You may have seen and met some of our PTO leaders in our front car line the past two days as they are volunteering to support a smooth start to everyone's day! Here are a few action steps we are working to help all understand: 

• We need all families to follow our car line procedures noted below and in previous updates . 

• More families are parking and walking across the lanes which is a safety concern.  It also holds up traffic as cars stop to let individual families go.  This will especially be important as we head into the colder months ahead. 

• Our second lane begins at 9:15 when you see our head custodian outside. The cars closest to the red curb should begin this lane. Cars need to remain in their place to join this lane, not go around the car line to start this lane as that is a safety concern. 

• For families who need to get to work, we encourage you to use our breakfast opportunity noted below as the cost of a breakfast is well worth the additional 30 minutes of supervision.  

Arrival Plan for all Preschool - Fifth Grade Students and Families

Students who arrive at school on a bus will be invited to unload as early as 8:50 if they are eating breakfast.  All others will remain on the bus until 9:18 when we unload to bring students into the school.  

Our front entrance is reserved for our parent drop-off car line. If you are planning to drive your child to school this year, all cars are to remain in a single-lane line along our red curb lane in front of the building, following the flow of traffic to ensure we are not blocking traffic at any time to allow parents who wish to drop their children off in the morning for breakfast.  Once there are school staff present out front at 9:15 am to direct traffic, we will begin to move into a two-lane drop-off system. 

A few key points to keep everyone safe in our car line in the morning: 

• Students should have their backpacks on and ready to get out of the right side of the car. 

• Parents should remain in their car unless a student needs support unbuckling. 

• Students unload from the right side of the car at the start of the red curb. 

• Parents are not to park to walk their child up to the front door unless agreed upon with a building administrator and procedures are reviewed. If you have to park for a unique situation, please remain in the parking lot until both lines of traffic are stopped before stepping onto the middle easement to allow traffic to flow safely. 

• Our car line should not move until directed by staff.

• Stay in your lane at all times.  

Breakfast* will be served beginning at 8:50 am in the cafeteria and parents are permitted to use the second lane on the left to pull to the front of the building to drop off their child.  There will be a staff member at the front door starting at 8:50 am to monitor the unloading for breakfast.  Please do not drop your child off earlier than 8:50 am. 

*It is important to note that any child who is dropped off early, between 8:50 - 9:20 am, will be charged a breakfast each morning as they are not permitted in the building otherwise because we do not have staff available to monitor their safety.  Please be mindful of moving vehicles and students walking at all times.  

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Click here to sign up for a conference with your child's teacher on October 10th or 16th.

We encourage ALL families to partner with their child's teacher during the fall conferences.  

To schedule a conference, click on your child's teacher's name which will take you to a listing of the times that are available.  We ask that families only sign up for ONE time slot to allow for all to attend a fall conference.  If additional time is needed or you need to conference virtually instead, please connect directly with your child's teacher to make arrangements. If you wish to connect with a staff member without an active link, some of our other service providers, simply send them an email to connect.  

PTO is hosting a book fair during conferences on 10/16. We encourage you to celebrate your child's hard work with a special trip to the book fair that evening as all are welcome, even if your conference night is scheduled the week prior. 

PTO Meetings, 2024 - 2025

All meetings are scheduled from 6:00-7:00 pm in the Summerside Library

Wednesday, October 2, Here is the October Agenda.

Wednesday, November 6

Wednesday, December 4

Wednesday, January 8

Wednesday, February 5

Wednesday, March 5

Wednesday, April 9

Wednesday, May 7

Here is the link if you would like to join our meetings virtually this year. 

Volunteers are needed for the SummerStride Walk-a-thon, Monday, October 7th!

• There are 2 shifts avaiable: 9:30am-12:30pm and 12:30pm-4:00pm, you can volunteer all day if you'd like and get lunch on us!

• ALL volunteers must have completed the free fingerprinting screening (fingerprints are valid for 5 years) at the WC district office 513-943-5000 and fill out a volunteer form (available in the Summerside office).SummerStride Walk-a-thon Volunteers

New  Summerstride Connections

We are excited for all of our students to participate in Summerstride this coming Monday! The weather looks promising, and we are planning for fun-filled activities outdoors.

If you have your fingerprints on file, we are still looking for volunteers to help make the event a success. Your time and support are greatly appreciated!

A big thank you to all of our families and donors for your generosity. We will be announcing the total amount raised on Monday.

Additionally, you can help us improve next year’s fundraiser by taking a moment to complete our short survey

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflmOeIj0uMJV6olx-PWlssOENI_07uvnhTqtj6ejZBfit4HA/viewform?usp=sf_link.

Thank you again for your support, and we look forward to seeing everyone at Summerstride!