Week of 3/9

• Would you like to enhance our school library collection and celebrate your child’s birthday?  Click here for our Sommer Library Birthday Book program.  A fifteen dollar donation allows your child to pick a new book (or book of their choice) and check it out for the first time.  A sticker is placed in the book to honor the donation, and your child’s picture is displayed for the year in the hallway.
• Field day will be on March 13th, 2020 (the Friday before Spring Break). The schedule for each grade is listed below. In order to make this field day run smoothly, we will be asking for parent volunteers to help run each of the stations, in addition to our 5th grade helpers! Please sign up online if you can commit to helping us at any of the following sessions on March 13th.. 
  8:00 – 9:30 am 3rd and 5th Grade
  9:50 – 11:20 am 2nd and 4th Grade
  12:45 – 2:15 pm K and 1st Grade
• Kindness month:
  Student Council and World Changers Club are joining together for Sommer Elementary’s Kindness Month!  Here’s a quick look at what we are up to!
  Classes can work together to try and get a Kindness Bingo! 
  Take a picture in front of the “Be the ‘I’ in KIND” display!  
  Share your pictures from the display and pictures of completing kind acts using #Sommerkindkids

Important dates: (Dr. Seuss week)

• 3/11: SS test
  Kindergarten round up
• 3/12: Math & Reading tests
• 3/13: Field Day
• 3/16-3/20: Spring break

Week of 3/2

• Would you like to enhance our school library collection and celebrate your child’s birthday?  Click here for our Sommer Library Birthday Book program.  A fifteen dollar donation allows your child to pick a new book (or book of their choice) and check it out for the first time.  A sticker is placed in the book to honor the donation, and your child’s picture is displayed for the year in the hallway.

• Field day will be on March 13th, 2020 (the Friday before Spring Break). The schedule for each grade is listed below. In order to make this field day run smoothly, we will be asking for parent volunteers to help run each of the stations, in addition to our 5th grade helpers! Please sign up online if you can commit to helping us at any of the following sessions on March 13th.. 
  8:00 – 9:30 am 3rd and 5th Grade
  9:50 – 11:20 am 2nd and 4th Grade
  12:45 – 2:15 pm K and 1st Grade
• We are super excited to invite you to participate in Sommer Elementary Schools first ever Youth Code Jam which will take place on Saturday, March 7th from 1-4pm. A Community Code Jam is a hands-on workshop bringing together students, parents and volunteer programmers to learn and grow with code. Registration for students is now open! Space is limited so register soon. http://bit.ly/SOEScodejam In order to make this event a success we need volunteers to lead stations. Our hope is that you will spread the word at your jobs and bring/send a team with you to lead one station. Our primary goal is to expose our students to coding. You don’t have to know how to code in order to volunteer! If you are interested please fill out the google form. Feel free to contact Danielle Jackson, Danielle_Jackson@roundrockisd.org for any other questions. Volunteers sign up here: http://bit.ly/SOESCodejam
• Our Spring Scholastic Book Fair will be held March 4th through March 9th–and this year, we’ll be open on Saturday during the Code Jam! 
  Shopping Hours:
  Wednesday, March 4th–230p to 430p
  Thursday, March 5th–715a-415p
  Friday, March 6th–715a-615p (PTA Movie Night!)
  Saturday, March 7th–1p-4p  
  Monday, March 9th–715a-noon
• Kindness month:
  Student Council and World Changers Club are joining together for Sommer Elementary’s Kindness Month!  Here’s a quick look at what we are up to this week!
  Can our school complete 500 acts of kindness??  Classes will write down acts of kindness to add them to our Kindness Tree in the main hallway.   Watch our kindness bloom!
  Kindness Postcards – Stop by the table in front of the staircase each morning this week to write a kind note to someone in school.  Representatives from Student Council and World Changers Club will help to deliver these postcards throughout the week.

Important dates: (Dr. Seuss week)

• 3/3-3/9: Book Fair
• 3/3: “1 Fish, 2 Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” – Wear Red or Blue.
• 3/4: “Wacky Wednesday” Wear your clothes backwards, inside out, or mismatched
  4:00 Pearson Ranch/Sommer 5th Grade “Big Art” Day Celebration
• 3/5: “Green Eggs and Ham” – Wear Green!
• 3/6: Dress like your favorite Dr. Seuss book character!
  5th Grade Choice Sheets for Cedar Valley Due
  Science test
  Grade 3-5 assembly
  Book Fair-Open Late
  7:00 PTA Movie Night
• 3/11: SS test
• 3/12: Math & Reading tests
• 3/13: Field Day

Week of 2/24

• Would you like to enhance our school library collection and celebrate your child’s birthday?  Click here for our Sommer Library Birthday Book program.  A fifteen dollar donation allows your child to pick a new book (or book of their choice) and check it out for the first time.  A sticker is placed in the book to honor the donation, and your child’s picture is displayed for the year in the hallway.
• Field day will be on March 13th, 2020 (the Friday before Spring Break). The schedule for each grade is listed below. In order to make this field day run smoothly, we will be asking for parent volunteers to help run each of the stations, in addition to our 5th grade helpers! Please sign up online if you can commit to helping us at any of the following sessions on March 13th.. 
  8:00 – 9:30 am 3rd and 5th Grade
  9:50 – 11:20 am 2nd and 4th Grade
  12:45 – 2:15 pm K and 1st Grade
• We are super excited to invite you to participate in Sommer Elementary Schools first ever Youth Code Jam which will take place on Saturday, March 7th from 1-4pm. A Community Code Jam is a hands-on workshop bringing together students, parents and volunteer programmers to learn and grow with code. Registration for students is now open! Space is limited so register soon. http://bit.ly/SOEScodejam In order to make this event a success we need volunteers to lead stations. Our hope is that you will spread the word at your jobs and bring/send a team with you to lead one station. Our primary goal is to expose our students to coding. You don’t have to know how to code in order to volunteer! If you are interested please fill out the google form. Feel free to contact Danielle Jackson, Danielle_Jackson@roundrockisd.org for any other questions. Volunteers sign up here: http://bit.ly/SOESCodejam
• Our Spring Scholastic Book Fair will be held March 4th through March 9th–and this year, we’ll be open on Saturday during the Code Jam! 
  Shopping Hours:
  Wednesday, March 4th–230p to 430p
  Thursday, March 5th–715a-415p
  Friday, March 6th–715a-615p (PTA Movie Night!)
  Saturday, March 7th–1p-4p  
  Monday, March 9th–715a-noon

 

Important dates:

 

• 2/24 Cedar Valley middle school visit for 5th grade students going there
• 2/27 APEX Fun Run
• 2/28 5th grade field trip to the Scottish Rite Theater
• 3/3-3/9 Book Fair

Week of 2/11

Announcements:

 

• Would you like to enhance our school library collection and celebrate your child’s birthday?  Click here for our Sommer Library Birthday Book program.  A fifteen dollar donation allows your child to pick a new book (or book of their choice) and check it out for the first time.  A sticker is placed in the book to honor the donation, and your child’s picture is displayed for the year in the hallway.
• Field day will be on March 13th, 2020 (the Friday before Spring Break). The schedule for each grade is listed below. In order to make this field day run smoothly, we will be asking for parent volunteers to help run each of the stations, in addition to our 5th grade helpers! Please sign up online if you can commit to helping us at any of the following sessions on March 13th.. 
  8:00 – 9:30 am 3rd and 5th Grade
  9:50 – 11:20 am 2nd and 4th Grade
  12:45 – 2:15 pm K and 1st Grade

 

Important dates:

 

• 2/10 Last Day for Schlitterbahn Waves Sheet
  Reflections ceremony @ 7:00 pm
  2/11 Science Test
  2/12 Math Test (multiplying and dividing decimals)
• 2/14 Valentine’s Day party 
• 2/17-2/18 Teacher Professional Day (No school for students)
• 2/19 APEX Fun Run Kick-off
• 2/25 Cedar Valley middle school visit for 5th grade students going there
• 2/27 APEX Fun Run

Week of 2/3

Announcements:

 

• The Schlitterbahn Waves of Pages reading program began before winter break and the recording sheets went home before break in Thursday folders. With your help, your child has the opportunity to earn one FREE admission to Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark by reading 10 hours (600 minutes) during the 10-week program, and we will share a special discount offer for your family as well. Time spent reading for school assignments does not count toward the 10-hour goal. Reading anything else does count, including books, comic books, magazines, newspapers or online reading. The program will run until Feb. 10.
• Would you like to enhance our school library collection and celebrate your child’s birthday?  Click here for our Sommer Library Birthday Book program.  A fifteen dollar donation allows your child to pick a new book (or book of their choice) and check it out for the first time.  A sticker is placed in the book to honor the donation, and your child’s picture is displayed for the year in the hallway.
• Please take a few moments to participate in the 2020 Family Climate Survey today.  Each day staff, students and volunteers at Sommer work hard to ensure academic programs and the campus environment meet the needs of all children
  The survey will only be available for a short time, please participate today. The deadline is this Friday!
  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020RRISDFamilySurvey

 

Important dates:

 

• 2/4 Fine Arts Night at Pearson Ranch MS 6:00-8:00pm (Pearson students)
• 2/7 Grade 3-5 Assembly
• 2/7 Pearson Ranch MS choice sheets due (Pearson Ranch MS students)
• 2/10 Last Day for Schlitterbahn Waves Sheet
• 2/14 Valentine’s Day

Week of 1/27

Announcements:

 

• The Schlitterbahn Waves of Pages reading program began before winter break and the recording sheets went home before break in Thursday folders. With your help, your child has the opportunity to earn one FREE admission to Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark by reading 10 hours (600 minutes) during the 10-week program, and we will share a special discount offer for your family as well. Time spent reading for school assignments does not count toward the 10-hour goal. Reading anything else does count, including books, comic books, magazines, newspapers or online reading. The program will run until Feb. 10.
• Would you like to enhance our school library collection and celebrate your child’s birthday?  Click here for our Sommer Library Birthday Book program.  A fifteen dollar donation allows your child to pick a new book (or book of their choice) and check it out for the first time.  A sticker is placed in the book to honor the donation, and your child’s picture is displayed for the year in the hallway.
• Please take a few moments to participate in the 2020 Family Climate Survey today.  Each day staff, students and volunteers at Sommer work hard to ensure academic programs and the campus environment meet the needs of all children
  The survey will only be available for a short time, please participate today. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020RRISDFamilySurvey

 

Important dates:

 

• 1/27 Math STAAR Ready
• 1/30 Pearson Ranch MS counselors visiting Sommer to talk to parents (@7:45)
• 1/31 National hot chocolate day! (bring a mug from home)
• 2/3 S.S. test (Manifest Destiny)

Week of 1/13

Announcements:

 

• The Schlitterbahn Waves of Pages reading program began last week and recording sheets went home in last week’s Thursday folders. With your help, your child has the opportunity to earn one FREE admission to Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark by reading 10 hours (600 minutes) during the 10-week program, and we will share a special discount offer for your family as well. Time spent reading for school assignments does not count toward the 10-hour goal. Reading anything else does count, including books, comic books, magazines, newspapers or online reading. The program will run until Feb. 10.
• Would you like to enhance our school library collection and celebrate your child’s birthday?  Click here for our Sommer Library Birthday Book program.  A fifteen dollar donation allows your child to pick a new book (or book of their choice) and check it out for the first time.  A sticker is placed in the book to honor the donation, and your child’s picture is displayed for the year in the hallway.
• On Friday, January 17th we will have our first Cricket Festival during PE. Alok R Singh and other players from Hill Country Cricket Association (HCCA) in Austin will be visiting our PE classes to share with us the game of Cricket. Alok is the Director of Youth Program at HCCA and has played competitive cricket at the junior-state and inter-varsity levels in India.

 

Important dates:

 

• 1/13 Science Fair night @5:30
• 1/16 Report Cards go home
• 1/17 5th grade Fall semester awards @ 8:00 in cafeteria

Week of 12/9

Announcements:

 

• The Schlitterbahn Waves of Pages reading program began last week and recording sheets went home in last week’s Thursday folders. With your help, your child has the opportunity to earn one FREE admission to Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark by reading 10 hours (600 minutes) during the 10-week program, and we will share a special discount offer for your family as well. Time spent reading for school assignments does not count toward the 10-hour goal. Reading anything else does count, including books, comic books, magazines, newspapers or online reading. The program will run until Feb. 10.
• Would you like to enhance our school library collection and celebrate your child’s birthday?  Click here for our Sommer Library Birthday Book program.  A fifteen dollar donation allows your child to pick a new book (or book of their choice) and check it out for the first time.  A sticker is placed in the book to honor the donation, and your child’s picture is displayed for the year in the hallway.
• Round Rock Art Educators 5×5 Art Show and Sale Thur. December 12th at Papi’s Pies 5:30-7:30 Art faculty from across the district create 5×5 paintings to sell. All proceeds go directly to student scholarships. Last year we awarded over $2000 in student scholarships
• Science Fair Information Night: December 12th-5:30-6:30 in the Library
• PE is selling STRINGS!!!
  Cost $1.00.  PLEASE bring dollar bills, no silver or bronze change!!! 12/10-12/12 @ 7:10-7:30
  There are 10 different colored strings.  Your child will have seen them in PE class.
  We are not selling strings during PE class!!
  RUNNING CLUB – 2nd – 5th grade cancelled this week due to string sale!!

 

Important dates:

 

• 12/10 Math test (multiplying and dividing fractions and whole numbers)
• 12/11 Reflections award ceremony @5:30
• 12/12 Pearson Ranch Fine Arts Performance-5th
  Science Fair Information Night @ 5:30-6:30 in the Library
• 12/13 Poetry Reading Assessment
• 12/16 5th Grade Spoken Word Showcase
• 12/17 3rd Grade Economics Fair
• 12/18 Social studies test
  Holiday party @12:45-1:30

Week of 12/2

Announcements:

• The Schlitterbahn Waves of Pages reading program is beginning this week and recording sheets will be going home in this week’s Thursday folders. With your help, your child has the opportunity to earn one FREE admission to Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark by reading 10 hours (600 minutes) during the 10-week program, and we will share a special discount offer for your family as well. Time spent reading for school assignments does not count toward the 10-hour goal. Reading anything else does count, including books, comic books, magazines, newspapers or online reading. The program will run until Feb. 10.
• Would you like to enhance our school library collection and celebrate your child’s birthday?  Click here for our Sommer Library Birthday Book program.  A fifteen dollar donation allows your child to pick a new book (or book of their choice) and check it out for the first time.  A sticker is placed in the book to honor the donation, and your child’s picture is displayed for the year in the hallway.
• TAG TESTING WINDOW IS OPEN until Dec. 6 @ 4:00 pm. If you are interested in having your child test for TAG, please visit the TAG website and click on the tab labeled “TAG testing INFO” in order to fill out the online registration

Important dates:

• 12/6 Grade 3-5 Assembly
  Passport to Sommer
  TAG referrals close
• 12/10 Math test (multiplying and dividing fractions and whole numbers)
• 12/12 Pearson Ranch Fine Arts Performance-5th
• 12/18 Social Studies test (Forming a Nation)

Week of 11/11

• The World Changers Club will be hosting a School Clean-up Day on November 16,2019. We would like for our whole community to join us to help with this project.  It will be a family event so adults and children are encouraged to join in the work. Items to bring: full water bottles, garden gloves, small garden shovels, shrub clippers, rakes and garden shears (please label them with your families’ last name). Please dress appropriately for working outside. Thanks for helping make our school campus look beautiful. If you have questions please contact Marjorie Manning, Laure Stroh or Celia Michaud.
  Description of Jobs:
  Trash Clean-up: Pick up trash around the school grounds (disposable latex-free gloves will be provided for this group). 
  Garden and Flower Bed Clean-up: Clipping shrubs (adult job), removing weeds, limbs,(things to make it look tidy) etc…
  Date: 11/16/2019 (Sat.)
  Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm CDT
  Location: Sommer Elementary  
  Link:World Changer Club Clean-up day

 

Important dates:

 

• 11/12 Spelling Bee @ 5:00-8:00
• 11/16 World changers club community school clean up
• 11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving break